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Developing International Science

Developing International Science. WHO Multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes (DiaMond) 500 Investigators, 70 Countries China Project 200 Investigators Spine and Head Injury Project (SHIP): 40 Investigators, 15 countries Global Lower Extremity Amputation Study (GLEA)

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Developing International Science

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  1. Developing International Science • WHO Multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes (DiaMond) • 500 Investigators, 70 Countries • China Project • 200 Investigators • Spine and Head Injury Project (SHIP): • 40 Investigators, 15 countries • Global Lower Extremity Amputation Study (GLEA) • 50 Investigators, 21 Countries • Supercourse • 5000 Faculty, 118 Countries

  2. Practical Guidelines to doing Global Research

  3. Steps for International Research • Have a good idea (science drives the system) • Develop a network of global peers • Face contact is very important

  4. Cambridge Diabetes Epidemiology Course July, 1999

  5. Pablo Nick Jan Tom Simon Peter Beverly Jean-Claude Ron Knut

  6. Annemieke Spijkerman Sabita Soedamah- Muthu Femmie De Vegt Jasna Vujosevic Nikola Stodanovski Group 3 Kingsley Onyemere Ljiljana Popovic Rajamani Karunanithi Elizabeth Stenhouse Charlotte Glumer Petch Rawdaree Kirsten Coppell

  7. Different Perceptions US Researchers Non-US Researchers

  8. Scientific Publication, Developing Countries and The Internet

  9. Problem: Underrepresentation Developing Developed Percent Scientists 24.1% 75.9% Percent Articles1.5% 98.5

  10. Percent of articles in Mainstream Journals 1. U.S. 30.82 2. Japan 8.24 3. U.K. 7.92 4. Germany 7.18 5. France 5.65 6. Canada 4.30 7. Russia 4.09 8. Italy 3.94 9. Netherlands 2.28 10. Australia 2.15 • 13. China 1.34 • 17. Taiwan 0.81 • 23. South Korea 0.55 • 34. Hong Kong 0.21 • Thailand 0.09 • Pakistan 0.08 • 43. Malaysia 0.06 • 64. Indonesia 0.01

  11. Developing Countries Journals/Percent of Total

  12. Internet and HealthResearchin Developing Countries Information Superhighway

  13. Advantages of Internet Science for Developing Countries Cheap Fast Continuous Peer Review Able to reach developed countries Break out from Medline and Current Contents

  14. Decline in Medical Libraries in Latin America (Warren in Balaban IFSE) “..60% of medical schools in Latin America had no library” libraries initially had 1000 titles, then down to 300, now (1978), less than 30.

  15. Pedro Urra National Supercourse

  16. Pakistan 0.08% of World's publications 0.3 Citation Rate

  17. Safari

  18. British Museum Gilded mummy mask of the lady Katebet. From Thebes, 1320-1290 B.C.

  19. Smithsonian

  20. Safari Research Herman H., Ali M, Aubert R, Engelgau A, Kenny S, Gunter E, Malarcher A, Brechner R, Wetterhall S, DesFano F, Thompson T, Smith P, Badran E, Habib M, Shakour A., Ibrahim A, Behary M. Diabetes Mellitus in Egypt: Risk Factors and Prevalence. Diabetic Medicine 1995;12:1126-31

  21. Articles from Developing Countries, First Authorship

  22. How can we foster International Research? • Networking, Networking, Networking • Search far and wide for collaborators • Check out potential collaborators, Google • them, Med Line, Former students • Contract, who does what, authorship • What does each bring to the table • Don’t give away your family “jewels”

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