Adventures in Global Health - Lessons from the field.

The Global Health Curriculum planners of ChristianaCare are pleased to invite you to this month's global health talk.

Talk: Adventures in Global Health - Lessons from the field.

Speaker: Omar A. Khan, M.D., MHS, FAAFP is President & CEO of the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance, a collaboration between the major health sciences institutions in our region (including ChristianaCare as Founding Member).   He is also Physician Leader, Research Administration & Scientific Affairs for Christiana Care. He has served as the inaugural Service Line Leader, Primary Care & Community Medicine, and Medical Director the Eugene duPont Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute.

 

Dr. Khan has worked on the Global Polio Eradication Program with the World Health Organization, on HIV/AIDS in South Asia, and more broadly on leading global health education and collaboration initiatives for the last 2 decades.  He is Editor-in-Chief of the Delaware Journal of Public Health, and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He has authored or co-authored 4 books in the area of global health, including 'Readings in Global Health' co-edited with Sir Michael Marmot; 'The End of Polio?' with Tim Brookes; and 'Megacities & Global Health' co-edited with Dr. Gregory Pappas. He serves in leadership roles for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and the American Public Health Association. 

His talk will focus on key lessons learned from global health work including the links between geopolitics, development, and health. All are welcome to attend! Global Health Curriculum residents are required to attend if available. 

Light refreshments will be provided, and there is no charge to attend. 

For more information on the Global Health Curriculum, please contact:

• Dr. Karla Testa, ktesta@christianacare.org
• Dr. Anna Filip, anna.filip@christianacare.org
• Dr. Omar Khan, okhan@christianacare.org

The CCHS Global Health Curriculum is an interdepartmental collaboration, supporting the Global Health Tracks in the Depts. of Medicine and Family Medicine, and the Med-Peds Residency, with the support of the Delaware Academy of Medicine, Delaware Public Health Association, and Delaware Academy of Family Physicians.

There is no charge to attend this event, but registration is required. Food and Refreshments will be served.

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