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UPDATE: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CONFERENCE, Montreal, April 28-29, 2000
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Greetings -
I would like to apologise for the disfunctional website for the upcoming
International Health Conference in MOntreal April 28-29, 2000. Registration
can now be done at the following website.
Please circulate the following new registration/program website to all
faculty and students.
New information and registration are available at the conference website:
http://www.med.mcgill.ca/~oslerweb/Conference/Program.htm
Thanks again for promoting this conference,
Look forward to seeing you all there,
Raj Grewal
OMAF Conference Planning Committee
Co-President, Student University Network for Social and International Health
(SUNSIH)
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We have been fortunate in the participation of some extremely distinguished
figures working in international health, so we believe it will be of
interest to professionals as well as students. It should make for a
fascinating conference, timed to enjoy Montreal at its best in the spring.
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Announcement: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CONFERENCE, Montreal, April 28-29, 2000
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Dear Fellow McGill Faculty and students,
I would like to formally invite all McGill Students and Faculty to an
upcoming International
Health COnference to be held on April 28-29, 2000. We have an immpressive
line up of speakers
including Dr. Paul Farmer from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Donald Burke from
Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health, and Dr. Mark Wainberg from Mcgill University to
name a few (please see
attached preliminary program).
I hope to see you all there.
Sincerely,
RAJ GREWAL
Co-president
Student University Network for Social and International Health (REUSSI /
SUNSIH)
Osler Medical Aid Foundation (OMAF)
M.Sc. Candidate, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Assistant, Division of Clinical Epidemiology
McGill University
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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
McGill University's Osler Medical Aid Foundation is proud to annouce
"EMERGING ILLNESS, EMERGING STATES" - a conference on international
health. The conference will address the interdependencies of disease and
society. Presentations and workshops will discuss the effects of ecological,
social,and political change on the rise of disease and in turn the impact of
disease on the social landscape. The conference will take place at McGill
University's Faculty of Medicine on 28 & 29 April, 2000, in time to enjoy
Montreal in the spring. The conference should be of interest to
professionals and students in medicine, public health, and the social
sciences. Registration costs before 8 April, 2000 are 30$ (20$ for
students).
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Friday Evening, 28 April
7:00 Welcome
7:30 - 8:30 Dr. Stuart MacLeod, "Health and Politics in Uganda"
8:30 - 9:30 Panel: A Role for Students in International Health?
9:30 Informal gathering
Saturday, 29 April
8:00 - 8:45 Registration and Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 Welcome
9:00 - 10:00
Dr. Charles Larson, "Re-emerging Disease in Russian Pediatric Populations -
The Chelyabinsk Project"
10:10- 11:10 Concurrent Session I
Dr. Sree Mullay, "The Mismeasure of Woman: Clinical Trials and Informed
Consent, North and South"
Dr. Vinh-Kim Nguyen, "The Social Impact of HIV AIDS in the Ivory Coast"
11:20- 12:20 Concurrent Session II
Dr. Indrojit Roy, "Pathologists in Emerging Nations: A Malagasy Perspective"
Dr. Antoine Loutfi, "Training for Surgical Emergencies in Developing
Nations"
MTdecins Sans FrontiFres / Doctors Without Borders, "Populations In Danger"
12:20- 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30
Dr. Mark Wainberg, "HIV - Policy, Politics, and Medical Science"
2:30 - 3:30
Dr. Donald Burke, "Toward a Predictive Science of Emerging Infectious
Diseases"
3:30 - 4:30
Dr. Paul Farmer, "The Emergence of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis"
4:30 - 5:00 Questions and Closing Remarks
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Partipants:
Donald S. Burke, MD
Professor, Department of International Health and
Director, Center for Immunization Research
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD
Instructor in Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Founder, Partners in Health and
Institute of Health and Social Justice
Charles Larson, MD, MSc, FRCP
Project Director, Chelyabinsk-McGill Project
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Antoine Loutfi, MD
Canadian Network for International Surgery (C.N.I.S.)
Associate Professor of Surgery,
Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Stuart MacLeod, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FRCP (Glas)
Former Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster University
MTdecins Sans FrontiFres / Doctors Without Borders
Sree Mullay, PhD
Director, McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Physiology
McGill University
Vinh-Kim Nguyen MD
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Indrojit Roy, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
St. Mary's Hospital Centre, Montreal
Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Mark Wainberg, PhD
Chairman, International AIDS Society
Director, McGill AIDS Centre
McGill University
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AVIS DE CONF+RENCE
L'Osler Medical Aid Foundation de l'UniversitT McGill est fier de prTsenter
"EMERGING ILLNESS, EMERGING STATES" - une confTrence portant sur la santT
mondiale. La confTrence fera le bilan sur l'interdTpendance des maladies
infectieuse et des sociTtTs d'o· elles sont issues. PrTsentations et
ateliers se conjugeront pour discuter des effets qu'ont l'instabilitT
ecologique, sociale, et politique sur l'Tmergence des maladies ainsi que de
l'impacte des maladies sur la sociTtT. La confTrence se tiendra a la
facultT de mTdecine de l'UniversitT McGill les 28 & 29 Avril, 2000, en plein
printemps MontrTalais. Le contenu devrait interesser professionels et
Ttudiants en mTdecine, en TpidTmiologie, en santT publique, ainsi qu'en
sciences humaines.
Les covts d'inscription seront de 30$ (20$ pour Ttudiants).
Toutes autres questions nous peuvent Otre adressTs par courriel a
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PROGRAMME PR+LIMINAIRE
Vendredi, 28 Avril
19h00 Bienvenue
19h30-20h30 Dr. Stuart MacLeod, "Health and Politics in Uganda"
20h30-21h30 Panel: A Role for Students in International Health?
21h30 Rassemblement dTcontractT
Samedi, 29 Avril
8h00 - 8h45 Inscription et DTjeuner
8h45 - 9h00 Bienvenue
9h00 - 10h00 Dr. Charles Larson, "Re-emerging Disease in Russian
Pediatric
Populations - The Chelyabinsk Project"
10h10- 11h10 Sessions simultanTes I
Dr. Sree Mullay, "The Mismeasure of Woman: Clinical Trials
and Informed
Consent, North and South"
Dr. Vinh-Kim Nguyen, "The Social Impact of HIV AIDS in the
Ivory Coast"
11h20- 12h20 Sessions SimultanTes II
Dr. Indrojit Roy, "Pathologists in Emerging Nations: A
Malagasy
Perspective"
Dr. Antoine Loutfi, "Training for Surgical Emergencies in
Developing
Nations"
MTdecins Sans FrontiFres / Doctors Without Borders,
"Populations In
Danger"
12h20-13h30 Dener
13h30-14h30 Dr. Mark Wainberg, "HIV - Policy, Politics, and Medical
Science"
14h30-15h30 Dr. Donald Burke, "Toward a Predictive Science of Emerging
Infectious Diseases"
15h30-16h30 Dr. Paul Farmer, "The Emergence of Multi-Drug Resistant
Tuberculosis"
16h30-17h00 Questions et Discussion
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Partipants:
Donald S. Burke, MD
Professeur, Department of International Health et
Directeur, Center for Immunization Research
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD
Instructeur en Medicine Sociale
Harvard Medical School
Fondateur, Partners in Health et
Institute of Health and Social Justice
Charles Larson, MD, MSc, FRCP
Directeur de Projet, Projet Chelyabinsk-McGill
Professeur AssociT, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
FacultT de MTdecine, UniversitT McGill
Antoine Loutfi, MD
Canadian Network for International Surgery (C.N.I.S.)
Professeur AssociT en Chirurgie,
FacultT de MTdecine, UniversitT McGill
Stuart MacLeod, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FRCP (Glas)
Ancien Doyen, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Professeur, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster University
MTdecins Sans FrontiFres / Doctors Without Borders
Sree Mullay, PhD
Directrice, McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women
Professeur AssociT, Department of Medicine and Physiology
UniversitT McGill
Vinh-Kim Nguyen MD
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Indrojit Roy, MD
Professeur Assistant de Pathology
Centre Hospitalier St. Mary's, MontrTal
FacultT de MTdecine, UniversitT McGill
Mark Wainberg, PhD
PrTsident, International AIDS Society
Directeur, McGill AIDS Centre
UniversitT McGill
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