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CUGH Global Health Bulletin
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NEW ABSTRACT DEADLINE: OCT. 31st!
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Letter from the Executive Director
Dear CUGH Member,
This is an important time to advocate for appropriate funding for US Global Health Programs in the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request. The Global Health Council (GHC) compiled a very good list of recommendations for FY16 (in thousands of dollars) for various global health accounts/programs. This list is below. Please use this list with the attached numbers and approach your Congresspersons and Senators to support the funding in this document.
Importantly, please take your advocacy to the public and explain what we're asking for and why these investments are important to the American public, the US, and the world. US leadership in these areas has saved millions of lives and has compelled others to contribute to improve the health and well being of the world's most impoverished people. These investments, of course, also improve the lives of Americans, who also suffer from many of the same health challenges found throughout the world.
Thank you for taking your advocacy to government officials and the public.
Sincerely,
Keith Martin MD
Executive Director
CUGH
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6th Annual Global Health Conference
Mobilizing Research for Global Health
Sheraton Boston Hotel | Boston, MA
March 26-28, 2015
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Abstracts Now Accepted through
Oct. 31st
2nd Annual CUGH Global Health Video Competition Deadline: Nov. 8th
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
James Collins, Professor, Broad Institute, MIT
Mahima Datla, Sr. Vice President, Biological E. LTD
Mary Dixon-Woods, Professor of Medical Sociology and Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator, University of Leicester and Dartmouth College
Nancy Edwards, Scientific Director, Institute of Population and Public Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor, Purdue University
Paul Farmer, Professor, Harvard Medical School
Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust
Wafaie Fawzi, Professor, Harvard School of Public Health
Atul Gawande, Journalist, Professor, Harvard School of Public Health
Barney Graham, Deputy Director and Chief of the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center
Glenda Gray, President, South African Medical Research Council
David Kaslow, VP Product Development, Program for Applied Technology in Health
Ramanan Laxminarayan, President, Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Development
Christian Mandl, Global Head of Research, Novartis Vaccines
Jonna Mazet, Professor, University of California, Davis
Stephen Morrison, Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Venkat Narayan, Ruth and O.C. Chair of Global Health, Emory School of Public Health
Gareth Parry, Senior Scientist, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
David Relman, Professor, Stanford University
Gary Schoolnik, Professor, Stanford University
Nana Twum-Danso, Senior Program Officer,
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dyann Wirth, Richard Pearson Strong Professor and Chair, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard School of Public Health
Muhammad Zaman, Engineer, Associate Professor, Boston University
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- Plenary Debates
- 2015 Gairdner Global Health Awardee Address
- Student/Plenary Speaker Meet and Greet
- Global Health Film Festival
AWARDS
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Abstract submissions now open. Click here to submit yours.
Deadline October 31, 2014 |
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3. Call for Nominations for CUGH Board Members
Nominations Due by Nov. 5th
*For CUGH Members Only*
CUGH is seeking nominations from our membership for six new Board Members for three-year terms that will start in March 2015. If you wish to nominate yourself or an individual who meets the criteria below and is not from an institution that is already represented by someone on the current Board of Directors (see below), please do the following:
- Submit a brief statement summarizing why you think this person would be a valuable member of the Board.
- Include the nominee's bio (please keep bios brief to no more than 250 words).
- Send your nominations to the CUGH Secretariat at [email protected] by November 5th, 2014.
The Nominating Committee of the Board will select the final candidates from the list of nominees. Ballots with the names of the candidates will be sent back out to the Membership by the end ofNovember 2014.Members will be asked to submit their votes by December 23rd 2014. New Board Members will be announced at the CUGH Annual Meeting March 26-28, 2015.
Please note that current members of the board may be nominated and elected to serve an additional term.
Click here for further details
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CUGH Opens its Ebola Crisis
Information Center
The Ebola outbreak continues to widen, devastating West Africa. There is an urgent need for healthcare workers to not only help to introduce the public health measures needed to stop the spread of the virus, but also to treat people for their acute and chronic illnesses. The virus has devastated their extremely weak pre-existing healthcare system. Your help is urgently needed.
In response to this, we have developed various resources on our website to help update, inform, and promote discussion and collaboration amongst the global health community.Please utilise the following resources and share this widely. Time is of the essence.
CUGH Ebola Outbreak Information Center
- Links to External Resources and Information
- Links to Resources for Providers
- Links to Requests for Assistance
- Enables individuals to post resources and collaborate on our site
- Lists HR Needs
- Lists Best Practices
- Lists Related Articles
- Lists Related Videos
- Links to Discussion Forum
- Provides individuals a platform to pose questions and provide answers
- Incites conversation and discussion
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5. Big Data Training Program Survey
Old Dominion University - Global Health Center
The Center for Global Health at Old Dominion University needs your assistance to better understand the university's needs for the Big Data Training Program.
We are asking you to participate in a survey to assess the need for the training program based on your viewpoints on the program's ability to enhance knowledge, reporting, and management of policies governing big data; to improve student retention as well as to expand the scope of the prospective global health workforce in the future; and, to allow for collaborative platforms between various disciplines as well as between academia and industry.
We are asking you to participate as the members of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health. The survey will not take more than 10 minutes of your time. Please click on the following link for the survey and complete by the following date: 12/12/2014.
Your participation is highly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns about this study, you may contact Manasi Sheth-Chandra, PhD at [email protected] and Muge Akpinar-Elci, MD, MPH at [email protected]. If you have a concern for human subject protection, you may contact Harry Zhang, PhD at [email protected].
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6. CUGH Board Member, Dr. Guy Palmer, DVM, Co-Authors Article on Rabies Elimination
Science Mag
26 September, 2014
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health
Universities 2.0: Advancing Global Health in the Post-MDG Era
10 May 2014 - 12 May 2014
Edited by Keith Martin
Volume 80, Issue 3, p153-244
More than 200 abstracts freely available
Annals of Global Health, an open access journal, has established its editorial mission and goals to advance and disseminate knowledge of global health, promote research and foster the prevention and treatment of disease worldwide by supporting open dissemination and lively discourse about a wide range of the most important topics in global health and medicine, critically analyzing complex issues and offering authoritative guidance on policy issues.
Editor-in-Chief
Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc
Dean for Global Health, Professor & Chair, Preventive Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Deputy Editor
Jagat Narula, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Global Affairs, Professor, Cardiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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8. Announcing New President of WFAIGH - Prof. Leonel Valdivia (University of Chile)
World Federation of Academic Institutions for Global Health (WFIAGH)
Press Release: Oct. 15, 2014
 Today at a virtual members� meeting, Professor Fred Binka, Vice-Chancellor, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana announced his resignation to the Presidency of the World Federation of Academic Institutions for Global Health (WFAIGH). Professor Binka had diligently served as President of WFAIGH since his election in October 2013. As a result, Vice-President and President-Elect, Professor Leonel Valdivia of the University of Chile and the Latin American Alliance for Global Health (ALASAG) , stepped in as the new President of the Federation.
Professor Valdivia is co-Director and founder of the Global Health Programme of the "Dr. Salvador Allende" School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile. He is also part of the directing team of the School, responsible coordinating international academic partnerships. Previously, he chaired the School's Department of Health Promotion and Education. Before joining the School of Public Health in his native Chile, Professor Valdivia completed a successful career in international development cooperation in the United States, having worked for IPPF, UNFPA, USAID and PAHO/WHO. A graduate of the University of Manchester, England, Professor Valdivia started his academic career as a Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, U.K.
WFAGH defines itself as a global community of health academic institutions that promotes and implements transnational and inter-regional collaboration in Global Health research, education and advocacy. Its current member networks include:
- The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)
- The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)
- The European Academic Global Health Alliance (EAGHA),
- The Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH),
- The Latin American Alliance for Global Health (ALASAG),
- The Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA).
- The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
- Network of institutions for Higher education in International Health (TropED)
- The Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH)
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9. Advancing Global Health: Education, Building, and Supporting
Hosted by Albert Einstein College of Medicine
November 10, 2014 | New York, NY
For further information contact [email protected]. On-line registration at www.mecme.org.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
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10. Summer Research Opportunities in Global Health
Washington University in Saint Louis, Institute for Public Health
PROGRAM BENEFITS
* Work in real world public health practice and research environments
* Gain exposure to top investigators and diverse research topics
* Receive individualized career counseling and develop career interests
* Build a social network with student peers and faculty
* Receive a $4000 stipend and a free Metrolink transit pass
* For students working at an international site, travel to and from St. Louis to the research site
These eight-week programs are open to current full-time undergraduate students; graduate students pursuing a Master in Public Health (MPH), Social Work (MSW), or Population Health Sciences (MPHS); and medical students looking to gain experience in the field of public and global health research (especially infectious diseases). Eligibility limited to U.S. and international students enrolled at the time of application and participation in the program at a U.S.-based university/college. These programs will expose students and future investigators to research in a lab or field-based setting and further their interest in public health or global health. They include didactic sessions and seminars, and is an opportunity to establish a career-building network. At the end of the eight weeks the students will give presentations at a student research symposium.
Participants are encouraged to apply who have challenged themselves and excelled academically; demonstrate experience overcoming substantial educational, cultural or economic obstacles; are first-generation college students, or can demonstrate a strong interest in bringing diverse people together. Applications also are encouraged from veterans, and from international students currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in the United States.
TIMELINE
Applications accepted: November 1, 2014 through February 1, 2015
Program runs: June 1 through July 31, 2015
For more details: publichealth.wustl.edu
or contact Jacaranda van Rheenen, PhD, [email protected] |
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