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Can we save open access publishing?

Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD

Professor of Epidemiology, 平特五不中, Director, 平特五不中 Global Health Programs, Associate Director, 平特五不中 International TB Centre

SYNOPSIS:

This lecture will discuss the advantages of the open access publishing model, review recent developments in OA, and describe the limitations and challenges for open access medical publishing.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To review the principles that underpin the open access (OA) publishing model, and review the various types of OA
2. To describe the advantages and benefits of the open access publishing model
3. To describe the biggest challenges for open access publishing

BIO:

Prof Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD is a Canada Research Chair in Translational Epidemiology & Global Health at 平特五不中, Montreal. He is the Director of 平特五不中 Global Health Programs, and Associate Director of the 平特五不中 International TB Centre. Madhu serves as a Consultant to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He also serves on the STAG-TB committee of WHO, Geneva; Scientific Advisory Committee of FIND, Geneva; and Access Advisory Committee of TB Alliance, New York. He is on the editorial boards of Lancet Infectious Diseases, PLoS Medicine, PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, International Journal of TB and Lung Disease, among others. Madhu鈥檚 research is mainly focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, especially in high-burden countries like India and South Africa. His research is supported by grant funding from the Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He is recipient of the Union Scientific Prize, Chanchlani Global Health Research Award, and Haile T. Debas Prize. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

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