EVENTS

Here you will find events brought to you by the Global Health Alliance.
current and upcoming events
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Current and Upcoming Events

October 2 - December 12, 2008
Physician Training in Global Health (PTGH)
Pilot Course
Physician Training in Global Health (PTGH) will offer a pilot project for six physicians in the fall of 2008. This new program is for physicians with an active Oregon medical license who are interested in training for volunteer medical work in developing countries, including disaster relief.
PTGH will [1] update physicians' clinical skills in primary care (adult medicine, emergency medicine and pediatrics), and [2] provide courses in public health, infectious disease, tropical medicine and related fields pertinent to overseas work.
The program will be given at OHSU with clinical rotations at free medical clinics in the Portland metropolitan area. The training will be intensive, Wednesday evenings and all day Thursdays and Fridays, for ten weeks from October 1 to December 12 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). A Certificate of Global Health and approximately 90 CME credits will be awarded by OHSU upon completion of the training.
Contact Andy Harris MD, andyharrismd@comcast.net

April 19 - 20, 2009
Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health & Development Conference
Conference
"Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation" Unite For Sight's conference convenes a committed vanguard of thousands from more than 60 countries. The conference challenges students, professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative solutions to achieve global goals. 200 Speakers, including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Harold Varmus. See details
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

September 13, 2008
Water 1st - Beer 2nd
Benefit
Water 1st International is hosting a benefit, with music, food, beverages and a presentation about the world water crisis and the mission of Water 1st. Tickets: $30/person (includes food and beverages). Saturday, September 13, 2008, 6:00pm Free brewery tour, 7:00pm Event begins. : Click to RSVP and for info, (206) 297 3024
BridgePort Brewing Company, 1313 NW Marshall, Portland.

Monday September 8
Global Health Alliance (student group) meeting
Bi-monthly meeting
All students interested in global health are welcome to join the student group Global Health Alliance (GHA). For more information please email gha@ohsu.edu
Noon to 1pm in the Global Health Center located in the CROET/Basic Science Building, through the doors closest to the marble head.

Friday August 1, 2008
Zimbabwe Artists Project - Opening reception
Art sale
20% of any sale will go to Nursing Students Without Borders if you mention their name at this art sale. Zimbabwe Artists Project is a non-profit organization committed to assisting women in Zimbabwe in their quest for economic self-reliance. These artists from rural eastern Zimbabwe create beautiful and affordable art, including paintings on boards, appliqués, paintings on fabric, and embroideries. Their work will be on exhibit through the main floor gallery space at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center for the month of August.
Olympic Mills Commerce Center, 107 SE Washington Street, Suite 162, Portland.

August 19 - 28, 2008
Guatemala - A cultural health exchange
Volunteer opportunity
Pueblo Partisans are seeking Nurse Practicioners and Registered Nurses to join their team of experienced community health professionals in a culutural health exchange in Guatemala for the above dates. click to see flier

Saturday August 16, 2008
The 6th Annual African American Health Walk
Benefit walk
African Americans die from stroke and heart disease and other preventable diseases at higher rates than whites. In 2001, the rate of death from stoke in Oregon was 88% higher for blacks than whites. The African American Health Coalition (AAHC) has sponsored a no cost physical activity program for Blacks since 2001, to address this disparity. The annual Health Walk allows the AAHC to engage and educate the community in healthy living practices and raise money to sustain the free physical activity classes program. Join us for this family event. There will be food, music, face painting, a children's bounce house, and much more! Details click to see flier. If you wish to volunteer for this event please contact Deidra Weinert at: weinertd@ohsu.edu
Event starts and ends at Dawson Park, activities 8am walk 9am

Thursday August 14, 2008
Harambee Center Benefit
Book release and benefit dinner
A benefit dinner and book signing for the release of Grace Kuto’s newly revised cook book “Harambee! With Grace” will feature Grace as well as Kenya’s U.S. ambassador, Peter N.R.O. Ogego. Tickets are available from the PSU Box Office [http://www.pdx.edu/music/tickets.html]. Read more about Grace’s work
Portland State University’s Smith Student Union Ballroom

Monday August 4, 2008
Kabul Medical University Building from the Ground Up: Structure and Infrastructure
Presentation
Dr. Obaidullah Obaid, MD chancellor of the Kabul Medical University, Afghanistan is visiting OHSU next Monday, August 4th, and will talk about building his university from the ground up, the structure and the infrastructure. click to see flier
CROET 3524, noon to 1pm

July 24, 2008
FLOW: For Love of Water
Film
With an unflinching focus on politics, pollution and human rights, FLOW For Love of Water ensures that the precarious relationship between humanity and water can no longer be ignored. Click to see the film's website.
7pm Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland

June 28, 2008
IMANI Project Fundraiser
A benefit concert
Against Musical Advice, with special guest Larry Gant. click to see flier
8:30pm Macadam's Bar and Grill, 5833 SW Macadam, Portland

June 20, 2008
IRCO World Refugee Day 2008 Celebration: Jazz for Peace
Concert
A concert benefiting Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization IRCO and honoring World Refugee Day. click to see flier
Reception 6:30, Concert 7:30 World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon St, Portland 3rd floor

June 3 - 6, 2008
International Student Congress of Medical Sciences
Forum in research exchange
The primary aims of the congress are to offer a venue for student research exchange, get medical students acquainted with research, and to support student research. By offering an attractive programme of oral presentations, poster sessions and workshops, young researchers from different countries will be able to exchange their work and share new ideas and views. By offering such a meeting place, the congress pursues to stimulate international co-operation between research groups that actively stimulate student participation in their research. Thereby the congress provides a starting point for interested and talented students to pursue a career in medical research. See details
University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands

June 6, 2008
RESULTS - An introduction to ...
Wine, cheese and chocolate evening
Guest speaker from Kenya Winstone Zulu will share his personal experience of AIDS and TB and what's possible in addressing these poverty-related issues. click to see flier
6:15pm off SW Macadam, Portland Email Karen Josephson at kjoseph@spintone.com

June 2, 2008
Global Health Alliance - Student Group Meeting
Meeting
The OHSU interdisciplinary student group involved with global health called the Global Health Alliance (GHA) is meeting to discuss ideas for next year's activities. This very proactive group of students, who do a tremendous amount to promote health equity globally, welcomes your involvement and invites all interested students to attend this next Monday’s meeting.
Noon to 1pm in the Global Health Center offices next to the marble head in the CROET building

May 23-25, 2008
6th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference
Conference
This year's theme is Meeting the Challenge: the Millennium Development Goals and Beyond is framed to encourage the discussion and evaluation of our global development agenda and its effect on the health of diverse populations. Who's left out? How far do we have to go? Join us in examining the MDGs, global health issues and the global development movement. Call for Abstracts: Please see submission details and criteria at http://www.sfu.ca/wrihc2008. Deadline is March 20th, 2008.
Vancouver, BC

Friday May 9, 2008
World AIDS Orphans Day 2008
Event
Portland Area Global AIDS Community and the Unitarian Universalist Global AIDS Coalition are presenting this event featuring speaker Stephen Lewis, Co-Director AIDS Free World, and former UN Special Envoy of AIDS in Africa, leading world authority on the impact of the global AIDS pandemic and inspiration for the founding of PAGAC. click to see flyer
7pm First Unitarian Church at 12th and Main

Thursday May 8, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part II: Developing Solutions
Global health course - Spring quarter baseline pilot
Session 6: Poster Presentation
CROET 3524 near marble head 5:30-7:30pm

Thursday May 1, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part II: Developing Solutions
Global health course - Spring quarter baseline pilot
Session 5: Putting It All Together.
CROET 3524 near marble head 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
GHA/GHC April Seminar - International Surgery
CardioStart International
OHSU's Aubyn Marath, MD will discuss his non-profit's collaborative cardiac surgery work with the underserved in Grenada and Peru. Check out the website at www.CardioStart.org
Noon to 1pm CROET 3524

Thursday April 24, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part II: Developing Solutions
Global health course - Spring quarter baseline pilot
Session 4: Health System Reform. Speaker: James Huntzicker
CROET 3524 near marble head 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
GHA/GHC April Seminar - International Surgery
Ethics of Surgical Training in Developing Countries, click to see reading, article provided by Dr. John Hunter
"International Surgery Update - the South Asia Regional Surgical Consortium at OHSU" R. Serene Perkins, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Director, Global Health/International Surgery Program. Also "The ethics of international surgical training". A discussion facilitated by Susan L. Orloff, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Director, Basic Science Research Department of Surgery OHSU, and Jonah Attebery, medical student OHSU and student co-coordinator, Physician Training Partnership.
CROET 3524, noon to 1pm

Thursday April 17, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part II: Developing Solutions
Global health course - Spring quarter baseline pilot
Session 3: Social, Cultural, and Political Considerations.
CROET 3524 near marble head 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
GHA/GHC April Seminar - International Surgery
This presentation has been merged with the April 23 Session
Session cancelled - No April 16 seminar.
CROET 3524, noon to 1pm

April 12 - 13, 2008
Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health & Development Conference
Conference
Building Global Health For Today and Tomorrow, join 2,000 people interested in public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, anthropology, eye care, and international development at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Register at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Thursday April 10, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part II: Developing Solutions
Global health course - Spring quarter baseline pilot
Session 2: Community Level Interventions. Speaker: Wayne Centrone
CROET 3524 near marble head 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
GHA/GHC April Seminar - International Surgery
Presentation
"Brain surgery in the bush: Teaching neurosurgery to non-physicians in rural Tanzania" Jonah Attebery, Medical student OHSU and student co-coordinator, Physician Training Partnership
CROET 3524, noon to 1pm

Thursday April 3-5, 2008
17th Annual Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) Conference
Conference
To mark the 17th anniversary of the founding of GHEC, this symposium highlights the dramatic changes that have occurred over the last two decades in global health and global health education. The event focuses on the profound role that GHEC's member universities and institutions have had in shaping global health education and training. The agenda includes retrospective and putative views of the global health education landscape and GHEC's role within it. The sessions of April 4 & 5, 2008 are CME-accredited. Sacramento Convention Center. Registration and hotel information at: http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/
Sacramento Convention Center

Thursday April 3, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part II: Developing Solutions
Global health course - Spring quarter baseline pilot
Session I: Research to Create Solutions. Speakers: Kent Anger, Susan Bankowski and Peter Spencer
CROET 3524 near marble head 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
GHA/GHC April Seminar - International Surgery
Presentation
"HOPE IN HELL: SURGICAL HUMANITARIANISM IN WEST AFRICA WITH DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (MSF) AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION (IHCF) "Jim Peck, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Vascular Division, OHSU.
CROET 3524, noon to 1pm

March 19, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part I: Understanding the Issues
Global health course - Winter quarter baseline pilot
Session 6: Disasters and Conflicts. Presenters Donald Trunkey, faculty SoM Trauma Department and David Kinzie faculty OHSU Intercultural Psychiatric Program
Basic Science Building 4340, 5:30-7:30pm

March 12, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part I: Understanding the Issues
Global health course - Winter quarter baseline pilot
Session 5: Nutritional Resources and the Environment. Presenters Peter Spencer, course director and Desire Tshala-Katumbay, faculty CROET
Basic Science Building 4340, 5:30-7:30pm

March 5, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part I: Understanding the Issues
Global health course - Winter quarter baseline pilot
Session 4: Industry & Environment. Presenter Elena Herrero-Hernández, faculty CROET
Basic Science Building 4340, 5:30-7:30pm

February 27, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part I: Understanding the Issues
Global health course - Winter quarter baseline pilot
Session 3: Economics & Global Health. Presenter Rima DasGupta, Faculty Sociology/Anthropology, Lewis and Clark College
Basic Science Building 4340, 5:30-7:30pm

February 20, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part I: Understanding the Issues
Global health course - Winter quarter baseline pilot
Session 2: Population & Migration. Presenter Margaret Everett, Faculty Medical Anthropology, PSU
Basic Science Building 4340, 5:30-7:30pm

February 13, 2008
Global Health in Changing Environments. Part I: Understanding the Issues
Global health course - Winter quarter baseline pilot
Session I: Introduction. Presenters Peter Spencer, course director, Isabelle Soulé, faculty SoN
Basic Science Building 4340, 5:30-7:30pm

January 29, 2008
Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America
OHSU - Focus the Nation film screening
Film: "Dimming the Sun" click to see details of all OHSU Focus the Nation events
Noon to 1pm, MacKenzie Hall 1162, lunch provided.

January 30, 2008
Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America
OHSU - Focus the Nation Presentation
"The Health Impacts of Global Warming and Healthy Solutions" A talk by Catherine Thomasson, MD, President of Physicians for Social Responsiblity. click to see details of all OHSU Focus the Nation events
Noon to 1pm, Hospital Auditorium 8B60, lunch provided.

January 30, 2008
Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America
National - Focus the Nation Webcast
"The 2% Solution to Global Warming" click to see details of all OHSU Focus the Nation events
5 to 6pm Hospital Auditorium 8B60

January, 31 2008
Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America
OHSU - Focus the Nation panel discussion
"What OHSU is Doing to Reduce our Carbon Footprint and How You Can Help" click to see details of all OHSU Focus the Nation events
Noon to 1pm, Hospital Auditorium 8B60, lunch provided.

January 31, 2008
Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America
Focus the Nation live broadcast
"Focus the Nation Live" click for information and free tickets
5 to 9pm, University of Portland Chiles Center

December 5, 2007
GHA/GHC Nov-Dec Series: HIV AIDS
Student panel
The Future of HIV/AIDS Prevention. Jonah Attebery, moderator - Judson Heugel (vaccine development), Kate Meninger, (cultural, social Swailand). Lunch will be provided for the first 20 people.
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

Friday, November 30
World AIDS Day
Workshops and Remembrance Service
Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition presents World AIDS Day click to see flyer
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Ave

November 28, 2007
GHA/GHC Nov-Dec Series: HIV AIDS
Faculty panel
Current Perspectives on Providing Clinical Care in HIV/AIDS. Honora Englander, Assistant Professor, UIMA and Maria Kosmetatos, Attending, HIV Specialty Clinic (Multnomah County. Lunch will be provided for the first 20 people.
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

November 27, 2007
Global Warming and Its Impact on Oregon
Presentation
Bill Bradbury, our Secretary of State, will be talking on global warming based upon Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth'. click to see flyer
Noon, OHSU Old Library Auditorium

November 14, 2007
GHA/GHC Nov-Dec Series: HIV AIDS
Format to be determined
Emergence of an Epidemic: HIV/AIDS in China. Lunch will be provided for the first 20 people.
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

November 12, 2007
“The Influence of Surgery in the 21st century".
Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds
Dr. Halle Debas, Executive Director, UCSF Global Health Sciences will present.
7 a.m., OHSU Old Library Auditorium

November 7, 2007
GHA/GHC Nov-Dec Series: HIV/AIDS
Discussion
'Geopolitical Origin of HIV/AIDS'. See the American Scientist journal article The Puzzling Origins of AIDS, click to see article
Lunch will be provided for the first 20 people.
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

October 26 - 29, 2007
Unrecognized Health Threat Of Global Climate Change
12th International Conference of the Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health Sciences,
Authors Peter S. Spencer and Valerie S. Palmer. Platform presentation by Peter S. Spencer, PhD. FRCPath, interim director OHSU global health center and director OHSU Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology. click to see abstract
Beijing, PRC.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 -
GHA/GHC Series: OHSU Abroad
Faculty presentation
Dr. Martha Goetsch, will speak on the development of her international experience as a faculty member plus the impact of the Global Gag Rule on reproductive health and health care funding to less-industrialized country populations. Dr. Goetsch is an assistant professor in the OB&Gyn Dept at OHSU who has worked in SE Asia, Asia, and Southern Africa with several different international organizations. Lunch will be provided for the first 20!
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

October 24 - 28, 2007
Protecting the Health of Health Care Workers - A Global Perspective.
The 7th ICOH International Conference on Health Care Worker Health
There will be a pre-meeting course on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 on advanced topics in medical center occupational health organized by Dr. Michael Hodgson (the focus will be particularly on outbreak investigation) and workshops on Thursday, October 25, 2007 concerning 1. Occupational Health Care in Developing Countries and Rural and Remote Communities, and 2. Occupational Infectious Agents and Diseases. The workshops are being organized by Dr. Annalee Yassi. The Scientific Program Chair for the Conference is Dr. Mark Russi. Further information on the conference is available at the ICOH and ACOEM websites: http://www.icohweb.org/events.asp and http://www.acoem.org/icoh.aspx.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Thursday, October 18, 2007
GHA Series: OHSU Working Abroad
Resource Panel
Practical tools and help for going abroad. Lunch will be provided for the first 20!
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

October 16, 2007
Stories Out of Africa: A New Perspective on HIV/AIDS
Dept. of Medicine Grand Rounds
Honora Englander, MD, faculty in the School of Medicine's Division of Hospital Medicine, will share an overview of AMPATH (Academic Model for Prevention and Treatment of HIV) in Kenya and also: - Explore several distinctly African perspectives on HIV/AIDS and show how the African perspectives differ from mainstream Western perspectives - Discuss and compare African and US healthcare provider attitudes towards HIV - Further audience understanding of the global AIDS epidemic
8 to 9am OHSU Hospital 8B60 8th floor auditorium

October 12-14, 2007
Engineers without Borders Annual Workshop in Portland
Training workshop
Engineers Without Borders, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to international relief, is hosting an annual workshop in Portland October 12th-14th. This is an excellent opportunity for folks to get exposure to clean water and sanitation technologies as well as sustainability methodologies that form the backbone of any successful international health care effort. See website for details: http://www.ewbwestcoast.org/workshop/agenda
Portland, Oregon

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
GHA Series: OHSU Working Abroad
Discussion group
“Cultural imperialism or helping the needy?" The ethics of working in developing countries. Lunch will be provided for the first 20!
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

October 5, 2007
"Eye on Nutrition" in the context of the third-world.
Presentation
Dr. Peter Spencer, Interim Director OHSU Global Health Center
Casey Eye Clinic, McDonald Auditorium, 11-12 noon

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
GHA Series: OHSU Working Abroad
Student presentation -
Carina Tremblay, MS3, will present on her work with the Sri Lankan government on Trauma System development. Lunch will be provided for the first 20!
GHC, noon to 1pm (CROET) Rm 3524 (near marble head)

September 27, 2007
GHA Welcome Party
Potluck
The Global Health Alliance invites you to an evening Welcome Party to kick-off a new school year. Entertainment TBA potentially including Film; Croquet; Global Infectious Disease Trivia :-), etc.
6:30pm at 2746 SE 35th Avenue, Portland, (not 35th Place)

September 19 -21, 2007
Nutrition in the Womb
A three day course at OHSU
How improving the diets of girls and young women will reduce the burden of chronic disease in the next generation. Guests will include people from the fields of nutrition, public health nursing, public health policy, medicine and postdoctoral scientists. Speakers are from Europe, Canada and US.
More information and online registration www.nutritioninthewomb.org

Thursday and Friday, August 23 - 24, 2007
Fogarty Annual Trauma Research and Training Program's networking meeting
Two Day Networking meeting - agenda TBA
Fogarty Annual Trauma Research and Training Program's networking meeting is to be hosted here at OHSU. This meeting will be attended by international researchers currently funded by NIH and by the staff of the Fogarty International Center, as well as by representatives of other NIH centers who financially support international research. Representatives of other organizations such as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization will also attend.
OHSU's BICC Gallery

July 18, 2007
Across the Borders: International and national midwife trainings, using the ICTC model of care.
Presentation
Shafia M. Monroe is a visionary birth activist, midwife and founder of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing. click to see flyer
OHSU School of Nursing, Room 116, 2-30pm

July 11, 2007
HIV Status in a low prevalent country, Sri-Lanka
Presentation
Dr. Wickramatillake is the Director for USAID in Sri Lanka. He previously served as the Medical Director of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in Sri Lanka and, concurrently, serves the UN (OCHA) as a member/consultant of the UN‘s international TEC Team evaluating Post Tsunami activities in five countries in Asia and as a Tsunami consultant to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Sri Lanka. He is also the Deputy Head of Air Resources Management Committee of the Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. click to see flyer
OHSU School of Nursing, Room 116, 2-30pm

July 11, 2007
Cancelled - July Global Health Initative Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee.
BRB 381

June 13, 2007
Title TBA
Presentation by Shafia Monroe
In 2006 Shafia Monroe, Founder and President of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing, organized and led a national midwife delegation to Sierra Leone, West Africa to train village midwives and run a prenatal clinic. They trained over 42 midwives and treated 169 women in ten days.
SoN, Room 122, 2 - 3:30pm

June 12, 2007
Global Health Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee.
BRB 381

June 1, 2007
Sounds & Flavors of Latin America!
Fundraiser
Join Portland-based non-profit Child Aid to celebrate twenty years of building brighter futures for the children of Latin America?
click to see flyer

May 23, 2007
"Interconnections" A Community-Based Participatory Research Project
Presentation
Dr. Christina Nicolaidis is currently leading Community-Based Participatory Research funded by The National Institute of Mental Health, Kaiser Permanente Fund, to develop a community-based depression care program for African-American and Latino domestic violence survivors. click to see flyer
SoN, Room 122, 2 - 3:30pm

May 10, 2007
Global Health Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee.
BRB 381

Tuesday May 8, 2007
Dr. John McCabe meeting with the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee
Open meeting from 2 to 3pm
Dr. John McCabe will be visiting OHSU giving Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on May 9 and also has graciously offered to meet with the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee on Tuesday May 8. John is Chair of the Emergency Medicine department and Vice Dean of the SOM at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He is former president of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He also has a great deal of experience at the departmental, SOM, and university levels in practical issues for furthering Global Health initiatives.
OHSU Biomedical Research Building, Conference Room BRB 381

May 8, 2007
Responding to Complex Human Emergencies: An Emergency Medicine Physician's Experience and Insights
5th Annual Crossroads Speaker Series - Reservations required (503) 777-7983 or email
Dr. Stock is an Associate Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is a director at GHAP - Global Health Access Program. He has been a coordinator and volunteer physician in international complex human emergencies from conflict zones to natural disasters. He has worked in Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Kashmir, Thailand-Burma border, Mexico and Los Angeles. click to see flyer
Loyola Jesuit Center, 3220 SE 43rd Avenue, Portland, 7-9pm

May 7, 2007
World AIDs Orphans Day

Sunday April 22, 2007
Children's Advocacy Day, "For Every Child, A Better World”
Family Festival with inspiring speeches and music
Focus will be on the Millennium Development Goals. An interactive family festival is planned with speakers and music interwoven throughout the afternoon, as well as, display tables for various organizations, arts and crafts, a green area for families to enjoy, and a labyrinth created from children's shoes that will be donated to groups serving children. It will be co-sponsored by The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Millennium Development Goals In 2000 leaders from 191 nations - including the United States - agreed to cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015. They committed themselves and their nations to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. 2. Achieve universal primary education. 3. Promote gender equality and empower women. 4. Reduce child mortality. 5. Improve maternal health. 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. 7. Ensure environmental sustainability. 8. Create a global partnership for development with targets. If the world meets the MDGs, more than 500 million people will be lifted out of extreme poverty and more than 300 million will no longer be hungry.
2:00-4:00pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, OR

April 18, 2007
Healthcare: Perspectives on a Broken System - & What We Can Do About It
Seminar - dinner provided, please click to register
Will HSA's actually gain traction in the market? Will health-care consumers exercise their shopping power? Will the increased financial responsibility on consumers motivate them to adopt healthier lifestyles and greater adherence to treatment plans? How are leading delivery systems in our region responding to the quality chasm and the coming consumer driven healthcare model? Finally, how does Regence play a constructive role in the process? These questions and others will be addressed.
OHSU's SoSE (formerly OGI), Beaverton, 6pm

April 17-18, 2007
Not only Doctors at Doctors without Borders
Recruiting Event
One out of every three Docs w/out Borders aid workers is a logistician, administrator, or other non-medical specialist. These are the people who dig wells and rehabilitate hospitals, transport medical supplies to emergencies, negotiate security agreements in conflict zones, hire staff, manage budgets... See the flyer at http://www.ohsu.edu/gha/docs/GHOpsNotOnlyDocs.pdf
Portland - Ecotrust - Tuesday, 4/17 - 7:00pm; Portland REI - Wednesday, 4/18- 12 noon; Eugene UO - Wednesday 6:30pm

April 14, 2007
Health Care Roundtable and Community Organizing Workshop
Roundtable
Find out about local reform efforts, learn strategies for advocacy and organizing, share your opinions and perspectives about real access to health care hear stories from community members, build a network of concerned students and faculty.
PSU College of Urban and Public Affairs Room 270, 10am to noon.

April 14 - 15, 2007
An Energizing Weekend of Ideas and Exchange of Best Practices to Achieve Global Goals and to Make a Difference
Conference
Unite For Sight's Conference at Stanford University School of Medicine. Complete details and the conference schedule can be seen at http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2007/index.php
Stanford University School of Medicine, CA

April 11, 2007
Global Health Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee.
BRB 381

April 14, 2007
Deleted

March 6, 2007
Global Health Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee.
BRB 381

February 8, 2007
Global Health Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee.
BRB 381

January 10, 2007
Global Health Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee.
BRB 381

December 12, 2006
Global Health Steering Committee Meeting
2-4PM
Monthly meeting of the Global Health Initiative Steering Committee. Discussion will focus on structure and function of future OHSU Global Health Center.
BRB 381

December 8, 2006
Global Health Activities Fair
11AM-2PM
Share information on your project, or learn about what others are doing, enjoy some light hors d’oeuvres and make new connections.
CROET Atrium

Friday, October 20 2006
Festival of Faith: A Celebration of the Great World Religions
Portland State Event
"Festival of Faith: A celebration of the great world religions.” Keynote speaker will be David W. McCreery, professor of Religious Studies at Willamette University. Sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Greater Portland. Free admission, although donations will be accepted. Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Portland State University, Smith Center Ballroom, SW Broadway and Montgomery. CONTACTS: Janet Leatherwood, dmjs1@qwest.net Janet Leatherwood: (503) 238-1155 Gulzar Ahmed: (503) 692-0287 Interfaith Council of Greater Portland (ICGP) www.ifcgp.org
Portland State University, Smith Center Ballroom, SW Broadway and Montgomery

Friday, September 15 2006
World Peace Luncheon
World Affairs Council
Mr. Ron Tammen,Ph.D., the director of Hatfield School of Government will speak on world peace today, and the educational work the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government is doing today in Portland. Phone: 503-274-4412 $14 for a delicious Lebanese Meal
Abu Rasheed Lebanese Restaurant; 1921 SW 6th Avenue

08.09.2006
Helen Caldicott at Powell's
Public Lecture
7:30PM Helen Caldicott is the founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and will be speaking about her new book, "Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer." She's a dynamic Australian environmentalist and great speaker
Powell's Burnside

08.07.2006
Aging in Developing Countries
Free Lecture
Dr. Martha Pelaez talks on "Public Health Challenges for an Aging Population in Developing Countries" at 3:30pm at OHSU.
Email gaynorw@ohsu.edu for details.
Dr. Pelaez has been on the forefront of work on Latin American aging for most of her career. Most recently, she served as the Regional Advisor on Aging and Health for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Pelaez has also taught philosophy and bio-ethics at Xavier University of Louisiana, served as the guest editor for publications like the Journal of Aging and Health and the Pan American Journal of Public health, and has seen much of her own work published in major journals.

17-19 February 2006 (Friday-Sunday)
Health, Human Rights, and Economics: The Value of Human Life
4th Western Regional International Health Conference
3 days of lectures, panels, and exploration into the junction of health care, politics, and powerplay around the globe.
Oregon Health & Science University

12.01.05
World AIDS Day 2005
Student panel on HIV/AIDS issues and trends

Moderated by:	Dr. Mark Loveless
Student panelists:	Alalia Berry, Cancer Research Jill Roche, MS1 Anna Vail, Graduate nursing student Janine VanSant, MS2

11.14.05
Rx For Survival Screening
Recent documentary series addressing global health issues. (series website)
A clip from the series: clip
A set of videos has been placed at the OHSU Medical School Teaching Services Office and can be checked out.

10.04.05
Dying in Black, Brown and White: Responding to Disparities in End-of-Life Care
Lecture by Richard Payne, MD
director of the Institute on Care at the End of Life at Duke University
former director of Memorial Sloane-Kettering's Pain and Palliative Care Service

12.01.04
World AIDS Day 2004: A Closer Walk (link to trailer)
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