Global Health Summit Agenda

Below is the tentative agenda for the Physicians for Peace Global Health Summit, June 8-9, 2007, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. To learn more about each speaker, click their name link. Information on this page is constantly being updated, be sure to check back. CME/CEU Credits available.

Friday, June 8, 2007

7 am	Continental Breakfast
8 am	Welcome
		Brig Gen Ron Sconyers, CEO, Physicians for Peace
8:15 am	Priorities in Global Health
		Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, Murdock Head Professor of Medicine & Health Policy, The George Washington University "Healers at Home and Abroad: Globalism and the Health Workforce"
8:45 am		Dr. Richard L. Guerrant, Director, Center for Global Health, UVA "The Survival Value of Caring for Others: A Declaration of Independence"
9:15 am		Dr. Peter Hotez, Professor & Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, GWU "Neglected Tropical Diseases: Their Impact on Global Health"
9 45 am		Pape Gaye , President, IntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC "Creative Solutions to Human Resources and Capacity Building"
10:15 am	Break
10:30 am	Panel Discussion
		Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, Murdock Head Professor of Medicine & Health Policy, The George Washington University Dr. Richard L. Guerrant, Director, Center for Global Health, UVA Dr. Peter Hotez, Professor & Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, GWU Pape Gaye , President, IntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC
11:00 am	The Role of U.S. Universities in Global Health
		Dr. E. Andrew Balas, Dean, ODU College of Health Sciences Dr. Atul Grover, Associate Director, Association of American Medical Colleges Dr. David O. Matson, Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Graduate Program in Public Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School Dr. James L. Scott, Dean, GWU Medical Center Dr. Jerry Strauss, Dean, VA Commonwealth University Medical School
12:15 pm	Break
12:30 pm	Lunch
		Dr. Kent R. Hill, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID "Advancing Global Health: Opportunities and Challenges"
Each of the following sessions will be offered at 2 pm, 3:10 pm, and 4:20 pm. Group assignments will be made at the registration desk upon arrival.
2 pm - 3 pm 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm 4:20 pm - 5:20 pm	Priorities in Maternal Health
		Dr. Kimberly Adams-Tufts, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University Dr. Rebecca S. Kightlinger, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Dr. Diana Forno-Batres, Director of Research, Physicians for Peace
2 pm - 3 pm 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm 4:20 pm - 5:20 pm	Priorities in Infectious Diseases
		Dr. Christopher C. Moore, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health Dr. Rodrigo Romulo, International Consultant in Infectious Diseases Jill L. Shumann, Vice President and Regional Director for West and Central Africa for Population Services International
2 pm - 3 pm 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm 4:20 pm - 5:20 pm	Priorities in Children's Health
		Dr. Fran Butterfoss, Center for Pediatric Research, EVMS Dr. Satish Deopujari, Chairman of the Board, Indian Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Ed Karotkin, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Dr. Ronald Waldman, Team Leader, Humanitarian Preparedness Response, USAID
5:20 pm	Adjourn

Saturday, June 9, 2007

8 am	Breakfast
		Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management (by video teleconference) "The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time"
9:15 am	The Role of NGOs in Health Care in Developing Countries
		Roy Ahn, Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health Julius E. Coles, President, Africare Dr. Ciro Franco, International Medical Corps Dr. John P. Howe III, President and CEO, Project Hope
10:15 am	Real World Issues in Health Care A Case Study: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Jill L. Shumann, Vice President and Regional Director for West and Central Africa for Population Services International
11:00 am	Real World Issues in Health Care Sponsored by Tom Hofheimer Medical Missions
		Dr. Yehuda Danon, former Israeli Surgeon General Dr. Shehadeh "Shawki" Harb, former President, Palestinian Surgical Society Dr. Eid Mustafa, President, National Arab American Medical Association Dr. Ed Karotkin, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Noon	Lunch
		Dr. Duff Gillespie, Senior Scholar, The Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health "Why Are Millions of Women and Children Still Dying from Preventable Diseases?"
1:15 pm	Adjourn
1:30 pm	Volunteer Orientation Orientation for Current and Potential Volunteers

CME/CEU Accreditation Disclaimer

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The George Washington University Medical Center and Physicians for Peace. The George Washington University Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME
Physicians: 9.5 hours
The George Washington University Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants: 9 hours
This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of nine hours of AAPA Category 1 (Preapproved) CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Physician assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.

CEU
Nurse Practitioners: 10.5 hours
This program has been approved for 10.5 contact hours of continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Program ID 0703173

Registered Nurses: 10.5 hours
The George Washington University Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing (provider number 05-04-02) by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA). VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The George Washington University Medical Center approves this activity for up to 10.5 contact hours.

Social Workers: 10 hours
This program has been approved for 10 contacts hours of continuing education by the National Association of Social Workers.