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  • September 12, 2008

    Join USAID and the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services for the 8th Annual Global Health Mini-University.

    The Mini-University is a day-long forum offering over 60 different sessions highlighting evidence-based best practices and state-of-the-art information from a variety of technical areas across the Global Health field. The forum is divided into four hour-long blocks, each offering 14 concurrent presentations. In addition, five exciting brown bag sessions are offered during the lunch break. The day culminates with a Knowledge Extravaganza session and the N’Lightening Round, a lively competition during which take-home messages from the sessions are presented and prizes are awarded for the top three. 

    Registration: Online registration will begin in mid-August at http://www.maqweb.org This event is free and attendance is open to anyone interested in international health!

    This year participants may choose from several courses offering Continuing Education Units from the American College of Nurse Midwives. More information will be available soon!

    George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Ross Hall, 2300 Eye St NW, Washington, DC 20037.
  • September 21-23, 2008

    The objective of the conference is to integrate knowledge generated through basic, translational and clinical research that can lead to novel methods and strategies for the immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis.

    The conference brings together leaders in host and pathogen biology, epidemiology, diagnostic development and use, and in basic and clinical research to

  • Discuss the most recent findings in the biology of the pathogen and of the host immune response that are most relevant to the identification of immune markers.

  • Review the status of field studies and clinical trials that can be utilized for identification of immune biomarkers.

  • Discuss cutting-edge technologies that can lead to development of assay formats amenable to use in diverse settings.

  • Place particular attention to pediatric tuberculosis, which poses unique diagnostic challenges.

    • For more information, visit our website at http://www.tb-conference.com/

    Virginia Beach, VA
  • September 25-28, 2008

    The Joint Clinical Research Centre and California Department of Health Services host the second Uganda AIDS Conference to foster an interdisciplinary approach to HIV research in Africa. An objective of this meeting is to disseminate the most recent developments in the field of immunology as it pertains to HIV and vaccine development. A second objective is to promote interaction and collaboration between African scientists to address the HIV epidemic in the context of the health issues relevant to Africa.

    It invites all regional and international researchers to participate and present HIV scientific research data.

    Read more information about event details here.

    The Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda
  • October 25 - 29, 2008

    The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier Public Health Educational Forum! Learn from the experts in the field, hear about cutting edge research and exceptional best practices, discover the latest public health products and services, and share your public health experience with your peers. The world of public health is in continual motion, and there is no better time to stay abreast of the research and learn about emerging issues.

    The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA’s meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you.

    For more information please visit the APHA website at http://www.apha.org/meeting

    San Diego, CA
  • November 5 - 6, 2008

    The 2008 UNC Environmental Symposium, Sustainable and Safe Drinking Water in Developing and Developed Countries: Where Science Meets Policy, will provide the most up-to-date information for leaders in the area of water resources worldwide, showing how advances in scientific understanding, technology, and innovative policies can help solve the pressing challenges of providing a sustained supply of safe drinking water to the world’s population. It will also provide informal opportunities for participants to share information and develop new ideas and solutions to water supply problems. Leaders in the water resources field will leave the conference with new information, new contacts, and new solutions for their water resources challenges. Proceedings of the Symposium will be published, and a web site created to allow access to the proceedings from around the world.

    Sustainable and Safe Drinking Water in Developing and Developed Countries: Where Science Meets Policy will begin on November 5 with a plenary session of presentations by several internationally renowned figures in the area of water resources, including Dr. John Briscoe, Senior Advisor on Water for the World Bank. It will then split into two tracks for which papers will be solicited:

    Institutional programs and appropriate technologies for developing countries, and Measurement, regulation, and control of emerging microbial and chemical contaminants.

    The deadline for submitting abstracts was July 31, 2008.

    The symposium will also include informal opportunities for sharing of ideas, such as a plenary reception and dinner; and a separate poster session for students and for others who want to share the results of their work.

    Sustainable and Safe Drinking Water in Developing and Developed Countries: Where Science Meets Policy will be focused on professional development for water resources executives from the public and private sectors, water resources faculty and graduate students from research universities, and water resources policy staff from trade associations, governmental agencies, non-profits, and related organizations.

    For further details, please contact the conference coordinator, Ms. Danielle Del Sol at .

    UNC at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • November 5-8, 2008

    Now in its seventh year, the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) is the largest professional conference for biomedical students, attracting approximately 2,600 individuals, from undergraduates to post-doctoral scientists.

    Sophomores, juniors, seniors, postbaccalaureate students, and graduate students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, including mathematics, are invited to submit an abstract. Deadline for abstract submission is September 5, 2008.

    Travel awards are also available. Application deadline is September 5, 2008.

    Orlando, Florida
  • November 30 - December 3, 2008

    The Medical Education for the 21st Century - Teaching for Health Equity conference will bring together health professionals and researchers in the fields of medical and health sciences education; public health; and basic, clinical and social sciences to exchange the latest thinking and construct new paradigms in medical and health sciences education.  Conference participants are united by a common objective: making health care that responds to the needs and hopes of people around the world, especially to those of marginalized and discriminated populations, a reality.

    The global shortfall of health workers needed to assure basic health services for the 1.3 billion people in the world who have no health care stands conservatively at 4.2 million.  To address this shortage of health personnel, including physicians, it is imperative to recruit the right people, with the right knowledge base and skills, and place them in the right place at the right time, to do the right thing.  All this requires training with science plus commitment, aimed at achieving equitable health coverage on a global scale.

    Register today!

    Abstract deadline: September 15, 2008

    Hotel Nacional - Havana, Cuba
  • December 1-5, 2008

    In December 2008, in Mérida, México, the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of México will host the International EcoHealth Forum 2008 in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada), the International Association for Ecology and Health (IAEH), the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil (FIOCRUZ), the Institute of Ecological Research, Brazil (IPÊ), and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechny of the University of São Paulo, Brazil (USP). The Forum will promote research, theory and practice internationally to consolidate the growing community of researchers, policy-makers, and civil society representatives. It will bring a better understanding of the holistic links between ecosystems and human health and the identification of pathways for more sustainable action and interventions. The role of transdisciplinary approaches towards discovery and sustainable solutions will be emphasized throughout.

    IEF 2008 will showcase evidence of theory and practice regarding our dependence on ecosystem health. Evidence of the impact of social and ecological changes on the global environment and, in turn, on human health will, be discussed among the Forum’s delegates. Special emphasis will be placed on EcoHealth research in developing countries, fostering exchanges of lessons learned between developing and developed countries.

    Conference participants – researchers, policy-makers and practitioners – will learn how project outcomes have been used by other policy-makers, stakeholders and community representatives to effect improvements in ecosystem management, disease prevention and environmental protection. Experiences with research and practice, including methodological gaps, as well as opportunities for intervention and policy development will be presented. Renewing and establishing networks will further our capacities to continue promoting healthy ecosystems and, in turn, healthy people.

    Conference delegates are invited to plan now to contribute with paper, video, other media, and oral presentations to the development of new approaches and ideas in EcoHealth by being active participants in IEF 2008.

    For more information, contact the INSP Coordinator, Ana Chavez at

    Merida, Mexico
  • January 25-28, 2009

    Typhoid fever is a global health problem. The international community has recognized that the accelerated development and widespread introduction of typhoid vaccines is a high priority.

    The goal of the Seventh International Symposium on Invasive Slmonelloses is to provide updates on research and public health agendas related to typhoid fever and other invasive salmonelloses, and progress with vaccines for public health use. Latest research results, trials of new vaccines, and issues of vaccine introduction will be presented.

    Kenya has been chosen as the first venue to host the symposium outside of Asia. The burden of disease, associated mortality and epidemiology is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa, although outbreaks with high case fatality rates are reported to WHO.

    Abstract submission deadline: November 1, 2008
    Registration deadline: December 10, 2008

    Kenya Medical Research institute
  • April 18-19, 2009

    Unite For Sight’s conference convenes a committed vanguard of thousands from more than 60 countries. The conference challenges students, professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative solutions to achieve global goals.

    Robert Malkin, PhD, Professor of Practice of Biomedical Engineering Director, Duke-Engineering World Health, Duke University, will be one of the speakers.

    Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • April 27, 2009 - May 1, 2009

    The World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Turkish Public Health Association hosts the 12th World Congress on Public Health with a focus on education, research, and practice in achieving improved health outcomes.  The 12th Triennial Congress will address the enormous challenges and opportunities for public health organizations worldwide to make a difference in hosting presentations by public health leaders, advocates and students.

    Istanbul, Turkey
  • April 28 - 30, 2009

    We would like to welcome you to the 5th European Conference on Clinical and Social Research on AIDS and Drugs, to be held 28-30 april 2009 in Vilnius.

    We are confident that the scientific programme will offer all participants innovative and stimulating topics with well-balanced lectures and symposia on recent developments in the field of HIV medicine on the Methods and Results of Social and Behavioural Research on AIDS and related issues. As many opportunities as possible will be given for oral and poster presentations.

    It also serves to strengthen European networking on HIV/AIDS and related issues.

    The upcoming conference in Vilnius is welcoming every delegate to create a platform where all issues concerning Clinical, Social Research on AIDS and Drugs and related issues may be addressed.

    In order to go ahead with the organization, we would also greatly appreciate all the suggestions and ideas of the foreign experts as regards the Conference committees, their possible members, both scientific and social programme, and possible co-sponsors. Thank you for your time allotted to this matter.

    We look forward to seeing you in Vilnius in 2009!

    Saulius Caplinskas, M.D., Ph.D.
    Conference Chairman

    Director, Lithuanian AIDS Centre under the Ministry of Health
    Assoc. Prof., Mykolas Romeris University


    http://www.aidsvilnius2009.com

    Reval Hotel Lietuva - Vilnius, Lithuania

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