Global Health Forum 2014
Greetings and welcome!
The main theme of this Forum is 'Health: prevention and programming in conflict and disaster.' A range of issues and topics are set to be discussed relating to:
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Prevention strategies and vaccines
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Recent outbreaks and health scares
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Quality of health in fragile and failed states
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Basic health programming in disaster or conflict; emergency preparedness
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Resource scarcity
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And contemporary issues closely related to global health.
Venue: Department of Hygeine and Epidemiology
Date and Time: 29th October 2014 from 16:00 - 18:00 (Student arrival at 14:00 for precourse enrolment)
Reception and registration for students on 28th October 14:00 to 15:00 : student meeting with topic discussions to get credit etc, to take place from on the day before the speakers commence.
Target audience: Global health providers and thinkers, medical students from the Czech Republic and abroad, the University’s medical and non-medical faculties and academics from throughout the Czech Republic
Expected number of participants: 50 – 65 students, 20 to 35 medical faculty and academic staff
Agenda: Introduction: 10 minutes; Three speakers: 15-20 minutes speaking time each; One keynote speaker: 15-30 minute speaking time followed by a Question and Answer (Q/A) session: 45-60 minutes
Address: Studnickova 7, CZ 12800, Prague 2, Czech Republic
Map of location: https://goo.gl/maps/ClF5w
Four esteemed speakers are lined up to lead discussion:
1. Keynote speaker: Professor David G. McIntosh, (Imperial College London) - " Global access to vaccines"
2. Alena Steflova, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, (WHO representative) - "Ebola outbreak in West Africa"
3. Melaura Meyers, MuDr. (Charles Univesity Alumna) - teleconference about West Africa and public health dilemmas
4. Greg Martin, MD, MPH, MBA (Editor-in-Chief of of Globalization and Health, and youtube channel This Week In Global Health) - Current Global Health issues
