The 2007 MSF UK's Annual Scientific Day took place on 7 June at St Bart's hospital.
2007 Abstracts and Presentations
Abstracts and Presentations from the day can be downloaded below (please note, some cannot be posted at present because they are under consideration for publication).
Learning lessons and operational challenges
The MSF intervention in the Marburg epidemic in Uige, Angola, 2005: lessons learnt in the hospital and community
– Paul Roddy, MSF
Development of extensive drug resistance in multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Abkhazia and Uzbekistan
- Cathy Hewison, MSF
Using routinely collected data a posteriori for cohort analysis: how can MSF deal with the ethical issues?
- Doris Schopper, Chairperson MSF Ethics Review Board
Open Access to MSF research: the MSF Open Repository
- Tony Reid, MSF
The open repository launch is planned for the end of July.
Contact Tony.Reid@brussels.msf.org for more information
Operational challenges in tackling HIV
Task-shifting in scaling-up HIV/AIDS care in rural Malawi: some successes and lessons learnt from Thyolo District
– Ulrike von Pilar, MSF
Visceral leishmaniasis/HIV co-infection in Ethiopia: the influence of antiretroviral treatment and other factors on outcome
- Rachel ter Horst, MSF
Contact Rachel.terhorst@gmail.com for more information
HIV false-positive rate with the WHO rapid diagnostic testing algorithm in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Derryck Klarkowski, MSF
Contact Derryck.Klarkowski@amsterdam.msf.org for more information
Malaria prevention, diagnosis, drug development, and policy
Prevention of malaria epidemics in Burundi Highlands
- Natacha Protopopoff, MSF
Translating research into policy and practice: rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria in Uganda
- Helen Counihan, Malaria Consortium
ASAQ, a new fixed-dose combination of artesunate-amodiaquine: progress and challenges
-Ann-Marie Sevcsik, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
The role of MSF in tackling antimalarial drug resistance
– Elizabeth Ashley, Epicentre
Contact Elizabeth.Ashley@epicentre.msf.org for more information
Implementation of the MSF ACT policy
- Christa Hook, coordinator of the ACT implementation study for the Access Campaign
Use of mortality data in humanitarian response
Sierra Leone: mortality surveys and operational response
– Nadine de Lamotte, MSF
Mortality surveys in conflict and post-conflict Angola – Sibylle Gerstl, Epicentre
Measuring maternal mortality in MSF programmes – Kamalini Lokuge, MSF
Health services and data collection among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Burma
- Thomas Lee, UCLA School of Medicine, USA
Abstracts and Presentations from previous years
Abstracts and published articles relating to previous Scientific Days can be found through the following links:
Scientific Day 2006
Scientific Day 2005
Scientific Day 2004
For information on this year's Scientific Day click here.