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Mother, Newborn, and Child Health Conference

Tentative Schedule

Morning Session
8:30 - 8:35 a.m. Welcome
8:36 - 8:44 a.m. Symposium Introduction
8:45 - 9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Gina Tambini, M.D.: How Can Family-Focused, Evidence-Based Solutions to Mother, Newborn, and Child Health Issues Be Translated in International Settings? Challenges and Opportunities
Area Manager, Family and Community Health
Pan American Health Organization
World Health Organization
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Christopher Drasbek, MPH: Why a Family Perspective to Global Health Issues? Research, Program, Policy, and Practical Implications
Regional IMCI Advisor
Child and Adolescent Health
Family and Community Health
Pan American Health Organization
World Health Organization
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Padmini Murthy, M.D., MPH, MS, CHES: Women's Rights and Health Issues: Barriers, Solutions, Progress
Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health
International/Global Health Program Director
New York Medical College--School of Public Health
11:15 a.m. - noon Panel Discussion – Tamara Lewis, M.D. Moderator
* Presenters are subject to change.

 

Afternoon Session
Best Practices and Methods: Lessons from the Field and Mother, Newborn, and Child Health Studies
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.Panel 1   Room___ Panel 2   Room___ Panel 3   Room___
  What women know, believe, and practice: impact of culture and lifestyle on health outcomes


Moderator: Hala Madanat, Ph.D., CHES

Speakers:
  1. Padmini Murthy, M.D., MPH, MS, CHES
  2. Renata Farste, Ph.D.
  3. Jini Roby, J.D.
 Untapped partnerships in international mother, newborn, and child health promotion: family, public, and private sectors

Moderator: CHOICE


Speakers:
  1. Dennis Lifferth, Ph.D
  2. Warner Woodworth, Ph.D.
  3. Joan Dixon, MOB, EdD
 Improving the Collective Health of the family; Family Health History as a Prevention Tool

Moderator: Carl Hanson, Ph.D.


Speakers:
  1. Ted Adams, PhD, MPH
  2. Vickie Venne, M.D.
  3. Cynthia Penaflor and Elsie Lopez
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Panel 4   Room___ Panel 5   Room___ Panel 6   Room___
  MDGs & Improving MNCH by 2015: Research Findings & Lessons From the Field


Moderator: N. Paul Johnston, Ph.D., MBA, MS

Speakers:
  1. Tim Heaton, PhD
  2. Jo Ann Abbeglen, R.N.
  3. John Nelson, M.D.
 MNCH & The Ongoing Challenge of AIDS & Infectious Diseases



Moderator: RaeJeanne Memmott, RN, MSN

Speakers:
  1. Steve Alder, Ph.D
  2. Scott Loveless, Ph.D.
  3. Levi Njord
 Addressing MNCH Gaps in Research, Policy, and Implementation on Adolescent Health

Moderator: Michael Barnes, Ph.D., CHES

Speakers:
  1. Karol Kumpler, Ph.D.
  2. Catherine Coverston, Ph.D, RN
  3. Melissa Pickett
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Panel 7   Room___ Panel 8   Room___ Panel 9   Room___
  30 Years After the Alma-Ata Declaration: What is the Impact of Primary Health Care on Women, Newborns, and Children?


Moderator: Lynn Callister, RN, Ph.D., FAAN

Speakers:
  1. Chad Swanson, M.D.
  2. David Stundwall, M.D.
  3. Lynn Callister, RN, Ph.D
 Improving Health Outcomes in Resource-challenged Settings: Teaching Neonatal Resuscitation



Moderator: Robert Clark, M.D., MPH


Speakers:
  1. S. Baunnack, M.D. (Laos)
  2. Ike Ferguson, Ph.D.
  3. Jaime Joo, M.D. (Peru)
 Family Health History Implications for Global Communities: Research Findings and Lessons from the Field

Moderator: Hala Madanat, Ph.D., CHES

Speakers:
  1. Paul N. Hopkins, M.D., MPH
  2. Lisa Schilman, MPH (c)
  3. Rachel Bailey, MS (c)
4:30 p.m. Adjourn

 

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