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17th Annual GHEC Conference
Jointly Sponsored by:
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Center for Reducing Health Disparities
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In Co-operation with:
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente Diversity Program
International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA-USA)
Global Health Ethics and Human Rights:
Practical Applications to Multicultural Health Issues At Home and Abroad
Sacramento , Convention Center • Sacramento, CA • April 3-5, 2008
This Activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for April 4 -5 only.
Credits available to physicians, RN, PA, DVM
Conference Chairs:
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD
Joseph Silva, MD
Anvar Velji, MD
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April 3, 2008 Educational Symposium : : A very special pre-conference event
GHEC: 17 Years of Alliances and Leadership in Global Health Education
: : Charting the course of global health education alliances
Sponsored by: GHEC, Fogarty International, IFMSA-USA, CFHI, Omni-Med, Margaret Kendrick Blodgett Foundation
Symposium Chairs
• Anvar Velji, MD, GHEC, Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis School of Medicine
• Tom Hall, MD, GHEC, UCSF School of Medicine
Special Thanks
Breyette Lorntz, PhD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Richard Guerrant, MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Pierce Gardner, MD, SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine
Pari Velji, CPA, University of California at Davis
To mark the 17th anniversary of the founding of GHEC, this symposium highlights the dramatic changes that have occurred over the last two decades in global health and global health education. The day-long event focuses on the profound role that GHEC's member universities and institutions have had in shaping global health education and training. The agenda includes retrospective and putative views of the global health education landscape and GHEC's role within it.
• To attend the educational symposium, please rsvp with your conference registration.
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| 7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 - 8:20 AM |
Welcome & Overview
Anvar Velji, Richard Deckelbaum |
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Updates & Perspectives |
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| 8:20 - 8:50 AM |
Update on GHEC Projects
CFHI Partnership, Priorities Survey
Tom Hall, Steve Schmidbauer |
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| 8:50 - 9:20 AM |
Update on Atlantic Philanthropies Projects
1) Collaboration Framework for Innovative Medical Schools Training Public Health Physicians Serving Marginalized Communities
2) Incorporating Cuban Modules in Global Health Curriculum
Andre-Jacques Neusy
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| 9:20 - 9:50 AM |
Update and Perspectives
GHEC & University of Virginia Collaborative Project on Trans-University Programs in Global Health Education
Breyette Lorntz, Richard Guerrant, Richard Deckelbaum |
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| 9:50 - 10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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Global Health Workforce Crisis & Response |
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| 10:20 - 10:35 AM |
Fogarty International Center
Pierce Gardner |
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| 10:35 - 10:50 AM |
Global Health Council
Te Potential Contributions for North American Universities, their Faculties and Students. University Coalition for Global Health
Smita Baruah |
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| 10:50 - 11:05 AM |
Global Health & Resident Training: Expanding Opportunities and Challenges
Paul Drain |
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| 11:05 - 11:20 AM |
AAMC: Setting Educational Standards in Global Health
Dan Hunt |
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| 11:20 - 11:35 AM |
Needs, Problems, Priorities
The Results of the University of Cincinnati Multi-school Medical Student Survey
Andrew Suchocki |
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| 11:35 - 12:00 PM |
Global Health Centers of Excellence: Are We There Yet?
Haile Debas |
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| 12:00 - 12:30 PM |
General Discussion and Q&A |
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| 12:30 - 2:00 PM |
Lunch
& GH Residency Workshop
GHEC's Global Health Residency Project and Implications for Further Actions.
Panel followed by general discussion of needs and priorities for strengthening global health residencies
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| General Session - Part 2 |
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| 2:00 - 4:30 PM |
Student Workshop
IFMSA / AMSA / CFMS / SUNSIH / Schools of Public Health |
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What Do We Mean by Global Health: The needs for Standardization in Medical Education
Timothy Brewer |
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A Context for Global Health Education:
Excellence or Anarchy? Steven Gloyd |
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University of Wisconsin Center of Global Health
Cynthia Haq |
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| 3:15 - 3:35 PM |
Coffee Break |
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Overview: Global Health Education & WHO
Jack Bryant |
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Workshop Reports and Summation of the Implications of hte Day's Programs for Future Programs and Activities; Followed by General Discussion
Jack Bryant and Tom Hall, Rapporteurs |
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Concluding Remarks
Richard Deckelbaum
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April 4-5, 2008 17th Annual GHEC Conference
April 4-5, 2008 Agenda Overview:
• 7:00 am | Continental Breakfasts
• 7:00 am | Breakfasts with the Professors (no rsvp required; first come-first serve)
• 7:45 am to 7:30pm and 5:15pm respectively | General Sessions
• 6:30 pm, April 5 | Special Mixer for Students and Residents
• Breakfast, Lunch, Breaks provided
Conference Chairs:
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD
Joseph Silva, MD
Anvar Velji, MD
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Friday, April 4, 2008
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7:00 - 7:45 AM
West Lobby |
Continential Breakfast • Registration • Poster Placement |
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7:00 - 7:45 AM
103, 104, 105 |
Breakfast with the Professors
• Dennis Mull
Arranging a clinical rotation in East Africa: the Sota Village, Tanzania Clinic and Community Health Elective
• Tom Novotny
A discussion about career tracks, training options, and strategies to become engaged in global health. Examples will include government, multinational organizations and NGOs.
• Gavin Yamey
Discussion with the PLOS editor about the art of getting published
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7:45 - 8:15 AM
202/203 |
Welcome
• Anvar Velji
• Hanni Stoklosa
• Richard Deckelbaum
• Larry Vanderhoef, Chancellor UC Davis |
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8:15 - 8:20 AM
202/203 |
GHEC Lifetime Achievement Award 2008
Anvar Velji
Recipient: Andre-Jacques Neusy
GHEC Distinguished Service Award 2008
Anvar Velji
Recipient: Julio Frenk
Introduction by: Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola |
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8:20 - 9:05 AM
202/203 |
Keynote Address I
• Julio Frenk |
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9:05 - 10:30 AM
202/203 |
Plenary Panel I
Stem Cells: Responsible Science and Equitable Access to Therapies
Moderator: Claire Pomeroy
• Alan Trounson
• Don Reed
• Claire Pomeroy |
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10:30 - 11:00 AM
West Lobby |
Poster Presentations (A)
Exhibits • Global Health Residencies Showcase • Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 11:45 AM
202/203 |
Keynote Address II
Programmatic Issues in Universal Healthcare and Ethical Applications
• Robert Pearl |
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11:45 - 1:00 PM
Exhibit Hall E |
Lunch & Lunchtime Roundtables
1) Novel Student Initiatives - M: Evaleen Jones
Contributed Papers:
• Lentils for Vaccination - Neil Shah
• The Shoes for Trash Project - Leigh Sweet
2) Curriculum Development in the U.S. - M: Tom Hall, Jessica Evert
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Post-graduate Training – M: Pierce Gardner, Paul Drain
4) Donating Books and Medical Equipment: Global Impact Made Simple - M: Silvia Sweidan, Rachna Bali
5) Student Survey for Global Health - M: Andrew Suchocki
6) Global Health Resource Center: A Model for Communication, Student Services and Interdisciplinary Collaboration - M: Daren Wade
7) HIV/AIDS - M: David Zakus, Jack Bryant
Contributed Paper:
• Formative Investigation on HIV/AIDS Risk and Prevention in Drug Treatment Centers in Guatemala City and San Salvador - M: Erica Shane
8) Mental Health - M: David Strug
• Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola
• Emily White
Contributed Paper:
• An Exploratory Study of the Impact of 9/11 on Elderly Chinese and Hispanic Immigrants in New York City - David Strug
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12:15 - 1:00 PM
West Lobby |
Poster Presentations |
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1:00 - 2:30 PM
202/203 |
Plenary Panel II
Ethics and Human Rights Application: Philanthropy
• Julio Frenk
• Robert Ross |
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2:30 - 3:30 PM
103, 104, 105,
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Concurrent Panel A
1) Mental Health
Moderators: Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Emily White
• The World Mental Health Consortium: Lessons learned from a cross-cultural research venture - Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola
• Using the Internet to Reduce Health Disparities Worldwide - Ricardo Munoz |
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2) Ethics and Health: Domestic and International Perspectives
• Melanie Tervelon
• Simon Barquera |
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3) Workshop: Low-tech Interventions in Global Health
• Jay Kravitz
• Ron Pust |
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4) Global Health Education and Cross-curriculum Courses
Moderator: Breyette Lorntz
Contributed Papers:
• Building Global Citizenship through Education at the LSB Faculty of Nursing - Freida Chavez
• Cuba's Models of Cultural Immersion in Medical Education and Practice - Diane Appelbaum
• Collaborating with communities: Cross-cultural Education to Address Health Disparities - Stacey Brown |
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5) Chronic Conditions
Moderator: Fred Meyers
Contributed Papers:
• EyePACs-based Digital Retinal Screening Programs for Diabetic Retinopathy - Jorge Cuadros
• Home Care of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Enugu State, Nigeria - Ifeoma Uyanwume
• What about others? A Unite for Sight Volunteer's Perspective on the Distribution of Global Health Services in Underserved Countries in Africa - Kadia Bundu |
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Poster Presentations (A)
Exhibits • Global Health Residencies Showcase • Coffee Break |
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Concurent Panel B
1) Global Migration and Health
Moderator: Xochitl Castañeda
• An Overview of Global Immigration and Health - Xochitl Castañeda
• Legal Issues Affecting Immigrants to the United States - Ilene Jacobs
• Infectious Disease among Immigrants - Christian Sandrock |
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2) Ethical Applications and HIV/AIDS
Moderator: Jack Bryant
• AIDS: Orphans in Africa - Jack Bryant
• Controlling HIV/AIDS at African Universities - David Zakus
Contributed Papers
• Factors Influencing Adhereance to Treatment and Barriers to Care for HIV-Positive Individuals in Santiago, Dominican Republic - Sarah Notter, Daniel Kroch |
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3) Student Safety Abroad
Moderator: Marvin Bittner
• Organizational response to students experiencing illness and other types of emergencies abroad: Organizational and local safety nets, guidelines and procedures - Nick Penco
Contributed Papers:
• The Student as Patient Abroad - Felipe Guillen
• An emic/etic Perspective on Illness in the Field: A Case of Dengue Fever - Benjamin Faustich |
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4) Strengthening Global Health Education: Tools, Curricula, Courses
Moderator: Cynthia Haq and Michael Wilkes
Contributed Papers
• Creating an Interdisciplinary Center for global Health - Cindy Haq
• Knowledge Management Tools Promote Access to Global Health Information - Daniel Sedmak
• Innovation in Residency Education: Creating a Global Pediatrics Program - Cindy Howard
• Overview of a Lecture Series Preparing Participants for Overseas Travel - Eva Holsinger |
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5) Maternal Child Health
Moderators: Judy Lewis, Emily Fisher
Contributed Papers:
• Historia Clinica Pernatal: Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care in Latin America - Emily Fisher
• A Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality in Saraya, a Rural District of South Eastern Senegal - Demetri Blanas
• A Caste and Maternal Healthcare Utilization Disparities among Rural Hindu Women in Uttar Pradesh, India - Ekta Saroha |
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5:00 - 6:00 PM
202/203 |
*** Special Symposium ***
Global Warming and Health-ethical Challenges
• Linda Adams, Secretary for Environmental Protection, California
Introduction by : Anvar Velji |
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6:00 - 6:30 PM
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Discussion |
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6:30 - 8:00 PM
West Lobby |
Meeting Adjourned
Exhibits • Reception*
Reception supported in part by Child Family Health International
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| Saturday, April 5, 2008 |
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7:00 - 7:45 AM
West Lobby |
Continental Breakfast • Registration
Exhibits • GH Residencies Showcase |
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7:00 - 7:45 AM
103, 104, 105 |
Breakfast with the Professors
• Michel Dodard
• Evaleen Jones
Dr. Evaleen Jones offers insight and advice about the necessary balancing act for caring out a global health career. In discussion: the academic global health track - academic vs. clinical experience; logistical issues for the long- and short-term; common pitfalls.
• Faith Fitzgerald
Discussion about ethical issues in global health practice |
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7:50 - 8:05 AM
202/203 |
Welcome
• Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola |
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8:05 - 8:50 AM
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Keynote Address III
Global Neuroethics: Emerging Challenges and Opportunties
• Judy Illes |
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8:50 - 9:15 AM
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Awards Presentation
• The Christopher Krogh Award
• The Lancet -GHEC Awards
Presenter: Anvar Velji
• The Anvar and Pari Velji Global Health Awards
Presenter: Richard Deckelbaum |
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9:15 - 10:00 AM
202/203 |
Keynote Address IV
What is a Human?
• Faith Fitzgerald |
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10:00 - 10:30 AM
West Lobby |
Poster Presentations (B)
Exhibits • Global Health Residencies Showcase • Coffee Break |
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10:30 - 11:30 AM
103, 104, 105,
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Concurrent Panel C
1) Human Resources: Training Education, Research
Moderator: Joseph Silva
• Joseph Silva
• Jack Bryant
• Tom Hall
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2) Idealism and Realism in Global Health Practice: Issues of Ethics and Human Rights
Contributed Papers:
• Ethics in Conditions of Disaster and Deprivation: Learning from Health Workers' Narratives - Lisa Schwartz
• Law, Human Rights, and Ethiopian Women's Health: A Theoretical Framework and Case Study for Teaching the Strengths and Limitations of Human Rights Law in Promoting Global Health - David Barnard
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3) Global Health Collaboration and Sustainability
Moderator: Andre-Jacques Neusy
Contributed Papers:
• Model for Community Development - Scott Benson
• Using Guiding Principles for the Development and Evaluation of Sustainable International Collaborations - Parminder Suchdev
• Sustainability and Partnership in Overseas Global Health Education Programs - Rachna Bali |
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4) Human Rights Ethics & Professionalism in Global Health Curriculum
Moderators: Evaleen Jones, Rohan Radhakrishna
Contributed Papers
• A Health and Human Rights Curricula Assessment of U.S. Public Health and Medical Schools - Rohan Radhakrishna
• Providing Residents the Skills and Context to Work Effectively and Ethically in Developing Countries - Diana Rickard
• A Four-year Continuum to Learn About and Care For a Diverse Community - Javier Sevilla-Martir |
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5) Global Infectious Diseases
Moderator: Pierce Gardner
Contributed Papers:
• The Impact of Community-based Health Education on Malaria Prevention in Rural Set-up of Rwanda: Showcase of RVCP in Nyakagezi Village - Remy M Manzi
• Risk Factors for Severe Leptospirosis After Infection: Case-control study in a Brazilian slum - Charles Vorkas
• Cultural Factors that Contribute to Increased HIV and STI Risk Among Male Migrants in Tajikistan: A qualitative study - Jing Luo |
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West Lobby
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• Poster Presentations (B)
• Exhibits • Global Health Residencies Showcase
• General Membership Meeting |
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Lunch and Lunchtime Roundtables
1) Overseas Opportunities - M: Steve Larson
2) Student Activism for Training and Influencing Training in Global Health - M: Stephanie DeVita
3) Global Health Curriculum Development in Canada - M: David Zakus, Kelly Anderson
4) International Dimensions of Neuroethics - M: Judy Illes, Sofia Lombera
5) Global Health in Costa Rica - M: Mario Tristan
6) Pediatric Residencies Interest Group - M: Cindy Howard
7) The Economics of Health - M: Robin Paetzold
Contriubted Paper:
• Evaluating Health Outcomes for Microcredit Clients - Rita Hamad
• Clinical and Research Exchange: Establishing an international legacy at your academic institution - M: Preston Shumway, Brandon Green
8) Global Health Inter-Professional Education - Freida Chavez
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Exhibits • Global Health Residencies Showcase |
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Concurrent Panel D
1) Pharmaceuticals and Global Health Challenges
Moderator: Michael Wilkes
• Michael Wilkes
• Carol Brosgart |
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2) Ethics of International Research
Moderator: Lynne Chronister
• Richard Deckelbaum
• Christine Boesz
• Lynne Chronister |
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3) Ethical Challenges: Global Health Publishing - Context & Content
Moderator: Gavin Yamey
• Gavin Yamey
• John Zeigler
• Maja Zecevic |
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4) Best Practice: Partnerships and Programs
Moderator: Peter Tugwell
Contributed Papers:
• Developing a Comprehensive Needs and Resource Assessment for Implementing Sustainable and Effective Health Interventions - Heidi Miller
• Linking Students and Mentors for Successful Internships Abroad: Croatia - Carol Cotton
• Partnerships Across Borders: Voices from the Field - Rachel True |
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5) Workshop: Culture and Language Across Borders
Moderator: Gayle Tang
• Using Simulation in Cross-cultural Communications - Betsy Bencken
• Art of Communication - Gayle Tang
• Providing Quality Health Care with CLAS - Hendry Ton |
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2:45 - 3:45 PM
103, 104, 105
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Concurrent Panel E
1) Ethics and Veterinary Medicine
Moderator: Tilahun Yilma
• Barriers to Sustainable Development in Developing Countries - Tilahun Yilma
• Challenges for Food Safety, Defense and Security in a Global Food-system - Jerry Gillespie
• Emerging Zoonoses: From wildlife to exotic pets - Bruno Chomel |
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2) Ethics and Agriculture: Feeding for Global Health
Moderator: Tu Jarvis
• Water and Equity in Smallholder Agriculture - Isha Ray
• Title TBA - Bob Washino |
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3) Student-run Community Clinics
Moderator: Blanca Solis
• Clinica Tepati: 34 Years of Service to the Underserved Latino Community of Sacramento
- Michaela Onstad
Contributed Papers:
• Fighting Liver Cancer Disparities in the Medically Underserved Asian Community - Steven Lin
• Puentes de Salud: An Innovative Model for Health Promotion in the Philadelphia Hispanic Community - Matthew O'Brien |
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4) Global Health Education across Cultures and Professions
Moderators: Oliver Fein, Dianne Young
Contributed Papers:
• Health and Human Rights: Development of an online curriculum for health professional students and health promoters - Madhavi Dandu
• Project Tanzania at Temple University School of Medicine - Roopa Dhatt
• Working Togther: The challenges of an interprofessional global health education program - Ashley Pinsent |
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5) Conflict, Violence, Displacement, Justice
Moderators: Eva Holsinger, Rohan Radhakrishna
Contributed Papers:
• Displacement within Displacement: the health and human rights of war affected "Night Commuter" children in Northern Uganda - Rohan Radhakrishna
• Cultural Competency in Multiethnic Conflict Regions: Healthcare delivery for the internally displaced and the returnee of civil conflicts in Horn of Africa - Abraham Mitike, Eiman Mahmoud
• Surviving Health Care Delivery in Multicultural Conflict Zones: Challenges affecting the mission - M: Leway Kailani |
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3:45 - 4:15 PM
West Lobby |
Poster Presentations (B)
Exhibits • Global Health Education Residencies Showcase • Coffee Break & Snacks |
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4:15 - 4:30 PM
202/203 |
Poster Awards |
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| 4:30 - 5:15 PM |
Conference Closing and Call to Action
• Joe Silva
• Richard Deckelbaum
• Jack Bryant |
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6::00 - 7:30
103, 104, 105 |
Mixer for Students and Residents
- Supported in part by The Lancet |
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