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Table 2 Program

From: Harnessing genomics to improve health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – an executive course in genomics policy

Saturday, 20 September 2003

08:00 – 08:30

Registration

08:30 – 10:30

Session I:

Opening Address

H.E. Dr Ali Bin Moosa, Minister of Health, Oman

Dr H. A. Gezairy, Regional Director, EMRO

Introduction and Course Overview

Team from University of Toronto

 

Session Chair: Dr Ali Jaffer Suleiman, Ministry of Health, Oman

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30

Genomics: Scientific Developments

Professor Riad Bayoumi, Sultan Qaboos University

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:30

Session III:

WHO Report on Genomics and World Health

Professor Alexander Capron, Director, Department of Ethics, Trade and Human Rights, WHO/HQ

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break

15:45 – 16:30

Session IV:

Top 10 Biotechnologies for Improving Health in Developing Countries Professor Abdallah S. Daar, University of Toronto

Sunday, 21 September 2003

08:30 – 09:00

Golden Nuggets (previous day's summary)

Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto

09:00 – 10:30

Islamic Perspective on Stem Cells, Cloning, Genetic Engineering, ..etc

Dr Mohammed Al Bar, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, Saudi Arabia

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

01:00 – 12:30

Intellectual Property Rights

Professor Richard Gold, McGill University, Centre for Intellectual Property Policy

12:30: – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:30

Business Models

Mr Khalil Ahmed, Managing Director, Shantha Biotech, India

Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30

Group Work

Monday, 22 September 2003

08:30 – 09:00

Golden Nuggets (previous day's summary)

Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto

09:00 – 10:30

Innovation Systems

Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30

Regulatory Systems and Related Issues

Dr D.C. Jayasuriya, Director, UNAIDS, Pakistan

Dr Anwar Nasim, Chairman, National Council of Biotechnology, Pakistan

12:30 – 13:00

TRIPS and Pharmaceutical Issues in Public Health.

Dr. Abdel Aziz Saleh Special Advisor to the Regional Director for Medicine, WHO/EMRO

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:30

Public Engagement

Mr Ehsan Masood, Scidev.net, United Kingdom

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30

Group Work

Tuesday, 23 September 2003

08:30 – 09:00

Golden Nuggets (previous day's summary)

Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto

09:00 – 10:00

Opinion Leaders Network

Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto, Dr Tara Acharya, University of Toronto

10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:30

Group Work

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 – 15:30

Group Presentations and Discussion

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30

Recommendations, Concluding Remarks and Closure of the Workshop

Dr Peter Singer, University of Toronto