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Personal Details
Name :    Moataz Abdel-Halim Abdel-Fattah
Department :    Bio-informatics & medical Statistics
Date of Birth :    21/11/1960
Country of Birth :    EGYPT
Job :    Professor
E-mail :    mezo106@yahoo.com

Affiliation
-House officer, Alexandria University hospitals, Egypt (1985)
-Physician, Rural health unit, Ministry of Health, Egypt (1986)
-Physician, Military Pediatric hospital, Egypt (1987-1989)
-Demonstrator of Medical Statistics & Clinical Epidemiology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt (1989-1992)
-Lecturer of Medical Statistics & Clinical Epidemiology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University- Egypt (1993-1997)
-Assistant Professor of Medical Statistics & Clinical Epidemiology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University- Egypt (1997-2002)
-Associate Professor of Medical Statistics & Clinical Epidemiology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University- Egypt (2002-2007)
-Full Professor of Medical Statistics & Heath Informatics, Medical Researh Institute, Alexandria University- Egypt (2007)

Current Position Consultant and Head of Preventive Medicine Department, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (2002- )

Qualification
:-M. B. B. Ch., Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1984 “very good with honors"
-Master Degree of Public Health (Biostatistics), High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1993 "excellent with honors"
-Ph. D Public Health (Biostatistics), High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt, 997
- Fellowship at Clinical Epidemiology Department, Mario Negri Sud Institute, second University of Rome, Saint Maria Imbaro, Chieti, Italy, 1993-1998

Appointments

Courses, Meetings & Conferences
• Regular attendant of the annual scientific conferences of Medical Research Institute, Alexandria, Egypt (1991- ) and the Egyptian-Italian Workshops Alexandria, Egypt (1993-1998).

• Verbal presentation of (Epidemiological assessment of the impact of tropical diseases on the quality of life and functional status of factory workers in Alexandria) The third Egyptian-Italian workshop on Environment and Health. Alexandria, Egypt 1994.

• Indicazioni e strategie per aumentare ed ottimizzare la coperatura vaccinale della popolazione pediatrica Italiana. Milan, Italy December 5th, 1995.

• Verbal presentation of (Diagnostic delay in breast cancer: an Egyptian study) at the International conference entitled “Infectious Diseases and Public Health”, Alexandria, Egypt October 1997.

• Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of Fascioliasis. Egyptian- Italian Cooperation project (Workshop). Alexandria, Egypt October 27, 1997.

• Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of Schistosomiasis. Egyptian-Italian Cooperation project (Workshop). Alexandria, Egypt December 15, 1997.

• Poster presentation of (Breast self-examination performance among Egyptian breast cancer patients) at the IV International Epidemiological Association (IEA), Eastern Mediterranean Regional Scientific meeting, Epidemiology in the EMR into the 21st century: Demands, Challenges & Methods. Tunis 18-21 November 1998.

• Poster presentation of (Study of the quality of the diagnostic and therapeutic care delivered to breast cancer patients in Alexandria, Egypt. at the XV IEA International meeting Florence, Italy 31st August- 4th September 1999.

• Poster presentation of (Pediatric CNS tumors: Clinico-pathological features and treatment results (A retrospective study of 318 patients in Alexandria 1978-1998. The Third Alexandria Oncology Conference and European School of Oncology (ESO) Educational Course. Alexandria, Egypt 13-15 October 1999.

• Verbal presentation of (Current Treatment Modalities of Breast Cancer Patients in Alexandria, Egypt). First Middle East Conference on Recent advances in the management of cancer. Alexandria, Egypt 20-22 October 1999.

• Verbal presentation of (Lead Toxicity among Working Children and Adolescents in Alexandria Governrate. 5th International Epidemiological Association (IEA) Eastern Mediterranean Regional Scientific Meeting, Bahrain October 23-25, 2000

• Poster presentation of (Breast self examination practice and its impact on diagnostic delay and tumour staging of breast cancer) 17th European Association for Cancer Research, Granada, Spain 8-11 June, 2002

• Electronic Medical Records conference, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia, November 2004

• Essentials skills of mangers workshop, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 14-15 December, 2004


• 2nd adolescent health symposium, Security Forces Hospital Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 24 January, 2006

• 2nd National Evidence Based Medicine Workshop, Al-Hada and Taif Military Hospitals Program, Taif, Saudi Arabia 22-24th May, 2006

• Update in Neonatal and Pediatric medicine Conference, Al-Hada Armed Forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia 5-8 June, 2006

• Update neonatal resuscitation, Al-Hada Armed Forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia 5th June, 2006

• Infection control major guidelines, one day series of lectures, Al-Hada Armed Forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia June, 2006

• 4th Medical Services Division, Armed Forces, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, 2-3 April, 2007

• An educational conference on malignant lymphomas, Al-Hada Armed forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 24-25 April, 2007

Publications
Publications:

1993

1- Zaki A, Ramadan M, Salama MA, Nofal L, Abdel-Fattah M and Bedwani R. Childhood leukaemia in Alexandria,(EGYPT): Incidence, risk factors and survival. Bulletin of the High Institute of Public Health 1993;XXIII(1):213-226.
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1996

*2- Scorpiglione N, El-Shazly M, Abdel-Fattah M, Belfiglio M, Cavaliere D, Carinci F, Labbrozzi D, Mari E, Massi Benedetti M, Tognoni G, Nicolucci A. Epidemiology and determinants of blood glucose self-monitoring in clinical practice. Diabetic Research and Clinical Practice 1996; 34:115-125.

3-Medhat El-Shazly, Mona Hassan, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Amal Bassili, Fayek El-Khwsky. Meta-analysis in Clinical Research: Target and Techniques. Bulletin of High Institute of Public Health: Proceeding book of International Conference on Health, Environment and Development- Alexandria, Egypt, 1996.

4-Medhat El-Shazly, Mona Hassan, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Amal Bassili, Fayek El-Khwsky, Ramez Bedwani. Registration of chronic diseases (review). Bulletin of High Institute of Public Health: Proceeding book of International Conference on Health, Environment and Development- Alexandria, Egypt, 1996.

5-Yassine O, Abdel-Fattah M, Bonaccorsi A, Bedwani R and Tognoni G. Drug Epidemiology: Basic Concepts and Agenda for Action. Medicine and the Community. 1996; 8:6-7.
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1997

6- Bassili A, El-Shazly M, Abdel-Fattah M. Clinical Epidemiology in Egypt, Why and How. Medicine and the Community. 1997: 3-6.
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1998

*7- Medhat El-Shazly, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Nicola Scorpiglione, Massimo Massi Benedetti, Fabio Capani, Fabrizio Carinci, QuiricoCarta, Donatella Cavaliere, Eugenio M. De Feo, Claudio Taboga, Gianni Tognoni, and Antonio Nicolucci. . Risk factors for lower limb complications in diabetic patients. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications 1998; 12:10-17.

8- Abdel-Fattah M, Anwar M, El-Akkad H, Mari M, Nicolucci A, Bonaccorsi A, Zaki A, El-Shazly M, Tognoni G, Bedwani R. Diagnostic delay in breast cancer: an Egyptian study. Proceeding book of the “Infectious Diseases and Public Health” International Conference. Alexandria, Egypt. 1998:272-283.

*9- Adel Zaki, Medhat El-Shazly, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Khalid El-Said, Fillipo Curtale. Lead Toxicity Among Working Children and Adolescents in Alexandria, Egypt Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 1998;4(3):520-529.

10- El-Shazly M, Nicolucci A, Zaki A, Tognoni G, Abdel-Fattah M, Bassili A, Asaad S, Bedwani R. Study of current health care for diabetic patients in Alexandria, Egypt. Proceeding book of the “Infectious Diseases and Public Health” International Conference. Alexandria, Egypt. 1998:254-271.

11- Bassili A, Zaki A, El-Sawi I, El-Shazly M, Abdel-Fattah M, Bedwani R, Tognoni G. Current health care of childhood chronic diseases: Bronchial asthma as a model. Proceeding book of the “Infectious Diseases and Public Health” International Conference. Alexandria, Egypt. 1998:284-296.

*12- El-Khwsky F, El-Shazly M, Abdel-Fattah M, Abou-Seif H, Bedwani R. Alexandria Cancer Registry (ACR): A 25 years experience of a hospital based registry from a developing country. Proceeding book of a “Cancer Control in the European Mediterranean, Balkans and Middle East countries” International conference. Sponsored by The European School of Oncology Athens, GREECE, 1998.

*13- Ramez N. Bedwani, Adel Zaki, Hoda Abu-Seif, Fayek S. Khewesky, Medhat El-Shazly, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Amal Bassili. International Incidence of Childhood Cancer Vol. II (Alexandria Regional Cancer Registry “1980-1989”). IARC Scientific
Publications No. 144, 1998. Page 27-29.

*14- Curtale F, Shamy MY, Zaki A, Abdel-Fattah M, Rocchi G. Different patterns of intestinal helminth infection among young Workers in rural and urban areas of Alexandria Governrate, Egypt. Parassitologia 1998:40; 251-2540.

15- Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Moustafa Arafa, Nashaat Lotfy. Breast self-examination performance among Egyptian breast cancer patients. Bulletin of the high Institute of Public Health 1998; 28(4): 621-628.

16- Hasan F Mohamed, Medhat Ashour, Moataz Abdel-Fattah. AST/ALT ratio: A surrogate marker of HCV- induced cirrhosis. Bulletin of the high Institute of Public Health 1998; 28(4):493-506.
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1999

*17- Abdel-Fattah M, Anwar M, Ettore M, El-Shazly M, Zaki A, Bedwani R, Nicolucci A. Patient- and System- Related Diagnostic Delay in Breast Cancer: evidence from Alexandria, Egypt. European Journal of Public Health 1999; 9(1):15-19.

*18- Adel Zaki, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Amal Bassili, Moustafa Arafa, Ramez Bedwani. The use of medication in infants in Alexandria. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 1999:5(2); 320-327.

*19- Nehad Mahdy, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Hazem Ghanem. A study of ovarian cancer in Alexandria (1988-1997): Trend and survival. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 1999; 5(4); 727-739.

*20- A Y Shehab, L M Abou-Basha, H N El-Morshedy, M Abdel-Fattah, M Osman, H F Farag. Circulating antibodies and antigens correlate with egg counts in human. Fascioliosis. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 1999; 4(10):691-694.

21- Hasan F Mohamed, Medhat M Ashour, Gamal AM Amin, Moataz Abdel-Fattah and Ahmed Husny. Helicobacter pylorus mitigates upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: trick or truth. Journal of the Medical Research Institute. 1999; 20(2):60-68.
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2000

*22- El-Shazly M, Abdel-Fattah M, Zaki A, Bedwani R, Assad S, Tognoni G and Nicolucci A. Health care for diabetic patients in developing countries: a case from Egypt. Public Health 2000; 114:1-6.

*23- Amal Bassili, Salah R. Zaher, Adel Zaki, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, and Gianni Tognoni on behalf of the Egyptian-Italian Collaborative Group on Pediatric Chronic Diseases Profile of Secondary prophylaxis for Rheumatic heart disease in Alexandria, Egypt. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2000; 6(2/3):437-446.

*24- Curtale F, Abdel-Fattah M, El-Shazly M, Shamy MY and El-Sahn F. Anaemia among young male workers in Alexandria, Egypt. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2000; 6(5-6):1005-16.

*25- Laila Abu-Basha, Adel Zaki, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Paola Orecchia and David Di Cave. Epidemiological study of Heterophyiosis among humans in El Meaddeya Village, Egypt. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2000; 6(5/6):651-657

*26- Moustafa Arafa, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Hamdi Abou-Zeid and Alaa El-Kholy. Outcomes of pregnancies complicated by early vaginal Bleeding. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2000; 6(2/3): 456-463

*27- Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Adel Zaki, Amal Bassili, Medhat El-Shazly and Gianni Tognoni. Breast self-examination practice and its impact on breast cancer diagnosis in Alexandria, Egypt. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2000; 6(1):34-40

28- Gamal AM Amin, Mostafa Fathi, Elsayed Awad, M. El Bialy, Ali Nagy and Moataz Abdel-Fattah. The prognostic value of congestion index in patients with portal hypertension due to schistosomal hepatic fibrosis with and without chronic hepatitis c: A clinico-pathological and hemodynamic study. Journal of the Medical Research Institute 2000; 21(2):194-210.
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2001

*29- Mohamed M Mokhtar and Moataz Abdel-Fattah. Parental Consanguinity and Advanced Maternal Age as Risk Factors for Reproductive Wastage in Alexandria, Egypt. European Journal of Epidemiology 2001: 17(6):559-565.


*30- Abdel-Fattah M, Lotfy NS, Bassili A, Anwar M, Mari E, Bedwani R and Tognoni G. Current treatment modalities of breast cancer patients in Alexandria, Egypt. The Breast 2001; 10(6):523-529.

*31- Bedwani R, Abdel-Fattah M, El-Shazly M, Bassili A, Zaki A, Abu Seif H and Weber W. Profile of familial breast cancer in Alexandria, Egypt. Anticancer Research 2001; 21:3011-3014
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2002

*32- Bassili A, Omar T, Zaki A, Abdel-Fattah M and Tognoni G. Pattern of diagnostic and therapeutic care of childhood epilepsy in Alexandria, Egypt. Int. J. Qual. Health Care 2002; 14(4): 277-84.

*33- Mohamed M Mokhtar and Moataz Abdel-Fattah. Major Congenital defects among infants with Down syndrome in Alexandria, Egypt (1995-2000): trend and risk factors Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2002; 48(4):247-249.

*34- Abou-Basha LM, Shehab AY, Abdel-Fattah M, Amal Bassili. Performance of IgG Avidity in an Endemic Area for Schistosomosis in Egypt. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2002; 8(1):
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2004

*35- Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Abdel-Rahman A. Asal, Saeed M. Al-Asmary, Nabil S. Al-Helali, Tawfiqu M. Al-Jabban, Mostafa A. Arafa. Emotional and Behavioral problems among Saudi male schoolchildren and Adolescents. German Journal of Psychiatry 2004; 7(1):1-9.

*36- Saeed Al-Asmary, Nabil Al-Helali, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Tawfiqu Al-Jabban, Abdel-Latif Al-Bamri. Nosocomial urinary tract infection in Saudi Arabian military hospitals; trend, prevalence and risk factors. Saudi Medical Journal 2004(7):895-900.


*37- Nabil S. Al-Helali, Saeed M. Al-Asmary, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Tawfiq M. Al-Jabban, Abdel-Latif M. Al-Bamri. Epidemiologic Study of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections in Saudi Military Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2004; 25 (11): 1004-1007 (concise communications).
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2005


*38- Hassan Farag, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Ahmed Yousry. Epidemiological, clinical and prognostic study of meningitis among children in Alexandria, Egypt. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2005; 23(2):95-101.

*39- Moataz Abdel-Fattah. Surveillance of nosocomial infections at a Saudi Arabian military hospital for a one-year period. German Medical Science 2005; 3:Doc06.
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be cited online at: http://www.egms.de/en/gms/2005-3/000024.shtml
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2006

*40- Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Mohammed Hasaneen, Fayez Felembane, Mohammed Nassaane. Flat feet among Saudi army recruits: prevalence and risk factors. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2006; 12(1, 2):211-217.

*41- Alaa H. Abou-Zeid, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Abdul-Salam A. Al-Shehri, Tamer M. Hifnawy, Sir-AlKhatim A. Al-Hassan. Anemia and nutritional status of schoolchildren living at Saudi high altitude area. Saudi Medical Journal 2006; 27(6):862-869.

*42- Abdul-Salam Al-Shehri, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Tamer Hifnawy. Knowledge and concern of avian influenza among secondary school students. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2006; 12(S2):70-80
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2007

*43- Abdel-Rahman A. Asal, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah. Prevalence, symptomatology, and risk factors for depression among high school students in Saudi Arabia. Neurosciences 2007; 12(1):8-16

*44- Saeed Al-Asmary, Abdul-Salam Al-Shehri, Alaa Abou-Zeid, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Tamer Hifnawy and Tarek El-Said. Acute respiratory tract infections among Hajj medical mission personnel, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007; 11(3):268-272

*45- Mostafa Arafa, Taher Amin, Moataz Abdel-Fattah. Association of maternal work with adverse perinatal outcome. Accepted for publication in Canadian Journal of Public Health 2007; 11(3): 217-21.

*46- Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Omaima Yassein. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in Alexandria, Egypt; incidence rates and trend study (1995-2004). European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2007; 16(5):479-485.

*47- Mohamed M. Makhlouf, Abla I. Ayoub, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah. Insomnia symptoms and their correlates among elderly in geriatric homes in Alexandria, Egypt. Sleep and Breathing 2007; 11(3):187-194
*48- Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Tamer Hifnawy, Tarek I. El Said, Maha M. Moharam, Mahmoud A. Mahmoud. Determinants of birth spacing among Saudi Women. Saudi Journal of Family and Community Medicine 2007; 14(3):103-111

*49- Abdul-Salam Al-Shehri, Fayssal M. Farahat, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah. Determinants of job satisfaction among armed forces hospitals nurses, Taif region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medical Sciences Research 2007; 1(3):
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2008

*50- Moataz Abdel-Fattah. Nosocomial pneumonia; incidence, trend and risk factors. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2008; 14(3): 546-555

*51- Abdul-Salam Al-Shehri, Fayssal M. Farahat, Mohammed H. Hassan, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah. Pattern of disability among patients attending Taif rehabilitation center, Saudi Arabia. Disability and Rehabilitation 2008; 30(11): 884-890.

*52- Tahir Saleem, Kazim H Mohammad, Moataz M Abdel–Fattah, Abdul H Abbasi.
Exercise capacity of Saudi with symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular disease in a military hospital in Western Saudi Arabia. Saudi Medical Journal 2008; 29(6): 896-900

*53- Tahir Saleem, Kazim H Mohammad, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Abdul Hafeez Abassi. Association of HbA1c and duration of diabetes mellitus with the severity of coronary artery disease. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research 2008; 5(3):184-189

54- Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Abdel-Rahman A. Asal, Tamer Hifnawy, Mohammed Makhlouf. Depression and body image disturbance among females seeking treatment for obesity in Saudi Arabia. Europe’s Journal of Psychology 2008; 4:

*55- Mustafa T. Adnan, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Naeem K. Makhdoom, Atef A. El-Khouly. Is the use of radiofrequency ultrasonic dissector in tonsillectomy has a beneficial effect over the use of laser?. Saudi Medical Journal 2008; 29(12):1775-1778

*56- Saeed Al-Asmary, Abdul-Salam A. Al-Shehri, Fayssal M. Farahat, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Muraya M. Al-Shahrani, Fahd K. Al-Omari, Fawas S. Al-Otaibi, Dhif-Allah M. Al-Malki. Community-Based Screening for Pre-hypertension among Military Active Duty Personnel. Accepted for publication in Saudi Medical Journal 2008; 29(12):1779-17784

*57- Abou-Zeid AH, Hifnawy TM, Abdel-Fattah MM. Risky habits and behavior of adolescents schoolchildren, Taif, Saudi Arabia Accepted for publication in Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal





Supervision of Thesis
-PhD by Dr. Omaima Gaber titled " statistical study of colorectal cancer in Alexandria", 2007

Experiences
- Statistical analysis and supervision of many theses and researches registered in Medical Research Institute, High Institute of Public Health and Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.

- Managing quality and accuracy of medical records at Alexandria cancer Registry.

- Interpretation of the annual reports of Alexandria Cancer Registry.

- Member of Alexandria Cancer Registry (1990- )

- Member of Arabic Association for Cancer Registration and Control (1993- )

- Member of the Egyptian Cancer Association (1998- )

-Fellowship at the Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology department (Cancer Epidemiology Unit), Mario Negri Sud Institute, Italy (1993-1996)

-Principal investigator of the Project entitled "Epidemiological assessment of the impact of tropical diseases on the quality of life and functional status of factory workers in Alexandria, Egypt" 1993-1995 sponsored by The Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “C.M.T.”

- Principal investigator in the project of "Clinical Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Alexandria, Egypt" 1996-1997” sponsored by The Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “C.M.T.”

- Co investigator in the project of “Anaemia among working children in Alexandria” 1996. Sponsored by the Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “C.M.T.”.

- Senior investigator in the project of “Epidemiology of Heterophyiosis in El-Meaddeya village, El-Behera Governorate, Egypt” 1998 Sponsored by WHO

- Visiting scientist at the Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology department, Mario Negri Sud Institute, Italy (3-28 July 1998).

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “Identification of Groups at High Risk of Severe Schistosomiasis: A Suggested Plan for Control” Sponsored by WHO. (1998-1999).

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “Epidemiological study of bladder cancer in Alexandria” ” sponsored by The Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “C.M.T.” 1994-1996.

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “Study of the current health care for children with chronic illness in Alexandria” sponsored by The Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “C.M.T.” 1997-1998.

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “Study of the current health care of diabetic patients in Alexandria” sponsored by The Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “C.M.T.” 1997-1998.

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “Resistance of Schistosoma mansoni Egyptian strain to Praziquantel: A field study. Sponsored by WHO 1998-1999.

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “applicability of standard health care for diabetic patients in Alexandria. Sponsored by the Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “CMT”. 1999-2000.

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “Identification of criteria for group a streptococcal throat infection in children, Alexandria, Egypt sponsored by the Italian-Egyptian Co-operation project “CMT”. 1999-2000.

- Co-investigator in the project entitled “Impact of Schistosomiasis and Fascioliasis on anaemia and quality of life of schoolchildren in Abis area, Alexandria”. Sponsored by Alexandria University. 2000-2001.


- Data management of the project entitled “ Use of parasite species composition indices of fish to measure the degree of environmental deterioration due to pollutants other men-made adverse effects” sponsored by the European Community ,1999.

- World Health Organization (WHO) temporary adviser, briefing session for poliomyelitis eradication, Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, 13-15 February, 2000.

- Reviewer for the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, World Health Organization, 2000, 2008.

- Reviewer for the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ publishing group (2003-2004).

- Member of the Research and Ethics committee – Al-Hada Armed forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (2004-2009).

- Member of Infection Control team, Al-Hada Armed Forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (2005-2007).

- Reviewer for International Journal of Medicine, 2004.

- Reviewer for Australian Journal of Psychology, 2006.

- Reviewer for European Journal of Public Health, 2008

- Reviewer for Disability and Rehabilitation, 2008

Others
- Research methodology (design, conduct and interpretation)
(Post-graduate students, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt 1993- )

- Registration of chronic diseases (Methods and application)
((Post-graduate students, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt 1993- )

- Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology
(Post-graduate students, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria university, Egypt 1993- )

- Annual training courses for undergraduate students, Faculty of Social Sciences (Medical records, cancer registration, and evaluation of the impact of cancer on the quality of life of cancer patients), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt 1993- )

- Medical Records and Medical Statistics (Health Technicians Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Alexandria, Egypt 1998, 1999)

- International Classification of Diseases and Causes of Death version 10 (Health Technicians Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Alexandria, Egypt 2000 – 20001 – 2002).

- Clinical Epidemiology of chronic diseases (seminar), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt, February, 1997.

- Chronic disease registration with specific reference to cancer registration (training course), Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt May 9-14, 1998.

- Training course for university staff at Medical Research Institute in computer uses (data entry, analysis and interpretation of results) – July, 1999.

- Training course in Biomedical Research Design: principles and computer applications, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt October 4-7, 1999 and October 24-31, 2001.

- Vital Statistics (Health Technicians Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Alexandria, Egypt 2000 - 2002)

- Computer application in Medical Research (Faculty of Nursery – Post-graduate students, 2001).

- Preventive medicine (Preventive health Diploma for technicians, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia 2002- ).

- 1st Research Methodology and Medical Statistics Workshop for physicians, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (30 April-1 May, 2005).

- 2nd Research Methodology and Medical Statistics Workshop for paramedical staff, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (3-4 December, 2005).

- Advanced course in Biostatistics, Research methodology and Epidemiology for Saudi Board students of Family and Community medicine, Saudi Arabia, (2006-2009).

- Presentation of a lecture titled “Medical Statistics and Evidence Based Medicine”, 2nd national workshop on Evidence-Based Medicine, and workshop facilitator, Al-Hada Armed Forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (22-24 May, 2006)

- 3rd Research Methodology and Medical Statistics Workshop for physicians, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (24 -25 March, 2007).

- 4th Research Methodology and Medical Statistics Workshop for physicians, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (8-9 May, 2007).

- Updates in the application of medical Statistics workshop, Al-Hada (Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (8-12 March 2008).

- 5th Research Methodology and Medical Statistics Workshop for physicians, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia (6-7 May, 2007).



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