Weekly Research Seminar Series - Clinical Trials Registry: Does the UAE need one?

This week, we are delighted to have our colleague Ms. Seada Kassie for our Wednesday research seminar. She will present her research on 'Clinical Trials Registry: Does the UAE need one?'

Wednesday Research Seminar Series               

We are pleased to invite you to our Wednesday Research Seminar. It will be held online on 16th Marchfrom 4pm via Microsoft team platform. Wednesday Research Seminar Series was launched in 2008 and has featured more than 310 presentations to date. The seminars provide a forum for researchers to share their work. Presenters include faculty from Middlesex University Dubai and other universities in the United Arab Emirates, as well as researchers from other global institutions. Ms. Seada will deliver seminar on:           

“Clinical Trials Registry: Does the UAE need one?"  

Seada Kassie           

Abstract       

According to the World Health Organization, ‘‘the registration of all interventional trials is a scientific, ethical, and moral responsibility’’. As such, this project was initiated in late 2020 to highlight the need for a clinical trials registry in the UAE that could potentially serve as a regional registry for the Arab Gulf region. As part of the project, I presented my research findings and the existing gap in the literature to the research committee at the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, highlighting the need for a registry. The idea was positively received, and as a result, I was further requested to prepare a proposal that lays out the ground work needed for setting up such a registry. However, in the past couple of years, the health regulatory authorities in the UAE, including the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Health Authority, have been at the forefront of fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, and this project has unfortunately been put on hold since. The presentation on the 16th of March will take us through a brief overview of the project, the process involved in setting up a national registry, and a glimpse at the pitch proposal presented to the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, in the hopes of gaining insight from the attendees and with a plan to resurrect the project and take it forward to the next step.

Biography

Seada Kassie is a lecturer in psychology at Middlesex University Dubai, and holds an M.Sc. in Applied Psychology from Middlesex University. Seada also received her clinical research training from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals, USA, and recently completed her postgraduate training in clinical research at Harvard Medical School, USA. She is currently working on a few interdisciplinary clinical research projects with practitioners from Al Jalila Children’s Hospital Dubai and American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology Dubai, on topics within the health and psychology domains that include trauma-related disorders, eating disorders, and health related quality of life. Her interdisciplinary research studies are published in leading medical journals, and she continues to carry out clinical research studies focused on neurodegenerative disorders, the biopsychosocial model of health, and person-centered care for patients with age-related disorders.

Look forward to seeing you at the seminar!