The 2018 Global Health Trials conference is the fifth in the series of annual workshops held in Nigeria. This conference focuses on building skills and knowledge about conduct of globally relevant research.
It hopes to facilitate building of new collaborations, networks and partnerships for health research conduct in Nigeria.
Young researchers in the academia and professionals handling health related data
O'Femi Kolawole, an award-winning Nigerian journalist and columnist, is Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, POSTERITY MEDIA.
A Family Physician with special interest in Clinical Research in Tropical Diseases especially Malaria.
Morenike Folayan works as a lecturer and researcher with the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Dr Aboi JK Madaki Family Physician and Chairman, SOFPON Committee on Practice Based-Research Network.
Dr. Elima Jedy-Agba is the Coordinator of the International Research Center of Excellence at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria.
MBBS(Ib), FWACP, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Lond), MNIM
Director General / CEO,
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.
Prof. Folasade Ogunsola is a honorary consultant microbiologist and infectious disease specialist with interest in infection control and antibiotic resistance.
(MBChB, MPH,FMCPH, Cert Clin Epid) holds a fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College in Public Health (FMCPH).
I am Emeritus Professor of Medicine of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Osibogun is a Consultant Public Health Physician/Epidemiologist at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.
Trained Obstetrician Gynaecologist and Deputy Director Research at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Lagos
My name is Akin-Otiko, Akinmayowa (Ph.D.) I have a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy (UI) and a Ph.D. in African Belief System and Culture.
Director, Ibarapa Community & Primary Health Care Programme. at College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
Head of Department of Haematopathology Tygerberg Academic Hospital and A/Professor of Haematology University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town
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Chairman: |
Opening Programme |
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Keynote Address |
Global Health: implications for advancing health research and practice in Nigeria |
Prof Akin Abayomi |
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1100am TEABREAK |
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1130am |
Plenary 1: Health Research and Global Health: Potentials and Promises of North-South Collaboration |
Prof Folasade Ogunsola |
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Discussants |
Dr Pelumi Adebiyi |
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100pm LUNCH |
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200pm |
Plenary 2: Health Research and Global Health: Potentials and Promises of South-South Collaboration |
Prof Babatunde Salako |
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Discussants |
Dr Elima Jedy-Agba |
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330pm |
Plenary 3: Global health and the challenges of non-communicable diseases research and management |
Prof Akin Osibogun |
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Discussants |
Dr Lanre Onigbogi |
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500pm |
Teabreak and Networking |
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900am |
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Moderator: |
Plenary 4: : Advancing Education and Training in Global Health in Nigeria |
Dr. Pelumi Adebiyi |
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Discussants |
Prof Adedeji Onayade |
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1100am TEABREAK |
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1130am |
Plenary 5: Global health and diseases research and management |
Prof A Ajuwon |
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Discussants |
Dr Sani Aliyu |
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100pm LUNCH |
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200pm |
Plenary 6: Promoting evidence based response and scientific communication on Global Health BMC handling of manuscripts Research manuscripts acceptable Peer-Reviewed Journals |
Dr Oliver Ezechi
Dr M Folayan Prof W Brown |
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330pm |
Introduction to GHTN |
Dr Olugbenga Ogunfowokan |
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400pm |
Cocktail |
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