Conferences
Medical Mission Exchange strives to keep a current listing of conferences of interest or about medical missions.
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9/1/2010 - 12/1/2010
Surgical Care in International Health Online Course
University of British Columbia
- (online course) Vancouver, British Columbia
Details: This graduate online course is the only one of its kind in the world. It provides an essential foundation to the emerging discipline of international surgery. Whether you are contemplating working in the field of international surgery or incorporating international activity within your career this course will be beneficial.
9/11/2010 - 9/11/2010
"Conversation on Global Health"
The Timmy Foundation
Clarian North Medical Center, 11700 North Meridian Street, Carmel, IN 46032 - Carmel, IN
Details: The Timmy Foundation will host a panel discussion on global heath. A plastic surgeon and burn specialist helping to construct a burn unit in El Salvador, a pediatrician living and working in Guatemala, a representative from the world’s largest cleft palate surgery organization in New York City, and a general surgeon heavily involved in international aid efforts will be among the speakers.
9/15/2010 - 9/18/2010
2010 Annual SIGN (Surgical Implant Generation Network) Conference
SIGN (Surgical Implant Generation Network)
SIGN Headquarters, 451 Hills Street, Suite B - Richland, WA
Details: "Treatment of Difficult Fractures Around the World" Key Note Speaker: Dr. Tim Bray, President of the Orthopedic Trauma Association
9/17/2010 - 9/17/2010
Christian Healthcare Missions Best Practices: Participatory Healthcare Done God’s Way
Best Practices in Global Health Missions group
FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PSYCHOLOGY BUILDING 180 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 - Pasadena, California
Details: This no-cost meeting, open to the public, is geared to identifying and developing Christian Short-term Healthcare Missions Best Practices.This meeting is scheduled for 8:00am to 4:45pm, just prior to the start of the 2010 Urban Health Conference.
9/17/2010 - 9/18/2010
West Coast Healthcare Missions and Ministry Conference 2010
World Impact, Los Angeles, CA. and Lake Avenue Church, Pasadena, CA.
FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PSYCHOLOGY BUILDING 180 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 - Pasadena, CA
Details: This conference will cover community health evangelism, spiritual care, best practices in healthcare missions and more.
9/18/2010 - 9/18/2010
2010 Global Health Conference: Equipping Your Global Health Toolbox
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Center for Global Child Health; University of Cincinnati - Department of Family & Community Medicine; University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing; Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC)
Cincinnati Children's, Fifth Third Bank Auditorium, Sabin Education Center, Location D-1 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Details: As the world continues to grow, health care is becoming increasingly globalized, both in training and patients served. To begin addressing the needs associated with this unprecedented growth, medical educators are asked to train physicians and healthcare professionals on a broad range of global health issues, emerging infectious diseases and culturally competent care. Equip yourself with the global health tools you need for success through plenary addresses and interactive breakout sessions.
9/19/2010 - 9/21/2010
Transforming Global Health: The Interdisciplinary Power of Universities
Consortium of Universities for Global Health
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
Details: Join faculty, researchers, administrators, students, trainees and leaders from academia, government and international development groups to discuss the university’s transforming role and how resources can be mobilized to advance global health.
10/1/2010 - 10/1/2010
INMED Cross-Cultural Competency in Healthcare Symposium
Institute for International Medicine
Kaufmann Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, - Kansas City, MO
Details: The 2010 Cross-Cultural Competency in Healthcare Symposium seeks to equip and mobilize regional healthcare students, professionals, and community leaders to effectively bridge cultural barriers in providing healthcare services and goods to culturally diverse populations found in the Greater Kansas City area.
10/11/2010 - 10/15/2010
Health, Agriculture, Culture, and Community
Peeke School of Christian Mission Workshops
ECHO 17391 Durrance Road, Fort Myers, FL 33917 phone:239.567.3312 - N. Fort Myers, FL
Details: The Global Health Training Program at King College has joined with ECHO in N. Ft. Myers Florida to offer a five-day workshop on community health and agriculture.
10/13/2010 - 10/13/2010
Bay Area Global Health Summit: Innovation and action for the next decade
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco, Mission Bay Campus - San Francisco, California
Details: Join leading health and development experts for this one-day Summit to discuss how both the public and private sectors can advance the global development and health agenda with maximum efficiency and equity. With a focus on Innovation and Action for the Next Decade, Summit sessions will address new aid models, promising innovations for expanding access to care, public-private partnerships for health, priorities arising from the 2010 Canadian G8 meeting and UN MDG Summit, malaria elimination and eradication, and more.
10/14/2010 - 10/16/2010
Conference on Honduras 2010
Project Honduras
The Municipal Conference Center beside the town's central plaza - Copan Ruinas, Honduras
Details: The focus of the conference is education, healthcare (including HIV/AIDS and clean water), and community building (including micro-credit and caring for orphaned children). The aim is to present and exchange information on current and proposed grassroots projects to empower the people of Honduras.
10/15/2010 - 10/17/2010
Bridging the Gap: 1st Annual Binational Medical Education Conference
Global Health Forum
The University of Arizona, College of Medicine, 1501 Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724 - Tucson, AZ
Details: check website for updated information
10/20/2010 - 10/23/2010
Haiti Health into the Next Decade; Through Collective Action
National Haitian American Health Alliance (NHAHA)
Karibe Hotel http://www.karibehotel.com/karibehotel/ - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Details: The conference will be a an opportunity for key players in Haiti, the International donor community, NGO's and grassroots organizations to discuss barriers and challenges, garner input, share expertise with the goal of shaping Haiti's Public Health future through collective Action.
10/29/2010 - 10/30/2010
AHMEN (Alabama Honduras Medical Educational Network) Annual Member Conference
Alabama Honduras Medical Educational Network
Servants In Faith And Technology 2944 County Rd. 113, Lineville, AL 36266 phone (256) 396-2015 www.sifat.org/Facilities/facilities.htm - Lineville, AL
Details: This conference will focus on several things that we think will both interest your team members and help both your teams and your work in Honduras. Project and team sustainability, project ideas, team proliferation, how and why mentoring, how we can help each other in the various projects, and how to develop local leadership.
10/31/2010 - 11/3/2010
Canadian Conference on Global Health 2010
Canadian Society for International Health
Crowne Plaza Ottawa Hotel 101 Lyon Street N, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 5T9 - Ottawa, ON, Canada
Details: The 2010 Canadian Conference on Global Health will provide the venue and the opportunity for the global health community to come together with other sectors which also may have an impact on global health. This conference will provide the opportunity for the critical interface with other emerging crises and the need to ensure that health is placed front and centre as a priority issue that needs to be addressed. The following issues will be discussed: the economic crisis, the movement of people (forced migration and refugees), armed combat, climate change, pandemics and transparency and governance.
11/3/2010 - 11/5/2010
Haiti Connection Conference
Haiti Connection
- Miami, Florida
Details: The Haiti Connection Conference will bring together Episcopal and Presbyterian mission groups, NGOs, and others for a three-day conference focused on Haiti.
11/3/2010 - 11/7/2010
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 59th Annual Meeting
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel - Atlanta, Georgia
Details: This scientific meeting includes contributed and invited papers, a plenary session, symposia, exhibits, awards and poster sessions. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is the principal organization in the United States representing scientists, clinicians and others with interests in the prevention and control of tropical diseases through research and education.
11/6/2010 - 11/10/2010
APHA 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition 2010
American Public Health Association
Colorado Convention Center - Denver, CO
Details: "Social Justice: Public Health Imperative." Call for Abstracts - will open for submissions on December 18, 2009. The deadline for abstract submissions is February 1-5, 2010.
11/11/2010 - 11/13/2010
Global Missions Health Conference 2010
Southeast Christian Church
920 Blankenbaker Parkway Louisville, KY 40243 (502) 253-8158 - Louisville, Kentucky
Details: Attend the GMHC and you’ll hear stories of service to those in need. You will learn about effective community change. You can attend workshops about current field work best practices, and network with other people just like you.
11/11/2010 - 11/13/2010
22nd Annual Haitian Studies Association Conference: “HAITI, HISTORY, HEALING: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF RECONSTRUCTION”
The Haiti Connection
Brown University - Povidence, RI
Details:
11/11/2010 - 11/11/2010
The 20th Annual Fall TECH Conference
Technical Exchange for Christian Healthcare
920 Blankenbaker Parkway Louisville, KY 40243 (502) 253-8158 - Louisville, Kentucky
Details: This conference provides a unique opportunity to hear a brief description of over seventy different medical relief organizations. Participants will meet the contact person from each organization and may strengthen or develop relationships with like-minded individuals involved in medical missions.
11/12/2010 - 11/14/2010
Medical Missionaries 5th Annual Seminar
Medical Missionaries
Prince William Hospital - Manassas, VA
Details: Intensive multiple lectures and open discussions on the Haiti Earthquake. Those of you who have a story to tell, pictures to show, or points to contribute let us know so we can a lot plenty of time.
11/17/2010 - 11/19/2010
AERDO 2010 Forum on Relief and Development
Association of Evangelical Relief & Development Organizations (AERDO)
- Fort Myers, FL
Details:
4/16/2011 - 4/17/2011
Unite for Sight's 8th Annual Global Health and Innovation Conference
Unite for Sight
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/ - New Haven, CT.
Details: This conference will convene leaders, changemakers, and participants from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. There will be social innovation sessions by the CEOs and Leaders of Ashoka, Acumen Fund, Endeavor, City Light Capital, IDEO, Water.org, Save The Children, and many others.
4/28/2011 - 5/1/2011
Christian Medical and Dental Associations 2011 National Convention
Christian Medical and Dental Associations
Mount Hermon Conference Center - Mount Hermon, CA (Santa Cruz area)
Details: A conference for physicians, dentists, nurses, all other healthcare professionals and spouses with three purposes: -Enjoy fellowship with other Christian healthcare professionals -To increase your knowledge of current health and social issues -Network with over 30 exhibiting organizations
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