INCD Emphasis Area Meet and Greet and “Primer on Epidemiology” November 6th
A primer of infectious disease epidemiology and welcome meet and greet event for new and continuing INCD students with Dr. Chris Gill. Students interested in joining this emphasis area are welcome as well.
Wednesday, November 6th
1:00-2:00pm in CT305
Lunch provided!
Refugees: Mental and Physical Health Consequences presented by the American Islamic Congress Boston Center
American Islamic Congress Boston Center Presents:
Refugees: Mental and Physical Health Consequences
In 2012 there were 15.4 million refugees worldwide. Throughout the year an average of 23,000 people each day are forced to leave their homes and seek protection elsewhere. It is estimated that 48% of refugees are women and girls. Refugees have fled their country of origin and cannot return due to fear of persecution. It is imperative to be aware and understand the hardships surrounding the lives of refugees in order to best help them succeed. (Dosomething.org)
AIC Boston Center would like to invite you to an interactive discussion- Women in Health: Refugees: Mental and Physical Health Consequences on November 14, 2013 at 6:30pm. The three speakers, including a medical professional, an NGO worker, and a lawyer, will provide an in depth look at the realities surrounding the lives of refugees. The audience will receive an overall review of the crisis, impending medical issues, as well as an overview of the legal process of resettlement in United States.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
6:30 pm
38 Newbury Street, #702, Boston MA 02116
FREE and Open to the Public
RSVP here: http://refugeeevent.eventbrite.com
Speakers:
Dr. Piwowarczyk is a psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center, board certified in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine. She first began working with refugees in 1993, as a Fellow in International Psychiatry at the Indochinese Psychiatry Clinic. Dr. Piwowarczyk also completed an internship at the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She specializes in the mental health evaluation and treatment of refugees and torture survivors, and is currently the principal investigator for a grant funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, addressing, in part, the holistic treatment of survivors of torture. Since 2002, Dr. Piwowarczyk has served on the Executive Committee of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs and was elected NCTTP President in 2011. In 2009, she was awarded the Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. In 2005, she was awarded the Local Legends Award from the National Library of Medicine that honors female physicians and with BCRHHR colleagues, the Kenneth B. Schwartz Compassionate Caregiver Award Honorable Mention in 2007. A Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, she has presented on the topic of torture, locally, nationally, and internationally and has published several articles in various medical journals.
Since graduating from Clark University, Cheryl Hamilton has devoted her to career to refugee resettlement. Her first job in the field involved helping to manage the unexpected migration of 2,500 Somali refugees to her hometown in Maine – an event that garnered national attention in 2002. Later, she traveled throughout the United States leading refugee employment trainings on behalf of RefugeeWorks, a program of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service in Maryland. Eventually, Cheryl returned to Maine to work for the Center for Preventing Hate before accepting a position with RefugePoint in September 2011 where she manages communication and development activities. A relentless storyteller, Cheryl also wrote and performed a one-woman show entitled Checkered Floors based on the Somali resettlement to Maine, which she retired in 2012.
Wassem is an Associate Attorney at Dhar Law, LLP, where he also heads the Firm’s Africa and Middle East Development initiative, maintaining the Firm’s current relationships and seeking out potential business partnerships on the continent. Wassem recently earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from New England Law|Boston.
As part of his pro bono initiatives, Wassem is working on establishing an international non-profit to aid in the reformation of his home country, Egypt. His efforts have been featured by his law school in an article, which can be read here. Wassem was a Law Clerk at Dhar Law LLP before joining the Firm as an Associate. Prior to working at Dhar Law, LLP, Wassem was an intern at a personal injury firm in Boston, where he gained extensive experience in aspects of civil litigation.
Wassem also has over eight years of experience in international business consulting, where he focused his efforts as a consultant on procuring and negotiating multi-million dollar contracts for American clients in the Middle East. Wassem is fluent in Arabic and holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance.
Still not sure which sessions to attend at the APHA conference? Check out our IH faculty presenting next week!
The APHA will be in Boston next week and there is going to be a strong international section. A number of DIH/CGHD faculty/staff will be presenting. Please see the below list of our faculty presentations…we hope to see you there!
Jacob Bor: Session 285830: Cash transfers and teen pregnancy in an HIV-endemic setting: A regression discontinuity approach as part of the larger series of Session 3333.0: Novel statistical methods in public health Monday, November 4, 2013: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Malcolm Bryant: Moderating: Session 5120.0: Displaced populations & refugee health Wednesday, November 6, 2013 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Organizer of Session 3360.0 Organizational Development and Country Ownership Monday, November 4, 2013 2:30 PM-4:00 PM with Elizabeth DeMare, research fellow for the Center for Global Health and Development
Veronika Wirtz: Abstract 288344: Characterization of medical personnel and infrastructure available in pharmacy in-store clinics in Mexico Monday, November 4, 2013 : 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM as part of the larger series of Session 3046.0: Strengthening health systems in developing settings
Chris Gill: Abstract 287929: Transparency in the release of human subjects trials results in the public domain among studies registered on clinicaltrials.gov Tuesday, November 5, 2013 as part of the larger series of Session 4256.0 Academic Public Health Caucus Poster Session II Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monica Onyango: Abstract 292351: Training needs assessment for continuing professional nursing education at juba teaching hospital, south Sudan Sunday, November 3, 2013 as part of the poster session 2041.0: Innovative Educational Strategies Sunday, November 3, 2013: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Taryn Vian: Abstract 285778: Increasing transparency and financial accountability in the health sector: Why performance-based budgeting is not the answer Monday, November 4, 2013 : 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM as part of the larger series of Systems thinking Monday, November 4, 2013: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
The Pamoja Together team needs your help! Like them on Facebook and Twitter today
The PamojaTogether team needs your help–Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter–and ask your friends to do the same!
Pamoja Together is a student-powered global news network that tells the stories of foreign aid from the perspective of the recipient. Pamoja, the Kiswahili word for together, connects students from aid recipient and donor countries in a student-to-student learning process.
The network’s first assignment brought eight Boston University students to western Kenya where they teamed up with 10 students from Great Lakes University and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology. Together they produced over 18 stories, miles of video footage, hundreds of photographs, and some lifelong friendships. Their reporting covered a wide range of issues including malaria in pregnancy, the plight of the disabled, and job training for women wishing to leave the sex trade.
PamojaTogether is part of Boston University’s Program on Crisis Response and Reporting. The project was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
To learn more, please visit the Pamoja website.
One Acre Fund Information Session November 14th 5-5:50 in R108
Farmers are the solution to poverty and hunger. They make up the majority of the population in the world’s developing countries. And they are some of the hardest-working people on the planet.
One Acre Fund is a growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We currently provide 135,000 farmers with a “market bundle” that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access.
One Acre Fund puts Farmers First in everything that we do. By listening to our farmer clients, we created a simple new way to help double farm income on every planted acre. We are now more than 1,500 staff strong, and growing fast.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about One Acre Fund’s mission, work culture, and career opportunities.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 5:00-5:50 pm
LOCATION: Medical School Building, Room R108
RVSP: SPH CareerLink (Under Events/Info Sessions)
Co-sponsored by the Career Services Office and the International Health Department.
