AGENDA OF LAUNCHING EVENT AND TWO WORKSHOPS AT HMU

A. Launching event
Project: UCLA/Vietnam Training Program in Evaluation and Advanced
Methodologies
Hanoi, September 8th 2016

Time Lecture/Activity Speaker

7:30 – 8:00 Registration
8:00 – 8:15 Introduction Dr Lê Minh Giang - HMU
8:15 – 8:30 Welcome remarks Assoc. Prof. Nguyễn Đức Hinh
President - HMU
8:30 – 8:50 A brief history of collaborations between Prof. Nguyễn Trần Hiển –
UCLA and Vietnam in research and HMU/NIHE
training Vietnam Principal
Investigator
8:50 – 9:10 Introduction of the project Prof. Li Li – UCLA
“UCLA/Vietnam Training program in Principal Investigator
Evaluation and Advanced
Methodologies”
9:10 – 9:30 Q&A Profs. Li Li and Nguyễn Trần
Hiển
9:30 – 10:00 Reception/Tea Break

B. Workshop 1
Ethics in HIV/AIDS research
Hanoi, September 8th 2016

Objectives of the workshop: At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to
1. Define the key principles of ethical conduct in research on HIV/AIDS
2. Describe key challenges in conducting research in ethical manner with key populations
in the context of Vietnam
3. Share experiences in how to address these challenges

Time Lecture/Activity Speaker

10:00 – 12:00 Lecture: Ethics in HIV research Prof. Roger Detels
UCLA
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 13:50 Ethics in HIV research among IDUs Assoc. Prof. Nguyễn Anh Tuấn

1
 NIHE
13:50 – 14:10 Ethics in HIV research among MSMs Dr. Lê Minh Giang
HMU
14:10 – 14:30 Ethics in HIV research among FSWs Assoc. Prof. Hồ Thị Hiền
HSPH
14:30 – 14:50 Ethics in HIV surveillance Dr. Vũ Bích Diệp – Vietnam
CDC
14:50 – 15:10 Ethics in HIV research with HIV patients Dr. Đỗ Duy Cường – Bach Mai
Hospital’s Department of
Infectious Diseases
15:10 – 15:30 Tea Break
15:30 – 15:50 Summary of Key Issues Prof. Nguyễn Trần Hiển
Vietnam PI
15:50 – 16:50 Plenary Discussion Profs. Roger Detels and Profs.
Nguyễn Trần Hiển
16:50 – 17:00 Closing remarks Prof. Li Li

2
 Workshop 2
Curriculum Development for Department of Epidemiology
Hanoi, September 9-10th 2016

Objectives of the workshop: The objectives of the workshop are to identify the gaps in
curriculum as well as strategies to address these gaps in order to strengthen teaching capacity
of the Department of Epidemiology at Hanoi Medical University
Day 1: September 9th , 2016:

Time Lecture/Activity Speaker

8:15 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome Remarks Assoc. Prof. Lê Thị Hương,
Dean of IPMPH
Prof. Nguyễn Trần HIển
HMU – NIHE
8:45 – 9:45 Department of Epidemiology at UCLA: Profs. Roger Detels and
Overview, Core Competency and Sung-Jae Lee
Curriculum UCLA
9:45 – 10:00 Tea Break
10:00 – 10:45 + Department of Epidemiology at HMU: Assoc. Prof. Đào Thị Minh An
Overview, Core Competency and Department Chair
Curriculum
+ Graduate curriculum of the Department
10:45 – 11:30 + Undergraduate curriculum of the Dr Lê Minh Giang
Department Department Vice Chair,
11:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:00 Summary of key gaps in curriculum at Prof. Nguyen Tran Hien
Hanoi Medical University HMU – NIHE
14:00 – 16:30 Discussion on key gaps in curriculum and Professors from UCLA and
strategies to address lecturers of Epidemiology
Department, HMU
16:30 – 17:30 Interviews with Fogarty Degree Training Profs. Li, Detels, Hiển and
Candidates invited faculty

Day 2: September 10th , 2016:

Time Lecture/Activity Speaker

8:30 – 10:00 Discussion on key gaps in curriculum and Professors from UCLA and
strategies to address (cont.) lecturers of Epidemiology
Department, HMU
10:00 – 10:15 Tea Break

3
10:15 – 11:00 Discussion on key gaps in curriculum and Professors from UCLA and
strategies to address (cont.) lecturers of Epidemiology
Department, HMU
11:00 – 11:30 Closing remarks Profs. Li, Detels, Hiển and
invited faculty