Strengthening Indian NCD clinical research and training capacity

项目摘要/摘要 印度的非传染性疾病负担正在以惊人的速度增加，现在包括5000万糖尿病患者。这 可以通过研究和预防计划来减少繁重的负担，这既能提高意识，又能提供 有效和高效的行动战略。该提案针对的是机构和个人的这一负担 能力建设和培训方案是在ICOHRTA下由UAB和 马德拉斯糖尿病研究基金会(MDRF)在金奈。演变出的非常成功的培训模式 超越学位培训，转向机构能力建设和增强个人研究能力 广泛涉及职业生涯阶段和道路，主要侧重于在印度境内的活动。它广泛地解决了非传染性疾病 在印度举办了一个国际培训研讨会，旨在为代表们提供意识和技能 来自一系列医学院和卫生部门研究所和机构的能力，并增强其能力。 研讨会包括每年&gt；100名代表和&gt；20名教师，一个美国团队和一个精选的 备受尊敬的印度科学家和教育家。还建议通过以下方式继续密集会议： 每年专注于10个具体的研究项目，每年在2个以上的机构举办一系列内部研讨会 旨在建设研究所的能力并加强学位论文项目和一系列研讨会，其中一些是在 提议每月举行两次视频会议，并在访问各机构期间举行一些会议。另一项建议 组成部分是继续在美国进行短期培训，为期4年，针对预先确定的高度专注 训练。事实证明，这一总体战略在培养博士学位方面卓有成效，自2002年以来已完成18个博士学位 目前正在进行的还有一个额外的好处，即这些人都留在印度，除了一名印度博士后 美国。重要的新举措将扩大正在进行的计划的广度和深度，并包括 创建社区医学系论坛；重点发展共同的非传染性疾病定义和数据 收集程序；培训培训员计划，旨在使现有程序和方法 这些是论坛和上述共同方法活动的结果，可通过网页随时查阅；进程 用于增加新的合作机构，每年至少一个；MDRF创建新课程的过程 以及继续和扩大基因组学培训计划。这些拟议的活动将继续 影响参与机构以及印度以外的非传染性疾病研究的范围和性质 它们已经产生了相当大的影响。受训人员目前在印度的卫生部门担任重要职务。进一步 MDRF和受训人员开发了最值得称赞的科学项目和在 协作。活动的进程和性质将以现有的内部咨询意见为指导 委员会和培训咨询委员会即将成立。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT India's NCD burden is increasing at an alarming rate, now including, eg, >50 million diabetics. This demanding burden can be lessened by research and prevention programs both create awareness and provide effective and efficient strategies for action. This proposal targets this burden with an institution and individual capacity building and training program developed under ICOHRTA by a collaboration between UAB and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) in Chennai. The highly successful training model that evolved goes beyond degree training to institutional capacity building and enhancing individual research capability broadly across career stages and paths with a major focus on activities within India. It addresses NCD broadly with an International Training Seminar held in India and designed to provide awareness and skills for delegates from, and enhancing the capacity of, an array of medical colleges and health sector institutes and agencies. The seminar includes annually >100 delegates and >20 faculty, a mixture of a US team and a selection of highly respected Indian scientists and educators. Also proposed are continuing the Intensive Sessions with a focus on 10 specific research projects per year, a series of in-house workshops at 2+ institutions per year designed to build institute capacity and enhance dissertation projects and a seminar series, some during the proposed twice-monthly video conferences and some during visits to the institutions. Another proposed component is to continue the short-term training in the US, for 4/year for pre-determined highly focused training. This overall strategy has proven highly productive in producing PhDs, with 18 completed since 2002 and 24 currently underway with the added benefit that all these persons remain in India except a post-doc in the US. Important new initiatives will expand the breadth and depth of the ongoing program and include creating a Community Medicine Faculty Forum; a focus on Developing Common NCD Definitions and Data Collection Procedures; a Train the Trainers Program, designed to make existing procedures and methods plus those a result of the Forum and common methods activities above readily available via a webpage; a process for adding new collaborating institutions, at least one per year; a process for creating new courses at MDRF and continuing and expanding a Genomics Training Program. These proposed activities will continue to influence the extent and nature of NCD research at the participating institutions and beyond to India, beyond their already considerable impact. Trainees now hold important positions in the health sector in India. Further MDRF and the trainees have developed a most laudable scientific project and publication record during the collaboration. The course and the nature of the activities will be guided by the existing Internal Advisory Committee and the Training Advisory Committee to be created.