Category: Conferences/Seminars
A Healthy Future for Women and Girls Globally: Fourth Annual Action Summit on Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
CHANGE Healthy Future Action Summit Application 2012
Sponsored by:
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND GENDER EQUITY (CHANGE)
May 6-8, 2012 Washington, D.C.
Deadline to apply: Sunday, April 1, 2012
Open to individuals from the following states: Alaska, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada
Two Career Office events you don’t want to miss! April 4th and 10th
- Conducting an Out of State Job Search
1-1:50pm, Location: R103. RSVP: mamcc@bu.edu
- Recruiter Panel: April 10th
5-5:50pm, Location: L110
Gain insights from recruiters on what they are looking for when reviewing resumes and cover letters, their tips for interview success, how they are using social media and other networking forums, and finally, their advice on professional etiquette Do’s and Don’ts.
RSVP: ltoby@bu.edu
Global Health & Engineering Seminar: THURSDAY March 29, 4:30-6:30pm
Join us for an hour of short presentations by students and staff from engineering and public health, followed by a cocktail hour for networking and discussions! For this event, we are excited to have:
- Amy Canham on solar-powered technology for respiratory health (BU Biomedical Engineering)
- Elizabeth Johansen on successfully bringing products to market in the developing world with a focus on Project Firefly phototherapy for jaundiced infants (Director of Product Development at Design that Matters)
- Dr. Andrew Schiermeier on developing and manufacturing affordable vaccines and therapies focusing on TB, malaria and HIV (Chief Executive Officer of Medicine in Need (MEND) )
Where: 203 ERB, 44 Cummington St, Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department
When: THURSDAY March 29th, 4:30pm to 6:30pm (refreshments at 4:15p)
Who: Anyone who is interested in learning about global health projects from engineering and public health standpoints!
Visit our site! http://blogs.bu.edu/ghecho/
Please RSVP here: http://blogs.bu.edu/ghecho/rsvp/
Sponsors of GHECHo are:
Center for Global Health & Development (CGHD)
BU Photonics Center
BU School of Public Health
Dr. Cathie Klapperich (BU BME, ME)
Dr. Muhammad Zaman (BU BME)
Dr. Selim Unlu (BU ECE, BME, Physics)
Sign-up for this year’s INMED Exploring Medical Missions Conference, June 1st and 2nd
Mobilize your passions to serve the world's most forgotten people. Move From Inspiration To Mobilization at this year's INMED Exploring Medical Missions Conference.
Conference Info: http://inmed.us/exploring_medical_missions_conference.asp
On Fri and Sat, June 1-2 - the weekend after Memorial Day.
Use Coupon Code ³MISSION² for a 30% DISCOUNT
For everyone with interest in global health. CME and CNE credit available.
Conference brochure: http://inmed.us/2012_inmed_conference_brochure.pdf
More information: office@inmed.us or call 816-444-6400
Infectious and Non-Communicable Disease Journal Club March 21st at 12:15
Please read the attached article before the discussion: Use of Hormonal Contraceptives and Risk of HIV1 Transmission_a prospective cohort study.
Please RSVP here! If you have more questions about the event, contact Emily Morin at emorin@bu.edu.
7th Annual Program in Ethics and Health Conference April 19th and 20th
7th Annual Program in Ethics and Health Conference:
Identified vs. Statistical Lives - Ethics and Public Policy
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Inn at Longwood
342 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friday, April 20, 2012
The Sheraton Commander
16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Register here.
Decision makers and the public tend to feel more strongly obligated to assist "identified" people at risk than to assist "statistical" ones. As an illustration, when a group of Chilean miners was stranded following a 2010 mine accident, the rescue mission garnered worldwide support and millions of dollars, but the public had not felt a similar need to invest in mine safety measures that would save more statistical lives. What factors trigger or explain this difference in attitude and behavior? How is it manifest when we think about global health problems, such as treatment and prevention (and "treatment as prevention") for HIV/AIDS? Do institutions, such as the law enhance it? Is there any ethical justification for this bias, for example, as a matter of obligation toward each and every individual? Is it, alternatively, a moral error, rooted in well-known cognitive biases? These interdisciplinary issues will be explored at this conference, which will be held in two venues - in the Longwood area and Cambridge - signaling the cross-cutting importance of this topic to all segments of the academic community.
For the Conference Agenda, click here.
Co-sponsored by:
Harvard Global Health Institute
The Harvard University Program in Ethics and Health
HSPH Center for Health Decision Science
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at HLS
Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
