Workshop for Multi-Country Study on Helmet use in LMICs
Date: 7-8 May 2008
Venue: Berjaya Times Square Hotel and Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The second workshop for the MCS marked the start of this leading activity of the RTIRN towards achieving research capacity development. The workshop was attended by principle investigators from nine collaborating centers in Asia, Africa and Latin America, who are part of this study on non-standard motorcycle helmet use. Board chair Dr Robyn Norton and vice-chair Dr Adnan Hyder addressed protocol development, study methodology and data collection in detail. In addition legislative and ethical matters and publication rules were also discussed. With active participation from the RTIRN board members and the participating centers, this was a highly interactive event which served to renew the enthusiasm and commitment of the participating centers to the MCS.
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Clockwise: Thuy Anh Trinh, Nitaya Vajanapoom, Robyn Norton, Kulanthayan Mani, Gururaj Gopalakrishna, Abdul Ghaffar, Junaid Razzak, Martha Hijar |
After the first intensive session on day 1 of the workshop, a welcoming dinner, hosted by the RTIRN and arranged by the coordinating center for the MCS (Dr Kulanthayan Mani / Kaviyarasu) was held for the workshop participants at the Restoran Seri Melayu in Kuala Lumpur.
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Front row, Left to right: Kaviyarasu, James Yu, Maria Ali, Margie Peden, Robyn Norton, Martha Hijar, Eme Owoaje, Thuy Anh Trinh, Nitaya Vajanapoom, Elisa Hidalgo |