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Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computing

BESC. Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computing. Research Center, KFSH&RC - Riyadh. Research Units. Biostatistics Research Unit (BRU) Epidemiology Research Unit (ERU). Technical Units. Computer Services Core Facility (CSCF) Registries Core Facility (RCF)

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Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computing

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  1. BESC Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computing Research Center, KFSH&RC - Riyadh

  2. Research Units • Biostatistics Research Unit (BRU) • Epidemiology Research Unit (ERU) • Technical Units • Computer Services Core Facility (CSCF) • Registries Core Facility (RCF) • Technical Databases Core Facility (TDBCF) BESC Aimsto excel throughpartnership

  3. BESC Partners for excellence… BRU ERU CSCF KFSH&RC International National RCF TDBCF MOH

  4. Research Activities BESC • Studying the distribution of disease and the determinants of health. • Designing, implementing and analyzing research studies. • Providing quantitative evidence to address significant national public health policy concerns. • Clinical trial design and analysis. • Assessing reliability/agreement of new measurement scales/methods. • Analysis of functional genomics and proteomics data.

  5. Research Activities BESC • Development of statistical and computational methods for the analysis of biomedical and genomic data. • Collaborative work with biomedical researchers. • Statistical modeling of hierarchical and clustered data. • Bioequivalence studies. • Statistical genetics. • Research Publications ( between 2006-2008, around 52 publications) in peer-reviewed journals.

  6. Technical Activities BESC • Hospital-based • Regional • National Develops, design and handles disease registries (web-based technologies) Provides statistical analysis to all registries and several research projects. (SAS, SPSS, MATLAB, Maple, etc.)

  7. Technical Activities (ASP and DOT NET technologies) BESC • Research • Administrative • Miscellaneous Designs and support web-based applications, databases and provides user trainings. Provides data management services, training courses, hosts and trains summer students and future scientists.

  8. Technical Activities BESC

  9. Web-Based Projects Approved By: Research Advisory Council BESC • Saudi National Diabetes Registry • Congenital Heart Defects Registry • Epilepsy Registry • Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniofacial Registry • Thromboembolic Disorders Registry • Neural Tube Defects Registry • Neuromuscular Disorders Registry • Pan Arab Liver Transplantation Registry • Venous Thrombosis and Familial Thrombophilia

  10. Web-Based Projects Approved By: Research Advisory Council BESC

  11. Up to date Computer Services Total 15 servers including 5 web-servers BESC Provides and maintains computer services for entire research center and hospital where researchers and clinicians are engaged in bio medical research. • Software installations and updates • Servers configuration and maintenance • Routine Backups • RC User support

  12. KFSH&RC Partnerships • King Fahad National Children Cancer Center • Department of • Dentistry • Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery • Medicine • Neurosciences • Nursing & Education • Ob Gyne • Paediatrics • Surgery • King Faisal Heart Institute • King Faisal Cancer Center • Quality Management • Research Center BESC

  13. Regional Partnerships BESC • Disabled Children Association • King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) • King Abdulaziz Medical City (National Guard) • King Abdulaziz University Hospital • King Fahad Medical City • King Faisal University • King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

  14. Regional Partnerships BESC • King Saud University • Ministry of Health • Prince Salman Centre for Disability Research • Prince Sultan Cardiac Center • Riyadh Medical Complex • Riyadh Military Hospital • Saudi Commission for Health Specialties

  15. Dammam Maternity Hospital • KFSH&RC, Jeddah • Saudi Aramco, Dhahran • Gulf Countries Cancer Registration • World Health Organization • International Epidemiology Association/Eastern Mediterranean Region • University of York, UK • Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA • International Biostatistics (EMRO) • University of Western Ontario , Canada BESC National & International Partnerships

  16. B= Biostatistical Analysis E= Epidemiological Research S= Support Services T= Technical Expertise

  17. BEST ! When you go with BESC, you work with the BEST!

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