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Talks

The Global Health talks will take place on a monthly basis .  All Global Health talks take place in Deaconess 205 A and begin at 6 p.m. , unless otherwise noted.

We are currently planning lectures, case-based discussions and skill-based sessions on various topics from HIV, maternal morbidity, microbiology skills and others from faculty across departments within BIDMC and other Harvard Institutions. Please check back often as we will continually update this page as new sessions are scheduled.

2011-2012

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Speaker: Claudia Denkinger
Topic:
Intro to the GH curriculum and Parasites

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 

Speaker: Rosemary Duda 
Topic: Surgical Disease in the Tropics and their management

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 

Speaker:  Chris Rowley 
Topic: HIV Management 

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 

Speaker:  Jen Scott 
Topic: Maternal morbidity/mortality 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 

Speaker: Susan Bartels (HHI) 
Topic: Communicable disease in displaced persons 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 

Speaker: Claudia Denkinger  
Topic: Tuberculosis Management 

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 

Speaker: N. Pollock/K. Landman 
Topic: Skills session: Microbiology 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 

Speaker: Jon Crocker  
Topic: Malaria 

2010-2011

Friday, July 16, 2010 
Speaker: J.Crocker/ C. Denkinger 
Topic: Haiti Disaster Relief

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 
Speaker: Chris Rowley 
Topic: Vaccine Preventable Disease

Friday, September 17, 2010 
Speaker: Poh Lian Lim 
Topic: Outbreak Control

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 
Speaker: Jenn Mitty/ Lynn Matthews 
Topic: Designing a realistic project in GH

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 
Speaker: K. Okike/ Ken Souza 
Topic: Skill session: Casting and splinting

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 
Speaker: Paul Farmer (BWH) 
Topic: The categorical imperative to do GH work

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 
Speaker: Christina Russ 
Topic: Pediatric Emergency

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 
Speaker: Pat Lee (MGH) 
Topic: Chronis disease in developing countries

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Speaker: Jason Harris (MGH) 
Topic: Diarrheal Illnesses

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 
Speaker: Amy Sieveres 
Topic: Oncological care in the developing world

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 
Speaker: Kate Sadler (Tufts) 
Topic: Malnutrition

Wednesday May 18, 2011
Speaker: S. Abkowitz/ R. Shapiro/ J. Crocker 
Topic: Careers in tropical medicine/GH

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Speaker: Susan Bartels (HHI) 
Topic: Communicable disease in displaced persons

Contact Information

Global Health Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
303 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-632-7706
617-975-5529
gstrewle@bidmc.harvard.edu