Epidemiology Seminar
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Can we save open access publishing?
Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, Director, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Global Health Programs, Associate Director, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ International TB Centre
SYNOPSIS:
This lecture will discuss the advantages of the open access publishing model, review recent developments in OA, and describe the limitations and challenges for open access medical publishing.
OBJECTIVES:
- To review the principles that underpin the open access (OA) publishing model, and review the various types of OA
- To describe the advantages and benefits of the open access publishing model
- To describe the biggest challenges for open access publishing
BIO:
Prof Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD is a Canada Research Chair in Translational Epidemiology & Global Health at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, Montreal. He is the Director of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Global Health Programs, and Associate Director of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ International TB Centre. Madhu serves as a Consultant to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He also serves on the STAG-TB committee of WHO, Geneva; Scientific Advisory Committee of FIND, Geneva; and Access Advisory Committee of TB Alliance, New York. He is on the editorial boards of Lancet Infectious Diseases, PLoS Medicine, PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, International Journal of TB and Lung Disease, among others. Madhu’s research is mainly focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, especially in high-burden countries like India and South Africa. His research is supported by grant funding from the Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He is recipient of the Union Scientific Prize, Chanchlani Global Health Research Award, and Haile T. Debas Prize. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada.
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