The 10th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference | Hosted by the OHSU Global Health Center Student Interest Group

April 5 (Friday afternoon) to April 7, 2013 (Sunday at noon)

Conference Theme: Global Health in Changing Environments
We are no longer accepting Abstracts for the 2013 Conference
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”—WHO

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SELECTED TOPICS, AMONG OTHERS

1. Sharing world's resources (e.g., water wars, food insecurity, health effects of environmental pollution)

2. Human rights and health (e.g., trafficking, domestic violence, LGBT health, homelessness)

3. Migrants, refugees and displacement health (e.g., lessons learned about global health from refugee experiences, health implications of rural-urban migration, war and displacement - internal and external)

4. Policy, law, health, and well-being (e.g., ACA, PEPFAR, intellectual property rights, genetics, access to essential drugs)

5. Ethics in global health (e.g., benefits/drawbacks of aid and NGOs)

6. Changing patterns of disease (e.g., neglected tropical diseases, burden of chronic diseases, aging populations)

7. Technology revolution and health (e.g., use of cell phones for health surveillance, remote diagnosis, directly observed treatment, telemedicine, genomics, personalized medicine and designer babies)

Thank you to our sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors
University of Washington, Global
Health

Gold Sponsors
OHSU:School of Dentistry
OHSU: School of Medicine

Silver Sponsors
OHSU:Diversity & Inclusion
OHSU:Global Health Center
OHSU:Institute of Environmental Health
Peter Spencer
U.S. Bank

Bronze Sponsors
Third World Medical Research Foundation
OSU College of Pharmacy at OHSU
Portland State University

Sponsors of student tickets
OHSU:All Hill Student Council
OHSU:School of Dentistry
OHSU:School of Medicine
Portland
State University
University of Oregon
University of Washington, Global
Health

Conference Theme: Global Health in Changing Environments

We are no longer accepting Abstracts for the 2013 Conference

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”—WHO