For full information go to: http://www.northamericanrefugeehealth.com/ Health Means the World to Us North American *Refugee Health Conference* * June 16-18 2017 - Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto Canada * **** * Abstract submission Deadline: January 16, 2017 *Submit your abstracts here <https://www.conferenceabstracts.com/cfp2/login.asp?EventKey=EZSLAZJU>. The North American Refugee Health Conference is recognized as the Premier Conference for those who work with Refugee Populations http://www.northamericanrefugeehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NorthAmericanRefugeeHealth2017.jpg *Keynote Speakers* *Peter Barth Polatin*MD, MPH Clinical Faculty, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma Cambridge, MA Volunteer Consultant in Refugee Mental Health International Rescue Committee Dallas, TX *Martin Cetron*MD Director Division of Global Migration and Quarantine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA *Brian Gushulak*MD Migration Health Consultants Inc Vancouver, BC *Nina Marano*DVM MPH Dipl ACVPM Chief, Immigrant, Refugee, Migrant Health Branch Division of Global Migration and Quarantine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA *Paul B. Spiegel*MD, MPH Professor and Director Center for Refugee and Disaster Response John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, MD *Major Themes* * Advocacy * Chronic Disease * Global Refugee Health and Migration Settlement * Infectious Disease * LGTBQ Health * Mental Health and PTSD * Nutrition * Pediatric Health * Refugee Educational Development * Refugee Screening * Research * Syrian Refugee Crisis * Vaccination * Women’s Health** *Target Audience* * Allied Health Workers * Dentists * Family Physicians * Mental Health Workers * Nurses * Nurse Practitioners * Policy and Public Health Specialists * Primary Care Practitioners * Refugees * Specialists * Settlement Workers or other Professionals interested in Refugee Health *Target Audience* * Allied Health Workers * Dentists * Family Physicians * Mental Health Workers * Nurses * Nurse Practitioners * Policy and Public Health Specialists * Primary Care Practitioners * Refugees * Specialists * Settlement Workers or other Professionals interested in Refugee Health *Abstract submission Deadline: January 16, 2017* Submit your abstracts here <https://www.conferenceabstracts.com/cfp2/login.asp?EventKey=EZSLAZJU>. ** ** *For full information go to: http://www.northamericanrefugeehealth.com/* ** -- ------------------------------------------------ "It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured in an unjust state" -Confucius 邦有道,贫且贱焉,耻也。邦无道,富且贵焉,耻也 ------------------------------------------------ Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 email: [log in to unmask] Skype: slanfranco blog: https://samlanfranco.blogspot.com Phone: +1 613-476-0429 cell: +1 416-816-2852 Access CANCHID archives at: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/canchid.html . CANCHID is a constituency service to the Global Health Community and is managed by Prof. Emeritus Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]>