Category: Conferences/Seminars
TOMORROW 9/20 Dr. Kazuma Morino: Lessons Learned from the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
September 20 Event with Dr Kazuma Morino Please see attached flyer!
Environmental Health Seminar: “A Tale for our Times: Something for Everyone About Climate Change and the Reasons for Climate Gridlock” by Susan Solomon
SPEAKER:
SUSAN SOLOMON
Ellen Swallow Richards Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Science, MIT
Discussion of the dual challenges of the science of climate change and why international agreement on policy has proven difficult.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Noon – 1 pm
BU Medical School, Room L210
For anyone with an interest in environmental global health...this would be a great event!
“Moving National Public Health Agendas to Action” Presented by Dr. Patience White, Vice President of Public Health, Arthritis Foundation
September 19th 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Bakst Auditorium - Boston University School of Medicine
70 E. Concord St., 1st Floor
Join us for an MCH/IH Sponsored Forum: Leadership & Management for Quality Health Service Delivery
Presented by members of the MSH Leadership, Mangement and Sustainability Program in Kenya
Wednesday, September 12th
12-1:15 in CT460A
BUSPH Alum Karen Caldwell, Project Director of USAID funded and MSH implemented Leadership, Man-agement and Sustainability Program in Kenya (LMS/Kenya). Prior to taking leadership for LMS/Kenya, Karen supported the E Africa regional portfolio in L&M for MSH and was based at the MSH Home Office in Cambridge working in Business and Resource Development. Karen received her Master in Public Health in 2006 from BUSPH as a dual concentrator in International Health and Maternal and Child. Karen worked for both the Inter-national Health Department and the DrPH program while she pursued her studies at BUSPH.
Ezekiel holds a Master of Science degree In Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Witwatersrand South Africa, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health from Kenyatta University and Diploma in Health infor-mation systems from Kenya Medical Training College. He is currently undertaking a M.Sc. in Health system Management distance learning from Kenya Methodist University. Prior to joining MSH, he worked with Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN) Kenya and Somalia Programmes as Monitoring and Evaluation Man-ager, Family Health International, Ampath and Ministry of Health. He has vast experience in M&E and Health Information Systems. Ezekiel is a family man married to one wife and is blessed with two sons.
Meggie Munyi holds a diploma in Project Management and is currently pursuing a BSc in Leadership and Man-agement. She has 6 years experience in management of projects funded by USAID and the EU. She is Leader-ship Development Program (LDP) Manager at MSH’s LMS Kenya. She has been instrumental in the implemen-tation of the LDP in Kenya, she is also an LDP facilitator. Prior to joining MSH/LMS Meggie was a Project Officer for a USAID funded project in African Wildlife Foundation, an international Non-Profit Organization.
September Public Health Forum: Guest Speaker David Seltz, Senior Policy Advisor for Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray
Wednesday September 12, 12 p.m., L112
The Department of Health Policy and Management is pleased to announce that David Seltz, Senior Policy Advisor for Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray for the last nine years and who just last week was tapped by Governor Patrick to lead the implementation of the recently signed law, will be the speaker at the SPH Public Health Forum.
David was the key staff person involved in both the first and second MA health reform bills. He will talk about what happened as a result of the first round; the content and intent of the recently signed law; and the politics and interests surrounding the debate over the new law. More about Mr. Seltz’s new position and what this means for Massachusetts health reform: http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2012/08/top-ma-senate-health-adviser-moves-to-patricks-office/
Interested in Global Health Case Competitions? Come meet the BU team from The Extramural Emory Global Health Case Competition
Are you interested in learning more about the global health case competitions available for BU students to participate in? Come meet the team from The Extramural Emory Global Health Case Competition who came in second place this past March. We are hoping to bring together MPH, MD, and MBA students to make up competitive teams for upcoming global health case competitions. Come learn about this group's past experience and upcoming opportunities!
Tuesday, September 11th 5-5:50 in R108, BU School of Medicine building
BUSPH Fellowship Fair: September 27th from 4 to 5:45 in Hiebert. Don’t miss out!
Please RSVP to ltoby@bu.edu
2012 William J. Bicknell Lectureship in Public Health: Pain, Percocets and the Public’s Health: Balancing Patient Care and Drug Controls in the US and Abroad.
Keynote Speaker: Noreen M. Clark, PhD
Director, Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan
Panelists:
Madeleine Biondolillo, MD
Director, Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Barbara Herbert, MD
Chief, Division of Addiction Medicine, St Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Richard Laing, MD
Medical Officer, Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies,
World Health Organization
Date: Friday, September 21
Time: 8:30 a.m.–noon
Location: 670 Albany Street
A complimentary luncheon will follow the panel discussion.
Special Luncheon Guest: Olympic Bronze Medalist Natalie Dell, SPH '08
