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Schedule.

The event is held at the Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre Campus (Downtown Vancouver).
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH)
Visit http://www.ev4gh.net/
9:00 - 9:15

Welcome & Introduction
Speakers:

Dr. Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru (IPH)

Professor Wim van Damme, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp (ITM)

Nicola Toffelmire, GHSYPs

9:15 - 9:35 

Opening Plenary

Facilitators: 
Raoul Bermejo, ITM 

Sameera Hussain, University of Queensland (UQ)
Speakers: Emerging Voices thematic groups

 

9:35 - 11:15

Emerging Voices Presentations 1

  1. Equity
    Facilitators:  
    Kerry Scott, Johns Hopkins University
    Sophia Thomas, IPH

    Speakers: 
    Alemayehu Desalegne Hailu, Addis Ababa University
    Anns Isaac, Public Health Foundation of India
    Katilyn Wilkins, Women in Global Health
    Faraz Khalid, PM National Health Insurance Program
    Isabel Kazanga, University of Malawi


     

  2. Health Systems & Strengthening
    Facilitators: Wim van Damme, ITM, Samantha Lobbo, IPH
     

    Speakers:
    Manoj Kumar Pati, IPH, Bengaluru
    Angela Yuwen Chang, Harvard University
    Xin Wang, Shandong University 
    Joseph Nii Otoe Dodoo, Ministry of Health, Ghana
    Nehal Jain, Foundation for Research in Health Systems
    Nischith V D, Government of Karnataka, India
    Angelica Nurian Trivino, University of Cape Town
    Eleanor Beth Whyle, Unversity of Cape Town 

     

  3. Implementation Research

Facilitators:

Nana Yaa Boadu, Public Health Agency of Canada

Praveen Kumar Aivalli, IPH

Ariadne Nebot Girald, ITM

 

Speakers:

Juliet Aweko, Karolinska Institutet

Sumedha Sharma, University of British Columbia

Beibei Yuan, Peking University

Dolorosa Duncan Gitagno, Pathfinder International
Felipe Sere, Belgian Development Agency

Nondumiso Beauty Queeneth, University of Western Cape

Andre Janse van Rensburg, University of the Free State 

11:15 - 11:30

TEA BREAK

11:30 - 13:10

Emerging Voices Concurrent Presentations 

  1. Equity 2

Facilitators: 

Asmat Malik

Shinjini Mondal, PHFI, India
 

Speakers:

Valerie Gilbert Ulep, McMaster University

Arshima, Sociation for Action on Health Education and Environment

Romelei Camiling, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

Shahabuddin ASM, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

Sreytouch Vong, Research in Gender and Ethics

Sana Contractor, Center for Health and Social Justice, India

 

  1. Power & Policy
    Facilitators:
    Kristof Decoster, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
    Maya Elias, Institute of Public Health, BangaloreDorcus Kiwanuka Henriksson, Karolinska Institutet

    Speakers:
    Joel Arthur Kiendrebeogo, Centre MURAZ Research Institute
    Joy Chuki N. Mauti, Heidelberg University
    Veena Sriram, Johns Hopkins University
    Yassine Kalboussi, National Public Health Institute, Tunisia
    Robinson Njoroge Karuga, Liverpool VCT Care and Treatment 
    Charles Ssemugabo, Makere University
    Deepika Saluja, Indian Institute of Management

     

  2. Resilience & Responsiveness

Facilitators:
Sameera Hussain, UQ
Aneesha Ahluwalia, IPH

Speakers:
Esteban Augusto Agudelo, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

Kuassi Virgil Lokossu, West African Health Organization

Laura Dean, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Goran Abdulla Zangana, Middle Eastern Research Institute

Zulfa Mahmood Abdullah, Kurdistan Parliament from Iraq

13:10 - 14:10

LUNCH

14:10 - 15:30

Poster Sessions

15:30 - 17:30

Closing Plenary

Facilitator: 
Raoul Bermejo, ITM

Sameera Hussain, UQ

 

Speakers:

Selected EV from each thematic group
 

Feedback panel:

Donald Sutherland & Prince Adu (GHSYPs)

Invited experts from Health Systems Global

 

Closing remarks: 

Dr. Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas, Institute of Public Health, Bangalore

Professor Wim van Damme, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

18:00 - 21:00 

Sips with SYPs - Networking Event

Location: Blackbird Public House

Sunday, November 13, 2016

8:00 - 8:45 

Registration Opens

Location: Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre Concourse & Teck Gallery Lounge

 

8:45 - 9:00

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Speaker: Nicola Toffelmire

Location: Fletcher Challenge Theatre

 

9:00 - 10:00

The Biggest Global Health Challenges of the 21st Century

Opening Plenary

Speaker: Michael Clarke

Location: Fletcher Challenge Theatre

 

10:00 - 10:30

HEALTH BREAK - Tea and Coffee

 

10:30 - 12:00

Workshops
 

  1. Who me? A workshop on how awareness of power, privilege and inclusion can contribute to health systems strengthening
    Speaker: Deb Cameron, Alexis Davis, Shawna O'Hearn, Stephanie Nixon, Muriel Mac-Seing 
    Location: Canfor Policy Room
     

  2. Innovation Bootcamp
    Speaker: Rohit Ramchandani
    Location: Sauder Industries Policy Room

 

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

Location: Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre Concourse & Teck Gallery Lounge

Film Screening: The Cola Road (33 minutes)
Location: Fletcher Challenge Theatre

 

13:00 - 14:15

Building Your Career in Global Health

Career Panel

Panelists: 

1. Janet Hatcher Roberts (Co-Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity)
2. Donald Sutherland (Senior Advisor, Canadian Society for International Health)

3. Mark Anserimo (Director, Centre for International Child Health, BC Children's Hospital)

4. Maggie Woo Kinshella (Cuso International) 

5. Yipeng Ge (Medical student, University of Ottawa. Former Intern at World Health Organization Headquarters)

Location: Fletcher Challenge Theatre

 

14:15 - 15:15

Concurrent Sessions
 

  1. Legal Accountability in Global Philanthropies
    Speaker: Marie-Ève Couture-Ménard
    Location: Sauder Industries Policy Room

     

  2. mHealth Child Survival Inerventions / Transitioning to Scale / Zinc Treatment of Childhood Diarrhea
    Speaker: Charles Larson
    Location: Canfor Policy Room

     

15:15 - 15:45

HEALTH BREAK - Tea and Coffee

 

15:45 - 16:45

Skill Building Sessions

 

  1. Global Health Research Ethics
    Speaker: Ustawi Health Research Association: Prince Adu, Stephanie Parent, Preet Gandhi
    Location: Sauder Industries Policy Room
     

  2. Health Systems Strengthening
    Speaker: Janet Hatcher Roberts
    Location: Canfor Policy Room 

 

16:45 - 17:00 

Closing Remarks

Location: Fletcher Challenge Theatre

15:00 - 16:00 

Meeting with Parliamentary Secretary
Location: TBA during Closing Remarks on Sunday, November 13, 2016.


 

Monday, November 14, 2016
**Schedule is subject to change. 
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