Due to the unprecedented circumstances, Research, Education, and Innovation Week has been cancelled. Please access the below links to view the REI Week website for updates as well as any online events.
Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc,
CEO, Seed Global Health
“A Long Term Horizon: Challenging the Modus Operandi of Global Health and Development”
Dr. Kerry is the co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health – a nonprofit organization which helps provide nursing and medical training support in resource-limited countries. She is a critical care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and serves as the Associate Director of Partnerships and Global Initiatives at MGH Global Health. She directs the Global Public Policy and Social Change program in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, developing research and training on long term health system protection and function.
Adnan A. Hyder, MD, MPH, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Global Health, George Washington University
“Emerging and New Challenges to Child Health: A Global Perspective”
Dr. Hyder is Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Global Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health of George Washington University. Previously, Dr. Hyder served in multiple capacities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Hyder has worked to improve global health in low- and middle- income countries with work on health systems, ethics, and injury prevention. He has conducted studies on defining the epidemiological burden, understanding risk factors, exploring potential interventions, estimating economic impact, and appreciating the socio-cultural correlates of non-communicable diseases where he co-authored over 300 scientific peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Hyder received his MD from the Aga Khan University, Pakistan and obtained his MPH and PhD in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
Congratulations to all Global Health Presenters at Research and Education Week!
Congratulations to the following CNHS students, providers, and researchers who presented their work at Research and Education Week!
- Meghan Zimmerman, Multidisciplinary Approach to Preparation and Implementation of a Heart Surgery Skill transfer Mission to Uganda for Children with Rheumatic and Congenital Heart Disease, Abstract ID 163
- Alyssa Dewyer, Telemedicine Support of Cardiac Care in Northern Uganda: Leveraging Handheld Echocardiography and Task-shifting, Abstract ID 158
- Alexandra Sims, An Analysis of Sickle Cell Diagnosis Patterns in Accra, Ghana, Abstract ID 162
- Rachel Sarnacki, Parental Perceptions of Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis in an Endemic Setting, Abstract ID 165
- Katherine Nyman, Evaluating an Abbreviated Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment Course at Nursing Global Health Day at Children’s National Medical Center, Abstract ID 161
- Emma Ndagire, Health Systems Barriers to Delivery of RHD care in Lira district, Uganda, Abstract ID 160
- Meghna Murali, Improving recognition and referral of acute rheumatic fever through community education, Abstract ID 164
- Mayri Leslie, The REACH Project: Reducing childhood Anemia in Caracol, Haiti, Abstract ID 157
- John Kulesa, Cross-Cultural Global Medical Education: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Students and Providers in Lesotho, Abstract ID 159