| Posted: February 28, 2008 |
COMSTECH to hold workshop on nanomedicine, bioethics education |
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(Nanowerk News) The Organization of Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) is organizing a week-long international workshop on nanomedicine from March 13-20, 2008.
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The workshop is being held in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.
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The workshop aims at providing a platform to researchers from universities and research institutes of OIC member states to share their knowledge and develop collaborative research programs in nanomedicine.
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Young faculty members/doctors, researchers and senior students working at the interface of nanoscience, nanomedicine or nanbiotechnology are eligible to apply for participation.
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The aspiring participants are required to have at least masters’ degree in physical/biological sciences or bachelor degree in medicine with one year of research experience.
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COMSTECH has notified universities and research institutes of OIC region to send maximum two nominations.
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Meanwhile, COMTECH is also organizing a national workshop on “Bioethics Education in Pakistan” from March 27-29, 2008.
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The workshop would be held in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Center of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation.
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The objective of this workshop is to familiarize healthcare professionals and other stakeholders with ethical frameworks in clinical care.
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The health care professionals including physicians, nurses, hospital administrations, policy makers and social scientists have been invited to attend workshop.
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