Saturday 3rd December, 10am until 5pm (finishing time may change subject to programme)
University of Leeds, UK (view
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Registration starts
at 9am on Level 7, Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds. On arrival,
please enter from Clarendon Way and take the lift to Level 7.
Professionals
and students are invited from all
disciplines related to global health including the health and allied
professions, business management, economics, international development
etc.
A variety of talks sharing the experiences of a range of individuals who have pursued a career in global health.
A selection of workshops on topics surrounding; working overseas in health and development, becoming an advocate for global health issues, global health education and postgraduate training and conducting and publishing quality research.
Training sessions to prepare those planning to work abroad.
An opportunity to share a common interest in global health.
Professor Rod Griffiths, President, UK Faculty of Public Health – Careers in global health.
Dr David McNamee Executive Editor, The Lancet – Better writing and getting published.
Professor Anne Chamberlain, Opt-In (NHS Links)– Getting started in global health research.
Professor John Yudkin Director of the IHMEC – Global health education.
Staff from Medecins Sans Frontieres and Jan Teversham of Merlin – Global Health Directions: Experiences – the rewards and challenges of working in global health.
Dr Raul Pardinaz-Soliz and Jonny Gutteridge Skillshare International – Identifying best practice in international health: challenging stereotypes of development.
Marion Birch Director of Medact – From Darfur to Old Street.
Treatment Action Campaign – From Grassroots to Global Change: campaigning in international health.
Dr Quazi Quamruzzaman Dhaka Community Hospital – From the UK to Bangladesh
Refugee
Women's Association – Refugee Health Issues: healthcare
issues for refugees and working as a refugee doctor in the UK.
International Federation of Medical
Students' Associations & International
Pharmaceutical Students' Federation – Building multidisciplinary
networks in global health.
And
The Together for Peace photo exhibition 'Eight Ways to Change the World.' A startling and inspiring insight into the lives of ordinary people living in global poverty, developed by major charities and brought to Leeds by Oxfam as part of its Millennium Development Goals campaign, and WaterAid.
Cost:
Professionals: £25 (£22.50 registered members)
Students: £15 (£13.50 registered members)
Registration is now closed
in association with the University of Leeds Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research
and kindly supported by the British Medical Association