Table 2

Program

Saturday, 20 September 2003

08:00 – 08:30
Registration
08:30 – 10:30
Session I:
Opening Address
H.E. Dr Ali Bin Moosa, Minister of Health, Oman
Dr H. A. Gezairy, Regional Director, EMRO
Introduction and Course Overview
Team from University of Toronto

Session Chair: Dr Ali Jaffer Suleiman, Ministry of Health, Oman
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Genomics: Scientific Developments
Professor Riad Bayoumi, Sultan Qaboos University
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Session III:
WHO Report on Genomics and World Health
Professor Alexander Capron, Director, Department of Ethics, Trade and Human Rights, WHO/HQ
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
15:45 – 16:30
Session IV:
Top 10 Biotechnologies for Improving Health in Developing Countries Professor Abdallah S. Daar, University of Toronto

Sunday, 21 September 2003

08:30 – 09:00
Golden Nuggets (previous day's summary)
Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto
09:00 – 10:30
Islamic Perspective on Stem Cells, Cloning, Genetic Engineering, ..etc
Dr Mohammed Al Bar, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
01:00 – 12:30
Intellectual Property Rights
Professor Richard Gold, McGill University, Centre for Intellectual Property Policy
12:30: – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Business Models
Mr Khalil Ahmed, Managing Director, Shantha Biotech, India
Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30
Group Work

Monday, 22 September 2003

08:30 – 09:00
Golden Nuggets (previous day's summary)
Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto
09:00 – 10:30
Innovation Systems
Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Regulatory Systems and Related Issues
Dr D.C. Jayasuriya, Director, UNAIDS, Pakistan
Dr Anwar Nasim, Chairman, National Council of Biotechnology, Pakistan
12:30 – 13:00
TRIPS and Pharmaceutical Issues in Public Health.
Dr. Abdel Aziz Saleh Special Advisor to the Regional Director for Medicine, WHO/EMRO
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30
Public Engagement
Mr Ehsan Masood, Scidev.net, United Kingdom
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30
Group Work

Tuesday, 23 September 2003

08:30 – 09:00
Golden Nuggets (previous day's summary)
Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto
09:00 – 10:00
Opinion Leaders Network
Dr Peter A. Singer, University of Toronto, Dr Tara Acharya, University of Toronto
10:00 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:30
Group Work
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
Group Presentations and Discussion
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30
Recommendations, Concluding Remarks and Closure of the Workshop
Dr Peter Singer, University of Toronto

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