Apr
24

Duke Surgery Global Health Symposium

April 24th, 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., School of Nursing. "The Growing Importance of Surgery in Global Health."  Keynote: Dr. Haile Debas, University of California- San Francisco

Registration, breakfast begin at 7:20 a.m. Lunch is provided.

Register. 

 

Agenda

· Disparities in Access to Surgical Health Care, Dr. George Sheldon (UNC)

· Duke in Uganda: Development of a Comprehensive Specialty Collaboration and the Ripple Effect, Dr. Joel Kiryabwire (Uganda)

· Emergency and Essential Surgical Services, Dr. Meena Nathan Cherian (WHO)

· Role of Research in Global Health, Dr. Kent Weinhold (Duke)

· University of Indiana and Moi University, Kenya – Financial Implications of Global Collaboration, Dr. David Matthews ( Indianapolis, IN)

· US Government Involvement in Global Health, Dr. Michael Merson (DGHI)

· Governance in Health Care – A Global Perspective, Dr. Gregory Pappas (Aga Khan University)

· Communications and Networking in Global Health, Dr. Kathleen Casey (American College of Surgeons)

· Current Status of Surgical Care and Unmet Surgical Needs in Rural India, Dr. Rani A. Bang (SEARCH, India)

· Expanding Laparoscopic Surgery in the Developing World: A Model for Sustainable Advancement, Dr. Raymond Price (Salt Lake City, Utah)

· A System Response to a Natural Disaster- Lessons Learned - Duke in Haiti, Dr. Ian Greenwald and Dr. Richard McCann (Duke)