Second Annual 缅北强奸 Global Health Conference
Saturday, May 8, 2008
Le Centre Sheraton
Global Health Programs hosted the 2nd annual 缅北强奸 Global Health conference on May 3rd, 2008. The day was devoted to addressing challenges and opportunities for training students and healthcare professionals interested in advancing careers in Global Health. We had the pleasure of hearing thought-provoking presentations from a diverse group of speakers including keynote presentations by Dr. Hans Rosling, a professor of International Health at the Karolinska Institute and Ms. Maureen O鈥橬eil, President of Canada鈥檚 International Development Research Centre.
Video footage of the conference will be available soon. Please contact us at the email address below for details.
AGENDA
Keynote:
Understanding Global Health Disparities through Innovative Statistics
Hans Rosling
Panel 1: Teaching Global Health - So What for Canada?
Moderator: Duncan Pedersen
Making Marginal Medical Topics Mainstream: Lessons from Global Health [.pdf]
Peter Walker
Determinants of Health Inequalities in Canada and Abroad [.pdf]
Peter Tugwell
The Obligations of Canadians as Global Citizens [.pdf]
Katherine Rouleau
Panel 2: Developing a Global Health Curriculum: What Students Should Know
Moderator: Lynda Redwood-Campbell
Environment and Public Health: Climate, Climate Change and Zoonoses [.pdf]
Nicholas H. Ogden
Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings [.pdf]
Franco Carli
Health Issues of Immigrants and Refugees [.pdf]
Christina Greenaway
Panel 3: Building Global Health Curricula: Making Use of Existing Resources
Moderator: Jim Henderson
Global Health Education Consortium: The Past, Now, The Future [.pdf]
Richard Deckelbaum
Student Initiatives to Expand Educational Opportunities [.pdf]
Reena Pattani and Jacqueline Bocking
Technology Supported Teaching [.pdf]
David Fleiszer
Panel 4: Beyond Undergraduate Medical Education
Moderator: Carol Valois
After Medical School: Training Residents, Nurses and Physicians to Work Abroad [.pdf]
Francois Couturier
Intercultural Skills for Medical Professionals [.pdf]
Doug MacDonald
Resources:
Re-examining the Role of Training in Contributing to International Project Success [.pdf]
Instituting a Competency-Based Training Design and Evaluation System [.pdf]
International Projects: Some Lessons on Avoiding Failure and Maximizing Success [.pdf]
A Profile of the Interculturally Effective Person [.pdf]
Profil de la Personne Efficace sur le Plan Interculturel [.pdf]
What is Our Responsibility? Global Health Ethics in Practice [.pdf]
Kelly Anderson and Fadi Hamadani
Keynote:
Better Governance, Better Health: Research Strategies for Policy and Action
Maureen O'Neil
