The AUB GRADE center has been selected by the “Instance
Nationale de l’Evaluation et de l’Accrediation en Santé” (INEAS) to build
capacity in adapting clinical practice guidelines for Tunisia. The objectives
of this project are the (1) elaboration of a handbook on the adaption of
clinical practice guidelines in Tunisia, (2) training of the INEAS team in adapting
guidelines using the GRADE methodology, and (3) adapting a real guideline for the
Tunisian context. This project is being executed via short-term expert missions
and is supported by the “Programme d’Appui a la Competitivité des Services” (PACS)
Santé technical assistance and is funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
Dr. Elie Akl, the director of the AUB GRADE center, trained
INEAS staff on how to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The workshop
took place in INEAS center, Tunis on the 14th and 15th of
May 2018.
Ms. Lara Kahale, the coordinator of the AUB GRADE center,
delivered a three-day workshop on the “Adaptation of Practice Guidelines using
the GRADE methodology”. The workshop took place in INEAS center, Tunis on the
10th, 11th, and 12th of July 2018. Ms. Kahale
was on a second mission from the 3rd till the 5th of
September 2018 to help and guide INEAS staff in preparing for the guideline
panel meeting on the adaptation of the European Commission Initiative on Breast
Cancer Screening Guidelines which is expected to be held in December 2018. Also,
together with INEAS staff, she is drafting the handbook on the adaption of
clinical practice guidelines for Tunisia.
