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