The second conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health
Started by Linda Hassan on 14 Sep 2009
On Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15, 250 global health professionals representing 58 universities will gather with others from government agencies and NGOs for the second conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health. The purpose of this conference is to engage in a series of discussions about the role universities should play in global health and how educational programs should be improved.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health is representing Johns Hopkins University at this meeting, and President Daniels will be participating in a panel discussion with the presidents of Boston University, Duke University, Emory University, and the University of Washington in Seattle on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Attendance at this meeting is by invitation only, but all are invited to watch the conference through a webcast both days.
View the live webcast here: http://videocast.nih.gov/
Monday, September 14 - 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 12, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The webcasts will also be archived, and links to those archives will be available at http://www.hopkinsglobalhealth.org
a week or two after the conference concludes.
You can learn more about the Consortium of Universities for Global Health here: http://www.cugh.org
Attached resource: Upcoming Events in Global Health Nursing
Keywords: Meetings & Conferences, education, global health, universities, webcast
Donna Barry
Thanks Linda. would be great if those who participate or who are watching on-line could note if there are any nursing or midwifery related discussions. i don't think there are any specific panels that focus on nursing.
10:30 PM, 14 Sep 2009 | Permalink
Lynda Wilson
Hello..I am attending the consortium of universities for global health meeting..last year, at the first meeting of this group, I was the nly nurse attending..this year there are four nurses here and we met informally last night to discuss common nursing issues in promoting global health education and contributing to meet global health needs...the speakers acknowledge the important role of nurses in this enterprise...lynda wilson, u of Alabama at Birmingham
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8:13 AM, 15 Sep 2009 | Permalink
Lynda Wilson
One of the interesting issues discussed at this meeting was how this group (Consortium of Universities for Global Health or CUGH.org) will interface with the group that has existed for the past 18 years, Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC – see their website at http://globalhealthedu.org/pages/default.aspx). GHEC will be sponsoring a meeting in Mexico next April (http://globalhealthedu.org/events/alliances/Pages/default.aspx), and they would like to have a nursing presence there to expand their focus (which has traditionally been a focus on promoting global health training for medical students). A GHEC initiative has been to develop a set of core competencies for medical students related to global health. I wonder if it would be good to do the same for nursing students to promote more of a global consciousness among nursing students? Do others in the community know of programs that are already doing so, or have other ideas to share?
Best wishes…Lynda Wilson
Lynda Law Wilson, RN, PhD, Professor
Assistant Dean for International Affairs and Deputy Director
WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center on International Nursing
School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham
1:41 PM, 17 Sep 2009 | Permalink
Linda Hassan
I was pleased to hear that a few nurses attended this conference and nurses convened a meeting to start to dialogue on nurse's involvement with CUGH.
I propose nurses, who are working at the college and university level, and others like yourself interested in GH leadership, arrange an "inaugural" meeting to develop a national strategy for prioritizing global health nursing in education, research and policy.
How this could be approached? My thoughts are to start by review the AAN White Paper on Global Nursing and Health. This paper was posted on our GH N&M community - Search "White Paper" or click here: www.ghdonline.org/nursing/resource/aan-white-paper-on-global-nursing-and-health/. Using this paper as our background and as a conceptual framework, our new group (Colleges & Universities United for Global Health Nursing CUGHN - or what ever we decide to call ourselves) would then create our own 'white paper' that is more specific to academia (i.e. curriculum development and study abroad-research opportunities).
In addition, we could explore non-academic student involvement recommendations. For example, call for students to initiate "Nurses for Global Health" type of organizations within colleges and universities to expand their understanding of GH nursing. Grass roots advocacy is empowering when academia is slow moving.
I read the postings from Lynda Wilson and was encourage to learn that the nurses at the Tuesday meeting were thinking similar ideas.
It is time to gather nurses nationally to shape the future of global health nursing in our colleges and universities.
Our timing is fitting with the times and national momentum that has developed over the past few years.
Now is the opportunity to start a national nursing dialogue.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Linda Hassan, RN MS
University of Maryland
PhD Student
6:38 PM, 18 Sep 2009 | Permalink
Emily Hall
Thanks Linda. GHEC's work has offered a great framework for medical schools to work from during the recent period of increased interest in the field. Creating something conceptually similar for nursing education will establish a guide that is unique to nursing.
I am also interested in the idea of a group like Nurses for Global Health being a place for non-academic nurses to contribute as well as connecting academic projects to nonprofit organizations, extending the reach of both groups.
Emily Hall, CRNP MPH
Partners in Health Rwanda
4:42 AM, 24 Sep 2009 | Permalink
Tess Panizales, MSN, RN
Thanks for all the input. Am so glad to hear the ' moving forward' in promoting global health in nursing. There are a lot of nurses who are willing to be a part of this enabling work. We started our Global Nursing Interest Group at Brigham, turning 1 year old this December, which I co-lead with Patrice Nicholas. I believe in what Linda said, its time to have a nursing dialogue. Maybe we can even start with a conference call from with in the group and inviting other nurses who we know are passionate and committed on this effort.
Plans:
(1) Identify already existing programs (global)
(2) Creating collaborative efforts
(3) Develop concrete directions on the program (clinical, education, research, etc.)
Another thought: some nurses cannot travel but are willing to serve as resources which can either be via ICT, and other efforts needed to support those who travels.
Tess P. Panizales, MSN, RN
Center for Surgery and Public Health
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
2:39 PM, 24 Sep 2009 | Permalink
Donna Barry
Hi everyone - would be great if those programs - academic and non-academic posted a summary of their global nursing and midwifery programs on this community so we can have a comprehensive library.
Any takers on Linda's suggestion to review the AAN White Paper on Global Nursing and Health. This paper was posted on our GH N&M community - Search "White Paper" or click here: www.ghdonline.org/nursing/resource/aan-white-paper-on-global-nursing-and-health/?
Thanks - Donna
9:22 PM, 5 Oct 2009 | Permalink