Indiana University hosted the Midwestern Universities for Global Health 8th annual conference on October 7, 2021. The conference brought together faculty and students from academic institutions across the US Midwest and their global partners to discuss global health issues, share best practices, and network with colleagues.
Recordings of each session are available by clicking on the session name.
Opening and Welcome – Adrian Gardner, MD, MPH, associate dean for Global Health, Indiana University School of Medicine; and director, Indiana University Center for Global Health
Keynote and Q&A– Lukoye Atwoli, MMed Psych, MBChB, PhD, dean, Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa. Keynote Q&A Session moderated by Hilary Kahn, PhD, associate vice chancellor for International Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Session #1: Reciprocal Innovation for Health Systems Resiliency
1a. Building a reciprocal innovation program: experiences of the Indiana CTSI--Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) Reciprocal Innovation Leadership Team
1b. Reciprocal Innovation in Practice: Bringing Health Equity Home
Sonak Pastakia, PharmD, MPH, PhD, professor, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Center for Health Equity
Rakhi Karwa, PharmD, associate clinical professor, Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Jeffrey Samuel, PharmD, Global Health Equity fellow, Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Session #2: Live Q&A with four poster presenters related to the Healthcare System Resiliency theme
All poster presentations are available for viewing.
Session #3:
Brett Hendel-Paterson, MD, director of the University of Minnesota Global Medicine Pathway
Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD, co-director, Institute for Global Health Education, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Mike Sundberg, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
3b. A quantum complexity informed approach to community engagement to improve health care
Megan Seneque, MEd, consultant, World Health Organization
Asiya Odugleh-Kolev, MPH, technical officer, World Health Organization
Paul Cheh, MPH, program consultant, Western Pacific Regional Office, World Health Organization
John Parrish-Sprowl, PhD, director of the Global Health Communication Center, Indiana University
The IU Center for Global Health Equity periodically circulates news and events related to IU’s global health equity activities.
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