Clinical Research

Are you involved in Clinical Research in Algeria?

Are you able to get your work published nationally or Internationally?

How do you get access to International research?

I'm really interested to hear your experiences.

H1 N1 Influenza Virus

As of the 1st of January 2010, there have been 47 deaths and 746 cases of H1N1 virus in Algeria. In the UK there have been 303 deaths. As a healthcare professional I had the vaccine last week in London to protect my patients. Apart from a heavy arm, I had no other side effects, although I heard that a doctor in Setif died 9 hours after having the injection?

What is the current mood in your country about Swine Flu amongst medical professionals and the general public in your country, I would love to hear your views and experiences?

50:50 Magazine

The staff at Hopeland Institute are in the process of collating articles to produce a magazine in English for Algerians. It is proposed that there will be a medical article in each issue and therefore I am asking for your help.

If you are interested in contributing to this venture, we are looking for medically focused articles in English which can be submitted to me directly at mahdiyyahbensaid@hotmail.co.uk

Here are some ideas:

• My experiences of studying medicine abroad or in Algeria
• My experience of studying medical English
• Advances in medicine
• Short research summaries
• Your thoughts on an area of healthcare

We are open to any suggestions or ideas you may have and welcome all submissions. I can help with editing if you would like your work edited prior to printing.

I feel this will be a fantastic oportunity to share our knowledge and experience with a wider audience whilst using the English language.

If you have any questions, please ask and I look forward to reading your suggestions / submissions.

Happy New Year 2010

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a New Year full of happiness and prosperity, good health and the motivation to achieve all your goals.

I was thrilled to hear this week that one of our first Medical English students was in London recently studying cardiology and another has been successful in her application to study abroad in her chosen field. May I congratulate them both on their hard work and wish them all the very best for the future. I am impressed by their determination to succeed despite the difficulties they face and may they be an inspiration to all.

So what are my aspirations for the New Year? Well I'd have to say that being back in Algeria would be my ultimate dream so this year I vow to work hard to enable that to happen insha'Allah as soon as possible. In the interim, I hope to continue to make contacts in the UK to help develop the Medical English Programme in Algeria in the future. I will attempt to keep you informed of any events I hear about and will be in cyber space for all your questions and queires.

I will continue to manage the Medical English programme in Algeria and keep the blog and Facebook group updated with any news. Please feel free to contribute where you can to help one another.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and All the Best in your work and studies.