"IMPROVING SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION IN THE CARIBBEAN"

The Caribbean region has a number of specific epidemiological features that represent major public health challenges.

Because of their geographical position, Caribbean islands and countries are prone to extreme climate conditions which are favourable for the development of emerging vector-borne diseases (Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika), as well as natural events such as earthquakes and hurricanes.

The burden of chronic diseases (obesity, diabetes, cancer) is increasingly heavy and the cause of significant morbidity.

An ageing population is another major concern for these regions, as well as a priority area for research, with real-life cohorts due to be set up in the coming years.

All these specific features highlight the importance of medical and scientific cooperation between Caribbean countries and the need for a concerted effort between political and scientific stakeholders in the field of health and research.

 

 

  OUR MISSION:

“TO DEVELOP A COMMON SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY”

The Development of Scientific Cooperation and Clinical Research in the Caribbean (DOSCCAR) project aims to promote exchanges within the region's scientific community. 

Through these horizontal partnerships, the goal is to strengthen regional capacities, improve public health and promote scientific progress.

DOSCCAR is firmly committed to its core mission :

==> To provide Caribbean nations with a crucial body of information that will foster scientific collaboration in the region.

Our first objective is to propose a bibliometric analysis presenting the scientific production, its impact, as well as the network of collaborations among Caribbean countries.

This analysis, designed like an inventory, will be structured around four major questions:

• WHO IS COLLABORATING WITH WHOM?
• WHAT ARE THE RESEARCH THEMES?
• WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY?
• ARE THESE PUBLICATIONS RELEVANT TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES?

“REGIONAL COLLABORATION, GLOBAL THINKING”

This pooling of knowledge will enable the Caribbean region to contribute more actively to the production of global scientific knowledge.

 

 

OUR TEAM

Meet our team of Caribbean researchers:

 

 

 

    

 

 

     University hospital of Martinique 

Dr Cédric CONTARET  Martinique MPH, PhD in Public Health   

DOSCCAR project manager   

• Head of Clinical Operations at Martinique University Hospital   

 

 

 

 

 

      University hospital of Martinique.   

     Pr Moustapha DRAME Martinique, PU-PH in Public Health, HDR, PhD

     Medical Coordinator for Research at Martinique University Hospital

     Head of the Methodological Research Support Unit (USMR)

     Director of the EPICLIV University research team (Clinical Epidemiology of Ageing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project partners 

 

     

 

     University Hospital of Guadeloupe 

     Pr Jacqueline DELOUMEAUX PU-PH, HDR, PhD Guadeloupe

     Medical coordinator of research at the Chu de Guadeloupe 

     Medical Director of the Guadeloupe Cancer Registry 

     Medical Coordinator of the Biological Resources Centre (CRB)

 

 

 

 

           

     

 

     University Hospital of Guadeloupe 

     Mme Valérie HAMONY SOTER, MsC

    Head of Promotion and Research Partnership University Hospital of Guadeloupe

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

  Centro Comprehensivo de Cancer

Pr Ana Patricia Ortiz PhD, MPH  Puerto Rico

Senior Researcher at the University of Puerto Rico Cancer Centre  

Deputy Director of the Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination Office    (UPRCCC)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

      National Cancer Institute Rosa Emilia Sanchez Perez de Tavares  

      Dr Adrian Puello Guerrero MD, MPH Dominican Republic       

      Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at INCART

      Director of epidemiology research and knowledge management

      Scientific researcher at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. (MESCyT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 National Cancer Institute Rosa Emilia Sanchez Perez de Tavares  

Dr Victor POLANCO, MD Dominican Republic  

MD Research coordinator at INCART  

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOSCCAR: “"FROM YOU TO US”, A COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM

While DOSCCAR is a major database, it is first and foremost a collaborative tool open to all research professionals.

If you too would like to take part in this Caribbean collaboration, contact us at:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.