Hospital 57357 is participating in the launch of a postgraduate program in pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine (OPPM) in collaboration with Alexandria University and 11 other partners.
in collaboration with Alexandria University, Hospital 57357, participated in the preparation of the postgraduate program in pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine (OPPM), co-funded by the Erasmus+ program in November 2021. The program was launched in 2023.
The program is a collaborative initiative between leading academic institutions, aiming to equip future pharmacists with knowledge in personalized medicine.
The program was developed in collaboration with Egyptian and Arab institutions, such as: Nile University, Fayoum University, Al-Alfi Foundation, the Magdi Yacoub Foundation, the Egyptian Ministry of Communications, the American University of Beirut, the Arab University in Beirut, in addition to foreign partners: Newcastle University in England, Kiel University in Germany, Oviedo University in Spain, and Democritus University of Thrace in Greece.
It is a pioneering program in developing the blended learning approach in Egypt and Lebanon, characterized by combining traditional teaching methods with information technology and virtual electronic laboratories, through which laboratory experiments can be conducted online, to provide a comprehensive learning management system.
The program also provides practical training in the Personalized Medication Management Unit at the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt, 57357.
This collaboration with Hospital 57357 is due to the existence of the Personalized Medication Management Unit in the hospital, which is the first and only unit of its kind in Egypt and the Arab world in the field of pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine.
The program’s curriculum includes:
- Molecular biology
- Bioethics
- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Data analysis and biostatistics
- Bioinformatics
- Introduction to Pharmacogenetic
- Clinical Drug Safety
- Pharmacogenetics in Practice
- Human Genetics
- Analytical Technology
- Application of Pharmacogenomics in Cancer
- Genomics for common and rare inherited diseases
- Application of genomics and pharmacogenomics in infectious diseases
- Molecular Pharmacology
Project Title
Online Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (OPPM) – Postgraduate Program.
Project number
617303-EPP-1-2020-1-EG-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP.
Funding agency
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
Submitted to the call
Erasmus+ KA2 (Capacity Building in Higher Education).