The Ohio State University-Ethiopia Partnership One Health Summer Institute June 17-August 10, 2013 Dear Colleagues, The Ohio State University Health Sciences-Ethiopia One Health Partnership is pleased to launch the 2013 Summer Institute. The activities in this partnership were initiated in response to recent visits by Ohio State Health Sciences deans and global strategies team to Ethiopia in 2012 and successful interactions with Ethiopian academic and regulatory institutes, mainly the Addis Ababa University and University of Gondar. The Summer Institute activities outlined in this brochure and the goals of this initiative are well-aligned with the internationalization mission of The Ohio State University. The Ohio State Global Gateways has established a presence in various regions of the world including China, India, and soon to be established in Brazil. We hope the momentum of this partnership could also open a door for Ohio State Global Gateways in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main goal of this partnership is to develop sustainable and mutually-beneficial partnerships with Ethiopian academic institutions and other affiliate partners in Ethiopia, including: The activities of the 2013 Summer Institute are collaboratively sponsored by the Ohio State Health Science Colleges, Ethiopian academic institutions, and Ohio State Outreach and Engagement. The Ohio State Global Strategies and International Affairs, as well as health sciences leadership, are committed to this endeavor and look forward to a productive and sustainable partnership. • Teaching and Learning: to provide an unsurpassed, student-centered learning experiences led by engaged, world-class faculty and enhanced by a globally diverse student body. Sincerely, • Research and Innovation: to create distinctive and internationally recognized contributions to the advancement of fundamental knowledge and scholarship and to the solutions of the world’s most pressing problems. • Outreach and Engagement: to establish mutually beneficial partnerships with the citizens and institutions of the partner nations and the world, so that our communities are actively engaged in the exciting work of the partners in this program. • Resources Stewardship: to become the model for an affordable public university partnership recognized for financial sustainability, unsurpassed management of human and physical resources, and operational efficiency and effectiveness. William I. Brustein, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs Office of the Provost Professor, Sociology, Political Science, and History Lonnie J. King, DVM, MS, MPA, ACVPM Dean and Ruth Stanton Chair in Veterinary Medicine Professor, Veterinary Preventive Medicine Executive Dean, Health Science Colleges The Ohio State University-Ethiopia Partnership One Health Summer Institute 2013 Introduction Major priority areas identified: The Ohio State University Health Science colleges, through its deans and representative faculty members, established The Ohio State University Health Sciences-Ethiopia One Health Partnership task force in August, 2012. The goal is to develop a sustainable and mutually beneficial partnership with Ethiopian academic and affiliate partners. The task force conducted the following activities: • Two site visits and meetings (July and December 2012] with two academic universities-Addis Ababa University (AAU) and University of Gondar (UoG); • Met with the Ethiopian president, the minister of health, the state minister of education, and the deputy prime minister; • Visited other regional and international partners including ILRI, EHNRI, AHRI and CDC; • Met with U.S. Embassy leadership in Ethiopia and gained support for the partnership initiative; • Developed a draft strategic plan based on inputs and priorities received from the two partner Ethiopian universities; • Conducted a mini-retreat (March 2013) for the health sciences deans and task force members. Training prototype Short-term engagement supplemented with a long-term PhD training with the goal of strengthening capacity and collaborations. • The Ohio State University Health Sciences–Ethiopia One Health Summer Institute conducts one to two week modular courses in various health science disciplines. • Admit one sandwich PhD candidate in each of the health science disciplines from the two partner institutes with a completion time line of four years. Research capacity innovation prototype Two short-term priorities identified: • Rabies elimination: We plan to conduct a feasibility and KAP assessment, and a portion of the intervention using vaccine delivery and population control. • Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment: The longterm goal is to strengthen capacity in prenatal and maternal health. Feasibility and pilot projects will be conducted in the short term. Parallel projects Existing and future exploratory projects: • Medicinal plants initiative • Food security and environment project • Molecular epidemiology of foodborne pathogens (NIH FIC funded) • Rotaviruses project (Sandwich PhD from AAU trained) • Multi-drug resistant Salmonella project (WHO funded/ Sandwich PhD from AAU trained) • Nutrition, HIV, and Enterics (NIH-submitted) • TB biorepository (NIH-submitted) • Leishmaniasis (NIH Funded/ Sandwich PhD from AAU trained) • ICT Capacity (NIH –submitted) One Health outreach E-capacity strengthening: Develop an electronic platform using a custom tablet based application to capture One Health research and training activities which will enable crowd sourcing of the Ohio State health sciences and Ethiopia activities. Clinical capacity strengthening engagements: A College of Medicine ophthalmology team conducted teaching and exploratory activity in February, 2013. Additionally, a neurosurgeon and three optometrists are joining the health sciences team for the Summer Institute 2013. 1 2013 Activities Our courses Food Safety and Foodborne Diseases Epidemiology Instructor: Bayleyegn Molla (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) Dates: June 21 - July 3, 2013 Topics include: Foodborne bacterial, parasitic, and viral diseases with special emphasis on their epidemiology, transmission, detection, and specific preventive and control measures; antimicrobial use in food animals, resistance, and veterinary drug residues; HACCP principles and applications in food processing facilities; sanitary and regulatory requirements and applications in food processing facilities. Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Genetics of Cancer Epidemiology Instructor: Wondwossen A. Gebreyes (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) Dates: July 12 - July 16, 2013 Topics include: Overview and discussion of core molecular approaches; introduction and core methods: gene amplification, restriction, hybridization, genotyping, genomics, and microarray; analysis and interpretation of genotypic data; practical applications in public health. International Trade and Public Health/Environmental Hygiene/Risk Analysis Instructors: Michael Bisesi (The Ohio State University College of Public Health) Dates: July 4 - July 10, 2013 Topics include: Globalization and internal trade, public and animal health, and food safety and food security; roles and functions of WTO, OIE, and FAO in international trade; international requirements, laws, and regulations (Codex Alimentarius, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards) on import/export of animals and animal products; components and application of risk analysis to import/export of animals and animal products; the environmental health exposure model; aspects of environmental toxicology and microbiology; contaminants’ influence on food quality; and risk assessment/analysis. Epidemiology of Zoonoses Instructor: Thomas Wittum (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) Dates: July 22 - July 30, 2013 Topics include: Concepts and epidemiology of zoonotic diseases; emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases; bacterial, viral, and parasitic zoonotic diseases under tropical conditions; concepts in zoonotic disease outbreak investigations; principles in zoonotic diseases control and prevention. “This partnership represents a highly collaborative and integrative effort for scientists, clinicians, and students from two countries to work and learn together while simultaneously identifying and addressing major public health needs and issues in Ethiopia via applicable research, teaching, and workforce development activities.” Michael Bisesi, PhD Interim Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs College of Public Health, The Ohio State University 2 The Ohio State University-Ethiopia Partnership One Health Summer Institute 2013 “Infectious diseases remain a major contributor to morbidities and mortalities worldwide from both acute and chronic effects. We must confront these threats as global teams and respond to these challenges collaboratively and synergistically. The Ohio State Health SciencesEthiopia partnership is a key start in making this important commitment.” Lonnie J. King Executive Dean of Health Sciences Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine The Ohio State University Research Methods Instructors: Usha Menon, Jennifer Kue, Jodi Ford, Tim Landers (The Ohio State University College of Nursing) Dates: June 24 - July 3, 2013 Topics include: Developing research questions informed by critical appraisal of existing research; identifying research methods to match research problems and hypotheses; principles of research design, sampling, data collection, data management, statistical and qualitative analyses, and disseminating results in scientific publications. Ethics in Biomedical Research Instructor: Karla Zadnik (The Ohio State University College of Optometry) Dates: July 22 - July 26, 2013 Topics include: Human and animal subjects concerns; scientific misconduct in biomedical research; issues of authorship, conflict of interest. Optometry Training Instructors: Andrew J. Emch, Dean A. VanNasdale (The Ohio State University College of Optometry) Dates: July 8 - July 16, 2013 Topics include: Refractive error; the distribution and projections for refractive error in the future, and its potential impact on public health. Lectures will include discussions about factors that influence refractive error, mechanisms for correction, and the association with ocular pathology. 3 2013 Activities Our Projects Rabies Needs Assessment/Feasibility Ohio State Professional Students Working on Rabies Projects in Gondar, Ethiopia (June - August, 2013) (UoG/EHNRI/Ohio State) The project aims to implement a rabies prevention and control plan in a well-defined geographic region in Gondar, Ethiopia, to eliminate canine-associated rabies in animals and humans and establish a sustainable system for prevention and control of rabies at the national level. The project has five work packages, the first of which will gather information on current rabies response efforts, conduct community knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) surveys in urban and rural settings to guide educational interventions and hold a stakeholder’s workshop bringing together key private and public agencies to develop a rabies response plan. Laura Binkley is currently working on a dual Master’s degree specializing in both environmental and veterinary public health, as well as wildlife ecology. Her research interests include approaching the ecology of zoonotic disease through a “One Health” perspective. Karissa Magnuson is a second-year veterinary student at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is interested in pursuing a career in wildlife/conservation medicine. Cervical Cancer-Screening and Treatment (S&T) Program Leaders: Usha Menon, Jennifer Kue, Jodi Ford (The Ohio State University College of Nursing) Dates: June 24 - July 6, 2013 This project aims to implement an evidence-based S&T program for cervical cancer that has high potential for decreasing cervical cancer incidence and set the stage for a strong framework for community programs in Ethiopia by training nurses to perform the procedures. Nurses are the largest, formally educated health care workforce in Ethiopia and are the ideal choice to provide this service. Korbin Smith is finishing his undergraduate degree in health sciences with a business minor, and plans to pursue a PhD/Master’s degree in public health. He is interested in the severity of rabies in Ethiopia and the role of treatment and education, as well as the effect of health care on the infrastructure and society of Ethiopia. Environmental Hygiene/Food Security and Safety Program Leader: Michael Bisesi (The Ohio State University College of Public Health) Ally Sterman is a second-year veterinary student at Ohio State. She is interested in the fields of emergency, surgery, and shelter medicine, and completed an honors thesis with Dr. Gebreyes focusing on Salmonella. Ally is very interested in population control in animals; specifically high-volume spay/neuter. Dates: July 11 - 17, 2013 This project will focus on vegetative crops and livestock (including poultry) from farm to production and distribution to consumption. The overall theme of the collaborative efforts will include identifying, characterizing and controlling sources, pathways and receptors of exposure. 4 The Ohio State University-Ethiopia Partnership One Health Summer Institute 2013 Our Workshops Rabies Stakeholders Workshop WHO AGISAR/Ohio State Research Projects (EHNRI/UoG/Ohio State/AAU) The stakeholders’ workshop on rabies will bring together concerned stakeholders including government officials in human health, animal health, public health, wildlife, finance, education, and tourism as well as representatives of diagnostic labs, vaccine manufacturers, and universities in the region. The plan will serve as a model for implementation of canine associated rabies elimination at the national level. In this launching workshop, both PhD students, respective mentors, and WHO AGISAR representatives will participate and discuss project updates, plans and future collaboration in research and training. The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine NIH Fogarty Global Infectious Diseases (GID) program on “Molecular Epidemiology of Foodborne Pathogens in Eastern Africa,” the WHO Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (WHOAGISAR) and Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses have partnered in funding jointly the two countries’ PhD research projects. NIH Fogarty/One Health fellowship Program Neurological Surgery Clinical Fellowship Program Program Leader: Wondwossen Gebreyes (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) Program Leader: Eric Sauvageau (The Ohio State University College of Medicine) The main objective of this workshop is to bring together NIH Fogarty and “One Health” trainees from Ethiopia with mentors to discuss various aspects of ongoing PhD research projects. The NIH Fogarty and One Health Fellowship Program is a training and research program that fosters partnerships and strengthens institutional capacity through mentored research training for PhD, MS candidates and short-term certifications for employees from three Eastern African partner institutes (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, University of Nairobi, Kenya, and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia). As part of the effort to strengthen clinical capacity, the initial goal is to assess feasibility and partnership building and enhance institutional capacity by providing an exchange of ideas, teaching, and mentorship in the area of neurological surgery in Ethiopian academic hospitals. This program will facilitate interactions among professionals at Ohio State and in Ethiopian academic hospitals in the area of neurosurgery. The program will use a mentorship model where surgeons will work with and help local experts identify priority targeted areas. The main goal is to establish a durable partnership with the Ethiopian academic team to provide excellent neurosurgical teaching and care. “Why a one health model and why a partnership with Ethiopia? Simply put, as the challenges to human, animal, and environmental health become increasingly complex and symbiotic, so must the solutions. No single discipline, researcher, or healthcare professional will solve the complicated global health problems of the 21st century. Combining our accumulated knowledge, sharing our resources, and continuing to train the next generation of experts through mutually beneficial partnerships, offers the strongest hope for the health and safety of our shared world.” Daniel D. Sedmak Senior Associate Vice President for Health Sciences at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center 5 2013 Faculty Abraham Ali, DVM, MPH Associate Researcher, Zoonoses Research Team Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) Gulelle Arbegnoch Street Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [email protected] +251-11 2 13 34 99 /0911861774 Jodi Ford, PhD, RN Assistant Professor The Ohio State University College of Nursing 320 Newton Hall 1585 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH, 43210 [email protected] 614-292-6862 Satishkumar Belliethathan, PhD Director, External Relations, Partnerships, and Communications Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [email protected] +251-11 65 50 226 Wondwossen A. Gebreyes, DVM, PhD, DACVPM Professor and Director Global Health Programs The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine A0100r Sisson Hall 1920 Coffey Rd. Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected] 614-292-9559 Michael Bisesi, PhD, REHS, CIH Interim Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs The Ohio State University College of Public Health 256 Cunz Hall 1841 Neil Ave Columbus, OH, 43210 [email protected] 614-247-8196 Afework Kassu Gizaw, PhD Vice President for Research and Community Service Associate Professor of Microbiology University of Gondar Gondar, Ethiopia [email protected] +251-921221959 Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, DACVP Associate Professor Clinical Pathology Residency Training Program Coordinator The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine 1925 Coffey Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43210 [email protected] 614-247-8024 Jennifer Kue, PhD Assistant Professor The Ohio State University College of Nursing Newton Hall 1585 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210 [email protected] Andrew J. Emch, OD, MS Assistant Professor of Clinical Optometry The Ohio State University College of Optometry 338 W. 10th Ave Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected] 614-688-8588 Timothy F. Landers, PhD Assistant Professor The Ohio State University College of Nursing 377 Newton Hall 1585 Neil Ave. Columbus OH, 43210 [email protected] 614-292-0309 6 The Ohio State University-Ethiopia Partnership One Health Summer Institute 2013 Kristina M. Slagle, PhD Candidate Graduate Research Associate College of food, Agriculture, an d Environmental Sciences 210 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Rd Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected] 614-247-8024 Desalegne Mengesha, DVM, MSc Academic Vice President University of Gondar Gondar, Ethiopia [email protected] +251918350016 Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Vice Dean The Ohio State University College of Nursing 145 Newton Hall 1585 Neil Ave Columbus, OH, 43210 [email protected] Dean A. VanNasdale, Jr., OD, PhD, MS, FAAO Assistant Professor The Ohio State University College of Optometry 338 West Tenth Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 [email protected] 614-688-1314 Bayleyegn Molla, DVM, MS, PhD International Programs Coordinator Clinical Assistant Professor The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine 1900 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio 43210 [email protected] (614) 292-4058 Thomas Wittum, PhD Professor The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine A0100S Sisson Hall 1920 Coffey Rd. Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected] 614-292-8157 Seleshe Nigatu, DVM, MSc Department Chair, Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Gondar Gondar, Ethiopia [email protected] +251-918814823 Getnet Yimer, MD, MSc, PhD Associate Director for Research and Technology Transfer College of Health Sciences Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [email protected] [email protected] +251911405387 Jeanette O’Quin, DVM, MPH The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine A100N Sisson Hall [email protected] 614-247-6635 Karla S. Zadnik, OD, PhD Associate Dean The Ohio State University College of Optometry 641 Fry Hall 338 W. 10th Ave. Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected] 614-292-6603 Eric Sauvageau, MD Associate Professor - Clinical The Ohio State University College of Medicine N-1022 Doan Hall 410 W. 10th Ave. Columbus, OH, 43210 [email protected] 614-366-0174 7 2013 Activities Schedule Ohio State-Ethiopia One Health Summer Institute Activity Course/Activity Details Food Safety and Foodborne Diseases B. Molla (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) Research Methods and Applications U. Menon / T. Landers / J. Kue / J. Ford (The Ohio State University College of Nursing) Teaching International Trade and Public Health/Environment/Risk Analysis M. Bisesi (The Ohio State University College of Public Health/ SENR) Neuroscience/Neurosurgery E. Sauvageau (The Ohio State University College of Medicine) Optometry Training A. Emch / D. VanNasdale (The Ohio State University College of Optometry) Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Genetics of Cancer Epidemiology W. Gebreyes (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) Ethics in Biomedical Research K. Zadnik (The Ohio State University College of Optometry) Workshops Collaborative Projects Epidemiology of Zoonotic Diseases T. Wittum (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment U. Menon / T. Landers / J. Kue / J. Ford (The Ohio State University College of Nursing) Rabies Needs Assessment/ Feasibility (UoG/Ohio State/EHNRI Team) Environmental Hygiene/Food Security/Safety M. Bisesi (The Ohio State University College of Public Health) Rabies Stakeholders Workshop (EHNRI/UoG/Ohio State/AAU) NIH Fogarty/One Health Fellows/AAU/CDC W. Gebreyes (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) WHO AGISAR/AAU/SUA Projects W. Gebreyes (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) 8 The Ohio State University-Ethiopia Partnership One Health Summer Institute 2013 June (week) 2 3 July (week) 4 1 2 3 4 June 21 -July 3 UoG June 24 - July 3 UoG July 4 - 10 AAU July 8 - 16 AAU July 8 - 16 UoG July 12 - 16 UoG/AAU July 22 - 26 AAU July 22 - 30 UoG June 24 - July 6 Gondar/Addis Ababa June 27 - August 2 July 11 - 17 Addis Ababa July 18 - 20 Addis Ababa July 17 EHNRI/AAU July 17 EHNRI/AAU 9 “This partnership is the first of its kind to bring together experts in both human and animal health. The commitment to share both knowledge and skills from two different corners of the world is very exemplary. The University of Gondar, and other sister universities from Ethiopia, will benefit from the interventions and experiences shared, as well as training and research collaborations.” AN I u te stit In H ea rc h EN M N RO ian A E N VI iop M N Eth HU T EN OG AL M PAT H Professor Mengesha Admassu President, University of Gondar, Ethiopia lt h and N u t riti o n Re sea
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