2011 Global EM Conferences
Global Health Emergencies Course, March 5-16, 2012.
The Global Emergency Medicine Program at the Weill Cornell Medical College Division of Emergency Medicine / New York-Presbyterian Hospital is pleased to announce the second annual two-week, state-of-the art CME course aimed at healthcare providers engaged in international work.
This course will feature a series of didactic lectures and interactive workshops, seminars, field trips, documentaries, and evening keynote addresses, guided by global experts in public health and policy. The limited class size will enable active dialogue on topics ranging from disaster preparedness and humanitarian response to capacity building, infrastructure development, and community empowerment. http://globalemergencymedicine.org/GHEcourse.html#overview
Unite for Sight Annual Global Health Conference: Global Health & Innovation, April 21-22, 2012 Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
A thought-leading conference that convenes leaders, change makers, and participants from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. 2,200 participants from all 50 states and from more than 55 countries who are interested in global health and international development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education. http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
Annual Western Regional International Health Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, April 27-29, 2012: " At a Crossroads: Choosing Hidden Paths in Global Health
Keynote speaker, Kavita N. Ramdas, Executive Director of Ripples to Waves: Program on Social Entrepreneurship and Development at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). As we experience an era of global financial crisis, individuals and institutions are questioning funding and implementation of global health programs. What will our priorities be, and what factors will shape those priorities? This conference seeks to engage the global health community in prioritizing global health programs, not based on the current funding trends of institutions, rather on the health needs of people around the world, particularly those whose voices are seldom heard. Further info: www.wrihc.org
Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies, July 9 - 13, University of Washington
The course provides an excellent introduction and overview for public health practitioners, clinicians, non-clinicians, researchers, and others who are intereted in working with refugee and/or internally displaced populations during complex humanitarian emergencies.
https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/townesd/27662/179259
Global Health Council (GHC) Annual Conference: class="apple-converted-space" Setting Priorities & Finding Linkages, July 18-21, 2012, Washington, DC
GHC is a Washington based advocacy group guiding policy related to global health.
This conference consistently brings together leaders in GH from a variety of backgrounds.
http://www.globalhealth.org/conference_2012/
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition:
Prevention & Wellness Across the Life Span, October 27-31, 2012.
Many global health related presentations.
http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting/
African Conference on Emergency Medicine, October 30 - November 1, 2012
The conference will focus around the specifics and challenges of African Emergency Medicine, but also provide some useful updates on acute care for clinicians, emergency nurses and pre-hospital workers.
www.afcem2012.com
