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Contact: David MacLean, 604.291.536; dmaclean@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes 604.291.3035; cthorbes@sfu.ca
What: Global Health Symposium
When: May 27-28, 2006
Where: SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street, enter from Seymour Street courtyard
Carol Thorbes 604.291.3035; cthorbes@sfu.ca
What: Global Health Symposium
When: May 27-28, 2006
Where: SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street, enter from Seymour Street courtyard
May 19, 2006
Public health officials are already struggling to deal with the latest infectious diseases sweeping the planet; how will they cope with new health and environmental issues arising from globalization?
That's the focus of the upcoming Global Health Symposium, hosted by Simon Fraser University's new faculty of health sciences (FHS). More than 20 internationally recognized speakers will explore some aspect of the conference's theme: Preparing a New Public Health Workforce for Global Health. FHS will launch a master of science in global health in January 2007.
FHS dean David MacLean, who is preparing to launch a new master of science in global health, says, "The symposium is a concrete example of the thrust to internationalization that is a significant component of SFU's strategic focus. The speakers will stress some of the major issues in global health today and the need to appropriate training of a new generation of health professionals to deal with these issues."
Tim Takaro, FHS associate professor, notes that globalization creates significant challenges for environmental and worker health. More competitive markets for trained personnel are straining health systems in poor and emerging countries, as health professionals migrate to higher paying positions in more affluent nations.
Says FHS professor Craig Janes: "We hope this symposium might develop innovative strategies to help develop a global public health workforce in Canada." Adds FHS associate professor Steve Corber: "This is particularly important as our master in global health program aims to attract and graduate students with the potential to be agents of change."
“In one of the panel sessions we will compare the programs offered at SFU, University of Alberta and University of Toronto and see how we can collaborate and benefit from each other," says Dr. Arun Chockalingam, Professor and Director of Global Health at SFU. “Demand for our upcoming global health program is very high.”
Among the speakers joining MacLean, Takaro, Janes and Corber at the symposium are Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist from Columbia University, and Kelley Lee, co-director of the centre on global change and health equity at the University of London's school of hygiene and tropical medicine.
For a complete list of speakers and to register for this free, public event see http://www.fhs.sfu.ca/newsItem.php?id=490
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That's the focus of the upcoming Global Health Symposium, hosted by Simon Fraser University's new faculty of health sciences (FHS). More than 20 internationally recognized speakers will explore some aspect of the conference's theme: Preparing a New Public Health Workforce for Global Health. FHS will launch a master of science in global health in January 2007.
FHS dean David MacLean, who is preparing to launch a new master of science in global health, says, "The symposium is a concrete example of the thrust to internationalization that is a significant component of SFU's strategic focus. The speakers will stress some of the major issues in global health today and the need to appropriate training of a new generation of health professionals to deal with these issues."
Tim Takaro, FHS associate professor, notes that globalization creates significant challenges for environmental and worker health. More competitive markets for trained personnel are straining health systems in poor and emerging countries, as health professionals migrate to higher paying positions in more affluent nations.
Says FHS professor Craig Janes: "We hope this symposium might develop innovative strategies to help develop a global public health workforce in Canada." Adds FHS associate professor Steve Corber: "This is particularly important as our master in global health program aims to attract and graduate students with the potential to be agents of change."
“In one of the panel sessions we will compare the programs offered at SFU, University of Alberta and University of Toronto and see how we can collaborate and benefit from each other," says Dr. Arun Chockalingam, Professor and Director of Global Health at SFU. “Demand for our upcoming global health program is very high.”
Among the speakers joining MacLean, Takaro, Janes and Corber at the symposium are Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist from Columbia University, and Kelley Lee, co-director of the centre on global change and health equity at the University of London's school of hygiene and tropical medicine.
For a complete list of speakers and to register for this free, public event see http://www.fhs.sfu.ca/newsItem.php?id=490
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