Global Public Health Preparedness: Is it Possible?
Overview | Registration | Speakers | Co-Sponsors | Continuing Education Credit | Venue | Webcast Information2007 Symposium Overview
This symposium will discuss global public health preparedness in its broadest context; from preparing for catastrophic health events to addressing global health issues including multi-drug resistant tuberculosis to developing the public health workforce in the international community.
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Registration
On-site event: Pre-registration is now closed.
Registration on day of event begins at 7:30 a.m. There will be space available for all interested in attending this event at Power Center, University of Michigan campus. (Lunch provided to pre-registrants only.)
Live webcast
:
Register here.
The event is FREE and open to the public.
Speakers
This symposium brings together distinguished international and national speakers from public health, global health and related communities.
Ronald M. Davis, MD
President, American Medical Association
Julio Frenk, MD, MPH, PhD
Senior Fellow, Global Health Program
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Former Minister of Health, Mexico
Helene Gayle, MD, MPH
President & Chief Executive Officer, CARE
Scott F. Dowell, MD, MPH
Director, Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
K. Srinath Reddy, MD, DM
President, Public Health Foundation of India
Professor and Head of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Ken Sagoe, MD
Director, Human Resources Development
Ghana Health Service
Xiexiu Wang, MD, MPH
Professor and Director General
Tianjin Center for Disease Control- China
Co-Sponsors
The Office of Public Health Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health is proud to host this major symposium. University of Michigan co-sponsors for this event are:
Center for Global Health
Global REACH
School of Public Health
Global Health Research and Training Initiative
Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness
Michigan Public Health Training Center
The UM SPH Office of Public Health Practice thanks these co-sponsors whose support is crucial to the success of this symposium. Also, faculty members from a number of University of Michigan departments and programs are engaged in planning and determining the content of the event.
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education credits are available at no charge. Certificates of attendance will be available for both on-site and live webcast events.
Physicians: Credit is only available to physicians with a Michigan license. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Michigan State Medical Society Committee on CME Accreditation through the joint sponsorship of the Public Health Consortium and the Office of Public Health Practice. The Public Health Consortium is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society Committee on CME Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Public Health Consortium designates this activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category I credits (TM). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: 5.5 contact hours are provided by the Office of Public Health Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Please note: Partial credit is available. The Office of Public Health Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Michigan Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Certified Health Education Specialists: 5.5 CHES credits are provided by the Michigan Public Health Training Center which is approved as a provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). Please note: You must be present for the entire symposium or watch the entire webcast to receive credit.
Venue
Location
Presentations will occur at the Power Center at 124 Fletcher St on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Directions (to Power Center)
Lunch
A complimentary lunch will be served on Ingalls Mall to pre-registrants (must have registered by September 6).
Parking
Near the Power Center, visitor parking is limited to the Palmer Structure. The Palmer structure entrance is on Palmer Drive, just off of Washtenaw Avenue. City parking structures off Maynard Street and Forest Street also offer public parking and at a lower hourly rate, but both require a up to a half-mile walk to get to the Power Center.
Parking (Palmer Commons)
Webcast Information
Live Webcast
The symposium will be available via live webcast. Registration is required and you may participate for one or more presentations.
This live webcast uses Mediasite technology to deliver streaming video, audio and visual aids (slides) synchronized as the presenter speaks. Mediasite viewer system requirements include a computer with high speed connection (DSL or higher), speakers or headphones, Windows Media Player, and Microsoft Internet Explorer (for technical specifications, see http://www.sonicfoundry.com/download/FileServe.aspx?market=143 (PDF]). Optional: connect your computer video output to a projector so that the presentation can be viewed by a large group.
Testing your system ahead of time: If this will be your first time viewing a Mediasite webcast, please view a test webcast prior to the presentation in case there are any viewing issues. Test webcast from the Office of Public Health Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Accessing the live webcast: 1) The webcast link will be emailed to all registered participants on Monday, September 10, or 2) Go to My Account and log-in, scroll to the symposium and click on "View Course."
Trouble-shooting: Live Webcast Trouble-Shooting and Frequently Asked Questions are provided for additional support.
Help Desk: Personnel will be available via email at prepared@umich.edu or via telephone. Call 734-615-6730 anytime from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (ET) or call 734-647-0124 between 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (ET).
Archived Webcast
An archived webcast will be available approximately two weeks following the event.
Access archived webcast after the event by going to www.umsphpractice.org.
