FEATURE: GLOBAL HEALTH CONFERENCES AT DUKE

THIS WEEK:  CFAR - September 13

Duke's Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) holds its annual fall conference on September 13.
The full Agenda is available at the CFAR website.

NEW: African Health Care Worker Shortage: Forum on Private Sector Response - September 26 early-bird registration

September 26 is the early bird registration deadline for the Nov. 29-Dec. 1 conference on  "African Health Care Worker Shortage: Forum on Private Sector Response."

This conference will feature leaders from the private sector who are pursuing innovative, effective ways to respond to the pressing needs of the health workforce in Africa. The conference is organized by the Health Sector Management program at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the Duke Global Health Institute, and co-sponsored by the Global Health Workforce Alliance (a partnership administered by WHO). Information on the agenda, speakers, registration, and scholarship opportunities is available at www.ahfcconf.com
 

Sustainable Development Conference

More than 200 people attended a conference last week that examined the University's role in making a lasting impact on the communities in which it is involved through education, research and service activities. The conference was co-sponsored by DGHI's Center for Health Policy and UNC's School of Public Health. Much of the conference was videotaped and will soon be available on the DGHI website. The Daily Tar Heel offered their take on the conference after the first evening's reception.

http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2007/09/06/University/Unc-Duke.Partner.For.Sustainability-2952633.shtml

"Sexually-Transmitted Diseases and Crises of Caregiving in Contemporary Botswana"
September 14, 2007, 12.00-1.15 pm
Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Durham

A lunchtime talk by Fred Klaits, Cultural Anthropologist and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Duke University Writing Program, sponsored by the Concilium on Southern Africa at Duke University. His talk will be based on his research in Botswana, centered on local efforts to sustain relationships of love and care in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A light lunch will be served. Please RSVP to katie.joyce@duke.edu by Tuesday, September 11. (Note: Parking vouchers will be provided for the Duke Medical Center parking decks on Trent Drive and Erwin Road. There is NO parking behind the Franklin Center.)

Portents and Dilemmas: Health and Environment in China and India -- A Duke University Mellon-Sawyer Seminar
September 17, 2007
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. in Science Building (East Campus) Room 204

Professor Michael Goldman will speak on "Getting Bangalorized: Excitement and Dispossession in the Making of Asia's Newest 'World City.'
For more information, contact Rob Sikorski.  

 "The Challenges of Analysing Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases"
September 18, 2007
4:30-5:30 p.m., Reception to Follow 5:30 p.m.
Radisson Hotel, 3rd Floor Room F-G, Research Triangle Park

A SAMSI (Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute) Distinguished Lecture by Professor Christl A. Donnelly, Professor of Statistical Epidemiology at Imperial College, London.

 
"Microcredit and Global Health"
September 24, 2007
4:00 pm, Blue Cross Blue Shield Auditorium
UNC School of Public Health

The UNC Dean's Lecture Series presents a lecture by Sheila Leatherman, Research Professor in UNC School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Administration and Distinguished Associate of Darwin College, University of Cambridge, England

NEW: Global Health Council 2008 Conference Call for Abstracts. The Global Health Council invites abstracts that address any issues related to improving the well-being of the community and of all individuals within the community. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  October 17 is the deadline for preformed panel cover sheets; Oct. 17 is the deadline for regular abstract submission.  For details, go to http://globalhealth.org/conference/

NEW: Microbicides 2008- Call for Abstracts: The Microbicides 2008 conference, "Striving for HIV Prevention," will be held February 24-27 in New Delhi, India. The Deadline for abstracts is September 30, 2007. For more information, visit http://www.microbicides2008.com/main.asp.       

NEW: The Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) is currently accepting applications for Fall and Winter programs in eight countries throughout Latin America, East Africa and South Asia. FDS is a 12 year-old non-profit organization that provides hands-on, service-learning internships and volunteer opportunities for those looking to gain development experience and make a genuine impact on an international community. Students and professionals spend their time working with one of 200 different non-governmental organizations (NGOs) partnered with FSD. More information is available at http://www.fsdinternational.org

 The International Federation of University Women offers a limited number of international fellowships and grants to women graduates for postgraduate research, study and training. The current competition is offering awards for research, study or training to be undertaken during the period 1 May 2008 through 31 December 2009. For more information, visit http://www.ifuw.org/fellowships/international.htm  

Global Health Council - Washington D.C. offers several internships each semester. The deadline for winter internships is October 1.  Visit www.globalhealth.org and search for internships.

Each week, this newsletter will highlight a useful online resource in global health.

This week, we'd like to introduce you to the WHO World Report

In late August, the World Health Organization published its 2007 World Health Report: "A safer future: global public health security in the 21^st century." The report traces the history of efforts to contain infectious diseases, shows how and why diseases are increasingly threatening global public health security, and offers six key recommendations to secure the highest level of global public health security. The full report, an overview, and each chapter are available for downloading at http://www.who.int/whr/2007/en/index.html.

NEW: BRIDGES is a program initiated by the International Diabetes Federation to fund translational research projects in diabetes prevention and treatment.  The project solicits proposals that support cost effective and sustainable prevention interventions that have already been proven to be effective and can be adopted in real world settings.. The interventions proposed should have the potential to be widely disseminated.

The deadline for RFPs is Nov. 2, 2007. (Note: The Office of Research Administration (Suite 1103, Hock Plaza, Telephone: 919-684-5175)  must review all Duke applications prior to submission to International Diabetes Federation. For more information, visit http://www.idfbridges.org .

The International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award RFP from the Fogarty International Center at NIH is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-08-002.html. The purpose is to develop master's level curricula and provide educational opportunities for developing country academics, researchers and health professionals in the subject of the ethics related to performing research involving human subjects in international resource poor settings. The deadline for the letter of intent is November 14, 2007. 

Duke to Host African Health Management Faculty

Two faculty fellows from African business schools will soon travel to Fuqua and UCLA's Anderson School of Business to pursue research and course development projects related to health management through support t of the Johnson & Johnson Health Management Fellowship program.  The fellows will be mentored by a group of Duke faculty members, led by Professor Will Mitchell. 

"Confronting Neglected Diseases"

The Fuqua School of Business Health Sector Management newsletter includes an article by Jeffrey Moe, Associate Adjunct Professor, about "Confronting Neglected Diseases." http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/programs/health/newsletter/0907/