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  • September 16, 2009

    Global Health Caucus Congressional Briefing. More information at smartglobalhealth.org.

    Washington, DC
  • Nov 3-6, 2009

    More than 800 healthcare providers (physicians, nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals), educators, researchers, policymakers, supporters, consumers and business and community leaders are expected to attend during this three and half day conference. Exhibiting at this conference will provide a great opportunity for your organization to reach researchers and funding agencies who may be interested in collaborations and partnerships.  This will be an opportunity for you to share results from your initiatives and research projects. Also this will be an opportunity to meet face-to-face with colleagues who are investing time and effort in eliminating health disparities.

    The program agenda includes a mix of keynote speakers, panel dialogue, working groups, student colloquia and concurrent paper sessions. Invited keynote speakers include Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Senior Medical Correspondent for Health and Medicine at CNN, Dr. David Williams, Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, Senior Fellow with the Center for American Progress, Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Professor at Harvard medical School, and Dr. Cornel West, the Class of 1943 Professor at Princeton University.

    Please visit the Center at http://www.ceehd.com.

    Twin City Quarter in Winston-Salem, NC
  • November 5-6

    The theme of the 2009 American Institute for Cancer Research Conference is: Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity & Cancer. 

    Check the website for more information.

    Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
  • November 7-11

    The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier Public Health Educational Forum! Learn from the experts in the field, hear about cutting edge research and exceptional best practices, discover the latest public health products and services, and share your public health experience with your peers. The world of public health is in continual motion, and there is no better time to stay abreast of the research and learn about emerging issues.

    The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA’s meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you.

    View the website.

    Philadelphia, PA
  • November 12 - 13, 2009

    The purpose of this event is to create an Ad Hoc multi-sector Crisis Management Consortium during the event, to be studied as a model by communities worldwide. It is the first world event to invite leaders representing every sector of society, Government Officials, Health Experts and Medical Professionals, Emergency Management Experts, First Responders, Military, Justice, and Law Enforcers, Shopping Centers and Establishments, Human Resource, Facilities Representatives, Information Technology Guru, Media as well other experts to model a community process to help prepare, respond, and recover from a localized outbreak, as well as broader pandemic.

    Simulation exercise, compelling case studies-scenarios, global partnerships, and health management emergency structure on H1N1 & H5N1 Influenza will be presented over the two-day forum,  offering new important findings on headline-grabbing incidents of H1N1 & H5N1 influenza, their cost to society, and how they have impacted local and global prevention, preparedness, response and recovery processes.

    SPEAKERS: (Please refer to http://www.eve-ex.com for update)

    James J. James, MD, DrPH, MHA
    Director
    Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response
    American Medical Association (AMA)

    Priscilla D. Keith
    Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County
    General Counsel
    American Bar Association(ABA)

    James Jerry Gibson, MD, MPH
    State Epidemiologist and Director
    Bureau of Disease Control
    South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

    James G. Hodge, Jr
    Executive Director
    Centers for Law and the Public’s Health
    Johns Hopkins University

    Jim Watson, D.V.M.
    State Veterinarian
    Mississippi Board of Animal Health

    Topics to be covered in this timely 2-day event include:

    *    Balancing Leadership, Authority, & Accountability on Influenza Pandemic

    *    Assignment of Military, Courts, & Information Technology on Pan Flu

    *    2009 H1N1 flu guidance on current Investors, Policies & Regulations

    *    Peer networking of Government, Suppliers, Contractors

    Las Vegas, Nevada
  • March 15-16, 2009

    The *3rd Annual NIH conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation * will be held on March 15-16, 2010 in Bethesda , Maryland . The annual conference is a large scientific forum for information-exchange and networking among researchers working in the newly emerging fields of dissemination and implementation research. The theme of this year’s conference is *Methods and Measurement *. There was very high turnout (indeed oversubscribed) at the conference last year and the organizers expect an even larger turnout this year. The conference is free and if you wish to attend we suggest you sign up early through the website : ttp://conferences.thehillgroup.com/obssr/DI2010/registrationform.cfm

    This conference is an excellent opportunity for Fogarty grantees to learn about the latest advances and research in dissemination and implementation science. While the conference largely focuses on research in the United States and Canada, last year Fogarty played a critical role in higlighting the importance of implementation science research in low- and middle-income countries. You can *submit an abstract through *http://conferences.thehillgroup.com/obssr/DI2010/abstracts.html. Please see the attached the Call for Proposals (or click on the website above), which has information on the conference, registration, and instructions for abstract submission. On page 3, you will see that *international implementation science research (bullet 5 and 6) * is one of the domains of interest to the conference. The deadline for submission is *November 6, 2009. *

    To make full use of the knowledge and expertise that will be present at the 3rd Annual NIH Dissemination and Implementation Conference, *Fogarty will host a one-day satellite networking meeting entitled “ Implementation Science and Global Health” * immediately following the main conference on *March 17 *. This meeting will focus on (but not be limited to) the implementation science research, training and curriculum development projects of Fogarty Grantees and Trainees. At this point, we are in the early planning stages for this meeting and would like to hear from you, the grantees, about areas of dissemination and implementation research you would like to see showcased.

    Examples include:

    • Training international implementation science researchers – what are the skills and tools needed to equip researchers for implementation science work?
    • The application of implementation science research methods in resource-constrained settings.
    • Strategies to build and linkages between in-country implementation science researchers with PEPFAR and PMI program implementers to strengthen service delivery and health outcomes.
    • Working with national and local governments to bridge the research to policy gap.

      Bethesda, Maryland

    • June 14 - 18, 2010

      The Global Health Council has announced the date for its 2010 Annual Conference.  2010 will be a milestone year in terms of meeting the MDGs and other global health related goals.  Join international health leaders and experts for spirited discussion and debate.

      Check the website soon for 2010 details.

      Washington, DC

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