Ain Shams University

Location: 
Contact Details: 

Address: 16, Ali Fahmi Kamel Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, 11351, Egypt Mobile: +20 122 3317347 Emails: anabhan@med.asu.edu.eg

Principal: 
Prof. Ashraf Nabhan

Current position Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (2009-Current) Director of the Egyptian Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (ECEBM) (2011-Current) Consultant, Center of Infertility, Gynecology and Obstetrics (CIGO), Egypt (2001-Current) Higher education Doctorate degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University. 1996. Master degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology with grade Excellent, Ain Shams University. 1992 M.B. B. Ch. with grade Excellent with Honor, Ain Shams University. 1988 Post graduate diploma of Hospital Management Administration, Ain Shams University. May 1997 Professional Activities International Organizations Member of the Guideline Development Group, Reproductive Health and Research, WHO (2014- Current). Vice-Chair of the HRP Alliance, Reproductive Health and Research, WHO (2016-2018). Expert for The Horizon 2020 Program of the European research and innovation, EU Commission (2016-current).Editorial Boards Editor (Associate), Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Editor (Associate), BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. International tutor for Research Capacity Building Designing clinical research, Fundamental Concepts and Procedures of Data Analysis, Critical Appraisal and Cochrane risk of bias tool, Knowledge translation for decision makers, Diagnostic test accuracy review methods, Assessment of methodological quality in diagnostic test accuracy reviews, Comparing multiple treatments, networkmeta-analysis, statistical methods for network metaanalysis, advanced training in systematic reviews and meta-analysis, GRADE and developing GRADE Evidence Profiles and Summary of Findings tables. Systematic Reviewer In the following Cochrane Review Groups: Pregnancy & Childbirth Group, Menstrual Disorders & Subfertility Group, Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Functional Bowel Disorders Group, Skin Group, Incontinence group, Heart group, Public Health Group Research Projects/Grants WHO, RHR department: 2017-ongoing: Regional coordinator of the WHO Global Sepsis Study CIHR: 2017-ongoing: co-investigator. Effectiveness of conservative management, pharmacological and surgical interventions for urinary incontinence in older women. NIHR: HTA Programme grant: co-investigator: 2015- 2016: Interventions for Acne Scars. UN Women: Principal Investigator: 2011-2013: Women and HIV, an Evidence Profile. WHO, EMRO: Principal Investigator: 2005-2006: Safety Climate survey of clinicians and managers in university hospitals. USAIDS: Principal Investigator: 2005: Patient Safety Concept survey of clinicians and managers in Primary Health Centers. USAIDS: Principal Investigator. 2003-2004: Household Survey of the Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Affordability of Family Planning Methods in Slum Areas. USAIDS: Co-Investigator. 2002-2003: Maternal Health Needs Assessment in Urban Slum and Rural Areas. International Peer Reviewer/Referee Cochrane database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (The Official Journal of the FIGO), Archives of Obstetrics and Gynecology, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (BJOG), Maternal and Child Health Journal, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Rater of Evidence at McMaster University International AWARDS John J. Sciarra Prize Paper Award 2008, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.