Saturday, 20 September 2003 | |
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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 |