Events
IPHAM Webinars
The IPHAM Webinar Series is a weekly public health webinar held on Thursdays at 12 PM Central.
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Public Health seminar series—Improving pregnancy and postpartum health through patient navigation
Thursday, May 29
12:00 - 1:00 PM
In person and online
**This seminar is offered as a HYBRID event: join us IN-PERSON or ONLINE. Please RSVP regardless and indicate your intended mode. The in-person event will be held in Hughes Auditorium of the Lurie Medical Research Building at 303 E. Superior; Chicago. Lunch will be provided for in person attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.**
Many racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities exist in maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The postpartum period is a particularly challenging time when the risk of morbidity rises yet care is fragmented, and inequities exist in the receipt of high-quality postpartum care. This talk will discuss the limitations of the current care system for low-income postpartum people, the role of social determinants in affecting pregnancy and postpartum health, and how additional support services – such as from patient navigators – can improve health and health care quality for birthing individuals. This talk will present findings from the Navigating New Motherhood randomized trial and its ancillary implementation studies and present areas for future work to improve obstetric health equity.
Featuring:
Lynn M Yee, MD, MPH
Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Upcoming Events
Jul
09
"From Recipients to Co-Creators: Community-Driven Solutions for Public Health" IGH Seminar with Professor René English
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.
Our speaker for July is:
Ren English, MBChB, MMED, FCPHM, MPhil HPE, PhD
Associate Professor / Head Clinical Unit
Division of Health Systems and Public Health
Department of Global Health
Stellenbosch University
"From Recipients to Co-Creators: Community-Driven Solutions for Public Health. Leveraging Social Innovation and Co-Creation to Address Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-Income Settings"
About the speaker: Professor Ren English is a medical doctor and public health medicine specialist. She is currently the head of the Health Systems and Public Health Division in the Department of Global Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She has served on the South African Health Ministerial Task Team for Human Resources for Health and on the Lancet National Commission on High Quality Health Systems in South Africa.
This seminar is co-sponsored by the Potocsnak Longevity Institute.
Sep
10
September IGH Seminar with Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.
Our speaker for September is:
Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences
Associate Director of Research, Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care
Havey Institute for Global Health
Sep
17
18th Annual Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Benefit Dinner
Off-Campus - 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Please join us for the 17th Annual 2024 Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Benefit Dinner
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The Peninsula Chicago, 108 East Superior Street
5:30 pm Reception 6:00 pm Dinner
Hosts: Robert L. Murphy, MD & Robert J. Havey, MD
Emcee: Bill Kurtis
Business/cocktail attire
Complimentary valet parking
The Havey Institute for Global Health is working to improve medical care for underserved populations; educating students, residents, and health professionals in global and local healthcare; collaborating across Northwestern University to create the top global health leaders of tomorrow; and leading high-impact research to find large-scale solutions for the health problems affecting billions of people worldwide.
To learn more about the Havey Institute for Global Health, please contact: Jenn Burke jennifer.burke@northwestern.edu Senior Associate Director Development and Alumni Relations globalhealth.northwestern.edu
Oct
01
"Updates in Pediatric HIV, Where Are We Now" IGH Seminar with Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, MS, DO
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.
Our speaker for October is:
Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, MS, DO, FAAP, FPIDS, FIDSA
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children s Hospital of Chicago
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Global Pediatric Health, Institute for Global Health
"Updates in Pediatric HIV, Where Are We Now"