Conferences
Medical Mission Exchange strives to keep a current listing of conferences of interest or about medical missions.
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2/23/2012 - 2/23/2012
2012 Tennessee Global Health Forum
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Vanderbilt Student Life Center, 310 25th Avenue South - Nashville, TN 37240-1106
Details: This year's forum is titled: Measuring Impact and Maximizing Success in Global Programs. Discussion topics include: Identifying new tools and best practices for program implementation and methods to measure outcomes and effectively report results.
3/5/2012 - 3/16/2012
Global Health Emergencies Course
The Weill Cornell Medical College Division of Emergency Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue - New York, NY 10065
Details: The Global Health Emergencies Course is a two-week course aimed at healthcare providers engaged in international work. This course will focus on critical global health issues, including- Malaria, TB, HIV; trauma, chronic diseases, pandemics and complex humanitarian emergencies.
4/18/2012 - 4/20/2012
Geneva Health Forum: A Voice for the Frontlines of health
Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve
Centre International de Conférences Genève,17 rue de Varembé, CH - 1211 Genève 20 - Switzerland website: http://www.cicg.ch/en/
Details: The Geneva Health Forum (GHF) will focus on chronic conditions which pose major challenges to health systems in high and low-income countries, in stable and emergency situations. To address this challenge the GHF will solicit accounts from those on the frontlines, including those working at the local level in a rural clinic, at the national level in a ministry or developing policy at the international level.
4/21/2012 - 4/22/2012
Unite for Sight
Global Health & Innovation 2012 Conference
Yale University - New Haven, CT
Details: This conference will convene leaders, changemakers, and participants from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. There will be social innovation sessions by the CEOs and leaders of Echoing Green, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Water For People, Save The Children, and many others.
4/23/2012 - 4/27/2012
13th World Congress on Public Health: "Towards Global Health Equity: Opportunities and Threats"
The Ethiopian Public Health Association and the World Federation of Public Health Associations
United Nations Conference Center - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ( http://www.uneca.org/uncc/ )
Details: The Congress will convene leaders in public health from across the globe to discuss the major opportunities and threats in realizing global health equity. In addition, this Congress aims to address the enormous challenges and opportunities facing public health organizations worldwide in making progress towards collectively attaining global health equity.
4/26/2012 - 4/29/2012
2012 National Convention- "Peace Amidst the Storm"
Christian Medical and Dental Associations
Ridgecrest Conference Center - Ridgecrest, NC 28770
Details: A conference for physicians, dentists, nurses, all other healthcare professionals with three purposes: 1)Enjoy fellowship with other Christian healthcare professionals 2)To increase your knowledge of current health and social issues and 3)Network with over 30 exhibiting organizations.
4/27/2012 - 4/29/2012
9th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference
University of Washington, Seattle
Kane Hall and Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington - Seattle, WA 98105
Details: The theme of this year's Western Regional International Health Conference is "At a Crossroads: Choosing Hidden Paths in Global Health". Discussion topics will center around politics of the global health agenda, training of health care professionals, and realities in the field.
5/18/2012 - 5/19/2012
Exploring Medical Missions Conference: From Inspiration to Mobilization
Institute for International Medicine (INMED)
University Center on the Main Campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5000 Holmes - Kansas City, MO 64110
Details: "From Inspiration To Mobilization" is the theme of the 2012 Exploring Medical Missions Conference. This event will focus on: 1) Applying best practices in crisis response 2)Designing community development strategies to improve public health 3)Utilizing appropriate clinical skills in providing medical care and 4)Effectively leading organizations toward fulfillment of their vision and goals.
6/8/2012 - 6/10/2012
"Health - Lifestyles - Christian Values: Pioneering Global Health Solutions in the 21st Century"
Christian Connections for International Health 26th Annual Conference
Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Rd. - Arlington, VA 22207-4299
Details: Key issues to be addressed at the CCIH Annual Conference include: 1) Examples of disease intervention programs where the approach involved cultural transformation along with the delivery of the intervention 2) Effectively addressing gender issues in family planning, maternity care and domestic violence programs 3) How can Christian organizations working in developing countries influence national government policies? 4) How is/can technology be used to bring sustainable health, wholeness, and healing to the populations being serve?
6/26/2012 - 6/28/2012
The New Public Health – Rewiring for the Future
American Public Health Association Midyear Meeting
- Charlotte, NC
Details: This APHA Midyear Meeting will offer public health professionals an opportunity to learn about educational, policy and advocacy tools needed for keeping up with the changes that will be necessary to “rewire” the public health infrastructure. Hotel information, registration and detailed agenda will be available early 2012.
7/9/2012 - 7/27/2012
Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health / International Committee of the Red Cross
615 N. Wolfe St., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Baltimore, MD 21205
Details: Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) offered by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a collaborative program with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The HELP course offers humanitarian workers an intensive course in humanitarian assistance, public health principles and disaster epidemiology.
7/18/2012 - 7/21/2012
The 39th Annual International Conference on Global Health: Setting Priorities and Finding Linkages
Global Health Council
Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW - Washington, DC 20008
Details: This year's conference will focus on the current challenges of global health due to competing agendas, restricted budgets and increased calls for positive results. Areas for discussion will include, the roles for researchers, policy makers and program implementers in moving forward to address global health issues and ideas for sustaining programs to ensure that health services are maintained and medical supplies are available.
9/27/2012 - 9/29/2012
West Coast Healthcare Missions and Ministry Conference 2012
CCHF, Fuller Theological Seminary Center for Missiological Research, Center for the Study of Health in Missions
Fuller Theological Seminary Psychology Building, 180 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 - Pasadena, CA
Details: This conference will cover community health evangelism, spiritual care, best practices in healthcare missions and more.
10/18/2012 - 10/20/2012
The 13th annual Conference on Honduras
Project Honduras and Special Missions Foundation
Clarión Copán Ruinas Hotel (http://www.clarioncopan.com) - Copán Ruinas, Honduras
Details: The focus of the conference is education, healthcare and community building. The aim is to present and exchange information on current and proposed grassroots projects to empower the people of Honduras.
10/27/2012 - 10/31/2012
Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
747 Howard Street, Moscone Center - San Francisco, CA 94103
Details: The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition will unite the public health community and afford professionals and practitioners the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and exchange information on best practices, latest research and new trends in public health.
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