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SUMMARY:Identification\, diagnosis and management of neurodisabilities in 
 LMICs - Prof Charles Newton (Dept. of Psychiatry\, University of Oxford)\,
  Dr Melissa Gladstone (Institute of Translational Medicine\, University of
  Liverpool)
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DESCRIPTION:The second session in this on-going seminar series on Building
  capacity on disability in low- and middle-income countries will be given 
 my Prof. Charles Newton and Dr. Melissa Gladstone. The theme of this sessi
 on is the Identification\, diagnosis and management of neurodisabilities i
 n LMICs.  \n\nDetails of the two talks are provided below:\n\n'Neurodisabi
 lity in Resource Poor Countries'\nProf. Charles Newton\n\nBio: Professor C
 harles Newton is the Cheryl & Reece Scott Professor of Psychiatry\, Depart
 ment of Psychiatry and St John's College\, University of Oxford\, and the 
 Scientific Director of the Muhimbili-Wellcome Programme\, Dar-es-Salaam\, 
 Tanzania as well as the Head of Neurosciences\, KEMRI-Wellcome Collaborati
 ve Programme\, Kilifi Kenya. Professor Newton conducts research on the epi
 demiology and behavioural consequences of children experiencing a range of
  adversities in the low-income countries of insults\, in particular the as
 sociation of autism and developmental disorders with infections of the cen
 tral nervous system (particularly malaria\, HIV and bacterial meningitis).
 \n\n'Early childhood screening and surveillance for developmental disorder
 s in low income settings'\nDr. Melissa Gladstone\, Institute of Translatio
 nal Medicine\, University of Liverpool\n\nAbstract\nDevelopmental delay is
  common in low income settings. More than 200 million children have develo
 pmental delay. Structured programmes in high income settings recommend sur
 veillance programmes with the use of developmental tools to assess childre
 n to support health workers to make decisions about when children might be
  likely to need support. Evidence as to the efficacy of these programmes i
 n terms of their specificity and sensitivity is very limited. The most eff
 icacious programmes at present are those for hearing screening and blood s
 pot screening for certain neonatal disorders which cause developmental del
 ay. Furthermore\, programmes supporting parents most at risk are most effi
 cacious.\n\nIn low income settings\, the tools to assess children are not 
 well validated\, often not simple to use and are in no way universal. Furt
 hermore\, the structures for these programmes are not in place and there a
 re limited services for rehabilitation. Without these structures\, childre
 n may be identified but no support provided. This may be distressing for f
 amilies and cause them to spend resources that they do not have hunting fo
 r services which do not exist.\n\nIntegrated programmes to support develop
 mental stimulation\, early communication and nutrition have been shown to 
 be effective in improving short term developmental and long term psychosoc
 ial and cognitive outcomes in later life although for these to be effectiv
 e they will also require infrastructure\, funding and clear supervisory st
 ructures. Children with disabilities could be incorporated into these prog
 rammes and can benefit from these programmes. These do not rely on the dev
 elopmental age of the child but purely look at provision of support to fam
 ilies. This is likely to be more effective.\n\nA shift from surveillance a
 nd screening to provision of integrated support programmes from infancy fo
 r children at risk is likely to make the biggest inroads to reducing devel
 opmental delay and for supporting parents of children with disabilities. T
 hese require good training\, supportive supervision and effective integrat
 ion into systems of care which have adequate resources to enable this.\n\n
 Bio: Dr Melissa Gladstone is a Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Neurodisabili
 ty at the Institute of Translational Medicine\, University of Liverpool. H
 er focus is in improving low cost interventions and outcomes for children 
 with neurodevelopmental disorders in low income settings. Together with he
 r team she has developed the Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool (MDAT)\,
  a tool to assess child development in rural African settings that has bee
 n applied widely in Africa.\n\nFor more info\, please see: http://www.mchw
 .org/?p=883\nSpeakers:\nProf Charles Newton (Dept. of Psychiatry\, Univers
 ity of Oxford)\, Dr Melissa Gladstone (Institute of Translational Medicine
 \, University of Liverpool)
LOCATION:Kellogg College (Mawby Room (disabled access))\, 62 Banbury Road 
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SUMMARY:From health care training to overcoming structural barriers: can t
 echnology help? - Prof Niall Winters (Dept. of Education\, University of O
 xford)\, Dr Anne Geniets (Dept. of Education\, University of Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:In this third talk of the seminar series on ‘Building Capaci
 ty on disability in low- and middle-income countries’\, Drs. Niall Winte
 rs and Anne Geniets will ask the question: \n\nFrom health care training t
 o overcoming structural barriers: can technology help?\n\nMany low- and mi
 ddle-income countries (LMICs) are characterised by an acute shortage of tr
 ained doctors and nurses\, and a strong reliance on community health worke
 rs. In this talk\, drawing on recent research in urban and rural Kenya\, w
 e explore whether mobile technologies can help overcome barriers to health
  care training\, leading to improved provision and delivery of health care
  services for marginalised populations. Analysing the barriers to care exp
 erienced by mothers of children with disabilities\, we ask how technology 
 can contribute to the more equitable provision of health care\, the challe
 nges of integrating mobiles into existing health care structures and impli
 cations for future research agendas. \n\nEveryone is warmly invited. Pleas
 e let anne.geniets(at)education.ox.ac.uk know if you have any special requ
 irements.\n\nFor more info\, please see http://www.mhealthpartners.org\nSp
 eakers:\nProf Niall Winters (Dept. of Education\, University of Oxford)\, 
 Dr Anne Geniets (Dept. of Education\, University of Oxford)
LOCATION:Kellogg College (Mawby Room)\, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
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SUMMARY:How can research contribute to building capacity on disability in 
 the developing world? - Professor Nora Groce (Leonard Cheshire Disability 
 and Inclusive Development Centre\, UCL)\, Dr Maria Kett (Leonard Cheshire 
 Disability and Inclusive Development Centre\, UCL)
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DESCRIPTION:In this fourth talk of our seminar series on ‘Building Capac
 ity on disability in low- and middle-income countries’\, Professor Nora 
 Groce and Dr Maria Kett\, Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Develo
 pment Centre\, UCL\, will ask the question:\n\nHow can research contribute
  to building capacity on disability in the developing world?\n\nProfessor 
 Groce and Dr Kett will discuss some of the ways in which they consider tha
 t research has actively contributed to building capacity on disability amo
 ngst researchers and practitioners in high and lower income countries. The
 y will speak about their experiences of leading a number of disability-foc
 used research grants\, and how disability research has gradually come into
  the mainstream\; as well as the ways in which researchers – as well as 
 advocates and practitioners - have had to adapt to this inclusion. Thanks 
 in part to a shifting global context\, including a human rights-based agen
 da and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2008)\, 
 disability issues have become more visible in mainstream development resea
 rch. This is not without a number of challenges\, not least an inherently 
 politicised agenda on behalf of some groups\; variations in social and cul
 tural contexts and understandings of disability\; lack of agreed or unifie
 d positions on definitions – all of which have led to challenges in data
  collection and a lack of data – or rather\, a lack of evidence-based\, 
 robust data that is accepted and agreed by the range of impairment groups.
  These challenges themselves raise a number of questions. The presentation
  will discuss the challenges of building the capacity of researchers and o
 ther stakeholders to mainstream disability across a range of approaches an
 d practices.\n\nTime: 5pm – 6.30pm\nDate: Tuesday\, 31th May 2016\nLocat
 ion: Mawby Room\, Kellogg College\, 60-62 Banbury Road\, Oxford\, OX2 6PN\
 n\nDisabled access\n\nFor more information\, please see: http://www.mhealt
 hpartners.org/seminars/\n\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Nora Groce (Leonard Cheshi
 re Disability and Inclusive Development Centre\, UCL)\, Dr Maria Kett (Leo
 nard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre\, UCL)
LOCATION:Kellogg College (Mawby Room)\, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
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