New Post-Graduate Medical and Nursing Programs in “Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Diseases & Liver Transplant”, Compatible to EU Standards: University-Ministry of Health Partnership. Erasmus Project

Project Title

New Post-Graduate Medical and Nursing Programs in “Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Diseases & Liver Transplant”, Compatible to EU Standards: University-Ministry of Health Partnership.

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Problem & Needs:(1) Egypt (over 90 million) has the largest epidemic of Liver Hepatitis Virus C (HCV prevalence = 14.7%) in the world. This is 10 times greater than any other country. In Upper Egypt, the HCV prevalence is 16%. (2) More than 10% of the total population are infected and are infectious to others & Transmission of HCV is continuing each year (165,000). (3) There is NO justification for Egyptians to be tested for liver diseases. The HCV awareness programs in Egypt do not work. (5) Assiut University Hospital is the core referral center for Upper Egypt that serves 10 Governorates (25 million). (6) The present post-graduate curricula in faculties of Medicine and Nursing, in Assiut University suffer from: A complete absence of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB) Diseases & Liver Transplant education & training programs.(7) Assiut University Liver Hospital: 1) needs its own professional medical & nursing staff whom are specialist in managing “Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Diseases & Liver Transplant”, 2) needs a Capacity building of its health care providers (Medical, Nursing & Administrative staff), 3) needs to cooperation with Ministry of Health to face the Egyptian Liver Problem. Project Outputs:[1] Modernize of Teach/Learn & Train Resources. [2] Network & Video Conferences & Web Site design.[3] Capacity building of health care providers (Medical, Nursing & Administ. staff) in the field of “Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB)Diseases & Liver Transplant”(TOT), [4]Networking of Egyptian & EU and international medical centers specialized in Medical and Nursing Sciences. [5]Develop New: (1) Professional Diploma Courses in Medicine & Surgery of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB)Diseases & Liver Transplant (2) Joint Master & Joint Professional Diploma Courses in Nursing care of Patients of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB)Diseases & Liver Transplant, Compatible to EU Standards. [6] Develop a Concept of University-Ministry of Health Partnership to “Justify Egyptian Liver Problem”.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 821690 Eur

Project Coordinator

ASSIUT UNIVERSITY & Country: EG

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI GUGLIELMO MARCONI – TELEMATICA
• MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND POPULATION
• ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITATEA TITU MAIORESCU
• MENOUFIYA UNIVERSITY