Announcements

May 01 - May 31, 2023

Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) is an important source of cause-specific mortality data for a country. Apart from being a public health surveillance tool, a medical death certificate is also a legal document for the family of the deceased. The medical practitioner has to issue a ‘death certificate’ to the family of the deceased. Inaccurate entries in these death certificates lead to incorrect mortality data collection, faulty public health measures and legal hassles.

This web-based course aims to strengthen the capacity of medical practitioners in ensuring accurate and reliable medical certification of cause of death, taking into account the COVID pandemic.

>  It can be taken up at one’s own free time and convenience. It provides an opportunity to learn and earn credit points for all doctors who are busy practitioners and are unable to travel or obtain leave to attend CMEs (Continuing Medical Education).
>  The total duration of this course is 8 hours. The course is now open. Anyone who starts the course on a given date must complete it within a period of one month.
>  It is divided into 4 Modules with each module comprising of one to four units.
>  To obtain the Course Certificate, the participant has to complete all the modules and then take the final assessment and obtain 66% (40/60) marks within a month’s time.

Upon successful completion, all participants will be awarded 1 CME credit point as per Karnataka Medical Council guidelines.

Course Schedule:

*New learning unit

Who Should Attend:
This online course is suitable for all allopathic doctors (of any specialty) and dentists currently registered with any medical/dental council in India and also for medical interns with a provisional medical councial registration.

Organization and Delivery:
The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a 'username' and 'password'. The course can then be accessed any time from a desktop, laptop or tablet.

Registration:
Registration is to be done online at the web-link given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit card, debit card or net banking. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form and the medical council registration details directly on the website. Registration is now open.

For registration, please CLICK HERE

Course Fee:
For participants from within India:

Rs. 1500/- (Rupees fifteen hundred only) plus 18% GST [Rs. 1000/- + GST for intramural participants] 

For participants from outside India:

US $ 35/- (Thirtty five US dollars only all inclusive)

For further enquiry and registration, contact

Course Director
Dr Prem K. Mony, MD
Professor & Head
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute
 

Course Coordinator
Dr Kavya. R, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute

E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in

Ph: (080)49467032

May 01 - May 31, 2023

Course Objectives

While urbanization is associated with improvements in health and development, it can also produce some negative consequences – unhealthy lifestyles, environmental degradation, and social inequities. This situation is most problematic in developing countries, against a background of unplanned growth, struggling health systems and lack of commensurate basic services for many.

This online course aims to teach the fundamentals of Urban Health, especially applicable to low– and middle-income country settings. It is a basic level course and aims to introduce fundamental concepts of urban public health and sensitise participants to the unique health problems in such settings.

Course details

This web-based course can be taken up at one’s own free time and convenience. It provides an opportunity for busy practitioners, researchers and scholars who are unable to travel to learn and update their knowledge on Urban Health.

• The complete duration of this course is 10 hours but it may be completed over a period of one month
• Upon successful completion, participant will receive a Course Completion certificate from St John’s Research Institute

Course Schedule and Course Dates

The course is open from 1st — 31st May 2023

Who should attend

This short course is  targeted at any student, professional or researcher interested in urban public health. Those from the backgrounds of medicine,    health sciences, social sciences, life/biological sciences, economics, arts or commerce will find this useful.

Organization and Delivery

The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a ‘username’ and ‘password’. The course can then be accessed any time using a desktop, laptop or tablet.

Certification

Upon successful completion, all eligible participants will be awarded Course Completion certificate from St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore

Course Fee
For participants from within India:

INR 1850/- PLUS 18% GST

INR 1000/- PLUS 18% GST (for current students)

For participants from outside India:

US $ 50/- (fifty US dollars only)

Course Director
Dr Prem K. Mony, MD
Professor & Head
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute

Course Coordinator
Dr Kavya. R, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute

Registration

Registration is to be done online at the web link given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit card, debit card or net banking. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form directly on the website.

For Registration, please CLICK HERE

For further enquiry and registration, contact

E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in

Mar 20 - Apr 15, 2023

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Fundamentals Online [EpiBio Funda online]

This online course in Health Research Methodology including Epidemiology and Biostatistics has 2 introductory modules and 5 substantive modules. Completion of quizzes at the end of the introductory modules is mandatory prior to continuing to the substantive modules.

The course introduces research methods, epidemiological designs, and statistical analyses in health sciences. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, clinical medicine, public health, nutrition, and biostatistics.

• The course is designed to address each study design using a specific example
• The study designs and associated biostatistical methods will be dealt with together such that the knowledge gap in adopting a statistic to a study design will be addressed
• The sessions will be delivered in two formats: real-time sessions are live sessions (for which the timings will be intimated in in advance); and the other sessions are pre-recorded videos

Medical Council Credits:

Doctors will be eligible for  KMC Credit point from the Karnataka Medical Council.

Dates:
Online Course: 20 Mar - 15 Apr 2023

Course Fee (all inclusive):
Before 15^th March 2023: Rs. 5,000/- (for students) & Rs. 8,000/- (for others)
After 15^th March 2023: Rs. 7,000/- (for students) & Rs. 10,000/- (for others)

Application Process: See the attached Funda EpiBio brochure, fill in the online registration form and pay the tuition fees

Registration:

Registration for the course is now open. To register please click the link below and fill in your application form.

https://forms.gle/djCfo57HrSeu9zdcA

Course fee payment:

*Payment can be made through credit card, debit card, net banking or through NEFT transfer 

**If you are making payment through credit card, debit card, net banking, you will be directed to payment after you submit your registration form.

***If you are making payment through NEFT transfer, please make sure you have NEFT transfer ID while filling in the registration form

You can write to us for further queries – epibio@sjri.res.in/ call on 080-49467030

Mar 13 - Mar 17, 2023

Click Here for Registration

We have been conducting various training programs in Health Research Methods for physicians and researchers from various backgrounds. We started with a NIH grant in 2009 for 5 years, and continued thereafter.

In the last 14 years we have trained over 2,000 health professionals including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ethics committee members, industry professionals, post graduate students, study coordinators, regulatory officials and health policy makers from India and 11 countries in 24 different courses.

This course has 19 interactive lectures, 4 journal clubs on different study designs, 4 Zen protocol sessions and 4 project presentations. All participant presentations are made in small groups with feedback from peers and faculty.

The course is on-campus and all lectures are live. Some international faculty would take their session through video conferencing.

A course book with relevant details and important scientific papers will be provided.

Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

CME credits are awarded to the eligible candidates.

Scholarships and Travel bursaries are available for select candidates (T&C apply)

Concession Criteria: 25% discount in the registration fees:

1. For students/ trainees, candidates from our network institutions
2. For 3 or more candidates from the same institution

To avail of the discount, a letter from the Department / Institutional Head should be sent by email to hrmebm_training@sjri.res.in & addressed to:

The registration fees can be sent as:

1. Demand Draft or
2. NEFT

Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of St. John's Research Institute payable at Bangalore

Kindly mention the following behind the DD:

1. Name of the participant
2. Name of the Institution
3. Name of the course as HRM_2023

Kindly send us a scanned copy of the DD to hrmebm_training@sjri.res.in before posting it.

Address for posting the DD
Radha P

Accountant
Division of Clinical Research & Training
St. John's research Institute
Koramangala,Bangalore-560 034
Ph: 080 49467086, 49467088

Note: The demand draft should reach us as per the timelines mentioned in the poster to avail the early bird discount.

2.  NEFT

Beneficiary Name: St. John’s Research Institute,

Bank Name: Bank of Baroda,

Beneficiary’s bank A/C: #05210100024920,

Branch: John Nagar, St. Johns Medical College, Koramangla, Bangalore-560034,

IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5^th digit is zero)

Kindly Note: In the remark section, please mention the name of the participant and the name of the Course as HRM_2023 without fail.

St. John's HRM 2023_Brochure.pdf

Mar 01 - Apr 30, 2023

Course Objectives & Content

The Research Manager will have managerial and administrative responsibilities within the project, after the study has been designed by the Principal Investigator.   The Health Research Manager will be expected to:

• Plan, coordinate and execute the research project
• Supervise team members on daily basis to complete the project within timelines
• Follow national, state or institutional regulations
• Track project progress periodically and report to management
• Identify areas for improvement and conduct junior staff training as needed
• Ensure that research activities are conducted to meet high quality standards
• Identify key challenges and develop appropriate solutions
• Stay abreast with latest developments in research techniques
• Monitor and control expenses within allotted budget
   

Course Schedule

Course duration, delivery and dates
This is a 2 months online course provided in both English + vernacular languages [English & Kannada] [English & Tamil (soon)]. It will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, participants will be provided with a ‘username’ and ‘password’. The course can then be accessed anytime using a computer or tablet or smartphone. The course duration is 1 March 2023 till 30 April 2023.
 

Who should register
This course is for the professional develop-ment of the Health Research Manager — this may be a Research Coordinator or Research Supervisor or Research Associate in a research project in the health or social sector. The project may be within a healthcare institution, in a social service institution or in the urban/rural/slum community. The candidate may be sponsored by their department/institution or may be self-sponsored.
 

Course Fees

INR 2,500/- (for sponsored candidates)
INR 5,000/- (for non-sponsored candidates)
 

Registration

Registration is now open. The filled registration form (www.sjri.res.in) can be submitted till the 25th of the month before the course. The course will be open for 2 full months. To register click the link below:

https://forms.gle/FyvKhQFtJtKnDk8f7

For further enquiry please call us 08049467000 or mail us at epibioonline@gmail.com
 

Course Team

Dr. Prem K Mony, M.D

Course Director

Head, Division of Epidemiology & Population Health

St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore – 560034

Ms. Jayachitra

Course Instructor

Senior field coordinator, Division of Epidemiology & Population Health

St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore – 560034

Dr. Kavya R, MPH

Course Co-ordinator

Division of Epidemiology & Population Health

St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore – 560034

Feb 15 - Mar 12, 2023

Target Group

• Have you wondered if there is any standard resource for guiding a PG/PhD student in his/her university thesis?
• Have you sought out resources for effectively guiding a PG student?
• Have you felt hobbled by the lack of formal research training in the steps for guiding a PG student in his/her thesis completion?
• Have you wondered about the skill sets required in drafting a university thesis synopsis?

Content and duration

• The complete duration of this course is 15 hours but it can be completed over a period of 3-4 weeks
• Upon successful completion, participant will receive a Course Completion certificate from St John’s Research Institute

Course Objectives

Course Schedule

Organization and Delivery

Course Fee

• For Professors/ Assoc Professors/ Sr Consultants/ Others: INR 6000/- [plus 18% GST]
• For Assistant Professors/ Junior Consultants: INR 2500/- [plus 18% GST] [If you are claiming this fee category, please mail us your most recent appointment letter from your institute to process your application]

• For participants from outside India: US $ 150/- (one hundred and fifty US dollars only)

Registration

Jan 14 - Jan 23, 2023

Course details

This course aims to aid individuals in the field of health science, health policy and health administration who are keen on developing their knowledge in quantitative research methods and building computation skills under an open-source platform. This course will teach you the fundamentals of R, a widely known open-source language. This course is the first step on your R programming language learning path. With the skills you'll learn in this course, you'll be ready to conduct your first data analysis.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of programming languages
• Explain the basic ideas of programming in R, such as functions, variables, data types, pipelines, and vectors.
• Create summary tables using R
• Create basic bar charts, histograms, pie charts, scatter plots, line plots, box plots, and maps using R
• Conduct data analysis

Course Schedule

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in improving their understanding of data analysis methods who has a background in the health sciences, health policy, health administration, pharmaceutical industry, data science enthusiasts, or aspiring programmers. This workshop should be of interest to postgraduate/graduate students in the health sciences, public health, and statistics.

Organization and delivery

The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College through Microsoft Teams. After successful registration, all participants will be shared with the link to online classes and login details. The course can then be accessed at any time from a desktop, laptop.

Course fee

Rs 11,800(Including 18% GST) /

Registration

Pay course fee through NEFT

Beneficiary name: St. John's Medical College

Bank Name: Bank of Baroda

Beneficiary's Bank A/c#: 05210200000212

Branch: John Nagar

IFSC Code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit zero)

Complete registration by filling the google form.

https://forms.gle/sXgaXxkv4LKpcsEB9

Registration closes on 16th JAN 2023

For further enquiry and registration, contact

1. Dr. Tinku Thomas

(HOD & Professor)

Dept of Biostatistics

St John’s Medical College, Bangalore

2. Dr. Santu Ghosh

(Asst Professor)

Dept of Biostatistics

St John’s Medical College, Bangalore

Office: 080-4946-7036/6123

Mobile: +91 9538147676

Email: biostatws@stjohns.in

Dec 01 - Dec 31, 2022

This online course provides an opportunity for new/old, busy ethics committee members and health researchers to update their knowledge on Ethics Committee (EC) processes and the research compliances required of researchers.

• The complete duration of this course is 8 hours but it may be completed over a period of one month
• Upon successful completion, participant will receive a Course Completion certificate from St John’s Research Institute

Course Objectives

The challenges of conducting human health research are technical and financial — and beyond that, they are also moral, requiring us to conduct health research of the highest standards. The main objective of this course is to introduce basic ethical concepts useful for the ethics review of research protocols involving human participants. The materials presented in this course are to serve as a starting-point for a basic understanding of research ethics. It is designed to draw attention to critical issues, without necessarily resolving them. We invite you to read all the modules along with the exercises and complete the entire course. In addition, for it to be of practical application in your regular work, we encourage you to:

• Review a study protocol along with a reading of the relevant portions of this course

• Participate in REC processes/meetings (if possible) and see how the material presented here matches with the conduct of the meeting

• And get back to us for clarifications and also to provide feedback and suggestions on ways to improve the course.

Course Schedule

Who should attend

This online REC course is intended to help ethics committee members, researchers, regulatory authorities, medical college faculty and others interested in health care and research

Organization and Delivery

The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a ‘username’ and ‘password’. The course can then be accessed any time using a desktop, laptop or tablet.

Registration

Registration is to be done online at the weblink given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit/debit card or net banking using a payment gateway. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form and the medical council registration details (for doctors only) directly on the website.

The course starts on 1st December - 31 December 2022. Registration is now open

For Registration please CLICK HERE

Course fee

For participants from within India: INR 2400/- plus 18% GST  or     INR 1400/- plus 18% GST [ for intramural St John’s participants only]                                                                                                                             

For participants from outside India: US $ 60/- (Sixty US dollars only)                                                                     

For further enquiry and registration, contact

Dr Prem K. Mony, MD

Course Director

Professor & Head                                                           

Division of Epidemiology & Population Health

St. John’s Research Institute

Bangalore – 560034, India

Dr Kavya, MPH

Course Coordinator                                                   

Assistant Professor

Division of Epidemiology & Population Health          

St. John’s Research Institute

Bangalore – 560034, India                       

E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in

Ph: 91-80-46497030

Nov 01 - Nov 30, 2022

Course details:

This web-based course on ‘Medical Certification of Cause of Death’ aims to strengthen the capacity of medical practitioners in ensuring accurate and reliable medical certification of cause of death. It can be taken up at one’s own free time and convenience. It provides an opportunity for all doctors who are busy practitioners and are otherwise unable to travel or obtain leave to attend CME (Continuing Medical Education) programmes.

• The complete duration of this course is 11 hours but it can be completed over a period of one month, with each batch starting on the first of the month
• Upon successful completion, all participants will be awarded 1 CME credit point by the Karnataka Medical Council

Course Objectives:

Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) is an important source of cause-specific mortality data for a country. Apart from being a public health surveillance tool, a medical death certificate is also a legal document for the family of the deceased. The medical practitioner has to issue a ‘death certificate’ to the family of the deceased. Inaccurate entries in these death certificates lead to incorrect mortality data collection, faulty public health measures and legal hassles.

• This course aims to strengthen the capacity of medical practitioners in ensuring accurate and reliable medical certification of cause of death, taking into account the COVID pandemic
• It is divided into 4 Modules with each module comprising of one to four Units
• To obtain the Course Certificate, the participant has to complete all the Modules/Units and then take up the final assessment and obtain 66%(40/60) marks within a month of enrolment

Course Schedule:

Course Start date:

1st Nov 2022
Registration ends: 27th Oct 2022

Registration:
Registration is to be done online at the weblink given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit card, debit card or netbanking. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form and the medical council registration details directly on the website.

For Registration please CLICK HERE

Who should attend

This online course is suitable for all allopathic doctors (of any specialty) and dentists currently registered with any medi- cal/dental council in India and also for medical interns with a provisional medical council registration.

Organization and delivery

The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a ‘username’ and ‘password’. The course can then be accessed any time using a desktop, laptop or tablet.

Course fee:

Rs. 1500/- (Rupees fifteen hundred only) plus 18% GST
[Rs. 1000/- + GST for intramural participants]

US $ 35 dollars for all other participants

For further enquiry and registration, contact

Course Director
Dr Prem K. Mony, MD
Professor & Head
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute
Bangalore - 560034, India

Course Coordinator
Dr Kavya. R, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute
Bangalore - 560034, India
E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in
Ph: 91-80-46497030

Oct 29

St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, cordially invites you to the Professor Prakash Shetty Public Lecture to be delivered by Dr. Sharachchandra Lele, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Environment & Development, ATREE; Adjunct Professor, IISER Pune and Honorary Professor, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi, on the topic: "The Earth is ill: Science, Ethics and the Way Forward"

This year, we will be having the Lecture Online as a Zoom Webinar.

The YouTube link of the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYlzGssa_BA

Date: Saturday, October 29^th, 2022

Time: 5:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)

Oct 29

St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, cordially invites you to the Professor Prakash Shetty Public Lecture to be delivered by Dr. Sharachchandra Lele, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Environment & Development, ATREE; Adjunct Professor, IISER Pune and Honorary Professor, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi, on the topic: "The Earth is ill: Science, Ethics and the Way Forward"

This year, we will be having the Lecture Online as a Zoom Webinar.

The YouTube link of the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYlzGssa_BA

Date: Saturday, October 29^th, 2022

Time: 5:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)

Oct 17 - Oct 21, 2022

Click Here for Registration

We have been conducting various training programs in Health Research Methods for physicians and researchers from various backgrounds. We started with a NIH grant in 2009 for 5 years, and continued thereafter.

In the last 13 years we have trained over 1,900 health professionals including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ethics committee members, industry professionals, post graduate students, study coordinators, regulatory officials and health policy makers from India and 11 countries in 24 different courses.

In this intense RCT course there are 23 interactive lectures, 4 journal clubs on different RCT designs, 4 Zen protocol sessions and 4 project presentations. All participant presentations are made in small groups with feedback from peers and faculty.

The course is on-campus and some international faculty may take their session online via Zoom.

The course book with relevant course details and important scientific papers will be given to the registered participants.

Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.
 

Note: Scholarships and Travel bursaries are available for select candidates (T&C apply)

Concession Criteria: 25% discount in the registration fees:

1. For students/ trainees, candidates from our network institutions
2. For 3 or more candidates from the same institution

To avail of the discount, a letter from the Department / Institutional Head should be sent by email to rct_training@sjri.res.in & addressed to:

Dr Denis Xavier MD, MSc,

Professor, Dept of Pharmacology,

St. John's Medical College,

Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training,

St. John's Research Institute,

Bangalore

The registration fees can be sent as:

1. Demand Draft or
2. NEFT

1. Demand Draft drawn in favour of St. John's Research Institute payable at Bangalore

Kindly mention the following behind the DD:

1. Name of the participant
2. Name of the Institution
3. Name of the course as RCT_2022

Kindly send us a scanned copy of the DD to rct_training@sjri.res.in before posting it.

Address for posting the DD
Radha P

Accountant
Division of Clinical Research & Training
St. John's research Institute
Koramangala,Bangalore-560 034
Ph: 080 49467086, 49467088

The demand draft should reach us as per the timelines mentioned in the poster to avail the early bird discount.

2.  NEFT

Beneficiary Name: St.John’s Research Institute,

Bank Name: Bank of Baroda,

Beneficiary’s bank A/C: #05210100024920,

Branch: John Nagar, St. Johns Medical College, Koramangla, Bangalore-560034,

IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5^th digit is zero)

Kindly Note: In the remark section, please mention the name of the person attending the course and the name of the Course as RCT_2022 without fail.

St.John's RCT Course 2022_Brochure.pdf

Sep 19 - Sep 20, 2022

Sep 16

Managing References

Are you struggling with too many References and looking for help to manage those? Then Zotero a free reference manager comes handy.

The workshop aims to familiarize the researchers about different types of citation and creation of reference list. We will teach “Zotero” an Open source software, which can be effectively used for collection of citations, managing multiple citation for different research, creating different citation styles like Vancouver, USA etc and creation of biblography list at one click. The main advantage of Zotero is that it can be connected directly with Microsoft Word and Open office word. Zotero extension in Chrome and Safari browser makes the collection of references much easier. The reference list can be shared with multiple researchers simultaneously through free Online cloud storage space. Through this workshop you will learn how to use Zotero effectively manage your citations.

Date

16 September 2022, Friday 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm

Register now

Venue:St.John’s Medical College

Workshop Fee - Rs 500/- (incl.GST& Materials)                                                                                                                                                   

For Registration and Payment Contact Ms Shameem : 7019224462

Jul 27 - Aug 04, 2022

Dear All,

The Division of Medical Informatics in association with the St Johns Health Innovation Foundation (SJHIF) have organized a Session by Mr Krishnan Dharmarajan, Executive Director, CDFI and Mr Anuj Bhati, Director, ViewZen Labs Pvt. Ltd, on "Creating a Real-time Data Ecosystem in Public Healthcare for Improving Maternal and Childcare Outcomes" – 4^th August 2022 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Interested participants are requested to send a mail confirmation to the below mail ID:  

a.rajan@sjri.res.in and if any queries please call Dr Abijeet - 8123057173.  

Jul 19 - Jul 27, 2022

Theory and Practice of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

This hybrid course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics has an online introductory component spread over a week prior to the start of the course and an intensive 8-day face-to-face component. Completion of quizzes at the end of online phase is mandatory prior to attending the face-to-face course. The course introduces research methods, epidemiological designs, and statistical analyses in relation to health sciences. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, clinical medicine, public health, and biostatistics.

• The workshop is designed to address each study design using a specific example.
• The study designs and associated biostatistical methods will be dealt with together such that the knowledge gap in adopting a statistic to a study design will be addressed.

Dates:
Online Course: 8^th - 18^th July, 2022 &
On-site Course: 19^th - 27^th July, 2022

Course Fee (all inclusive):
Before 5^th July: Rs. 8,000/- (for students) & Rs. 12,000/- (for faculty)
After 5^th July: Rs. 12,000/- (for students) & Rs. 17,000/- (for faculty)

[plus 18% GST applicable on all fees]

Application Process: See the attached EpiBio / EpibioDem brochure, fill in the online registration form and pay the tuition fees.

Registration 

To register click the link below. Please note the course fee can be paid either  as a NEFT transfer or through the payment link at the end of registartion. Please do mail us a copy of NEFT transfer ID after the trasanction.

Registration is now closed

You can write to us for further queries at epibio@sjri.res.in

Jul 13 - Jul 30, 2022

Dear All,

The Department of Pediatric Nephrology, SJMCH in coordination with the Division of Medical Informatics, SJRI is organizing a Mini-Mentorship Workshop on 30^th July 2022 (Saturday), 9.30 am to 12.30 pm at the Cardinal Gracias Hall, SJMC.  Dr. Monica Gandhi, Professor in Medicine, from UCSF will be leading the session along with other faculty from SJNAHS.

The Workshop will include didactic lectures from the faculty, breakout sessions and hands-on activities for the participants and each participant will be awarded a certificate on completion of the Workshop.  

Kindly send your confirmation in participating in the Workshop by emailing to: deansoffice@sjri.res.in (Extn No. 7001), and copying it to the respective Head of Department/Division.

Jun 02,2022

Invited Lecture by Dr. K.Ganapathy, Emeritus Professor, National Academy of Medical Sciences at St. John's Research Institute on the 2nd of June 2022.

Topic: 'Science and Art of Reviewing Papers to maintain standards in Academia',
Time: 11:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Venue: Pope Paul VI Auditorium, SJRI

Topic: 'Clinical Research- Missed opportunities and Lessons Learnt over 54 years. A clinician's perspective'.
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Venue: Conference Hall, SJRI

About the Speaker: Dr. K. Ganapathy is a Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India & the Neurological Society of India and formerly an Adjunct Professor @ IIT Madras, & Anna University Formerly Honorary Consultant and Advisor in Neurosurgery Armed Forces Medical Services. In 1990, he became the first in South Asia to get a Ph.D. in neuroimaging. He is Member of the Editorial Board of 4 International and 3 National Journals in Telemedicine and Neurosciences. First neurosurgeon from South Asia to be trained in Stereotactic Radiosurgery in 1995 and later in robotic radiosurgery in 2008. He ventured into Telehealth in 1998. During the last 46 years, he has presented 588 papers in national conferences and 192 in international conferences. He has published 122 scientific papers, 185 articles in magazines and newspapers and 20 chapters in textbooks. He was guest editor for two special supplements of a national and international journal and has edited a book on Health IT . He is on the editorial board of 8 and review articles for 15 national and international journals. Formerly member of the Advisory Committee Dept of Science & Technology, GoI. He is currently a member of BIRAC committees, (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) Govt of India reviewing research projects for funding. He is also on the WHO Roster of Experts on Digital Health.

May 16 - May 31, 2022

Division of Clinical Research and Training, St. John's Research Institute, is inviting grant application for research project from undergraduate medical students of St. John's Medical college hospital.

Please refer to the attached PDF for details.

The PDF document contains:

• Application
• Instructions
• FAQ

Apr 07

Workshop Details

We are living in the information age, where our entire life is going digital. The limitless potential of information technology has found news way in data analysis and data capture. In 21^st century it is no longer a viable option to collect data using paper and the research community is quickly adopting the digital way.

This Hands-on workshop will train the participants to use a cool digital tool which can be used for both data collection and data entry, using a smartphone application called Epicollect5.

Why Epicollect5?

• Convenient and User friendly
• Uses Smartphones with wide range of data input options
• Does not require internet connection during data collection
• Ensures clean data
• Open Source (free) and secure

 At the end of the Workshop the participants will be able to do the following:

1. Design a data collection form in Epicollect5
2. Load the form in Smartphone and collect the data digitally (without internet!)
3. Assign different roles to users (Creator, Manager, Curator, Collector)
4. Export the data for analysis
5. Use advanced features like Data Mapping and creation of Child forms

Who should attend?

Faculty, Residents, Students, Researchers, Data entry operators or anyone dealing with data collection and data entry.

Organization and delivery

• The Hands-on workshop will be conducted offline.
• Venue: Admin Block Ground floor, St. John’s Research Institute
• Date: 07 April 2022
• Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Pre-requisites:

• Participants must bring a laptop with internet connection.
• Participants must bring a smartphone. (Android 4.4+ or iOS 8+)
• A Gmail address. (Please create if you don’t have one)

Registration Details:

• Number of participants: 20 only (First come, first serve basis)
• Registration fees: Rs.150/- (One hundred and fifty only)

Registration process

1. Login to Google form with Gmail ID. (Link below)
2. Please check for seat availability before initiating payment.
3. If the form shows that seats are available, complete the payment.
4. Fill and submit the Google form.

Last date for registration: 04 April 2022 (Please note that the form maybe closed after enrolling 20 participants with confirmed payment. You can send email for further enquiry.)

Account Details for payment:

• Beneficiary name: St. John’s Research Institute
• Bank name: Bank of Baroda Branch: John Nagar

Bangalore-560034

• A/c no: 05210100024920
• IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit Zero)

Registration link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrjiZX2Q0cgo_FMBbuIu2CKaduSR49ljgejHZxjMrWcyOoGA/viewform

For further enquiry, Contact:

• Office: 080-4946-7036/6123
• Mobile: +91 9538147676
• Email: biostatws@stjohns.in
• Website: www.stjohns.in / www.sjri.res.in

Workshop Director

Dr. Tinku Thomas                                                                                                                                                      (HOD & Professor)                                                                                                                                            Dept of Biostatistics                                                                                                                                                  St John’s Medical College, Bangalore

Workshop Coordinator

 Dr. Arjun M. C.                                                                                                                                                     MD Community Medicine (AIIMS, New Delhi)                                                                                                         CRTP Fellow                                                                                                                                                         Dept. of Biostatistics                                                                                                                                             St John’s Medical College, Bangalore

Feb 21 - Feb 25, 2022

 Click Here To View Course Poster 

Click Here for Registration

We have been conducting various training programs in Health Research Methods for physicians and researchers from various backgrounds. We started with a NIH grant in 2009 for 5 years, and continued thereafter.

In the last 12 years we have trained over 1,772 health professionals including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ethics committee members, industry professionals, post graduate students, study coordinators, regulatory officials and health policy makers from India and abroad.

Due to the COVID pandemic, the course will be fully online this year. ALL SESSIONS ARE LIVE and not pre-recorded with ample scope and time for interaction with faculty as well as small group sessions. We will use different teaching / learning methods such as lectures, journal clubs, demonstrative statistics practical and group discussions. The faculty are experienced researchers and teachers from India & abroad.

The course book with important scientific papers will be sent to the registered participants.

Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

CME credits are awarded to the eligible candidates.

Concession Criteria

- For 3 or more candidates from the same academic institution

- 25% discount in the registration fees for students/ trainees, candidates from our network institutions

To avail of the discount, a letter from the Department / Institutional Head should be sent by email to hrmebm_training@sjri.res.in & addressed to:

Dr Denis Xavier MD, MSc,

Professor, Dept of Pharmacology,

St. John's Medical College,

Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training,

St. John's Research Institute,

Bangalore

The registration fees can be sent as:

1. Demand Draft or
2. NEFT

Early bird registration for our One-week online course on “Health Research Methodology and Evidence-Based Medicine” has been extended till 25th January 2022.  

Demand Draft drawn in favour of St. John's Research Institute payable at Bangalore

Kindly mention the following behind the DD:

1. Name of the participant
2. Name of the Institution
3. Name of the course as HRM_EBM_2022

Kindly send us a scanned copy of the DD to hrmebm_training@sjri.res.in before posting it.

Address for posting the DD
Deepak P
Research Assistant
Division of Clinical Research & Training
St. John's research Institute
Koramangala,Bangalore-560 034
Ph: 080 49467086, 49467088

The demand draft should reach us as per the timelines mentioned in the poster to avail the early bird discount.

2. NEFT

Beneficiary Name: St.John’s Research Institute,

Bank Name: Bank of Baroda,

Beneficiary’s bank A/C: #05210100024920,

Branch: John Nagar, St. Johns Medical College, Koramangla, Bangalore-560034,

IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5^th digit is zero)

Kindly Note: Name of the participant and name of the course, HRM_EBM_2022, must be mentioned in the remark section.

Feb 17 - Mar 04, 2022

India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with SL Bhatia History of Medicine Museum, Library & Archives, Bangalore invites applications for two Creative Projects under its Archives and Museums programme which IFA will implement.

Objectives:

1. To provide arts practitioners and researchers an opportunity to generate new, critical, and creative approaches for public engagement with archive and museum collections;
2. To energise these spaces as platforms for dialogue and discourse.

About the Creative Projects:

The Creative Projects offer Project Coordinators the opportunity to engage with and research the museum, library and archives over a period of a year, and create public programmes such as artworks, exhibitions, talks, performances, workshops, outreach programmes for students in schools and colleges, etc. both online and offline, over the project period, which IFA will implement with the S.L.Bhatia Musseum at St Johns Medical College.

Who Can Apply?

We seek applications from curators, artists, researchers from the medical field and elsewhere, writers, performers and other creative practitioners with a strong interest in research and working with museum and archival collections. We also encourage applicants to think through interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches and methods for their public programmes.

Application Guidelines:
Your application must include:

1. A proposal briefly describing a project that could be developed from the archival material. The description should include the vision, approach and possible outcomes.
2. A brief note on public programmes that could be developed from the material.
3. A detailed budget.
4. Your curriculum vitae with a brief description of a project you have been involved with as an arts practitioner or researcher. This description should comprise the vision, approach, processes, and outcomes that have resulted from that project. Please send us links and not attachments.

Project Budget:

1. The project costs should not exceed Rs 2,00,000/-.
2. You may budget for an honorarium of Rs 12,000/- per month subject to a limit of Rs 1,44,000/- for the entire duration of the project. Please note that the total amount is inclusive of the honorarium.
3. Our funds will cover only project-related costs and activities and will not pay for infrastructure costs or equipment purchase.
4. Please ensure that each budget category pertains to a specific item of project-related expenditure.

Key Dates:

1. The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, March 04, 2022.
2. Interviews with shortlisted candidates are expected to take place in mid-March 2022.
3. The project will commence at the end of March 2022 for a period of one year.

• To know more about the museum, visit: https://sjri.res.in/health/resources. For more information about the museum, library and archives, please contact Radhika Hegde at radhika.h@sjri.res.in.
• For More Information: Click Here

Dec 07 - Dec 17, 2021

Workshop objectives:

Regression is perhaps the most widely used statistical technique in public health data analysis. It helps to understand the relationships such as causation and confounding. Regression models can also be used to predict actual outcomes.

In this course you will learn how to derive Linear, Logistic and Cox regression models, how to use SPSS software to implement them, and what assumptions underlie the models. You will also learn how to test whether your data meets those assumptions, what can be done when those assumptions are not met, and strategies to build and understand useful models.

Schedule:

Workshop 1  -  Multiple linear regression

                           7-10^th December 2021; 3 to 5pm

Workshop 2  - Logistic and Cox regression methods

                         14 – 17^th December 2021; 3 to 5pm

Who should attend:

All health science researchers who have a basic knowledge on statistical methods and desirous to improve their understanding on relationship modelling using regression methods using SPSS software.

Resource Persons:

Faculties from St. John’s Medical College and St. John’s Research institute, Bangalore.

Registration

Filled registration form (www.sjri.res.in) should be submitted by 5th December 2021.To fill the form CLICK HERE

Course Fee - Rs.2950/- (including 18% GST) for each workshop. Fee is to be paid along with the registration form by NEFT

Bank Account Details 

Beneficiary name: St.John’s Research Institute

Bank name: Bank of Baroda

A/c no: 05210100024920  Branch: John Nagar

St.John’s Medical College,Bangalore-560034

IFSC code:BARB0STJOHN(5th digit Zero)

For further enquiry and registration,

Dr. Tinku Thomas
Course Director
Professor & Head
Dept. of Biostatistics
SJRI & SJMC                                                                                                         

Mrs. Sumithra Selvam
Course coordinator
Senior Resident
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, SJRI

Secretariate: Shameem: contact:09538147676

email: biostatws@stjohns.in 

Nov 18 - Nov 20, 2021

Workshop Overview:

The workshop aims to strengthen research skills among nursing and allied health professionals and students (post-graduate) encouraging them to utilize research-generated knowledge in routine clinical practice. It presents an overview of research designs and statistical methods and provides a hands-on training on various stages of research from problem formulation to study design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of conducting research

• Plan, design and conduct a research study 

• Communicate the study findings

Who should attend:

This workshop is primarily aimed at faculty and (postgraduate) students of nursing and allied health sciences and other researchers. For more details please click on the course brochure below.

When:

18 ^th – 20 ^th Nov 2021

Organization & Delivery:

Workshop will be conducted on MICROSOFT TEAMS. Course faculty will be from St John’s college of Nursing and from St John’s Medical College & Research Institute.

Certification:

Upon successful completion, all eligible participants will be awarded Course Completion certificate from St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore.ATTENDANCE for all sessions is compulsory for receiving COMPLETION CERTIFICATE.

Workshop Fee:

Before 1^st November: Rs. 1,500/- (for students) & Rs. 2,500/- (for faculty) + 18% GST
After 1^st November: Rs. 1,750/- (for students) & Rs. 3,500/- (for faculty) + 18% GST

Faculty:

Dr Kavya R, MPH
Course Director
Assistant Professor,
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute

Dr Maryann Washington,
Co-Director
Adjunct Professor (Nursing)
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research InstituteCo-director

Registrations:

Registration are now open. CLICK HERE to register

For further enquiry and registration, contact

E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in OR epibioonline@gmail.com

Oct 29

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Welcome to our celebration of World Bioethics Day 2021!

We return after a gap during 2020 due to Covid19. In fact, the pandemic has made us more aware than ever before of our social responsibilities as a community and country, to promote and maintain health.

This year the theme chosen is Article 14 of UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights  - Social Responsibility and Health 

As part of our celebrations, we invite all students of St John's (UG, PG, MPhil, PhD-all subjects) to participate in a competition based on the Theme.

In recognition of the heightened use of technology, the competition entries will be only Audio or Video expressions on the Theme.  Send us a video file, photo shoot/digital art, or an audio file of a recited poem, original song or narration linked to the theme.

(Details of the competition are in the attached poster)

The last date for entries in Oct 22nd, 2021, and entries are to be sent to humanities_events@sjri.res.in

There will be prizes and certificates for the two best entries that will be screened and awarded at a special program on 29th October 2021 at the Friday Hospital meeting. Assoc. Director Rev. Dr. Charles Davis will speak on the occasion of World Bioethics Day 2021 and felicitate the awardees. 

Please spread the word to encourage reflection on the theme and participation in large numbers.

Good wishes,

Health and Humanities Team, SJRI

Sep 25,2021

This year’s Prof. Prakash Shetty Public Lecture will be delivered by 

1. Dr. V Ravi, Nodal Officer for Genomic Confirmation of SARS-CoV-2, Government of Karnataka. Formerly Senior Professor and Head, Dept of Neurovirology, Registrar & Dean - Basic Sciences, NIMHANS, on "The science behind COVID Vaccines" 

                                      And  

2. Dr Anant Bhan, Researcher, Global Health, Bioethics and Health Policy. Former President, International Association of Bioethics, Adjunct Professor, Yenepoya  University, Mangalore, Sangath Bhopal Hub, on ‘The Ethics around Covid 19 Vaccines’. 

The lecture is now available on YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B19Pyubkn-U

Topics:   Dr. V Ravi -            "The science behind COVID Vaccines" 

                Dr. Anant Bhan – “The Ethics around Covid 19 Vaccines”

Date & Time: 25^th September 2021 at 7.00PM  (IST)

Sep 20 - Sep 24, 2021

CLICK HERE  for Registration

We have been conducting various training programs in Health Research Methods for physicians and researchers from various backgrounds. We started with a NIH grant in 2009 for 5 years, and continued thereafter.

In the last 12 years we have trained over 1,686 health professionals including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ethics committee members, industry professionals, post graduate students, study coordinators, regulatory officials and health policy makers from India and abroad.

This year we are also conducting a short course exclusively on RCT. This course will provide the participants a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of designing, conducting and management of different types of RCTs.

Due to the COVID pandemic, the course will be fully online. ALL SESSIONS ARE LIVE and not pre-recorded with ample scope and time for interaction with faculty as well as small group sessions. We will have 4 journal clubs on different RCT designs. We will also have 4 project presentations that will be developed by participants and presented to all with feedback from peers and a panel of faculty.

The course book with important scientific papers will be sent to the registered participants.

Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

CME credits are awarded to the eligible candidates.

Concession Criteria: 25% discount in the registration fees:

1. For students/ trainees, candidates from our network institutions
2. For 3 or more candidates from the same institution

To avail of the discount, a letter from the Department / Institutional Head should be sent by email to rct_training@sjri.res.in & addressed to:

Dr Denis Xavier MD, MSc,

Professor, Dept of Pharmacology,

St. John's Medical College,

Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training,

St. John's Research Institute,

Bangalore

The registration fees can be sent as:

1. Demand Draft or
2. NEFT
3. Demand Draft drawn in favour of St. John's Research Institute payable at Bangalore

Kindly mention the following behind the DD:

1. Name of the participant
2. Name of the Institution
3. Name of the course as RCT_2021

Kindly send us a scanned copy of the DD to rct_training@sjri.res.in before posting it.

Address for posting the DD
Deepak P
Research Assistant
Division of Clinical Research & Training
St. John's research Institute
Koramangala,Bangalore-560 034
Ph: 080 49467086, 49467088

The demand draft should reach us as per the timelines mentioned in the poster to avail the early bird discount.

2.  NEFT

Beneficiary Name: St.John’s Research Institute,

Bank Name: Bank of Baroda,

Beneficiary’s bank A/C: #05210100024920,

Branch: John Nagar, St. Johns Medical College, Koramangla, Bangalore-560034,

IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5^th digit is zero)

Kindly Note: In the remark section, please mention the name of the person attending the course and the name of the Course as RCT_2021 without fail.

Sep 13 - Sep 15, 2021

Workshop Objective

A vast amount of research is carried out by faculty, staff and students in health research. As part of the research huge amounts of information / data are collected. Appropriate management of database is an important aspect of research.
This training aims to provide the participants appropriate knowledge and competence to comprehensively understand database management, starting from the do’s and don’ts while creating questionnaires /CRF’s for the re-search, to choosing a suitable database platform, such as Excel, Epi data, EPIINFO etc, to enter data collected from research studies/ thesis and suita-bly preparing for analysis.

Organization and Delivery

Course faculty will be from St. John’s Research Institute and St. John’s Medical College. All course material will be provided.

Who should attend

This workshop is primarily planned for faculty and postgraduate medical/allied health sciences students, PhD students (in any life sciences), post-doctorates and others associated with health research. Database templates will be provided for all participants. These templates can be used to prepare their data sets.

Course Dates

13th & 15th of September 3 hours (1pm to 4Pm). (Participants can opt for one of the above two

dates)

Course Fee 

Free online course

Registration

Registration for the course is now open. To register please click the link below and fill in your application form.

https://forms.gle/82dXrrMwSYemoZcf9

For further enquiry and registration, contact:

Sumithra Selvam                                                                                                                                                                                         Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Population Health                                                                                                                           St. John’s Research Institute                                                                                                                                                                     Bangalore – 560034

You can write to us for further queries – epibio@sjri.res.in

Contact: 9740205485/ 9108452597

Sep 01 - Sep 08, 2021

The molecular oncology lab at the Division of Molecular Medicine, SJRI has been involved in investigating the biological basis of breast cancer that are exaggerated in Indian women.

The department is now inviting applications for short term training course on ‘Methods in Cancer Biology Research’ comprising of theory sessions from 1st September 2021 to 8th September 2021 and practical demo sessions from 20th September 2021 to 25th September 2021. The extensive sessions will be handled by senior faculty members/scientists with several years of experience in cancer biology research.

Candidates who are pursuing and/or completed M.Sc in any branch of life sciences/M.tech biotechnology/ MBBS/MD/ B. Pharm/M. Pharm can apply. Selection is based on pre-screening and merit. Interested candidates are encouraged to e-mail your brief CV and cover letter (specifying research interests and reasons for applying) to molecularoncologylab@sjri.res.in on or before 11 Aug 2021.

Jul 01 - Jul 31, 2021

This web-based course on ‘Grant Management for Health Researchers’ can be taken up at one’s own free time and convenience. It provides an opportunity for busy investigators who are otherwise unable to travel to learn and update their grant management skills.

>  The complete duration of this course is 1 hour but it can be completed over a period of one month.
>  Upon successful completion, each participant will receive a Course Completion certificate from St. John’s Research Institute.

Course Objectives:
You may have already got a grant or research or project going on (or) you may be planning to get one started. This course will help you understand various categories of health research, different stages of grant management, diverse responsibilities of a researcher at various stages of grant management and basic competency requirements of a researcher during grant management.

At the end of the module you will be able to:

1.  Define and list different types of health research
2.  Describe different types of researcher roles in grant management
3.  Enumerate tasks for an investigator at various stages of the research cycle
4.  List and explain basic competency requirements for an investigator

 Course Schedule:

Who should Attend:
This online course is aimed at health researchers and social science researchers in their capacities as early career scientists, principal investigators or project managers.

Organization and Delivery:
The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a ‘username’ and ‘password’. The course can then be accessed any time using a desktop, laptop or tablet.

Registration:
Registration is to be done online at the web link given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit card, debit card or net banking. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form directly on the website.

For Registration, please CLICK HERE

Course Fee:
For participants from within India: INR 1950/- plus 18% GST (50% off for intramural St. John's participants INR 1000/- plus 18% GST )

For participants from outside India: US $ 50/- (fifty US dollars only) all inclusive

For further enquiry and registration, contact

Course Director
Dr Prem K. Mony, MD
Professor & Head
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute

Course Coordinator
Dr Kavya. R, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute

E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in

Jun 01,2021

This web-based course can be taken up at one’s own free time and convenience. It provides an opportunity for new/old, busy ethics committee members and researchers who are unable to travel to learn and update their knowledge on Ethics Committees (ECs).

• The complete duration of this course is 8 hours, but it can be completed over a period of one month
• Upon successful completion, participant will receive a Course Completion certificate from St John’s Research Institute

Course Objectives

The challenges of conducting human health research are technical and financial — and beyond that, they are also moral, requiring us to conduct health research of the highest standards.

The main objective of this course is to introduce basic ethical concepts useful for the ethics review of research protocols involving human participants. The materials presented in this course are to serve as a starting point for a basic understanding of research ethics. It is designed to draw attention to critical issues, without necessarily resolving them.

We invite you to read all the modules along with the exercises and complete the entire course. In addition, for it to be of practical application in your regular work, we encourage you to:

• Review a study protocol along with a reading of the relevant portions of this course
• Participate in REC processes/meetings (if possible) and see how the material presented here matches with the conduct of the meeting

And get back to us for clarifications and also to provide feedback and suggestions on ways to improve the course

Course Schedule

Who should attend

This online REC course is intended to help ethics committee members, researchers, regulatory authorities, medical college faculty and others interested in health care and research

Organization and delivery

The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a ‘username’ and ‘password’. The course can then be accessed any time using a desktop, laptop or tablet.

Registration

Registration is to be done online at the weblink given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit/debit card or net banking using a payment gateway. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form and the medical council registration details (for doctors only) directly on the website.

The course starts on 1 June 2021. Registration is now open

For Registration please CLICK HERE

Course fee

For participants from within India: INR 2000/- plus 18% GST  [or INR 1200/- plus 18% GST for intramural St John’s participants only]                                                                                                                             

For participants from outside India: US $ 60/- (Sixty US dollars only)                                                                     

For further enquiry and registration, contact

Dr Prem K. Mony, MD

Course Director

Professor & Head                                                           

Division of Epidemiology & Population Health

St. John’s Research Institute

Bangalore – 560034, India

Dr Kavya, MPH

Course Coordinator                                                   

Assistant Professor

Division of Epidemiology & Population Health          

St. John’s Research Institute

Bangalore – 560034, India                       

E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in

Ph: 91-80-46497030

Apr 08 - Apr 09, 2021

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences cordially invites you to its 3^rd Annual Research Day to be held from 8^th April 2021 to 9^th April 2021

The Theme of the Research Day is "Research during crisis".

8th April 2021 Zoom webinar link

9th April 2021 Zoom webinar link
 

Jan 25,2021

PhD Applications at St. John’s Research Institute (Affiliated to MAHE) is now open.

For more details, click HERE

Nov 23 - Nov 28, 2020

Click Here to View Course Poster

Click Here for Registration

We from the Division of Clinical Research & Training (DCRT) at St. John's have been conducting courses in Health Research Methods, Evidence Based Medicine and Data Management in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada and supported by the NIH, USA, since 2009 as part of the Centre of Excellence Program. 

Since 2009, we have trained 1,575 health professionals including, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ethics committee members, industry professionals, post graduate students, study coordinators, regulatory officials and health policy makers from India and other countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Oman, Singapore, Nepal, Australia and the UK.

We will use different teaching / learning methods such as lectures, journal clubs, demonstrative statistics practical and group discussions. The faculty are experienced researchers and teachers from India & abroad.

At the end of the workshop, a certificate of participation will be given to deserving candidates.

CME credits are awarded to eligible candidates.

Concession Criteria: 25% discount in the registration fees:
(1) For students/ trainees, candidates from our network institutions
(2) For 3 or more candidates from the same institution

To avail of the discount, a letter from the Department / Institutional Head should be sent by email to hrm_training@sjri.res.in & addressed to:

Dr Denis Xavier MD, MSc,
Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology,
St. John's Medical College,
Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training,
St. John's Research Institute,
Bangalore

The registration fees can be sent as:
(1) Demand Draft or
(2) NEFT
(3) Credit / Debit Card

1.   Demand Draft drawn in favour of St. John's Research Institute payable at Bangalore

Kindly mention the following behind the DD:
(a) Name of the person attending the course
(b) Name of  Institution of the person attending the course
(c) Name of the course as HRM_EBM, 2020

Kindly send us a scanned copy of the DD to hrm_training@sjri.res.in before posting it.

Address for posting the DD:
Nandini Mathur
Senior Training Coordinator
Division of Clinical Research & Training
St. John's research Institute
Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 034
Ph: (080) 49467086, 49467082

The demand draft should reach us before the dates mentioned in the poster to avail concession.

2.   NEFT

Beneficiary Name: St.John’s Research Institute
Bank Name: Bank of Baroda
Beneficiary’s bank A/C: #05210100024920
Branch: John Nagar, St. Johns Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560034,
IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit is zero)

Kindly Note: In the remark section, please mention the name of the person attending the course and the name of the course as HRM_EBM_2020 without fail.

3.   Credit / Debit Card

Please use the paymet gateway link: https://sjri.res.in/paynow

Registration fee includes course material, complimentary gift & snacks.

Nov 12,2020

The Division of Nutrition, St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, cordially invites you to the National Webinar - II to be delivered by Prof. Anura Kurpad MD,PhD,FRCP; Co-chair ICMR Nutrient Requirement Group, on the topic titled “Basis for Calculating Dietary Requirements - Micronutrients".

Date: November 12^th, 2020

Time: 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM (IST)

Registration for the webinar is closed.

Nov 01,2020

This web-based course can be taken up at one’s own free time and convenience. It provides an opportunity for new/old, busy ethics committee members and researchers who are unable to travel to learn and update their knowledge on Ethics Committees (ECs).

>  The complete duration of this course is 8 hours, but it can be completed over a period of one month
>  Upon successful completion, participant will receive a Course Completion certificate from St. John’s Research Institute

Course Objectives:
The challenges of conducting human health research are more than technical or financial — they are also moral, requiring us to conduct health research of the highest standards.

The main objective of this course is to introduce basic ethical concepts useful for the ethics review of research protocols involving human participants and to link the technical aspects such as epidemiologic research designs, basic biostatistics and health research methods relevant to the scientific assessment of research protocols.

The materials presented in this course are to serve as a starting-point for a basic understanding of research ethics as well as health research designs.

We invite you to read all the modules along with the exercises and complete the entire course. In addition, for it to be of practical application in your regular work, we encourage you to:

>  Review a study protocol along with a reading of the relevant portions of this course
>  Attend REC meetings and see how the material presented here matches with the conduct of the meeting
>  Participate in REC processes and see how the material is in synch with the usual processes

And get back to us for clarifications and also to provide feedback and suggestions on ways to improve the course.

Course Schedule:

Who Should Attend:
This online REC course is intended to help ethics committee members, researchers, regulatory authorities, medical college faculty and others interested in health care and research.

Organization and Delivery:
The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a ‘username’ and ‘password’. The course can then be accessed any time using a desktop, laptop or tablet.

Registration:
Registration is to be done online at the weblink given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit/debit card or net banking using a payment gateway. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form and the medical council registration details (for doctors only) directly on the website. 

Registration is now open.

For Registrations, please CLICK HERE

For participants from within India: INR 2000/- plus 18% GST 
[or INR 1200/- plus 18% GST for intramural St John’s participants only]

For participants from outside India: US $ 60/- (fifty US dollars only)   

For further enquiry and registration, contact

Dr. Prem K. Mony, MD
Course Director
Professor & Head
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute
Bangalore - 560034, India
 

Dr Kavya. R, MPH
Course Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute
Bangalore - 560034, India

E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in

Ph: (080)49467032

Oct 27,2020

The Division of Nutrition, St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, cordially invites you to the National Webinar to be delivered by Prof. Anura Kurpad MD,PhD,FRCP; Co-chair ICMR nutrient requirement group, on the topic titled “Basis for Calculating Dietary Requirements - Macronutrients".

Date: October 27th, 2020

Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM (IST)

Registration for the webinar is now closed

Oct 03,2020

St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, cordially invites you to the Professor Prakash Shetty Public Lecture to be delivered by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO) on the topic titled "The Pandemic: Lessons for Science and Public Health".

This year, we will be having the Lecture Online as a Zoom Webinar, the link to which will be shared here shortly.

Register in advance for this webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8GOyyPTsRSqlmB9b9f4Y5A
Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing the details of the webinar.

Date: Saturday, October 3^rd, 2020

Time: 7:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)

CLICK HERE to view the recorded session of this lecture.

CLICK HERE to view the Online Exhibition of Professor Prakash Shetty's Archives.

Oct 01 - Oct 30, 2020

THIS YEAR  >> owing to the COVID crisis, there will be no face-to-face course; we however have the EpiBio course in online format.

This online course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics has 2 introductory modules and 5 substantive modules. Completion of quizzes at the end of the introductory modules is mandatory prior to continuing to the substantive modules.

The course introduces research methods, epidemiological designs, and statistical analyses in relation to health sciences. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, clinical medicine, public health, and biostatistics.

The course is designed to address each study design using a specific example.

The study designs and associated biostatistical methods will be dealt with together such that the knowledge gap in adopting a statistic to a study design will be addressed.

The sessions will be delivered in two formats: real-time sessions are live sessions (for which the timings will be intimated in in advance); and the other sessions are pre-recorded videos.

Medical Council Credits:
Doctors will be eligible for 1 KMC Credit point from the Karnataka Medical Council.

Dates:
Online Course: 1^st - 30^th October, 2020

Course Fee:
Before 30^th September, 2020: Rs. 5,000/- (for faculty) & Rs. 4,000/- (for students) [plus 18% GST applicable on all fees]
Late entry till 7^th October, 2020: Rs. 8,000/- (for faculty) & Rs. 5,000/- (for students) [plus 18% GST applicable on all fees]

Application Process: See the attached Rapid EpiBio brochure, fill in the online registration form and pay the tuition fees

Registration:
Registration for the course is now open. To register please click the link below and fill in your application form.

https://forms.gle/kHAiPjQ5GHD5qUEt5

Course Fee Payment:
*Payment can be made through credit card, debit card, net banking or through NEFT transfer.

**If you are making payment through credit card, debit card, net banking, you will be directed to payment after you submit your registration form.

***If you are making payment through NEFT transfer, please make sure you have NEFT transfer ID while filling in the registration form

You can write to us for further queries – epibio@sjri.res.in

Sep 17,2020

St John’s Research Institute in collaboration with The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Tufts University has been conducting the International Nutrition Research Methods, Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC) short course annually since January 2010 and have trained over 500 students.

In view of the COVID 19 pandemic, we will not be conducting the BBNC 2021 short course in January.  We will review the situation mid-year.  Kindly check our website regularly for updates.

Jun 10,2020

Theory and Practice of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

The annual EpiBio course (Theory and Practice of Epidemiology and Biostatistics) is a popular 9-day course which teaches the theoretical and methodological aspects of medical and public health research through pedagogical and practical experiential methods. Our course has an online component followed by an 8-day face-to-face component. After a successful run of 9 years and training more than 350 researchers and practitioners from across India, we are unable to conduct the course in the usual manner this year.

However, we at St. John’s Research Institute, are happy to release a set of videos of the online component of the course. These video presentations will introduce you to the fundamental concepts typically covered on the first day of the course. The videos can be viewed in leisure and at your pace. Please feel free to go through the content and reach out to us with queries through a chat box provided. You can find below the brochure for the full course which we hope we can do this later year dependent on the COVID 19 situation. Hope to see you all soon in the chat box or in person at the course.

Wishing you all safe stay during this time.

Watch a video from the organizers  >  EpiBio 2020

Dates:
Online Course: June - August 2020 and
On-site Course: Will be announced based on COVID Situation

Course Fee: No fee for online course

Registration for the course is now CLOSED.  

You can write to us for further queries at epibio@sjri.res.in

Jan 13 - Jan 24, 2020

Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative Short Course

The 11^th Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative short course will be conducted from 13^th to 24^th January, 2020.  We will continue our vision and expand this unique, multidisciplinary training and educational program to increase public health research and educational capacity, which could help meet many health demands and challenges faced by India and the global community. This year, we will be conducting didactic sessions in the morning and hands on session in statistics, body composition, molecular nutrition, manuscript writing and implementation research in the afternoon. The seats are limited this year and hence the selection process will be highly competitive.

For further details on the course and the application form, please CLICK HERE

Oct 14 - Oct 18, 2019

One Week International Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine (Oct 14^th - 18^th, 2019)

Click Here to View Course Poster

Click Here for Registration

We from the Division of Clinical Research & Training (DCRT) at St. John's have been conducting courses in Health Research Methods, Evidence Based Medicine and Data Management in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada and supported by the NIH, USA, since 2009 as part of the Centre of Excellence Program. 

In December 2018, we celebrated the 10^th year of conducting the course. Since 2009, we have trained 1,345 health professionals including, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ethics committee members, industry professionals, post graduate students, study coordinators, regulatory officials and health policy makers from India and other countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Oman, Singapore, Nepal, Australia and the UK.

We will use different teaching / learning methods such as lectures, journal clubs, demonstrative statistics practical and group discussions. The faculty are experienced researchers and teachers from India & abroad.

At the end of the workshop, a certificate of participation will be given to deserving candidates.

CME credits are awarded to eligible candidates.

Concession Criteria: 25% discount in the registration fees:

1. For students/ trainees, candidates from our network institutions
2. For 3 or more candidates from the same institution

To avail of the discount, a letter from the Department / Institutional Head should be sent by email to hrm_training@sjri.res.in & addressed to:

Dr Denis Xavier MD, MSc,
Vice Dean (PG)
Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology,
St. John's Medical College,
Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training,
St. John's Research Institute,
Bangalore

The registration fees can be sent as:

1. Demand Draft or
2. NEFT

1.   Demand Draft drawn in favour of St. John's Research Institute payable at Bangalore

Kindly mention the following behind the DD:

1. Name of the person attending the course
2. Name of  Institution of the person attending the course
3. Name of the course as HRM_EBM, 2019

Kindly send us a scanned copy of the DD to hrm_training@sjri.res.in before posting it.

Address for posting the DD:
Nandini Mathur
Senior Training Coordinator
Division of Clinical Research & Training
St. John's research Institute
Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 034
Ph: (080) 49467086, 49467082

The demand draft should reach us before the dates mentioned in the poster to avail concession.

2.   NEFT

Beneficiary Name: St.John’s Research Institute
Bank Name: Bank of Baroda
Beneficiary’s bank A/C: #05210100024920
Branch: John Nagar, St. Johns Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560034,
IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit is zero)

Kindly Note: In the remark section, please mention the name of the person attending the course and the name of the Course as HRM_EBM_2019 without fail.

Registration fee includes course material, breakfast, coffee/tea/snacks & lunch

Please note 18% GST is applicable on the registration fees.

May 03,2019

The Research Training Fellowship-Developing Countries Scientist (RTF-DCS) Scheme is a flagship funding program started by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), as their implementation partner to support young researchers and scientists from Developing Countries (except India) to work at any of the Indian research/academic Institution. This prestigious fellowship aims at capacity building of young researchers and scientists of Developing Countries working in the field of science and technology and further strengthen the bond between India and other countries. This fully funded fellowship is for a period of six months each with financial support for international travel, subsistence allowance, research contingency and domestic travel etc.

Applications are invited from researchers, and scientists from Developing Countries for award of this fellowship for conducting research in Indian institutions across all areas of science and technology.

For more information, please see the attached brochure.

May 03,2019

The ASEAN-India Research Training Fellowship (AIRTF) Scheme is a flagship funding program started by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India under the ASEAN India Science and Technology Development Fund (AISTDF), with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), as their implementation partner to support ASEAN young researchers to work at any of the Indian research/academic Institution. This prestigious fellowship aims at capacity building of young researchers of ASEAN Member Countries in science and technology and further strengthen the bond between India and ASEAN Member States. This fully funded fellowship is for a period of six months each with financial support for international travel, subsistence allowance, research contingency and domestic travel etc.

Applications are invited from ASEAN researchers for award of this fellowship for conducting research in Indian institutions across all areas of science and technology.

For more information, please see the attached brochure.

Feb 25 - Feb 27, 2019

The course aims to strengthen research skills among nursing and allied health professionals and students (post-graduate) encouraging them to utilize research-generated knowledge in routine clinical practice. It presents an overview of research designs and statistical methods and provides a hands-on training on various stages of research from problem formulation to study design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of conducting research
• Plan, design and conduct a research study 
• Communicate the study findings

This workshop is primarily aimed at faculty and (postgraduate) students of nursing and allied health sciences.

Dates:
25^th - 27^th February, 2019

Course Fee (inclusive of 18% GST):

• Before 5^th February: Rs. 2,400/- (for students) & Rs. 3,600/- (for faculty)
• After 5^th February: Rs. 2,950/- (for students) & Rs. 4,200/- (for faculty)

Application Process:

• Click the Course Registration link below to fill in the online registration form and pay the tuition fees
• You can also pay the fees through NEFT or DD

* Please send in details of DD/NEFT/online transfer (your name and transaction ID) to: epibio@sjri.res.in

To Register please CLICK HERE

For more details, please see the attached Course Brochure

Jan 07 - Jan 18, 2019

Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative Course (supported by TATA Trusts)

St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) in conjunction with the Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts University are offering an interdisciplinary two-week course at SJRI. This International Nutrition Research Methods Course will introduce students to public health research topics through critical evaluation of scientific literature and exploration of a variety of demographic, epidemiological, biological and social factors that affect nutritional status. In addition to completing a core curriculum, students will have an opportunity to explore selected research areas in-depth through development of a research presentation and collaboration with faculty members from three institutions.

The Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative has successfully conducted this 2-week short course in International Nutrition Research Methods since 9 years and is planning to continue it in 2019.

Course Objectives:

• Explore the role of nutritional factors and health outcomes, through critical evaluation of the scientific literature and exploration of demographic, epidemiological, biological, social, political, and economic determinants
• Gain substantive knowledge in topic areas related to public health nutrition research, including: clinical nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular nutrition
• Enhance methodological skills in areas of nutritional, infectious disease, and chronic disease epidemiology, with emphasis on clinical, research, and laboratory areas
• Discuss the latest findings from epidemiologic studies on the role of nutrition in the prevention, care, and treatment of health outcomes - including interpretation and synthesis of research findings, potential mechanisms, study design limitations, and public health implications - and integrate research findings to inform public health recommendations and program design and implementation, based on current evidence

Who Can Apply:
Potential candidates may be currently involved in nutrition, clinical, research, program, policy, or laboratory work, including medical students, physicians and allied health professionals. Junior faculty in medicine, nursing, and public health at academic institutions throughout India are also invited to participate in this training program. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to public health practice and/or research.

Course Dates:
7^th to 18^th January, 2019

Course Fee:
There is no course fee for participants from India. The candidates will be selected on competitive selection method. The candidates will be provided with the relevant course material (including background reading material and handouts).

Accommodation:
Food (breakfast and lunch during course days) and stay arrangements at St. John's will be made by Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC). Travel costs (2^nd AC train tickets ) will be reimbursed to participants from India.

To Apply:
The application form is available in the attachment below.

The Course:
Didactic lectures and small group practical sessions will be given on the following topics:

• Human Nutrition
• Nutritional Physiology
• Molecular Nutrition
• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutritional Biochemistry
• Health Policy and Nutrition
• Micronutrient Interventions
• Ethics in Nutrition and Global Health
• Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Principles of Biostatistics
• Survey Methods and Data Analysis
• Epidemiologic Research Methods
• Nutritional Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Obesity & Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• Scientific Manuscript & Proposal Development
• Using Internet to Extract Evidence

Dec 17 - Dec 21, 2018

One-Week International Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine (December 17-21, 2018)

We from the Division of Clinical Research & Training (DCRT) at St. John's have been conducting courses in Health Research Methods, Evidence Based Medicine and Data Management in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada and supported by the NIH, USA, since 2009 as part of the Centre of Excellence Program.

The Karnataka Medical Council accredited and awarded 6 credit points for this course.

The course was designed for faculty and postgraduate students from medical, nursing and pharmacy colleges, ethics committee members, regulators and health policy makers.

We had 57 participants who represented 25 institutions from India Sri Lanka and Nepal.

The faculty were from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, Eternal Heart Care Centre, Jaipur, AIIMS, Bhopal, Bengaluru and McMaster University & University of Toronto, Canada.

We had 22 interactive lectures, 4 small group Zen protocol discussions, 3 statistical practical sessions, 4 journal clubs and 4 project presentations.

The group activities included four journal clubs (Registry/Cross Sectional Study, Case Control, Randomised Controlled Trial and Systematic Review/Meta Analysis) and four project presentations (Registry/Cross Sectional Study, Cohort Study, Randomised Controlled Trial Design and Case Control)

Certificates of CME accreditation and participation were given to candidates who had attended all the sessions. The outcome of the course was to enhance the awareness in clinical research methods and evidence based practice.

The course ended on 21^st December, 2018, with a valedictory function & 10^th year celebration at which prizes were distributed.  The chief guest for the function was Dr Rajeev Gupta, Chairman, Preventive Cardiology, Internal Medicine and Research at Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute, Mount Sinai New York Affiliate, Jaipur, India. A souvenir commemorating the 10 years of conducting the course was released by the chief guest and Rev. Dr Paul Parathazham, the Director of St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences. The function was also attended by alumni of the course.

Dec 04 - Dec 07, 2018

THEME:

Health for All in an Unequal World: Obligations of Global Bioethics

DATES AND VENUE:

Pre-conference satellite meetings: Monday, December 3, 2018

Main Conference: Tuesday-Friday, December 4-7, 2018

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences,
Sarjapur Road, John Nagar, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560034 (http://www.stjohns.in/medicalcollege/)

CONGRESS CO-ORGANISERS:

Forum for Medical Ethics Society (www.ijme.in)

Sama Resource Group for Women and Health (http://www.samawomenshealth.in/)

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences (http://www.stjohns.in/medicalcollege/) &

Society for Community Health Awareness, Research and Action (http://sochara.org/)

Five plenaries will be woven around these sub-themes of the conference: Bringing Rights and Ethics to the Centre in the ‘Health for All’ discourse; Rethinking Bioethics Boundaries in the Context of Health for All; Challenges for Bioethics in an Unequal World; Implications of Gender and Sexuality in Bioethics; Interrogating the Construct of Marginalisation and Vulnerabilities as Obligations of Bioethics.

Presentation of papers, posters workshops, pre Congress symposia and conferences will similarly be organized around the conference sub-themes, as well as include themes from within the broader discipline of bioethics.

The 14th World Congress of Bioethics and IJME 7th National Bioethics Conference.pdf

Nov 02,2018

The Division of Nutrition, Department of Physiology, St John’s Medical College and St John’s Research Institute is conducting a workshop on the assessment of skeletal muscle mass and function. The workshop will also cover the clinical nutrition aspect including sarcopenia.

Date: 2^nd November, 2018

Workshop Objectives:

• Demonstration of methods of assessment of muscle mass and function
• Hands on experience on muscle function assessment
• Current updates in the field of muscle and nutrition

Who Can Apply:
Any person or student from the field of nutrition, health sciences or medicine, interested in improving their understanding of role of skeletal muscle, its assessment and research methods.

Venue:
CG Hall, Ground Floor, St John’s Medical College, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore-34

Workshop Fee: Rupees 1000/-.

Payment through: NEFT

Details:
Beneficiary Name: St. John’s Research Institute,
Bank Name: Bank of Baroda,
Beneficiary’s bank A/C: 05210100024920
Branch: John Nagar, St. Johns Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560034,
IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit is zero)

Last Date for Registration: 31^st October, 2018

Workshop Organizer:
Dr Sucharita Sambashivaiah, Professor and Head, Clinical Physiology Unit, Department of Physiology, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore-34

Email: sucharita@stjohns.in

The schedule for the workshop is available in the attachment below.

Sep 15 - Nov 20, 2018

The St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) is a part of the St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, which is run by the CBCI Society for Medical Education. From its inception, St. John’s has set before it an ideal of excellence in academic courses as well as service to society as a result of which it has truly become holistic both in its outlook and in its approach to the problems of community health. The Nadathur Lab for breast cancer research in the Division of Molecular Medicine, SJRI, has been involved in investigating the biological basis of those aspects of breast cancer that are exaggerated in Indian women. The department is now inviting applications for short term courses (theory, demo and hands on sessions) on:

Course 1: GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF FORMALIN FIXED TISSUES

Course 2: PROTEIN DETECTION METHODS BY IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAYS

Training Theme/Objectives:

1. Gene expression analysis of formalin fixed tissues: Includes basics of PCR, methods of primer design, extraction of nucleic acids, cDNA conversion, Real time PCR, normalization and interpretation of results.
2. Protein detection methods by Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence: Tissue processing, immunohistochemistry of tissues, immunofluorescence on tissue and cell lines, imaging and interpretation.

Dates:

Gene expression analysis by PCR: 10 contact classes between 15^th September, 2018 and 15^th October, 2018.

Protein detection methods by Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence: 10 contact classes between 22^nd October, 2018 and 20^th November, 2018.

Contact classes will be held on specified dates not exceeding 4 hours a day. The dates will be communicated to the candidates after the selection procedure.

Target Audience/Eligibility:

Candidates who have completed M.Sc. in any branch of Life Sciences / B.Tech. / M.Tech. Biotechnology / MBBS /MD / B.Pharm. / M. Pharm. can apply.

Each course is limited to 10 members only and the selection is based on prescreening and merit. Candidates can apply for one or both the courses.

Course Fee:

Rs.12000/- per course

Jul 31 - Aug 08, 2018

Theory and Practice of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

This hybrid course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics has an online introductory component 2 weeks prior to the start of the course and an intensive 8-day face-to-face component. Completion of quizzes at the end of the online phase is mandatory prior to attending the face-to-face course. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, medicine, population health and biostatistics. This workshop is for faculty and postgraduate medical/allied health sciences students, PhD students, post-doctorates and others associated with health research. No prior knowledge of research methodology or biostatistics is required.

Dates:
Online Course: 15^th - 26^th July, 2018 & 
On-site Course: 31^st July – 8^th August, 2018

Course Fee (all inclusive):
Before 10^th July: Rs. 8,500/- (for students) & Rs. 12,500/- (for faculty)
After 10^th July: Rs. 12,500/- (for students) & Rs. 17,500/- (for faculty)

Application Process: See the attached EpiBio brochure, fill in the online registration form and pay the tuition fees

Registration for the course is now closed.

Jan 08 - Jan 19, 2018

St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) in conjunction with the Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts University are offering an interdisciplinary two-week course at SJRI. This International Nutrition Research Methods Course will introduce students to public health research topics through critical evaluation of scientific literature and exploration of a variety of demographic, epidemiological, biological and social factors that affect nutritional status. In addition to completing a core curriculum, students will have an opportunity to explore selected research areas in-depth through development of a research presentation and collaboration with faculty members from three institutions.

The Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative has successfully conducted this 2-week short course since 8 years and is planning to continue it in 2018.

Course Objectives:

• Explore the role of nutritional factors and health outcomes, through critical evaluation of the scientific literature and exploration of demographic, epidemiological, biological, social, political, and economic determinants
• Gain substantive knowledge in topic areas related to public health nutrition research, including: clinical nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular nutrition
• Enhance methodological skills in areas of nutritional, infectious disease, and chronic disease epidemiology, with emphasis on clinical, research, and laboratory areas
• Discuss the latest findings from epidemiologic studies on the role of nutrition in the prevention, care, and treatment of health outcomes - including interpretation and synthesis of research findings, potential mechanisms, study design limitations, and public health implications - and integrate research findings to inform public health recommendations and program design and implementation, based on current evidence

Who Can Apply:
Potential candidates may be currently involved in nutrition, clinical, research, program, policy, or laboratory work, including medical students, physicians and allied health professionals. Junior faculty in medicine, nursing, and public health at academic institutions throughout India are also invited to participate in this training program. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to public health practice and/or research.

Course Fee:
There is no course fee*. The candidates will be selected on competitive selection method. The candidates will be provided with the course manual (including background reading material and handouts), and relevant books.

Accommodation:
Food and stay arrangements at St. John's will be made by Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC) and travel costs (train) will be reimbursed to the participants*.

To Apply:
The application form is available in the attachment below.

The Course:
Didactic lectures and small group practical sessions will be given on the following topics:

• Human Nutrition
• Nutritional Physiology
• Molecular Nutrition
• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutritional Biochemistry
• Health Policy and Nutrition
• Micronutrient Interventions
• Ethics in Nutrition and Global Health
• Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Principles of Biostatistics
• Survey Methods and Data Analysis
• Epidemiologic Research Methods
• Nutritional Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Obesity & Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• Scientific Manuscript & Proposal Development
• Using Internet to Extract Evidence

*Applicable only for students from India

Applications are now closed for the BBNC 2018 course. The list of selected participants will be announced shortly.

Oct 09 - Oct 13, 2017

One Week International Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine (October 09 - 13, 2017)

We from the Division of Clinical Research & Training (DCRT) at St. John's have been conducting courses in Health Research Methods, Evidence Based Medicine and Data Management in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada and supported by the NIH, USA, since 2009 as part of the Centre of Excellence Program.

The Karnataka Medical Council accredited and awarded 6 credit points for this course.

The course was designed for faculty and postgraduate students from medical, nursing and pharmacy colleges, ethics committee members, regulators and health policy makers.

We had 99 participants who represented 33 institutions from 18 cities from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Australia.

The faculty were from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, Eternal Heart Care Centre, Jaipur, AIIMS, Bhopal, Bengaluru, McMaster University and University of Toronto, Canada.

We had 19 interactive lectures, 4 small group Zen protocol discussions, 3 statistical practical sessions, 4 journal clubs and 4 project presentations.

The group activities included four journal clubs (Registry/Cross Sectional Study, Case Control, Randomised Controlled Trial and Systematic Review/Meta Analysis) and four project presentations (Registry/Cross Sectional Study, Cohort Study, Randomised Controlled Trial Design and Case Control)

The course ended on 13^th October, 2019, with a valedictory function & Hi- tea at which prizes were distributed.

Certificates of CME accreditation and participation were given to candidates who had attended all the sessions. The outcome of the course was to enhance the awareness in clinical research methods and evidence based practice.

Jul 18 - Jul 26, 2017

Theory and Practice of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

This hybrid course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics has an online introductory component spread over 2 weeks prior to the start of the course and an intensive 8-day face-to-face component. Completion of quizzes at the end of online phase is mandatory prior to attending the face-to-face course. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, medicine, population health and biostatistics. This workshop is for faculty and postgraduate medical/allied health sciences students, PhD students, post-doctorates and others associated with health research. No prior knowledge of research methodology or biostatistics is required.

Dates:
Online Course: 1st –12th July, 2017 &
On-site Course: 18th -26th July, 2017

Course Fee:
Before 3rd July: Rs. 8,500/- (for students) & Rs. 12,500/- (for faculty)
After 3rd July: Rs. 12,500/- (for students) & Rs. 17,500/- (for faculty)
[Additional 15% service tax applicable on all fees]

Application Process: See the attached EpiBio brochure, fill in the registration form and send in the tuition fees

REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Jun 12 - Jun 13, 2017

SJRI is planning to conduct a two-day introductory course on “Stable Isotopic Techniques in Human Nutrition”.   The proposed course will help to build capacity and train young professionals in the use of stable isotopic techniques in nutrition.  Since the potential participants of the course are from academic and research background, this training will help them to start using stable isotopes in their nutrition related research and answer questions related to nutrients, body composition and energy expenditure. 

Who Can Apply:
Potential candidates may be currently involved in nutrition, clinical, research, program, policy, or laboratory work, including medical students, physicians and allied health professionals. Junior faculty in medicine and public health at academic institutions throughout India are also invited to participate in this training program.

Date: June 12-13th, 2017

Course Fee:
There is no course fee. The candidates will be selected on competitive selection method. The candidates will be provided with the course reading material and handouts.

Accommodation & Travel:
Accommodation (Twin sharing basis) arrangements at St. Johns will be made by SJRI. Breakfast & Lunch will be provided.

Travel Reimbursement will not be made - You will have to arrange for your own travel.

The Course will cover:
Didactic lectures and small group hands-on sessions on the following topics:

• The use of stable isotopic methods in public health nutrition
• Estimation of energy expenditure using doubly labelled water technique
• Use of stable isotopes in assessing breast milk intake
• Assessing Vitamin A Status using stable isotopes
• Stable isotopic approaches to assess iron bioavailability
• Hands on session with Data sets for body composition, lactation energy expenditure and iron metabolism.

To Apply:
Fill in the application form available in the attachment below and send it back by 15th May, 2017.

Jan 09 - Jan 20, 2017

St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) in conjunction with the Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts University are offering an interdisciplinary two-week course at SJRI. This International Nutrition Research Methods Course will introduce students to public health research topics through critical evaluation of scientific literature and exploration of a variety of demographic, epidemiological, biological and social factors that affect nutritional status. In addition to completing a core curriculum, students will have an opportunity to explore selected research areas in-depth through development of a research presentation and collaboration with faculty members from three institutions.

The Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative has successfully conducted this 2-week short course since 7 years and is planning to continue it in 2017.

Course Objectives:

• Explore the role of nutritional factors and health outcomes, through critical evaluation of the scientific literature and exploration of demographic, epidemiological, biological, social, political, and economic determinants
• Gain substantive knowledge in topic areas related to public health nutrition research, including: clinical nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular nutrition
• Enhance methodological skills in areas of nutritional, infectious disease, and chronic disease epidemiology, with emphasis on clinical, research, and laboratory areas
• Discuss the latest findings from epidemiologic studies on the role of nutrition in the prevention, care, and treatment of health outcomes - including interpretation and synthesis of research findings, potential mechanisms, study design limitations, and public health implications - and integrate research findings to inform public health recommendations and program design and implementation, based on current evidence

Who Can Apply:
Potential candidates may be currently involved in nutrition, clinical, research, program, policy, or laboratory work, including medical students, physicians and allied health professionals. Junior faculty in medicine, nursing, and public health at academic institutions throughout India are also invited to participate in this training program. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to public health practice and/or research.

Course Fee:
There is no course fee*. The candidates will be selected on competitive selection method. The candidates will be provided with the course manual (including background reading material and handouts), and relevant books.

Accommodation:
Food and stay arrangements at St. Johns will be made by Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC) and travel costs (train) will be reimbursed to the participants*.

To Apply:
The application form is available in the attachment below.

The Course:
Didactic lectures and small group practical sessions will be given on the following topics:

• Human Nutrition
• Nutritional Physiology
• Molecular Nutrition
• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutritional Biochemistry
• Health Policy and Nutrition
• Micronutrient Interventions
• Ethics in Nutrition and Global Health
• Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Principles of Biostatistics
• Survey Methods and Data Analysis
• Epidemiologic Research Methods
• Nutritional Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Obesity & Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• Scientific Manuscript & Proposal Development
• Using Internet to Extract Evidence

*Applicable only for students from India

Nov 08 - Nov 12, 2016

One-Week International Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine (November 08-12, 2016)

We from the Division of Clinical Research & Training (DCRT) at St. John's have been conducting courses in Health Research Methods, Evidence Based Medicine and Data Management in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada and supported by the NIH, USA, since 2009 as part of the Centre of Excellence Program.

The Karnataka Medical Council accredited and awarded 6 credit points for this course.

The course was designed for faculty and postgraduate students from medical, nursing and pharmacy colleges, ethics committee members, regulators and health policy makers.

We had 88 participants who represented 41 institutions from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Cameroon.

The faculty were from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, Eternal Heart Care Center, Jaipur, AIIMS, Bhopal, Narayana Health, Bengaluru and McMaster University, Canada. 

We had 19 interactive lectures, 4 small group Zen protocol discussions, 3 statistical practical sessions, 4 journal clubs and 4 project presentations.

The group activities included four journal clubs (Registry/Cross Sectional Study, Case Control, Randomised Controlled Trial and Systematic Review/Meta Analysis) and four project presentations (Registry/Cross Sectional Study, Cohort Study, Randomised Controlled Trial Design and Case Control)

The course ended on 12^th Nov with a valedictory function & Hi- tea at which prizes were distributed.

Certificates of CME accreditation and participation were given to candidates who had attended all the sessions.

The outcome of the course was to enhance the awareness in clinical research methods and evidence based practice.

Click here to know more about the Division of Clinical Research and Training

Jul 11 - Jul 21, 2016

This intensive one week course in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Demography introduces research methodologies, epidemiological designs, demographic techniques and statistical analyses in relation to population health sciences. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, medicine, population health and biostatistics. This workshop is for faculty and postgraduate students in the field of population health. No prior knowledge of research methodology, biostatistics or demography is required.

Dates: 11th July - 21st July, 2016

Course Fee: Registration before 30th June = Rs. 10000/- (ten thousand only); after 30th June = Rs. 11000/- (eleven thousand only)

Application Process: See the below attached EpiBioDem schedule, fill the registration form and send in along with the demand draft.

Note: All seats are filled. Registration is closed.

Jul 11,2016

This intensive 9-day course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics introduces research methodologies, epidemiological designs, and statistical analyses in relation to health sciences. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, medicine, population health and biostatistics. This workshop is for faculty and postgraduate medical/allied health sciences students, PhD students, post-doctorates and others associated with health research. No prior knowledge of research methodology or biostatistics is required.

Dates: 11th - 20th July, 2016

Course Fee: Registration before 30th June = Rs. 9000/- (nine thousand only); after 30th June = Rs. 10000/- (ten thousand only)

Application Process: See the below attached EpiBio brochure, fill the registration form and send in along with the demand draft.

Note: All seats are filled. Registration is closed.

Jul 07,2016

Course Overview:

The workshop will introduce count data, understanding assumptions, assessing fit of the model and interpreting model parameters and associated statistics. We will cover modern approaches to analyzing count data including Poisson regression, Negative Binomial regression, Generalized Poisson model, Zero-inflated and Zero Truncated Poisson and Negative Binomial models. The workshop is intended for practicing researchers who wishes to analyze count data. The course will be mostly non-technical with lecture and some hands-on analysis. The lecture analyses will be demonstrated using STATA software.

 Learning Objectives:

1. Gain understanding of count data and its characteristics
2. Learn about different count data models (Poisson, Negative Binomial, Generalized Poisson, ZIP and ZINB models.
3. Hone skills in comprehension and evaluation of statistical methods for count used in articles data from important studies in public health and medicine

Participants: Maximum 20 participants.

The course is open for practicing researcher who wishes to model count data  with following backgrounds biostatistics or statistics, epidemiology, medicine, dental and public health. Prerequisite for this workshop is general competency in understanding of multivariable linear regression and logistic regression models.

Application: You can apply by sending an email to the below mentioned email ID followed by the payment of fees -

• Demand draft (DD) drawn in favour of St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore or
• By NEFT [beneficiary name: St. John’s Research Institute; bank name: Bank of Baroda; beneficiary’s bank A/c #: 05210100024920; branch: John Nagar, St. John’s Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore-560034; IFSC code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit zero)]

Course Fee: Rs. 5000/- per participant (excludes travel and incidentals)

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 (One day)

Venue: Biorepository conference hall, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore - 560034

Course Faculty:
Dr. Shankar Viswanathan, DrPH, MSc
Assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Bronx, New York, USA

Course Co-ordinator:
Dr. Tinku Thomas PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
St. John’s Research Institute
Koramangala
Bangalore – 560034
Email: tinku.sarah@sjri.res.in

For registration form and further details, please see the attachment below.

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Jan 06,2016

The International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations has renewed and re-designated St. John’s Research Institute as their First and Only Nutrition Collaborating Centre in the World.  The Institute was first recognised in the year 2010 which has since been renewed from 2015 to 2019.

Dr. Anura Kurpad, who heads the Division of Nutrition, was responsible for this recognition for St. John’s.

More Information is available at: http://www-naweb.iaea.org/na/news-na/na-st-johns-research-institute.html

Jan 04 - Jan 15, 2016

St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) in conjunction with the Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts University are offering an interdisciplinary two-week course at SJRI. This International Nutrition Research Methods Course will introduce students to public health research topics through critical evaluation of scientific literature and exploration of a variety of demographic, epidemiological, biological and social factors that affect nutritional status. In addition to completing a core curriculum, students will have an opportunity to explore selected research areas in-depth through development of a research presentation and collaboration with faculty members from three institutions.

The Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative has successfully conducted this 2-week short course since 6 years and is planning to continue it in 2016.

Course Objectives:

• Explore the role of nutritional factors and health outcomes, through critical evaluation of the scientific literature and exploration of demographic, epidemiological, biological, social, political, and economic determinants
• Gain substantive knowledge in topic areas related to public health nutrition research, including: clinical nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular nutrition
• Enhance methodological skills in areas of nutritional, infectious disease, and chronic disease epidemiology, with emphasis on clinical, research, and laboratory areas
• Discuss the latest findings from epidemiologic studies on the role of nutrition in the prevention, care, and treatment of health outcomes - including interpretation and synthesis of research findings, potential mechanisms, study design limitations, and public health implications - and integrate research findings to inform public health recommendations and program design and implementation, based on current evidence

Who Can Apply:
Potential candidates may be currently involved in nutrition, clinical, research, program, policy, or laboratory work, including medical students, physicians and allied health professionals. Junior faculty in medicine, nursing, and public health at academic institutions throughout India are also invited to participate in this training program. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to public health practice and/or research.

Course Fee:
There is no course fee. The candidates will be selected on competitive selection method. The candidates will be provided with the course manual (including background reading material and handouts), and relevant books.

Accommodation:
Food and stay arrangements at St. Johns will be made by Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC). Travel costs (train) will be reimbursed to the participants.

To Apply:
The application form is available in the attachment below.

The Course:
Didactic lectures and small group practical sessions will be given on the following topics:

• Human Nutrition
• Nutritional Physiology
• Molecular Nutrition
• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutritional Biochemistry
• Health Policy and Nutrition
• Micronutrient Interventions
• Ethics in Nutrition and Global Health
• Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Principles of Biostatistics
• Survey Methods and Data Analysis
• Epidemiologic Research Methods
• Nutritional Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Obesity & Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• Scientific Manuscript & Proposal Development
• Using Internet to Extract Evidence

Nov 23 - Nov 27, 2015

ICMR One-Week International Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine (November 23-27, 2015)

We from the Division of Clinical Research & Training (DCRT) at St. John's have been conducting courses in Health Research Methods, Evidence Based Medicine and Data Management in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada and supported by the NIH, USA, since 2009 as part of the Centre of Excellence Program. 

In the last 6 years, we have trained close to 1,000 health professionals that include doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ethics committee members, industry professionals, post graduate students, study coordinators, regulatory officials and health policy makers from India and other countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania and the UK.

The Karnataka Medical Council accredited and awarded 6 credit points for this workshop

104 participants attended from 33 institutions from India, Kenya, Singapore and Oman. 36 were clinicians and 68 were are non-clinicians

We had 17 interactive lectures, 4 small group Zen protocol discussions, 3 statistical practical sessions, 4 journal clubs and 4 project presentations.

9 lectures were on health research methods, 4 on evidence based medicine, 2 on statistics and 2 on project management. 

This course enabled participants to give essential skills in designing, developing and conducting high quality health research projects and communicating the findings.

Furthermore, most participants expressed that they made wonderful friends and several potential collaborators. This will help them to take on meaningful and large research projects in the near future.

Click here to know more about the Division of Clinical Research and Training

Mar 01,2015

The Division of Nutrition at SJRI, in collaboration with the Department of Nutrition at HSPH and funded by the United States India Education Foundation's Obama Singh Knowledge Initiative, is offering the opportunity for student exchange visits to HSPH.  Faculty at HSPH have longstanding interests in maternal and child health, nutritional epidemiology, chronic diseases, global health, biostatistics, ethics, and other areas of relevance to public health problems of India, and short courses in many of these topics are taught at HSPH. Students will be paired with a mentoring faculty member at HSPH for the duration of their 4-8 week visit as well as an SJRI faculty member to jointly mentor their work. Travel costs, visa, housing and limited per diem costs will be reimbursed to the student.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a current SJRI student in health or allied sciences
• Provide current SJRI transcripts
• Describe their research experience
• Describe their long-term career interests and how their participation in this program will be furthered

To Apply: Complete the application form linked below and send it before March 1, 2015, along with the required supplemental statements.  All applications should be submitted to rebecca@sjri.res.in

Date of Earliest Exchange Visit: July 1, 2015

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Jan 12,2015

St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) in conjunction with the Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts University are offering an interdisciplinary two-week course at SJRI. This International Nutrition Research Methods Course will introduce students to public health research topics through critical evaluation of scientific literature and exploration of a variety of demographic, epidemiological, biological and social factors that affect nutritional status. In addition to completing a core curriculum, students will have an opportunity to explore selected research areas in-depth through development of a research presentation and collaboration with faculty members from three institutions.

The Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative has successfully conducted this 2-week short course since 5 years and is planning to continue it in 2015.

Course Objectives:

• Explore the role of nutritional factors and health outcomes, through critical evaluation of the scientific literature and exploration of demographic, epidemiological, biological, social, political, and economic determinants
• Gain substantive knowledge in topic areas related to public health nutrition research, including: clinical nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular nutrition
• Enhance methodological skills in areas of nutritional, infectious disease, and chronic disease epidemiology, with emphasis on clinical, research, and laboratory areas
• Discuss the latest findings from epidemiologic studies on the role of nutrition in the prevention, care, and treatment of health outcomes - including interpretation and synthesis of research findings, potential mechanisms, study design limitations, and public health implications - and integrate research findings to inform public health recommendations and program design and implementation, based on current evidence

Who Can Apply:

Potential candidates may be currently involved in nutrition, clinical, research, program, policy, or laboratory work, including medical students, physicians and allied health professionals. Junior faculty in medicine, nursing, and public health at academic institutions throughout India are also invited to participate in this training program. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to public health practice and/or research.

Course Fee:

There is no course fee. The candidates will be selected on competitive selection method. The candidates will be provided with the course manual (including background reading material and handouts), and relevant books.

Accommodation:

Food and stay arrangements at St. Johns will be made by Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC). Travel costs (train) will be reimbursed to the participants.

To Apply:

The application form is available in the attachment below.

The Course:

Didactic lectures and small group practical sessions will be given on the following topics:

• Human Nutrition
• Nutritional Physiology
• Molecular Nutrition
• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutritional Biochemistry
• Health Policy and Nutrition
• Micronutrient Interventions
• Ethics in Nutrition and Global Health
• Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Principles of Biostatistics
• Survey Methods and Data Analysis
• Epidemiologic Research Methods
• Nutritional Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Obesity & Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• Scientific Manuscript & Proposal Development
• Using Internet to Extract Evidence 

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Dec 11 - Dec 14, 2014

The fifth NBC is being held at the St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore.  The priority themes of this year’s conference are dual issues of integrity and corruption in healthcare and research. The conference aims to explore various sides of corruption and examines the limits and dimensions of integrity for health professionals and the health system.  In addition to the keynote addresses, there will be paper and poster presentations and workshops which will be selected by a scientific committee.  There will also be screening of films centred around the conference theme. “The Dolls Speak” is a special exhibition at the conference which is guaranteed to enlighten and enthral all.

Dates: 11th to 13th December, 2014

Venue:  
St. John’s Medical College,  
Koramangala,  
Bangalore

Further details regarding the conference and the registration process are available in the attachment linked below:

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Dec 08 - Dec 12, 2014

The Division of Medical Informatics, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, in collaboration with The Maastricht University, Netherlands, is conducting the “Health Technology Assessment Workshop” at St. John’s Research Institute between December 8th and 12th, 2014.

This mentorship training program targets researchers who want to start or continue their career in HTA / health economic  research.

The objective of the workshop is to support researchers in developing HTA research projects in India. Every HTA research project consists of a number of elements i.e.; design of an HTA study; choosing between a model-based and/or trial-based economic evaluation study; outcomes and quality of life assessment ; identification and measurement of resource use; valuation of costs; synthesizing costs and outcome; uncertainty and reporting. In this workshop, all these elements will be covered and lectured by international experts.  Next to that, during the workshop, several sessions on “Research Ideas” will be planned in which small subgroups will work on research ideas for each element of the workshop. The last day will be devoted to synthesizing the research ideas into complete research project.

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Nov 20 - Nov 21, 2014

The Division of Medical Informatics, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, in collaboration with The University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) is conducting the “South Asian Regional Mentoring the Mentors in Global Health Research Workshop” at St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore on November 20th and 21st, 2014.

 This mentorship training program targets mid-level to senior-level investigators interested in further developing their mentorship skills in global health research.

 There is a very interesting line-up of seminars, breakout sessions and presentations for this workshop.  These include presentations from various regions throughout South Asia, which will allow sharing of challenges and successes at individual institutions.

Nov 17 - Nov 22, 2014

ICMR One-Week Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine (November 17 - 22, 2014)

ICMR One-Week Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine (November 17 - 22, 2014)

St. John’s Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore in association with Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Canada, conducted a one-week course on Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine from November 17^th to 22^nd , 2014.

The Karnataka Medical Council had awarded accreditation and 6 credit points for this workshop.

The workshop was designed for faculty and postgraduate students from medical, nursing and pharmacy colleges, ethics committee members, regulators and health policy makers.

Of the total 49 that registered, 36 attended this workshop that represented over 17 institutions from India and Sri Lanka.

The course methods had 21 interactive lectures, 4 small group Zen project discussions, 4 statistical practical sessions, 4 journal clubs and 4 project presentations.

The course ended on 22^nd Nov with a valedictory function at which prizes were distributed to the best two groups. The course prizes were awarded based on the academic performance of the group. Certificates of CME accreditation and participation were given to candidates who had attended all the sessions on all the days.

The outcome of the course was to enhance the awareness in clinical research methods and evidence based practice.

This course would also help to empower them with skills in designing, developing and conducting high quality research projects and communicating the findings.

Click here to know more about the Division of Clinical Research and Training

Oct 27,2014

This one week workshop will introduce participants to analytical methods for data arising from different study designs in nutrition.  The course aims to integrate theory and application in nutritional epidemiology and biostatistics with a focus on public health perspectives. The workshop will include lectures, group work, participant presentations and hands-on training using statistical software. Junior researchers, physicians, doctoral and post doctoral fellows, and practitioners of public health in nutrition and obesity related research are welcome to participate.
 
The discounted rates are extended till 15th October, 2014.
 
For more details, please see the attachment below.

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Sep 28,2014

The Senior Citizen Health Service (SCHS) at the department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College implements outreach services for senior citizens in rural and urban areas in and around Bangalore. We try to reach out to rural elderly through rural geriatric clinics at 8 villages sites catering to over 50 villages, to destitute elderly living in old age homes through our institutional support program and to seniors at home in Koramangala through the home health service. This involves expense incurred in transport, in supporting manpower and in supply of material including drugs and investigations at low cost. In order to consolidate our program and expand so that we can reach more elderly persons in need, we are organizing a FUNDRAISER event at. St John's Medical College.

In association with the CAUSE foundation, we are staging the popular musical drama Fiddler on the Roof at 6:30 pm on Sunday 28th September, 2014, at St. John's Auditorium, opposite the BDA complex, Koramangala.

For tickets and other ways of supporting our work with Senior Citizens, please see the attached brochure.

As a friend and well-wisher, we look forward to seeing you at the show and to your support to a worthy cause.

ST JOHNS FUNDRAISER 28 SEP BROCHURE.pdf

Jul 07,2014

Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, is offering a WHO / Cochrane / Cornell course on conducting systematic reviews in nutrition at the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the Ithaca campus this summer.
 
Further details regarding the course are available in the attachment linked below:

Mar 07,2014

If you think Indians have a balanced diet, you may be wrong. But the blame cannot be pinned on junk food alone. The problem lies with policies of the government which don’t encourage the growth of pulses, an expert working group of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) observed.
 
The team was at the St John’s Research Institute from March 2-5 to evaluate the quality of protein in the diet of Indians.
 
“The best approach for optimal health and well-being is to prioritize protein quality so that we eat neither more nor less than what we really need, and spend wisely on protein-rich food,” said the FAO team. The team is evaluating staple diets of people from various countries and coming up with a report on how to make them protein sufficient. The report focuses on measuring protein quality in foods from animal and plant sources.
 
Speaking to TOI, Dr Anura V Kurpad, Head of Nutrition, St John’s Research Institute, and President, Nutrition Society of India, said some dietary surveys have shown that Indians mainly get proteins from serials, pulses and milk. “Consumption of rice and wheat, a major component of the Indian diet, has limited the quality of amino acids. Pulses, milk and meat are rich in quality proteins. But over the decades, the production of pulses has decreased. The Food Security Bill has ignored the importance of pulses and thereby this rich source of protein is missing from the platter. Agricultural policies have to look into these concerns,” said Anura, who worked with the FAO team. According to him, there is need to define the protein quality in food sources.
 
J Albert, Nutrition Officer, FAO, who is stationed in Rome, said, “The Italian diet is one of the healthiest. “Vegetables, fruits, fish and olive oil, sources of quality proteins, are major components of staple Italian food. Being an American and having lived in Italy for the past 20 years, I find that Italians follow a nutritious diet. Wealthy countries consume excess of meat proteins, which is not a good sign. A case in point is the increasing incidence of obesity in the US,” she said.
 
It was in its meeting in 2011 that FAO decided to conduct a research on protein quality in human diet. “We are currently in the process of collecting data from various countries. Just as rice is widely grown and consumed in India, corn is given way too much importance in African countries. Good quality proteins are also missing from the African diet,” said Dr Warren Lee, FAO representative.

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Feb 15,2014

The Department of Nutrition at SJRI, in collaboration with the Department of Nutrition at HSPH and funded by the United States India Education Foundation's Obama Singh Knowledge Initiative, is offering the opportunity for student exchange visits to HSPH.  Faculty at HSPH have longstanding interests in maternal and child health, nutritional epidemiology, chronic diseases, global health, biostatistics, ethics, and other areas of relevance to public health problems of India, and short courses in many of these topics are taught at HSPH. Students will be paired with a mentoring faculty member at HSPH for the duration of their 4-8 week visit as well as an SJRI faculty member to jointly mentor their work. Travel costs, visa, housing and limited per diem costs will be reimbursed to the student.
 
The successful candidate will:

• Be a current SJRI student in health or allied sciences
• Provide current SJRI transcripts
• Describe their research experience
• Describe their long-term career interests and how their participation in this program will be furthered

To Apply: Complete the application form linked below and send it before February 15, 2014, along with the required supplemental statements.  Applications should be submitted to rebecca@sjri.res.in
 
Date of Earliest Exchange Visit: July 1, 2014

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Jan 20 - Jan 25, 2014

The MHYP is a professional development program that selects mentors and trains young health professionals working to improve maternal health outcomes in India. The overall goal of the program is to enhance the knowledge, skills and capabilities of young professionals and to build their capacity to improve maternal health in India.
 
Date: 20 to 25 January, 2014
 
Venue: St. John’s Research Institute
 
Workshop Fee: Rs. 3000/- (three thousand only)
 
Application Process: See attached brochure for details

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Nov 23,2013

The 45th National Conference of the Nutrition Society of India (NSI) was held between 21st and 22nd November, 2013, at the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad. The conference was inaugurated by Dr. Anura V Kurpad, President, NSI .  The dignitaries included  Dr. Anura V Kurpad, President, NSI,  Dr. V. M. Katoch, Director General, ICMR,  Prof Barrie M Margetts, President, World Public Health Nutrition and Dr. B. Sesikeran, Former Director, NIN.
 
There were 15 presentations from the Division of Nutrition, St. John’s Research Institute at the NSI Conference - 3 Oral presentations and 12 Poster presentations.
 
Oral presentation were by - 

1. Ms. Lisha Shastri
2. Ms. Sarita Devi
3. Ms. Agnita Narendra

Poster Presentations were by - 

1. Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan
2. Ms. Prathiba Dwarkanath
3. Ms. Priyanka Bannikoppa
4. Mr. Kishore Bhat
5. Ms. Pauline Anand
6. Ms. Pooja Mishra
7. Ms. Ramya Rajendran
8. Ms. Deepa P Lokesh
9. Ms. Farheen Dhinda
10. Ms. Mamatha Philip
11. Ms. Jayachitra K G
12. Ms. Nidhi Jaikrishna

Of the presentations “Four” won prizes:

1. Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan for the presentation “Innovations in Nutrition Education and Global Health: The Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative”.
2. Ms. Lisha Shastri for the presentation “ Effects of high oral Iron supplementation on birth weight in South Indian pregnant women with a normal haemoglobin in trimester 1”.
3. Ms. Pooja Mishra for the presentation “Simple Anthropometric Measures as Indicators for Risk of High Blood Pressure”.
4. Ms. Priyanka Bannikoppa for the presentation "Understanding HDL functionality in Indians".

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Oct 23,2013

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, extended a total of $10.1 million to 14 bold, creative projects aimed at improving the early brain development of kids in low-resource countries.
 
All 14 projects will be implemented in developing countries: five in Africa, six in Asia and three in Latin America and the Caribbean.
 
In India, St. John's Research Institute, Unit of CBCI Society for Medical Education, Bangalore, has been awarded a Seed grant of CDN $270,000 for the project Iron-fortified biscuits to reduce maternal and child anemia.
 
Anemia -- a low level of red blood cells causing a body's reduced capacity to carry oxygen -- results from micronutrient deficiencies, most often iron.
 
India has one of the highest rates of anemia globally: over 79% of children aged 6 to 8 months and 58% of the 26 million pregnant women each year. Some 17 million of these women have access to iron pills yet 11 million do not take them for the recommend time (adherence rate: 35%). Why? The pill is big and tastes metallic.
 
Yet iron deficiency anemia dramatically affects the health of a pregnant woman and her unborn baby, increasing risks of death and sickness during childbirth, including hemorrhage and low-birth weight. Long-term, iron deficiency anemia delays psychomotor development and impairs cognitive development in infants, preschool and school-aged children around the world.
 
Moreover, researchers say, the effects of anemia are, "not likely to be corrected by subsequent iron therapy... anemic children will have impaired performance in tests of language skills, motor skills, and coordination, reportedly equivalent to a 5 to 10 point deficit in IQ."
 
Part of the answer may be an iron-fortified biscuit for use by pregnant women, indistinguishable in taste from popular Indian biscuits.
 
Coupled with marketing, project leaders say their new biscuit is more likely to be used by previously non-adherent pregnant women, and increase iron stores in newborns, "which translates to more sustainable and protected early brain development."
 
"After extensive consumer research, the nutrition team led by Dr A.V. Kurpad and the project collaborators, Violet Health Inc have developed several prototypes specifically designed with the tastes and preferences of pregnant women in India," says project leader Dr. Pratibha Dwarkanath of St John's Research Institute, unit of CBCI Society for Medical Education.
 
"We estimate our solution to be more cost-effective than the iron pill, while reaching more anemic women and their children"
 
"After proof of concept, we anticipate a scaled trial in Karnataka within three years and reducing anemia in women and infants."
 
Project collaborators include Violet Health, Inc., NY, and the Indian Institute of Management, India Bangalore.
 
 
For more details on the award and projects, please click on the link given below:
http://www.grandchallenges.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/SavingBrains_NewsRelease_2013Oct23_EN.pdf

Oct 19,2013

The MHYP is a professional development program that selects mentors and trains young health professionals working to improve maternal health outcomes in India.  The overall goal of the program is to enhance the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of young professionals, and to build their capacity to improve maternal health in India.
 
Eligible applicants

• Health professionals (doctors, nurses, health managers, health administrators, health economists, etc.) who are working in hospitals or maternal health programs
• Candidates working with governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or intergovernmental organizations in India are all eligible;
• Candidates must design and implement a project aimed at improving the quality (technical or interpersonal) of maternal health care
• Age less than 40 years (with a relaxation of  up to 5 years for women and disadvantaged persons)
• Employed for at least one year in their current institution.

Funding (up to Rs 3 lakhs) for a 6 -9 month implementation/research project on improving quality of Maternal Health to be conducted by the candidate.
 
Last date for receipt of application with Project Proposal: 15th November 2013

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Sep 13,2013

You are cordially invited to the  Major General S.L. Bhatia Memorial Oration 2013, which will be delivered by Professor Waltraud Ernst, History of Medicine, Oxford Brookes University, U.K., on "The 'Indianisation of Colonial Medicine'. The Case of the Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital and Lt-Col J.E. Dhunjibhoy, c. 1925-1940."
 
Venue: The Pope Paul VI Auditorium, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, India
 
Date: 13th September, 2013
 
Time: 2:30 PM

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Jul 22 - Jul 31, 2013

This intensive 9-day course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics introduces research methodologies, epidemiological designs and statistical analyses in relation to health sciences. The course aims to integrate theory and application in epidemiology, medicine, population health and biostatistics. This workshop is for junior faculty and postgraduate medical / allied health sciences students, PhD students, post doctorates and others associated with health research. No prior knowledge of research methodology or biostatistics is required.
 
Dates: 22nd - 31st July, 2013
 
Course Fee: Rs. 7000/- (seven thousand only)
 
Application Process: See EpiBio brochure below; fill the registration form and send in along with the demand draft

Jul 01,2013

This one-week workshop will introduce participants to analytical methods for data arising from different study designs in nutrition.  The course aims to integrate theory and application in nutritional epidemiology and biostatistics with a focus on public health perspectives. The workshop will include lectures, group work, participant presentations and hands-on training using statistical software. Junior researchers, physicians, doctoral and post doctoral fellows and practitioners of public health in nutrition and obesity research are welcome to participate.

Jun 26,2013

We are happy to inform you that The Division of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute (SJRI), has been selected for the prestigious Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative award.  The award is a part of the ongoing educational partnership between India and the United States.
 
The Division of Nutrition will partner with Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) for the Harvard India Nutrition Initiative.  This initiative will aim to substantially contribute to the establishment of sustainable public health research and education capacity in India through mutually beneficial exchanges of faculty and students between Bangalore and Boston, the expansion of an existing and very successful short course in nutrition research methods (the Bangalore-Boston Nutrition Collaborative) co-taught by SJRI, HSPH and Tufts faculty, the development of new nutrition epidemiology courses by SJRI and HSPH faculty and the expansion of access to a website for distance learning via the newly launched edX initiative.  The three-year Initiative will be led at SJRI by Dr. Rebecca Kuriyan Raj and Dr. Anura Kurpad.

Apr 22,2013

Introduction:
This continuing medical/nursing education (CME/CNE) online course aims to augment knowledge and critical understanding of allopathic professionals in Maternal and Neonatal Health (with select focus on public health obstetrics and neonatology).
 
Key Benefits:

• Anywhere, anytime learning - Learning at your convenience
• Just-in-time access - to timely information
• Higher retention of content - through personalized learning

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the epidemiology and public health approach to Maternal and Newborn Health.
2. Learn the diagnoses and management of common causes of direct obstetric and neonatal mortality/morbidity.

Who Should Attend:

• Allopathic Primary Health Care Professionals - Doctors & nurses working in the public or private sectors; medical public health professionals, policymakers and programme managers
• Minimum Qualification: MBBS or BSc (Nursing)

Course Content:

1. Obstetrics (Skilled Birth Attendance) = 18 modules
2. Neonatology (Essential Newborn Care & Neonatal Resuscitation) = 10 modules

Course Assessment:
An online self-assessment is available.
 
Course Completion:
A Course Completion Certificate can be printed off at the end of completion of the full course.
 
To Register:
Interested physicians may apply through; http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DCGNNQ9
 
Should you have further questions, email: mchsjri@gmail.com

Apr 13,2013

“HAVE YOU SEEN THE ARANA?” 
“Ningal Aranaye Kando?”
(A documentary film of 72 minutes in Malayalam / Kannada with English sub titles)
 
Winner of the John Abraham National Award for Best Documentary, 2013
 
Directed by Sunanda Bhat
 
The film is set in Wayanad and looks into the rapidly changing landscapes of lives and livelihood in Wayanad. It looks at the disappearance of medicinal plants from the forests, threatened cropping practices, farmer suicides and loss of traditional knowledge systems. More on the film and the director is in the attached note.
 
Date: Apr 13th 2013
 
Time: 2 pm to 3.30 pm
 
Venue: Pope Paul Auditorium, SJRI
 
The Director, Sunanda Bhat will be present and Dr.Bobby Joseph, Professor Department of Community Health will moderate the discussion.
 
ALL ARE WELCOME! PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO COLLEAGUES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS !
 
To confirm, please email humanities@sjri.res.in or call Manjulika at 9845727821

Mar 07 - Mar 09, 2013

The Division of Clinical Research and Training has been granted an unconditional educational grant from Pfizer India for 5 years to set up a preferred research centre (PRC) to promote educational and research related activities in the field of clinical research. The proposed training activities under this grant are to train clinicians and research coordinators in health research methods, GCP and clinical trial management.
 
As part of this activity, we are conducting a Three-day Clinical Research and Training Management Course from the 7th to 9th March, 2013, for study coordinators.  At this course, 30 participants will be selected based on application forms, research interests and research experience.  The last date of application is 20th January, 2013.  A selection committee is set up for selection of the candidates. The faculty will include experts from St. John’s Research Institute and Pfizer, India.

Feb 07,2013

St. John's Research Institute , St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, is organising a 3-day training workshop on “Conducting Regulatory trials in India” from 7th to 9th February, 2013, to support the Clinical Development Services Agency (CDSA), an extramural unit of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India partnering with the Institute for OneWorld Health (OWH), an affiliate of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), to catalyze development of clinical trial capacity in India through Clinical Investigator Development Program (CIDP). The objective is to improve clinical research in India and to enable the design, development and execution of a clinical trial training program in India of global standards.

Feb 05,2013

Time: 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM
 
Venue: St. John’s Research Institute,
Pope Paul VI Auditorium,
Opposite Koramangala BDA Complex,
Koramangala, Bangalore
 
Organizers:
St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) and Global Health Strategies (GHS)
 
Event Coordinators: 
Dr. John Kenneth, SJRI and Ms. Aastha Bhakhri, GHS

Jan 21,2013

St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) in conjunction with the Harvard School of Public Health and Tufts University are offering an interdisciplinary two-week course at SJRI. This International Nutrition Research Methods Course will introduce students to public health research topics through critical evaluation of scientific literature and exploration of a variety of demographic, epidemiological, biological and social factors that affect nutritional status. In addition to completing a core curriculum, students will have an opportunity to explore selected research areas in-depth through development of a research presentation and collaboration with faculty members from 3 institutions.