"Public Health in the Military" Becton-Dickinson Hall in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Student Study Trip to Botswana and South Africa:
Making a Difference in Eradicating HIV/AIDS in Africa" A student panel talked about what they learned on their Winter Break trip to Botswana and South Africa.
Room W2008 in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Cameroon:
Issues of Prevention and Access in a Resource-Poor Setting" A physician from Cameroon, Emmanuel is currently a dual-degree MPH/MBA student. For four years, he led the National AIDS control program in the Adamaoua Province with a population of over 1 million people. Emmanuel designed one of the most successful models of antiretroviral therapy delivery in his province which guided the National strategy of access to antiretrovirals in Cameroon in eary 1998. He also managed a successful community-based program to increase access to information, voluntary counseling and testing, and to reduce the level of stigma and discrimination around HIV/AIDS. He spoke about his HIV/AIDS work in Cameroon.
Room W2008 in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Founding an Organization:
The Story of VietHope, Inc and Education in Vietnam" Lynn and her friends founded VietHope, Inc in 2002 believing that good education is indispensable in achieving one's full potential. The organization sought to contribute to the socio-economic development of Vietnam with a mission to provide access to education for high-performing, but financially disadvantaged students in the country. Lynn talked about how the organization started, the group's scholarship programs and projects, and stories from several scholarship recipients. Now working on her MPH/MBA dual-degree, Lynn was born in Vietnam and believes strongly in the importance of education. Room W2008 in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. “Epidemiology, Prevention, and Policy:
Traumatic Brain Injury Associated with Motor Vehicle Crashes/Collisions in Antananarivo, Madagascar” Catherine is now finishing her MPH year at Hopkins during which time she undertook an epidemiologic study on traumatic brain injury associated with motor vehicle crashes/collisions in her native Madagascar. Encouraged her mentors, Sue Baker and Dr. Gil Burnham, and inspired by the lectures of Steve Teret, she advocated for a set of policies on road traffic injury prevention. This work has led to the finalization of the first mandatory seat belt use law, passed in Madagascar on January 16, 2007.
Room W2008 in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "The New Orleans Student Service Trip: Putting Public Health into Practice" Over Winter Break, 12 MPH and PhD students traveled to New Orleans to work with several different grassroots and advocacy organizations. Students provided their public health skills and labor to rebuild the community and bridge the divide between public health practice and academia. Hear about this exciting service trip, the current issues impacting New Orleans, and what we can still do to help.
Everyone welcome! Room W2008 in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Working for Doctors Without Borders: HIV/AIDS Programming in Sub-Saharan Africa" Nicole has been a community health nurse for the past 6 years. She joined Doctors Without Borders/Medicins Sans Frontires (MSF) in 2003 and spent 15 months in Lagos, Nigeria as the Counseling Coordinator for a newly launched HIV/AIDS Program. Nicole talked about MSF, learning on the job, and persevering through difficulties. She looks forward to moving back to Africa next year! Room W3030 in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource Limited Settings: Challenges in Guyana" Guyana has the highest HIV prevalence in South America and the second highest in the Caribbean. Prior to 2003, response to the HIV epidemic was abysmal due to a failing economy, high poverty rates, socio-political tension, poor health infrastructure, and high emigration trends. Come find out how far Guyana has come and Chuka's key leadership role in the transformation.
Everyone welcome! Room W2008 in the Wolfe St. Public Health Bldg
12:15 p.m. - 1:15p p.m. "Disease Detective: Working in the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the CDC" Fellow MPH Student and Preventive Medicine Resident Boris Pavlin worked for two years in the Special Pathogen's Branch at the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). He shared his experiences responding to outbreaks around the world and talked about the EIS program. Room W3008
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "The Aboriginal Community of Western Austraila: Tales of Public Health, Nursing, and Anthropology" A dual-degree MSN/MPH student, Keira discussed her time working with the Aboriginal Community, the history of the community, and the socio-political and environmental issues, like that of gold-mining, on the Western Australia community. Room W3030
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2006 "Work in Health Care Consulting:
Analyzing Market Forces That Affect Patient Access to Products & Technologies" Nancy spent 2 years working in the consulting division of Covance, Inc., a global drug development services company. Now an MPH student, she talked about her projects at Covance in reimbursement policy and health economic research including a case study of payer policies for the off-label use of anti-cancer therapies. Room W3008
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2006
"Humanitarian Relief Actions Against War, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis"
Dokyoung is a family physician and PhD researcher who has served in the Korean Army, organized humanitarian missions to Sri Lanka and Indonesia following the devastating tsunami and earthquake, and served as a United Nations Medical Officer in Western Sahara. This outgoing fellow MPH/MBA student is also an accomplished mountain unicyclist! Visit his website at www.edoctor.net Room W3008
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Public Health Programs in India: Issues and Challenges" Anu previously worked at the various levels in India's government since 1991. She discussed the health structure for implementing public health programs, implementation issues, funding, program monitoring, and the various stakeholders in such programs.
Co-sponsored by the South Asian Association of the Hopkins Medical Institutions (SAAHMI)! Room W2008
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Fighting Cancer: A Patient's Perspective" Genevieve gave a powerful and emotional talk about her fight with uterine cancer, diagnosed just before starting her MPH/MBA program here at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "Spatial Analysis of Health and Demographic Data" Daniel talked about Geospatial Data concepts and explained how these systems are used for surveillance, epidemiology, and public health preparedness, assessment of quality care and more. Daniel was a Geographic Information Systems Consultant for 6 years at the Environmental Systems Research Institute in Redlands, CA Room W3008 in the Hygiene Building
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. "Four Years in Haiti: Building Relationships Lays a Foundation for Work" In 2003, Brad, an R.N., and his family moved to a small rural village in Haiti where he ran a small clinic, implemented rural community development projects, and ran a nutritional program that fed 300 children at an elementary school. He discussed his experiences and his observation that building relationships with the people in the community opened the doors in Haiti. Becton Dickinson Auditorium (W1020)
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. See the 2005-2006 Events Page for the S.W.E.E.T. Student Seminars in 2005-2006
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