Building Research Methods Capacity in WHO Southern Asia Countries: Improving research productivity

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Building Research Methods Capacity in WHO
Southern Asia CountriesImproving research
productivity 
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How to Increase Scientific Publications
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Janice Dorman, Ph.D.DirectorMolecular
EpidemiologyRonald LaPorte, Ph.D.DirectorDisea
se Monitoring and Telecommunications
WHO Collaborating Center
GSPH
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Advisory Board
Vint Cerf, Father of Internet
Francois Sauer CEO, Trans Am Group
Ron LaPorte, Professor, Supercourse Founder
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Building Research Capacity in Developing
Countries Library of Alexandria SuperHelp Desk
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BA making 10,000 copies, WHO Distributing to all
countries, all medical schools and all schools of
public health
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80 of all Scientific Articles are Turned down
because of Poor Research Methods
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Stataphobia
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Vicious Cycle Submission Rejection Submission Rej
ection Submission Rejection
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2011 Publications in Public Health
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Public Health Publications, US, China, India
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For every Biostatician there are 800 Clinicians
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Problem Very little statistical capacity in
developing countries Result 1 Poor research
design and analysis Result 2 Limited scientific
publication
Solution A Train people in the US Difficulty
100,000 to train Ph.D. gt 50 stay in US Result
Impossible to build research capacity for budding
scientists in Developing countries
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Solution 2 Library of Alexandria help research
design Help Desk
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Help Desk A Service the provides information and
assistance concerning research methods
Academic Statistical Help Desk Typically local,
helping students in the University Industrial
strength Help Desk/Customer Service All major
industries, 1000s of queries per hour, global
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Brilliant scientific Idea from EMRO investigator
How do I test it?
WHO EMRO BA Supercourse Help Desk for Research
methods
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400 Gray/No Haired experts
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Countries interested in establishing a National
Help Desk Egypt India Iran Kazakhstan
Kenya Lebanon Mexico Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Phili
ppines Sudan Tanzania Uganda Yemen
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Iranian Help Desk In Persian In English
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Doubling Articles from Developing countries in
Lancet
Old Model 2000 articles from developing countries
submitted Review 15 published
New Model 2000 articles from developing countries
submitted Review 15 published, 100 identified as
great questions, poor methods 100 triaged by help
desk and methods polished Reviewed as a new
paper Potentially another 15 published
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Cost Effective Solution
Research methods help Desk
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Future directions mHelp Desk? Help Apps!!
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you
can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
Improving access to research methods is a cost
effective means to improve science in South Asian
countries