Transfusion of Blood Components in Paediatric Age Groups

Egyptian Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (EPG)

Guideline Development/ Adaptation Group (Clinicians subgroup)

Name

Affiliation, Area of expertise / Country / Primary location [work]

Contribution

Prof. Galila Mohamed Mokhtar

Paediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Editor,

Clinical expert, GAG member

Prof. Amira Adly

Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Haematology/ Oncology & BMT Unit, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Dina Ezzat

Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Haematology, Beni-Suef University, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Gehan Lotfy

Professor of Paediatrics, Minia University, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Hoda Hassab

Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatrics Haematology, Alexandria University, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Ilham Youssry

Professor of Paediatrics and Head of the Paediatric Haematology & BMT unit, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Iman Ragab

Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Haematology/ Oncology & BMT Unit, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Laila Sherief

Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatrics Haematology & Oncology, Zagazig University, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Marwa Zakaria

Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Zagazig University, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Mervat Hesham

Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Haematology & Oncology Unit, Zagazig University, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Dr. Naglaa Shaheen

Consultant of Pediatric Hematology, Health Insurance Organization

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Niveen Salama

Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Dr. Nouran Yousef

Lecturer of Paediatrics, Paediatric Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism unit, Ain Shams University, AFCM, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Rasha Abdel-Raouf Afifi

Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Haematology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Rasha El-Ashry

Professor of Paediatrics, Mansoura University, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Dr. Sara Makkeyah

Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Haematology / Oncology Unit & BMT, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Prof. Sonia Adolf

Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Haematology, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical expert

GAG member

Egyptian Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (EPG)

Guideline Development/ Adaptation Group (Guideline Methodologists subgroup)

Name

Affiliation, Area of expertise / Country / Primary location [work]

Contribution

Prof. Ashraf Abdel Baky

Professor of Pediatrics

Ain Shams University, Egypt

Founder and Chair of EPG

Overseeing the adolopment process of the guidelines, training and education of new members, revision of the final draft, and organizing online meetings of GDG

Dr. Yasser Sami Amer

1.      Pediatrics Department and Clinical Practice Guidelines and Quality Research Unit, Quality Management Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

2.      Research Chair for Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

3.      Chair, Adaptation Working Group, Guidelines International Network (GIN), Perth, Scotland

4.      Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Overseeing the adolopment process of the guidelines, training and education of new members, participating in writing up the methodology of adaptation process, guideline appraisal, and revision of the final draft

Dr. Nanies Sulieman

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Ain Shams University, Egypt

Developing evidence to decision (EtD) frameworks, participating in search and guideline appraisal

Dr. Ranin Soliman

-   Assistant Professor of Evidence-based Practice, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Egypt.

-   Consultant at WHO/EMRO for the Clinical and Public Heath Guideline Adaptation Project in the EMR.

-   Head of Heath Economics and Value Unit, Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt.

Participating in multiple steps of the guideline adaptation process, Writing the methodology of adaptation process and revised the whole document.

Dr. Lamis Mohsen Elsholkamy

Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Egypt

Participating in multiple steps of the guideline adaptation process, Writing the methodology of adaptation process and revised the whole document.

Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Youssef

Fellow of Pediatrics, General Organization For Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI).

Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Egypt

Participating in multiple steps of the guideline adaptation process, Writing the methodology of adaptation process and revised the whole document.

Dr. Nahla Gamaleldin

Lecturer of pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Egypt

Participating in multiple steps of the guideline adaptation process, Writing the methodology of adaptation process and revised the whole document.

Dr. Mona Saber

Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Egypt

Participating in multiple steps of the guideline adaptation process, Writing the methodology of adaptation process and revised the whole document.

External Reviewers Group (ERG)

External Reviewer(s) for Clinical Content

Prof Magdy El-Ekiaby

Consultant of blood transfusion, director of Shabrawishi Hospital Blood Bank, Vice President of Egyptian Society of Hematology (ESH)

Prof Salwa Youssef

Professor of Haemtaolgy, consultant of Transfusion Medicine, Ain Shams University Egypt, President of the Egyptian society of transfusion medicine.

Prof Seham Ragab

Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Haematolgy and Oncology, Head of Haematology and Oncology Unit, Paeditaric depertment, Menoufia University, Egypt.

International Peer Reviewers

Yasser Wali

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit, Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

External Reviewer(s) for methodology

Prof. Iván D. Flórez

Department of Pediatrics, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia,

Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada,

Leader, AGREE Collaboration (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation)

Director, Cochrane Colombia