SPECIALTY GROUP ON NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY, WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGY
SECCIÓN NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGÍA, INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGÍA, MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO REGIONAL DEL ESTE (C.U.R.E.), UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA
COORDINATION:
• Dr. Carlos N. Ketzoian (Uruguay) CHAIRMAN SPECIALTY GROUP ON NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY WFN, SECCIÓN NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGÍA, INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGÍA • Dr. Fernando Gracia (Panamá) VICE PRESIDENT OF LACTRIMS - UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA DE PANAMÁ • Dr. Mario O. Melcon (Argentina) EPIDEMIOLOGY COORDINATOR APPOINTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF LACTRIMS - F.I.N.E.P. (Fundación para la Investigación en Neuroepidemiología) – JUNIN – ARGENTINA • Dra. Regina Alvarenga Papais PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY – FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RÍO DE JANEIRO (UNIRIO) BRAZIL
LOCAL COORDINATION GROUP: • Dr. Fabián Gómez • Dra. Valeria Rocha • Dra. Noelia Sorondo • Dra. Lucía Castro
TEACHING TEAM:
• Professor WALTER A. ROCCA M.D., M.P.H., PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NEUROLOGY, MAYO CLINIC, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE ROCHESTER EPIDEMIOLOGY PROJECT, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.
• Professor GIANCARLO LOGROSCINO DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN NEUROLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF BARI, FONDAAZIONE PANICO TRICASE, ITALY.
• Professor PIERRE MARIE PREUX DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUT OF NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY AND TROPICAL NEUROLOGY (IENT), LIMOGES, FRANCE.
• Professor RUTH OTTMAN Ph. D. PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY IN NEUROLOGY AND THE SERGIEVSKY CENTER. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH, G.H. SERGIEVSKY CENTER. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. NEW YORK. U.S.A.
• Professor FELICITY ENDERS Ph. D. PROFESSOR OF BIOSTATISTICS, MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.
GUEST SPEAKERS
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Professor Riadh Gouider (Tunisia) – World Federation of Neurology - Trustee Professor Regina Alvarenga Papais (Brasil) – University of Río de Janeiro Professor Sergio Baranzini (U.S.A.) Professor Jorge Correale (Argentine)
Language
The course will be taught in English. The conferences will be in English, Portuguese or Spanish.
Objectives of the course
• To discuss the characteristics of different types of surveys: population surveys, analytic studies and clinical trials, with particular emphasis in multiple sclerosis. • To introduce to genetic epidemiology and to understand the bases of gene- environment interaction. • To review the main aspects of statistics applied to epidemiological research, with emphasis on importance versus significance, and confounding factors and interaction. • To exchange experiences and opinions between researchers on MS in Latin America, and introduce the discussion about the opportunity and feasibility of a muticentric survey in the region. • To give the opportunity to discuss neuroepidemiological studies in different processing phases (preparation, implementation, data analysis, etc.) with researchers with experience The complex building of current clinical research continues to stand on four methodological pillars – the population surveys, the case-control study, the cohort study and the clinical trial. These four methods, along with their combinations and modifications, enable us to investigate any possible cause-effect relationship across 1) biological, personal, or social factors or events, 2) symptoms, diseases, or conditions, and 3) treatments, procedures, or interventions. This 5 day course provides a review to the four methods, with emphasis on their complementarities and their relative strengths and weaknesses. As such, the course will enable the participants to better understand how evidence is constructed in clinical research. Participants will improve their ability to design, conduct, and interpret studies, and to write and read scientific papers and grant applications.
Methodology
The course methodology is based on: • Lectures • Example’s discussion about different types of surveys • Analysis of papers published with different study’s designs • Presentation of neuroepidemiological surveys carried on Latin America by the authors • Discussion in workshops • Conferences
A syllabus will be distributed to participants two weeks before the start of the course
Participants
Minimum 30 Maximum 50
Program DAY 1
DAY 1 – SUNDAY 03/15/2020
ARRIVAL AND ACCOMMODATION
Program DAY 2
DAY 2 – MONDAY 03/16/2020
Morning – SURVEYS IN NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY (8:30 – 12:15) 8:30 – 8:40 – WELCOME 8:40 – 9:00 – INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE 9:00 – 9:45 – BASIC IDEAS AND TERMINOLOGY 9:45 – 10:30 – POPULATION SURVEYS (PART 1) 10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:45 – POPULATION SURVEYS (PART 2) 11:45 – 12:15 – GENERAL DISCUSSION
12:15 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
Afternoon – (14:00 – 18:30) 14:00 – 16:15 – HOW TO READ A PAPER – a descriptive survey 16:15 – 16:30 – Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15 –NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 17:15 – 18:00 – OPENING CONFERENCE: EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MS: LESSONS FROM AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST – PROFESSOR RIADH GOUIDER – WFN TRUSTEE 18:00 – 18:30 – GENERAL DISCUSSION
Afternoon – (14:00 – 18:30) 14:00 – 16:15 – HOW TO READ A PAPER – a case-control study 16:15 – 16:45 – Coffee Break
16:45 – 17:30 – CAPTURE – RECAPTURE METHOD 17:30 – 18:15 – CONFERENCE: WHAT POSSIBILITIES OF RESEARCH TRAINING IN NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA? THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RÍO DE JANEIRO – PROFESSOR REGINA ALVARENGA PAPAÏS (UNIRIO) 18:15 – 18:30 – GENERAL DISCUSSION
Afternoon – (14:00 – 18:30) 14:00 – 16:15 – HOW TO READ A PAPER – a cohort study 16:15 – 16:30 – Coffee Break 16:30 – 17:15 – CONFERENCE: STUDIES IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: THE EXPERIENCE OF FOCEM – PROFESSOR FERNANDO GRACIA (PANAMÁ) 17:15 – 17:30 – NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF M.S. IN PARAGUAY 17:30 – 17:45 – INCIDENCE OF MS IN URUGUAY. PRELIMINARY RESULTS - EMELAC URUGUAY 17:45 – 18:15 – EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NMO IN RÍO DE JANEIRO – PROFESSOR REGINA ALVARENGA
Afternoon – (14:00 – 18:30) 14:00 – 16:15 – HOW TO READ A PAPER – a clinical trial 16:15 – 16:45 – Coffee Break 16:45 – 17:30 – GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION 17:30 - 18:00 – NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF MS IN ARGENTINA – PROFESSOR MARIO O. MELCON 18:00 – 18:30 – GENERAL DISCUSSION
Program DAY 6
DAY 6 – FRIDAY 03/20/2020 Morning – STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY (9:00 – 12:15) 9:00 – 9:45 – USE AND MISUSE OF STATISTICS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY 9:45 – 10:30 – IMPORTANCE VERSUS SIGNIFICANCE 10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:45 – CONFOUNDING AND INTERACTION 11:45 – 12:15 – GENERAL DISCUSSION
12:15 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 – CONFERENCE: "INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS WITH A KNOWLEDGE NETWORK TO ENABLE MULTI-SCALE UNDERSTANDING OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES" – PROFESSOR SERGIO BARANZINI (U.S.A.) 14:45 – 15:30 – CONFERENCE: “EL IMPACTO DE LOS FACTORES AMBIENTALES EN EL DESARROLLO Y CURSO DE ESCLEROSIS MÚLTIPLE” – PROFESSOR JORGE CORREALE (Argentina) 15:30 – 16:15 – SURVIVAL STUDIES 16:15 – 16:45 – Coffee Break 16:45 – 17:30 – SURVIVAL STUDIES: EXERCISES 17:30 – 18:00 - CLOSURE OF THE COURSE
Program DAY 7
DAY 7 – SATURDAY 03/21/2020 DEPARTURE
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Registration Fees: U$ 500
Fees for all participants include Attendance in all sessions Course syllabus Hotel accommodation in a double room Refreshments during coffee and lunch breaks as indicated in the program Course backpack
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COMITÉ EJECUTIVO DE LACTRIMS
SOCIEDAD PANAMERICANA DE NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGÍA
Fundación para la Investigación en Neuroepidemiología