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Physicians for Peace - Global Health Forum 2009

Dr. Paul Farmer Global Health Forum 2009

"Collaborative and Sustainable Health Care in the Developing World"
Featuring Global Health Expert and Humanitarian
Dr. Paul Farmer

Stories from the Field


 

Dr. Paul Farmer's organization, Partners
In Health, and their work in Haiti was
featured on CBS's "60 Minutes" in May 2008

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Schedule (subject to change)


Parking:
Enter at Gate 1 off Park Avenue
Security Officer at ticket booth will direct vehicles to parking lot across the street


Afternoon Program: 1:00pm - 5:15pm
(Registration opens at noon)

12:00-2:00 REGISTRATION OPEN
FREE entrance; advance registration required; register at www.physiciansforpeace.org
Seating is limited and on a first-come basis

1:00 GENERAL SESSION I - Building Collaborative, Sustainable Health Care in
Resource-Poor Settings – Part I

Welcome – Dr. Caroline Meyers, Norfolk State University
Welcome & Overview – Brig. Gen. Ron Sconyers, Physicians for Peace
Keynote Address – Dr. Paul Farmer, Partners In Health

2:00 PANEL DISCUSSION I – Challenges of Collaboration & Integration within
Existing Programs
(90 min)
Moderator – Dr. Paul Farmer, Partners In Health
Panel Member Presentations:
• Dr. Raoul Raphael, Minister of Health, Haiti
• Ms. Loune Viaud, Zanmi Lasanté Clinic in Haiti
• Dr. Ralph Ternier, Hôpital Notre Dame de la Nativité in Haiti
• Dr. Rebecca Dillingham, University of Virginia (HIV/AIDS work in third world)
• Dr. Bill Magee, Operation Smile

3:30 Break

 

Partners In Health


Thank you to
Partners In Health
for making this event
possible.


Visit the
Partners In Health
web site.

Presenting Partners

Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk State University
Old Dominion University
Operation Blessing International
Operation Smile
Sentara Health System
Tidewater Community College
University of Virginia
Virginia Wesleyan College
World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads

4:00 PANEL DISCUSSION II – Rational Integration of Appropriate Technology in
Resource-Poor Settings: Moderator – Dr. Ed Lilly, Physicians for Peace

Panel Member Presentations:
• Dr. Kimberly Adams Tufts, Old Dominion University (Maternal Health/HIV Aids)
• Dr. Alfred Abuhamad, Eastern Virginia Medical School (Ultrasound/OB-GYN)
• Dr. Gene Bukhman, Maternal Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
• Dr. Richard Hoppman, Univ. of South Carolina (Ultrasound in Gen. Medical Evaluations)
• Dr. Ed Lilly, Physicians for Peace (Endoscopy)

5:15 Session Adjourns

Evening Program: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
(Registration opens at 6:00pm)

6:00 - 7:30 REGISTRATION/DOORS OPEN
FREE entrance; advance registration required; register at www.physiciansforpeace.org
Seating is limited and on a first-come basis

7:00 - 8:00 GENERAL SESSION II – Building Collaborative, Sustainable Health Care in
the Developing World – Part II

Welcome – Dr. Caroline Meyers, Norfolk State University
PFP Overview – Brig. Gen. Ron Sconyers, Physicians for Peace
Keynote Address – Dr. Paul Farmer, Partners In Health

8:10 BOOK SIGNING WITH DR. PAUL FARMER
Main Stage Theatre, immediately following General Session II
Book Store is open throughout the day (located in Meeting Room A)

9:30 Forum Adjourns




 

 



 

 



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