Events
2009
October
Complex Humanitarian Emergency Weekend Training
October 3-4 (overnight)
Anthony Chabot Campground, Oakland, CA
This two-day overnight experiential learning program will focus on developing global health emergency, leadership and teamwork skills. Trainees will perform assessments of refugee camps based on events along the Chad-Sudan border. Open to all UCSF Global Health trainees (Clinical Scholars, Pathways and Masters) and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health students. Cost is $30. Skills learned will include GPS mapping, cluster survey design and administration, exit strategies, basic emergency medical training in resource-scarce settings, media interaction, and navigation of security situations. Volunteers are also needed for this fun and interactive event at beautiful Chabot Campground. Food provided (free for volunteers). For more information or to sign up, contact Tessa Napoles.
Global Health Sciences Education Programs Symposium
Wednesday, October 14, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Parnassus Campus, S-214
John Ziegler, Chris Stewart and Madhavi Dandu will give an overview of GHS education programs, including Frameworks, Global Health Clinical Scholars, Masters of Global Health Sciences, the Global Health Pathways to Discovery, and the Complex Humanitarian Emergency Leadership Training. There will be student and scholar project presentations followed by a Q&A session. Light lunch will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. More information about the Global Health Sciences Education programs can be found at GHS/education.
From International to Global Health:
Why Health around the World Concerns Us All
Thursday evenings, October 15 - November 19
7:00 to 8:45 pm
513 Parnassus
This UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public will discuss how the shift from the term ‘international health’ to ‘global health’ reflects the fact that many health problems in developing countries with limited resources also affect developed countries with abundant resources. The course presents a framework for understanding complex global health problems, and highlights how some of these problems are understood and confronted by those seeking to alleviate them. Course chair is Chris Stewart, Director, Global Health Pathways to Discovery, and presenters include Lisa Thompson, Sir Richard Feachem, Madhavi Dandu, Craig Cohen and Susan Fernyak. Presented by the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.