Agenda 1st Annual Conference
Global Child Health Unit (GCHU) Conference
Location ACH Amphitheatre
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
September 7, 2016
7:45-8:30 Poster Set-Up: Conference Room 2 & 3
8:30-9:25 Global Health Grand Rounds- Special Presentation: Amphitheatre
Professor Zulfiqar A Bhutta MBBS, FRCPCH, FAAP, PhD,
Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health & Policy
Co-Director, SickKids Centre for Global Child Health
Senior Scientist, Research Institute
The Hospital for Sick Children
Professor, Depts. of Paediatrics, Nutritional Sciences and Public Health, University of Toronto,
Title: Global Child Health: Challenges and Opportunities
9:25-9:30 Special Presentation GCHU Award to Dr. Brenner: Amphitheatre
9:30-9:45 Coffee and Refreshments
9:45-10:30 Quality Improvement in Resource Limited Areas Around the World: Conference Room 2 & 3
Dr. Khalid Aziz, Professor of Pediatrics
University of Alberta
Poster & Oral Presentation: Conference Room 2 & 3
10:30-11:00 Presentation by Dr. Khalid Aziz, Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Alberta
Title (Preliminary): Quality Improvement in Resource Limited Areas Around the World
11:00-11:45 Oral presentations x 3 different speakers
(of note: duration: 15 minutes each - selection made from the poster submissions)
11:45-12:00 Special Presentation GCHU Award
12:00-1:15 Lunch and posters viewing with author available for discussion
1:15-1:45 Presentation by: Dr Nalini Singhal, Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Calgary
Title: Educational Intervention Programing:
Impact on Newborn Survival – a Research Perspective
1:45-2:30 Oral presentations x 3 different speakers
(of note: duration: 15 minutes each - selection made from the poster submissions)
2:30-2:45 Coffee and Refreshments
2:45-3:45 Panel Discussion
Themes: The future of Global health: reflection.
Obstacles/barriers and opportunities
Moderator and Participants to be confirmed soon
4:00-4:15 Closing Remarks: Dr. Jean-François Lemay,
Co-director GCH
Alberta Children’s Hospital, Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Calgary
4:15-4:30 End of conference/take down posters