A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
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September 16th, 2021
Dear colleague,
This bulletin contains a few important changes that we have made at CUGH. We have extended the deadline for submissions for both panels and abstracts for CUGH2022 to Oct. 15th. Satellite submissions are also open and anyone can submit a proposal at www.cugh2022.org. Also, panelists and abstract presenters are not required to attend the conference in person, which means they can present virtually. Panels must be submitted by a CUGH member, however panelists and abstract presenters can be nonmembers.
Registration is open for our virtual symposium on Climate and Health Through Three Lenses which will held October 15th. The symposium is free to attend and open to all. It was created in advance of the Conference of the Parties meeting (COP26) to identify and share solutions that will address climate change and health and to engage African experts in advance of the COP27 meeting, which will take place in 2022 somewhere in Africa. We will release a white paper and aggregate solutions to address these twin challenges which will be shared at the COP26 in Glasgow. For the event we have secured a stellar list of speakers.
Stay tuned for upcoming webinars on oral health on Oct. 28th.
Best wishes,
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Keith Martin, MD, PC
Executive Director
Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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CUGH 2022, 'Healthy People, Healthy Planet, Social Justice' See www.cugh2022.org to register for the conference, submit abstracts, satellite session proposals, and, for members, submit panel proposals. THE NEW DEADLINE FOR PANEL AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS IS OCTOBER 15TH.
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Hear and engage global leaders on this free, CUGH online symposium, on what we can do to improve both climate change and health outcomes and pave the path for an impactful COP27 program led by African scientists.
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The Trainee Advisory Committee is now accepting applications from trainees across biomedical and non-biomedical disciplines from around the world for the 2022-2024 cohort of committee members. 25 students sit on this committee. Members serve for two years and encounter many leadership, networking, and skills-building opportunities throughout their tenure. The application is open until September 30th at 11:59 PM EST.
If you have any questions regarding the application or TAC membership contact the current TAC chair, Deepika Khanna (dkhanna4@uic.edu).
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The CUGH 2022 Abstract Advising Program has EXTENDED its deadline for mentees to September 24th! This program connects early-career CUGH and AFREhealth members (advisees) with more experienced CUGH and AFREhealth members (advisors) for assistance with the quality of their abstract prior to submission for CUGH2022 (deadline October 15th, 2021).
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Attention colleagues from LMICs
If you are a scientist, researcher or implementer from a low or middle-income country, send us your commentaries that describe innovations, challenges and opportunities in global health. Submissions should be between 500 to 800 words. Submitters may also include videos that describe the issue. Some will be published in our bulletin and on www.cugh.org. We hope this platform will draw attention to these issues.
Submit using the following form:
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Ebola met us unaware in Liberia in 2014. Less information about the disease, and misinformation made it difficult to manage the disease initially. But with better knowledge about the disease, change in the attitude of the citizens, and early seeking of treatment increased the survival rate. The lesson learned from Ebola can be compared with the onset and management of COVID-19.
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CUGH Events & Updates (cont.) |
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to global lockdowns that disrupted international travel and severely challenged partnerships between the Global North and Global South. This article reports on a recent Satellite meeting of the AFREhealth-CUGH Working Group at the CUGH 2021 conference which provided insights on North-South and South-South global heath partnerships, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Health human resources deficits in low-income countries are significant. Colleagues in these nations have said that building their capacity to train their workers is a top priority. To help address this, we created an online capacity building database so that institutions, especially in low resource settings, could share their training needs (trainers and curricula) across biomedical and non-biomedical disciplines. Those who have these assets and are willing to share them can post on the site too. Please use the following site to connect training needs with educational assets and help our colleagues to strengthen their training capabilities.
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CUGH's Subcommittee on Master's and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health (SMUDGH) has created and approved four one-page information sheets on advising, experiential learning, learning objectives, and curricula in global health.
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Join the Caribbean community and international partners October 5-8, 2021 for 4 days of immersion in the science of climate change and health in the Caribbean. Identifying knowledge gaps, posing solutions, resource sharing, networking, and empowerment will take place as we work together to address the critical public health issue of climate change, and find a sustainable way to live healthy lives.
Speakers, registration, and calls-for-papers to be announced soon.
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This Declaration is the first document of its kind from the global planetary health community outlining what actions are necessary to achieve the Great Transition: a just transformation to a world that optimizes the health and well-being of all people and the planet.
As you know, The Great Transition requires rapid and deep structural changes across most dimensions of human activity. Every person needs to safeguard the health of the planet. This is why we are calling upon all stakeholders to take urgent and decisive action. These recommendations are not exhaustive; rather, they are a compass guiding us towards the most promising pathways to support a more equitable and resilient post-pandemic world.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS FROM THE PEGASUS INSTITUTE
Join the PEGASUS Institute for several upcoming virtual events:
Peace and Health for Afghan Populations in Canada and Afghanistan
September 24th 2 pm EST
ROUNDTABLE: Sustainability in Health Care and Other Sectors
September 29th, 6 pm EST
COVID Vaccine Equity
October 19th, 2 pm EST
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The Steering Committee of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Climate Change and Human Health Working Group invites feedback on the approaches NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices can take to enhance research on the health implications of climate change in the United States and globally.
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Bridging Medical Gaps Collaboration is virtually hosting their very FIRST annual conference on September 18, 2021!
The conference will be centered on health communication: how we, as health trainees and professionals communicate to the public, to our patients, to each other (both intra- and inter-professionally), and to our policymakers.
Join BMGC in learning from our exciting speakers and submit an abstract for our poster competition!
Register for the conference HERE.
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DHSA is seeking population health research proposals from students, faculty, or staff affiliated with any of DHSA’s member institutions. This is a ‘shark tank’ type event with real-time presentations, judging and awards!
This year, proposals are requested to have a focus on health disparities. Proposals may address any area of population health related to or impacting health disparities, including but not limited to:
- Social determinants of health,
- Environmental health,
- Behavioral and mental health, and
- COVID-19.
All proposals must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on October 13, 2021. Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
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Registration for the 2021-2022 NIH Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) course is now open!
This free, self-paced, online course runs from September 1, 2021 to August 1, 2022. Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, medical, dental, and pharmacy students, scientists, nurses, and other health professionals are encouraged to enroll now.
The IPPCR course is a lecture series from thought-leaders around the world covering:
• Study Designs, Measurement and Statistics
• Ethical, Legal, Monitoring, and Regulatory Considerations
• Preparing and Implementing Clinical Studies
• Communicating research findings and other topics
Please feel free to share the course information website link with any internal or external colleagues. We aim to continue to make this course a national and international success!
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As the host of this year's virtual Midwest CUGH Conference on Oct. 7, Indiana University Center for Global Health is seeking panel and/or 30-minute session submissions from Midwest CUGH member institutions that are related to the theme of this year’s conference, which is Healthcare System Resiliency with an emphasis on global health partnerships, collaboration and equity.
The conference brings together faculty and students from more than 30 academic institutions across the US Midwest and their global partners to discuss global health issues, share best practices and network with colleagues. The conference will be held virtually on Thursday, October 7, 9 am-noon EST with the poster presentations opening the day before.
If you have questions, please reply directly to Stacy Robinson at starrobi@iu.edu.
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The book is the first volume of the Global Theological Ethics Series published by the Journal of Moral Theology. The volume is edited by Philip Landrigan and Andrea Vicini, SJ. Some essays in the collection are:
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The Triangle Global Health conference will explore innovative and adaptive approaches that have emerged in response to these inequities and challenges. How can we leverage the lessons learned throughout the pandemic, to prevent and better prepare for future pandemics, and tackle ongoing critical health needs and inequities? How can we reframe our global health guidelines, practices and policies in a changing world?
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Online training course
21 September - 7 October 2021
Course coordinators: Dr. Neil Pearce, LSHTM and Dr. Michelle Turner, ISGlobal
The course will cover topics on: study design in occupational epidemiology, exposure assessment, risk assessment, types of bias including confounding and the use of Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs), and current debates on causality.
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The call for Postdoc-NeT-AI 9/2021 is out! The focus is on AI in Medicine.
Twice a year, the DAAD selects a group of outstanding postdoctoral researchers and experienced PhD candidates worldwide to participate in the Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence (Postdoc-NeT-AI, daad.de/ainet). The fellowship includes a Virtual Networking Week and a one-week travel stipend with plenty of opportunities to personally connect with leading researchers and research institutions from all over Germany. Fellows will also become part of the DAAD AInet Fellows and Alumni Network, thus expanding and strengthening the cooperation within the group and with the German research community.
Click here for the PDF-call.
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Save the date for these two hour monthly sessions from February to September on Thursdays at 5 pm GMT and Fridays at 3:30 AM GMT. These webinar sessions will feature international experts, breakout sessions, and a global strategy developed to address the challenges of climate change.
Topics will be as follows:
September 23/24: COP 26 (UN Clmate Change Summit) and the Child Health Community: ensuring that equitable policies are adopted for children and youth
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Job & Funding Opportunities
(see our new Jobs Board to see the latest listings)
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ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
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The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in partnership with the Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) invites applications for a full-time ladder rank faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor rank.
The UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (DEB) is the largest department of epidemiology in the University of California system and has a strong mission in education, research, and clinical activities. The Department provides a supportive academic environment for original research, including opportunities for collaboration with researchers from other departments and UCSF Schools, as well as teaching and mentoring as part of our Master’s Degree in Clinical Research, our doctoral program in Epidemiology and Translational Science, and other training programs.
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Investigators from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs, World Bank designated low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and previously designated LMICs re-categorized as high income on or after January 1, 2021) are currently underrepresented in mental health research, curtailing their ability to partner and learn with other countries in conducting research on shared priorities.
The goal of this initiative is to support the scientific work and research career development of exceptionally talented scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who plan to make a long-term career commitment to mental health research. This initiative seeks to assist these researchers in launching an innovative basic, translational, clinical, or services research program that holds the potential to transform the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of mental illnesses in low-resource international settings.
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The Fogarty International Center at NIH offers funding to support global health research. Fogarty also offers a variety of resources for those seeking global health research funding across NIH, and from other organizations.
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The following three resources from Johns Hopkins University are continuously updated repositories of federal and private funding opportunities for individuals in various stages of their career.
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Featured Reading & Listening |
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How abortion restrictions like Texas' push pregnant people into poverty
A study of hundreds of pregnant women over a decade found that 72 percent of those who were denied care ended up living in poverty. Read more.
FDA official hopeful younger kids can get shots this year
FDA vaccine chief Peter Marks is “very, very hopeful” that US 5–11-year-olds will be receiving vaccines by the end of the year—if not sooner; Pfizer’s study results are expected end-of-month and could be reviewed by the agency just weeks later. Read more.
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Global Health Journals & Newsletters |
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