Joint CFP-GWH Journal Club

Stony Brook, UEM, & NAUTH Departments of OBGYN
2020-2022 academic years (2-year revolving curriculum)

The Goal of the combined CFP-GWH Journal Club is to:

  • Learn about GWH topics relevant worldwide
  • Collaborate with Nigeria and Mozambique postgraduate programs
  • Master the critical skills of how to appraise medical research studies
Topic Articles Countries Participating
Ethics of Global Health Electives

1. Gupta R, Farmer PE. International electives: maximizing the opportunity to learn and contribute. MedGenMed. 2005;7(2):78. Published 2005 May 17.

 

2. How not to save the world – Washington post 2016

 

3. OPTIONAL EXTRA READING
Mukherjee, J. (2017-12-22). The Roots of Global Health Inequity. In An Introduction to Global Health Delivery.: Oxford University Press.

 

 USA
Immediate Postpartum DMPA or Implant

1. Averbach S, Kakaire O, McDiehl R, Dehlendorf C, Lester F, Steinauer J. The effect of immediate postpartum levonorgestrel contraceptive implant use on breastfeeding and infant growth: a randomized controlled trial. Contraception. 2019;99(2):87-93. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2018.10.008

 

2. Effects of hormonal contraceptives on breast milk composition and infant growth. World Health Organization (WHO) Task Force on Oral Contraceptives. Stud Fam Plann. 1988;19(6 Pt 1):361-369.

 

3. Virutamasen P, Leepipatpaiboon S, Kriengsinyot R, et al. Pharmacodynamic effects of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) administered to lactating women on their male infants. Contraception. 1996;54(3):153-157. doi:10.1016/s0010-7824(96)00170-9

 

4. OPTIONAL EXTRA READING
Gurtcheff SE, Turok DK, Stoddard G, Murphy PA, Gibson M, Jones KP. Lactogenesis after early postpartum use of the contraceptive implant: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 May;117(5):1114-21. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182165ee8. PMID: 21508750.

 

USA

Mozambique

Nigeria
Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment

1. Chibwesha CJ, Cu-Uvin S. See-and-treat approaches to cervical cancer prevention for HIV-infected women. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2011;8(3):192-199. doi:10.1007/s11904-011-0084-6

 

USA

Mozambique

Nigeria
Post Placental LARC

1. Chen BA, Reeves MF, Hayes JL, Hohmann HL, Perriera LK, Creinin MD. Postplacental or delayed insertion of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device after vaginal delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116(5):1079-1087. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f73fac

 

2. Lerma K, Bhamrah R, Singh S, Blumenthal PD. Importance of the delivery-to-insertion interval in immediate postpartum intrauterine device insertion: A secondary analysis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020;149(2):154-159. doi:10.1002/ijgo.13115

 

USA

Mozambique

Nigeria
Malaria in Pregnancy

1. Article: González R, Pons-Duran C, Piqueras M, Aponte JJ, Ter Kuile FO, Menéndez C. Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;3(3):CD011444. Published 2018 Mar 21. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011444.pub2

 

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Mozambique

Nigeria
Maternal Mortality – A Black Woman’s Epidemic

1. GBD 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 [published correction appears in Lancet. 2017 Jan 7;389(10064):e1]. Lancet. 2016;388(10053):1775-1812

 

2. Small MJ, Allen TK, Brown HL. Global disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality. Semin Perinatol. 2017;41(5):318-322. doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2017.04.009

 

3. OPTIONAL EXTRA READING
Hogan MC, Foreman KJ, Naghavi M, Ahn SY, Wang M, Makela SM, Lopez AD, Lozano R, Murray CJ. Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. Lancet. 2010 May 8;375(9726):1609-23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60518-1. Epub 2010 Apr 9. PMID: 20382417.

 

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Mozambique

Nigeria
Abortion Worldwide

1. Bearak J, Popinchalk A, Ganatra B, et al. Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990-2019. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(9):e1152- e1161. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30315-6

 

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Mozambique

Nigeria
Pharmacy Dispensed MAB

1. Averbach S, Puri M, Blum M, Rocca C. Gestational dating using last menstrual period and bimanual exam for medication abortion in pharmacies and health centers in Nepal. Contraception. 2018;98(4):296-300. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2018.06.004

 

2. Ganle JK, Busia NT, Baatiema L. Stocking and over-the-counter sale of misoprostol for medical abortion in Ghana's community pharmacies: comparison of questionnaire and mystery client survey. Int J Pharm Pract. 2020;28(3):267-274. doi:10.1111/ijpp.12593

 

3. Stillman M, Owolabi O, Fatusi AO, et al. Women's self-reported experiences using misoprostol obtained from drug sellers: a prospective cohort study in Lagos State, Nigeria. BMJ Open. 2020;10(5):e034670. Published 2020 May 5. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034670

 

4. OPTIONAL EXTRA READING
Rocca CH, Puri M, Shrestha P, et al. Effectiveness and safety of early medication abortion provided in pharmacies by auxiliary nurse-midwives: A non-inferiority study in Nepal. PLoS One. 2018;13(1):e0191174. Published 2018 Jan 19. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191174

 

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Mozambique

Nigeria
PMTCT and the ethics of a double standard

1. Article: Flynn PM, Taha TE, Cababasay M, et al. Prevention of HIV-1 Transmission Through Breastfeeding: Efficacy and Safety of Maternal Antiretroviral Therapy Versus Infant Nevirapine Prophylaxis for Duration of Breastfeeding in HIV-1-Infected Women with High CD4 Cell Count (IMPAACT PROMISE): A Randomized, Open-Label, Clinical Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018;77(4):383-392. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000001612

 

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Mozambique

Nigeria
Pelvic TB

1. Article: Türkmen IC, Başsüllü N, Comunoğlu C, et al. Female genital system tuberculosis: a retrospective clinicopathological study of 1,548 cases in Turkish women. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012;286(2):379-384. doi:10.1007/s00404-012- 2281-y

 

USA

Mozambique

Nigeria
Female Genital Cutting

1. Leah B. Rosenberg, Keri Gibson, MD, and Joanna F. Shulman; MD When Cultures Collide: Female Genital Cutting and U.S. Obstetric Practice. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Apr;113(4):931-4.

 

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Mozambique

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COVID 19 in pregnancy TBD

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