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Message from the Directors
CONSEQUENTIAL LIFEA Newsletter of the JHU-MU Chronic Consequences
of Trauma, Injury, And Disability Across the Lifespan ProgramVolume 3, Issue 1 November-December 2015
Dear Colleagues and Friends,It is my pleasure to welcome you to this issue of our newsletter under
the “Chronic Consequences of Trauma Injury and Disability Across the Lifespan in Uganda” (Chronic TRIAD) program! We are grateful to the Fogarty International Center of the United State’s National Institutes of Health for funding this grant between the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHU), USA and the Makerere University School of Public Health (MU), Uganda. We are delighted to be working with MU in the development of sustainable research capacity in the country.
This newsletter introduces our latest cohort of trainees and their recent visit to USA this summer (June-July 2015). We were delighted to host the fellows and discuss key issues in injury, trauma and disability research in Africa from trauma care to cost of disability.
The Chronic TRIAD program builds on over a decade of previous collaboration between the two institutions on exploring the burden of injury and trauma in Uganda. Our work has already contributed to bringing stakeholders together to discuss key issues in injury prevention, identifying sustainable ways of documenting trauma, and defining new methods for measuring disability in Uganda. Read ahead about the two exciting meetings held this year – the 2nd Uganda National Injury Forum and the 1st National Symposium on Drowning Prevention. The former builds on our previous forum in 2010, and the latter celebrated the release of the World Report on Drowning Prevention by the World Health Organization this year.
We are excited that a page of this newsletter is dedicated to our other collaborative grant – the E-TRIAD – which is focused on using e-health and m-health technologies to support and promote injury and trauma research. We hope to build a sustainable training program, support a network of professionals, stimulate national dialogue, and develop a strong partnership between JHU and MUSPH for addressing this important burden of disease in Uganda.
We look forward to hearing from you!Dr. Adnan A. Hyder, MD MPH PhDDirector, JHU-MU Chronic TRIAD Program
Chronic TRIAD Faculty Profile: Dr. David Bishai, MD MPH PhDDr. Bishai is a physician and health economist specializing in the economic
evaluation of public health programs particularly in injury control. Dr. Bishai received his PhD in Health Care Systems from the Wharton School of Business in 1996. In 1987, he received his MD from the University of California at San Diego, and his MPH from UCLA. He has been on the faculty of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health since 1996. He is president elect of the International Health Economics Association.
IN THIS ISSUE
Chronic TRIAD faculty profilePage 1
Summer Recess ProgramPage 2
Second Uganda National Injury Forum
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National Symposium on Drowning Prevention
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JHU-MU E-TRIAD Program Updates
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schedule that saw them take formal coursework, participate in focused weekly seminars, interact with faculty members in various disciplines at JHU, and visit key organizations working on trauma, injuries, and disability in the Baltimore/Washington DC area. There was, of course, some down time for them to visit the area and enjoy the summer weather. The formal coursework was aimed at completing two courses during the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Summer Institute. During the recess program, trainees attended weekly seminars on research methods and study design and ethics of human subjects research, met with their JHU faculty mentors, worked on their independent research proposals, presented draft proposals to JHU faculty and staff and visited various organizations including Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Association for Safe International
Summer Recess Program
This summer, the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit had the pleasure of welcoming five fellows from the Makerere University School of Public Health as part of the Summer Recess Program in Baltimore, MD. The fellows were Arthur Kiconco, Jennifer Namagembe and Claire Biribawa from the JHU-MU Chronic TRIAD program, and Lilian Kauma and Phoebe Alitubeera, from our supplementary training program on the intersection between Trauma/Disability and HIV in Uganda (JHU-MU supplementary grant).
During their seven week visit to Baltimore (beginning on June 15), 2015), the fellows had an exciting
Other Fellow Updates
• Congratulations to our first cohort fellows Lukia Namaganda and Margaret Ndagire who successfully defended their theses and will be graduating in January 2016!
• Our second cohort fellows, Barbara Abindabyamu, Damalie Nsangi and Esther Bayiga, submitted their theses to the committee in July and hope to defend and graduate in January 2016.
• Chronic TRIAD cohort three fellows are now enrolled in the first semester of the second year of their MPH program and will complete all TRIAD-specific courses this fall. Three TRIAD-specific courses Chronic Consequences of Trauma, Injury and Disability; Interventions for Trauma, Injury and Disability Across Lifespan and Surveillance; and Data Systems for Trauma, Injury and Disability will be co-taught by JHU and MUSPH faculty from October 4 through December 18, 2015.
• The recruitment process for cohort four has already started. We have received total of 15 applications.
Ms. Biribawa, Ms. Namagembe, Mr. Kiconco, Ms. Alitubeera and Ms. Kauma on a site visit to the Fogarty International Center,
Road Transport (ASIRT), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health. During these meetings, fellows learned about the work of the organizations, were able to think about how to apply their work in Ugandan context, and explore professional opportunities in the future. The fellows’ time in Baltimore was truly memorable and Chronic TRIAD looks forward to continuing their training and professional development.
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Second Uganda National Injury Forum
The WHO launched its first Global report on drowning in November 2014 and aimed to galvanize attention and action to this issue. This served as an opportune moment to highlight the significant burden of drowning in Uganda and call for concrete steps to address it. The National Symposium on Drowning Prevention was therefore held in Kampala, Uganda on February 12, 2015, with the aim of raising awareness of the burden of drowning in the country and encouraged stakeholder involvement for developing effective interventions and saving lives. The objectives being: (1) to appreciate the burden of drowning as a cause of premature deaths, disability, and cost to households and communities; (2) to assess the state of interventions to prevent drowning; (3) to understand the effectiveness of the interventions
National Injury Forum and Symposium on Drowning Prevention
National Symposium on Drowning Prevention
Dr. Olive Kobusingye and Dr. Adnan Hyder together with the Chronic TRIAD core faculty from MU and JHU were pleased to facilitate the Second Uganda National Injury Forum, which took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala on February 12, 2015. The forum aimed to: (1) explore the availability of data on the burden of various forms of injury in Uganda; (2) provide an update on the status of evidence on the implementation of interventions to prevent and control major causes of injuries in Uganda; and (3) assess the progress on priority injury research in Uganda and the region. A total of 127 individuals from various sectors participated. Through presentations, group and plenary sessions, participants discussed the global burden of injuries, the importance of information in understanding the burden of injuries, the health sector response to injury and trauma in Uganda, the use of trauma registries and the importance of human capacity and the multidisciplinary collaboration for common causes.
taken; and (4) to identify the gaps within the available data, prevention strategies and forge a way forward. A total of 136 individuals participated, representing a diverse range of stakeholders: including the Ministry of Health; the Office of the Prime Minister; the Ministry of Works and Transport; the WHO Uganda Office; the Uganda Red Cross Society; the Kampala Capital City Authority; the Uganda Swimming Federation; the Fisheries Training Institute; the Beach Management Units; and Makerere University, as well as hospitals and community organizations. We hope this is just the beginning of multi-sectoral collaborations on addressing the burden of drowning in Uganda.
Dr. Mehmood presenting on benefits of trauma registries
Dr. Hyder presenting on global burden of drowning
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Contact Information
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) gratefully acknowledge support for the JHU-MUSPH Chronic Trauma, Injuries, and Disability (TRIAD) program provided by training grant D43TW009284 from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Contact UsJHU-MU E-TRIAD Program Updates
Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit615 North Wolfe Street, Suite E8132Baltimore, MD 21205, USAPhone: +1-410-955-3928/Fax: +1-410-614-1419E-mail: [email protected]: jhsph.edu/IIRUfacebook.com/JohnsHopkinsInternationalInjuryResearchUnittwitter.com/HopkinsINJURIES
Makerere University School of Public HealthDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental HealthP.O. Box 7072Kampala, UgandaPhone: +256-414-543-872E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://musph.mak.ac.ug/
Through the support of the NIH-Fogarty International Center (FIC), we are pleased to complement our Chronic TRIAD training program with another collaborative program: the Johns Hopkins University-Makerere University Electronic Trauma, Injuries and Disability in Uganda (JHU-MU E-TRIAD) program. This new initiative aims to strengthen capacity for the use of cutting edge information and communication technology (ICT) approaches for research and training on trauma, injuries and disability in Uganda. The program employs a multi-faceted approach that includes a sox-month structured e-capacity training program for the researchers from MU; in-country training workshops; online courses and webinars; an MU-wide seminar series and group e-project on trauma, injuries and disability in Uganda. Dr. Bachani leading E-TRIAD seminar at MakSPH Mulago Hospital Campus
The fellowship also involves an innovative e-mentoring component to facilitate one-on-one interaction between JHU mentors and MU investigators. We are excited to report that our second cohort of fellows are progressing towards completion of their fellowship.
The program’s first workshop took place in June 2015, and focused on introducing approaches and tools for mobile data collection on trauma, injuries and disability, and involved hands-on training using Open Data Kit (ODK) for creating mobile data collection forms.
The seminar series is focused on the operational use of e-capacity in global health research. Seminars are held on a regular basis at MU, and are open to the entire university. Examples of seminars that we have held include: E-learning and its potential: the advent of Web 2.0 tools (led by Mr. Okumu, e-learning manager, MU), Embracing mHealth and eHealth: unlocking the potential of ICT to improve public health in Uganda (led by Dr. Bachani, Assistant Professor, JHU).
In addition to the above, the program has initiated a monthly webinar series that focuses on timely topics in the eHealth and mHealth arena. The webinars run for 90 minutes, and are open to a wide audience, with experts in the field being invited to present. The webinars are also archived, and will serve as key resources for the future. If you would like to be added to the listserv for future webinar announcements, please email us at: [email protected]
