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Science Centers
- AlJawhara Center for Molecular Medicine.
- Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care and Medical Education
(CEHME)
The six Gulf countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE) established the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) and its College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (CMMS) in 1980. The AGU has a long and established history of collaborating with several United Nations agencies and the World Health Organization and particularly its Eastern Mediterranean Regional office. The CMMS has taken several initiatives and established networks and collaborations in the Gulf regions as well as internationally in the field of Evidence-Based Health Care and Medical Education.
International organizations such as the Cochrane Collaboration and the International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care have provided a thrust to evidence-based approaches in health care, while parallel organizations like the Best Evidence Medical Education group have started work in the area of medical education with similar objectives.
The AGU has recognized the relationship between evidence-based medical education and evidence-based health care and has been a pioneer in the region in both fields. Recognizing the need for more research and to provide further impetus to the efforts in the two areas, the university established a Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care and Medical Education.
Mission:
The Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care and Medical Education is dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based approaches in health care and medical education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through education, research and provision of consultative and technical expertise.
Vision:
The Centre envisions itself as a significant learning resource and research facility in the area of Evidence-Based Health Care and Medical Education, for all the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
CEHME Units:
The Centre consists of two mutually supportive and interactive units:
Unit of Evidence-Based Health Care and Health Systems Research
Unit of Best Evidence Medical Education
Objectives:
- To provide training courses in the area of Evidence-Based Medicine, Best Evidence Medical Education and Research Methodology.
- To provide training in conducting systematic reviews/meta-analyses in the field of health care and medical education.
- To facilitate formulation and implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in the Gulf region.
- To facilitate improvement in the quality of health care and health professions education through promotion of evidence-based approaches.
- To serve as a centre for human and technical resources for promotion of evidence–based health care and medial education.
- To conduct health systems research and promote use of evidence in decision-making and policy formulation
Who can benefit from our services?
The services provided by the Center are designed for a wide spectrum of consumers including policy-makers, decision-makers, institutions and organizations in health care and health professions education.
CEHME activities:
CEHME conducts a broad range of activities that include conducting workshops and courses in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional education in the health professions. Its research activities cover generation and synthesis of evidence in the areas of health systems and medical education. The center provides consultancy for the health care sector and health professions educational institutions.
Resources:
The center is staffed by an eclectic group of faculty with extensive experience and expertise in diverse fields of medical education, public health, evidence-based medicine, clinical epidemiology and health economics and is equipped with a growing set of technical resources.
Expertise of Senior Staff
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