September 14, 2016
One Health Happenings! 
1. November 10-11: 2nd World Veterinary Association-World Medical Association Global Conference on One Health  Kitakyusyu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Following the successful 1st Global Conference on One Health (GCOH) held in Madrid (May 2015), the WVA and WMA, in close collaboration with the Japan Medical Association (JMA) and the Japan Veterinary Medical Association (JVMA), will bring together Veterinarians, Physicians, Students, Public Health Officers, Animal Health Officers, NGOs and other interested parties from the different world regions to learn, discuss and address critical aspects of the 'One Health' Concept. 



2. New online MOOC (course): Wicked Problems, Dynamic solutions: The Ecosystem Approach and Systems Thinking. Enroll up till October 20th and finish by December 1st. Launched by the Ecosystem Approach and Systems Thinking United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with Concordia University in Montreal, this course applies systems thinking to gain a better understanding of how ecosystems function. Includes 40 hours consisting of 10 modules (including health, forests, oceans and more) geared towards university students, policymakers, managers and professionals. CLICK HERE for additional information and registration.



3. September 19, Public Meeting:  Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB). Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Teleconference (Listen-only) and live webcast.  With participation of Member States, non-governmental organizations, civil society, the private sector and academic institutions, the primary objective of this pubic meeting is to summon and maintain strong national, regional and international political commitment in addressing antimicrobial resistance comprehensively and multi-sectorally, and to increase and improve awareness of antimicrobial resistance. 


4. October 6-7: European One Health/EcoHealth Workshop Belgian Science Policy Office (BelSPO), Brussels, Belgium.  A key message in a review of the recent (2015) State of Knowledge review of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) is promotion of the One Health concept and this CBD-WHO recommendation (among other) has been adopted. This means that CBD parties, including quite a few European countries, will in the near future have to report to the CBD on state of the art and progress. This meeting will support these ambitions by bringing together people from science, policy and practice to exchange experiences and discuss opportunities and challenges.



5. Nov 12-13: National Students One Health Conference presented by the Edinburgh University One Health Society . This conference will bring in medical, veterinary and biology students from across the United Kingdom. There will be a series of influential scientists, doctors and vets coming to take lectures and workshops on topics such as: Rabies eradication, the Zika virus, conservation medicine, the effects of climate change on global health, antimicrobial resistance, cancer stem cells and more! CLICK HERE to apply for registration. 


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