Global Health Lecture Series

Dr. Cynthia Haq and Center Director Dr. Cal Wilson

The lecture series is seasonal, all lectures begin at 12 noon and take place on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Fall 2009 Schedule

October 7, 2009

Health, Disease and the Poverty Experience in Developing Countries Presented by Richard Anstett, MD, PhD, MPH Retired Family Physician University of Wisconsin

October 21, 2009

Dramatic Results in Treatment of Tuberculosis Presented by Sandeep Ahuju, MD Co-Founder of Operation ASHA in Delhi, India PPT. http://s01.opasha.org/index.php

November 9, 2009

Inability of the Press to Cover the Issue of Civilian Deaths in Iraq Presented by Les Roberts, PhD Director of Health Policy at the International Rescue Committee

December 2, 2009

The Lifesaving Work of EMERGENCY in Afghanistan Presented by Nafisa Abdullah, MD Spokesperson for the Los Angeles Chapter of Emergency USA Article. PPT.

For all fall lectures: Anschutz Medical Campus 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Education Building 1 Room 1300

Compassion as a Remedy
Dr. Jampa Yonten
Doctor of Tibetan Medicine
May 14, 2009
Presenting with Dr. Yonten, Kyle Weaner, Certified Massage Therapist and Student of Tibetan Medicine. Compassion as a Remedy PowerPoint

Stepping Stones to a Rewarding Life
Cynthia Haq, M.D.
Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Global Health
September 3, 2008
http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/

Population-based Eye Survey in Cameroon: Lessons Learned
M Roy Wilson, M.D., M.S., Chancellor
University of Colorado Denver
May 20, 2008

Tibetan Medicine
Dr. Jampa Yonten
Doctor of Tibetan Medicine
May 1, 2008

Impossible Dreams: Everest and Eradicating World Blindness
Geoff Tabin, M.D.
Founder of the Himalayan Cataract Project
April 18, 2008
http://www.cureblindness.org/about/index.html

After Fidel: The Future of Healthcare in Cuba
Peter Bourne, M.D., M.A.
April 4, 2008

Project Cure
Jim Jackson
Founder of Project Cure
March 26, 2008
http://www.projectcure.org/

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