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2006 Global Health Mini-University Sessions
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Session Times- Time Period I: 9:30 - 10:30
- Time Period II: 10:45 - 11:45
- Lunch Session: 12:00 - 12:50
- Time Period III: 1:00 - 2:00
- Time Period IV: 2:15 - 3:15
Cross-cutting
Improvement Collaboratives
Location: H6121Time Period IV (This session is closed.)James Heiby
The improvement collaborative is widely used in the US health care system to address quality problems and wasteful processes. For the past four years, USAID has supported the adaptation of this approach in 11 countries covering 9 health topics. This session will outline how collaboratives organize regular providers to measurably improve health care with surprising speed, within current budgets. We will also discuss the use of the collaborative as a platform for spreading best practices through the health system. Recent results will be used to illustrate the features of this promising new technology.Another poster? How to Program Effective Behavior Change Communications (BCC)
Location: 323Time Period I (This session is closed.)Elizabeth Younger, Lisa Sherburne
Nearly every project has some component of behavior change communication (BCC) intended to improve the use of services or products or to promote healthful practices. But few succeed in improving practices. How is effective BCC designed? What are the important characteristics of an effective BCC strategy? How does BCC fit with the overall project strategy? How long can you expect behavior change to take? These and other questions will be answered in this session as each step to developing a state-of-the-art BCC strategy is discussed.Billions Available in Health Care . Can Managers Use it Effectively?
Location: 323Time Period II (This session is closed.)Joseph Dwyer, Sylvia Vriesendorp
Health care in developing countries is a multi-billion dollar endeavor. Yet, the people charged with leading and managing this work have little formal preparation to succeed. Throughout the developing world, new university graduates and seasoned doctors and nurses are asked to undertake a wide range of managerial and supervisory responsibilities which they rarely expected to be part of their job. With good preparation in effective leadership and management, health care managers will be able to develop and manage the kind of health services that achieve health goals, reduce illness, and save lives. With everyone.s participation in purposeful actions we can move towards the goal that .All current and future health managers are well prepared to lead and manage to achieve results..The Elephant in the Room: Integrating the Private Sector in Quality Improvement Mechanisms
Location: 104Time Period III (This session is closed.)Ruth Berg, Jeffrey Barnes, and Mary Segall
This session highlights the need for greater investments in quality improvement in the private health sector. It also provides an overview of promising approaches and offers a detailed discussion of emerging accreditation models and other recognition systems for the private sector.- Time Period II (This session is closed.)
Lois Schaefer and Pam McQuide
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has exacerbated the global health worker shortage to crisis level, seriously challenging many countries to meet the healthcare needs of their people. Forces driving the dwindling supply of healthcare workers are many, varied, and sometimes unexpected. Sustainable solutions require a range of interventions that include both short and long-term approaches. This session will describe the extent of the crisis, identify causes and factors in the workforce shortage and discuss innovative solutions to increase the availability of appropriately skilled workers where they are needed most . and maybe even a few that haven.t been as successful as we.d hoped. - Time Period IV (This session is closed.)
Barbara Stilwell, Paul Ruwoldt, and Lois Schaefer
A key approach to address the global shortage of healthcare providers is to improve the productivity of existing workers, thereby improving the quality and coverage of services. Improving the work environment and task shifting of health functions to different cadres of providers are two promising interventions that are being used for this purpose. This session will describe and discuss these and some of the other innovative solutions to enhance the capacity and productivity of the current workforce and to build coherence into the management of human resources for stronger health systems. Rational Drug Use: Experiences and Lessons Learned from ART Programs
Location: 114Time Period III (This session is closed.)Bannet Ndyanabangi
Issues related to the rational use of pharmaceuticals are often overlooked in pharmaceutical supply programs. Often, once the medicines reach the health facilities, the job is considered complete. But irrational medicine use and poor treatment adherence cause serious repercussions for other pharmaceutical supply functions. This session provides an insight into incorporating rational drug use into antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs.Preventing Sexual Risk Behaviors among Young People: More Evidence on What Works
Location: 224Time Period II (This session is closed.)Shanti Conly
What are the priority health needs of young people in developing countries? What factors influence youth behaviors? What program models have greatest evidence of effectiveness? This presentation will provide an overview of key issues in programming to improve reproductive health and prevent HIV among young people in developing countries. It will include an update on recent research findings, including the new evidence reviews from WHO, and the experience of national scale-up of a school-based program in Kenya.Gender-based Violence: What can RH/HIV/MH PROGRAMS do about it?
Location: 116Time Period III (This session is closed.)Mary Ellsberg, Michal Avni, Diana Prieto
There is increasing recognition that gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive public health and human rights problem, which challenges our ability to improve RH and MH and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. With a growing number of GBV programs worldwide, more knowledge is now available on promising interventions. The session discusses a range of approaches available to address GBV within the RH/HIV/MH sectors - in service delivery, policy, community mobilization and BCC programs, highlights 'promising practices', and lays out recommendations for future initiatives. The session will also review newly released USAID Guidelines on recommended ways to address GBV within PHN portfolios.New Evidence Ensuring Strategic Use of M&E Data
Location: 116ATime Period III (This session is closed.)Charles Teller, Edward Abel, Shannon Salentine, Scott Moreland, Nicole Judice
Assessing demand for health program-related M&E data and using information to support evidence-based decision making is vital to the effectiveness of health systems. The data demand and information use (DDIU) approach and toolset provide an innovative way to support evidence-based decision making. This session will focus on the DDIU approach to increasing the demand for, and utilization of national and sub-national family planning, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria information to influence policy decisions and program design. During the session, participants will be introduced to the DDIU process and tools, and the results being achieved. Case studies from two countries will be used to demonstrate how this participatory process is applied at the country level. Small groups will be formed to elicit input from participants about their experience with DDIU, and formulate general messages for the final plenary.NGOs in Global Health: How Do They Matter?
Location: H6116Time Period IV (This session is closed.)Karen LeBan and Lynette Walker
How do NGOs contribute to global health impact, coverage, sustainability and equity? Do NGOs contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals or are they best placed just to run small, boutique projects? Do NGOs build the capacity of governments to deliver quality health services or do they set up alternative and parallel service systems? Using some often heard truths, half-truths, and perceptions about the value added of NGOs in global health, participants will explore and debate the role and contributions of NGOs in global health and development. Come spark the debate by sharing your country and NGO examples.Global Health: A View from the Hill
Location: 101Lunch Session (This session is closed.)Tim Rieser
In this session, Tim Rieser, Minority Clerk for the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, will talk about the impact of recent and emerging political priorities on health and development and the role the international development community could play in guiding the Hill for making evidence-based funding decisions. In addition, this session will discuss the possible steps the USG could be taking to strategically direct investments for improving health in developing countries, with special emphasis on vulnerable groups.In sickness and in wealth: A community approach to pay for healthcare
Location: 305HTime Period I (This session is closed.)Yogesh Rajkotia
What is community-based health insurance (CBHI) and how does it work? Is CBHI effective in increasing access to health services? If so, how can we scale it up? As the CBHI movement continues to grow rapidly in Western and Central Africa, these issues are becoming increasingly important for policymakers. This session will provide an updated look at these key issues, and present early results of the rapid scale-up of CBHI in Ghana.Cost-Effective Health Investments: The Biggest Bang for the Buck
Location: 224Time Period IV (This session is closed.)Fariyal Fikree and Ramanan Laxminarayan
Will the 21st century be known as an era of disease.with well over 1 billion people dying in coming decades of tobacco-related illnesses and preventable diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular disease? A trio of new books from the Disease Control Priorities Project offers a stark picture of the current and future state of global health. But the books also list the .best health buys. for developing countries.the most crucial, proven, and cost-effective health care investments for addressing current global health challenges. This session will look at the global disease burden and the best health buys and suggest how this information can be used by policy decision-makers, program designers, and implementers in the field.The Supply Chain: Procurement, Logistics, and why you care
Location: 224Time Period III (This session is closed.)The Stock Boys
It seems like every time you turn around now, someone is advertising how their services will help support your supply chain and increase your organization.s efficiency. What is this supply chain stuff and is any of it relevant to public health? This session will provide an overview of supply chain concepts, practices and terminology as well as a look into the ways that new technologies and vastly expanded resources have changed the approach to, and role of, health supplies in the developing world. You.ll be surprised at the variety and quantity of health commodities USAID has been supplying to its field programs in recent years. Who knows, there may even be prizes for correctly guessing what.s in boxes. Participants in the session will be bar-coded and scanned for later retrieval.Prescriptions for Development: Health Linkages with other Development Objectives
Location: 117Time Period I (max. seats=171, 16 seats available)Forest Duncan and Kelly Saldana
This session will present and invite audience participation in developing the development rationale for investing in health, despite arguments for focusing on economic growth, democracy and governance, and peace and security.Assessing a health system: A new systematic tool
Location: 104Time Period II (This session is closed.)Laura Harley, Mursaleena Islam, Catherine Conner, Grace Adeya
How can you assess a country's entire health system rapidly and with stakeholder input? How can you identify the health system obstacles that are limiting the impact of priority PHN services ? Come hear about a new health assessment tool that both assesses the health system and helps identify interventions that may best address key problems. Listen to two country experiences with the new Health Systems Assessment Tool in Benin and Angola, specifically hear about the results of the assessment, and how these results are now shaping the USAID program.The Urban Crucible: We Cannot Ignore the Urban Health Imperative
Location: 114Time Period IV (This session is closed.)Vic Barbiero
This session will review the past, present and future trends in urbanization and focus on urban health issues worldwide. Issues of child survival & maternal health, HIV/AIDS, TB, nutrition, the .unfinished agenda. and chronic disease epidemiology will be discussed. Health transitions will be discussed relative to the urban environment and urban service delivery. Health risks of the urban poor will be reviewed and the potential for service delivery through private-public partnerships will also be discussed. Factors such as conflict, natural disasters, urban economy and infrastructure, policy and politics will be considered. Lastly, programmatic and budget priorities will be suggested regarding present and future USAID policy.What is USAID.s role in rebuilding the health sectors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Compare and contrast.
Location: 101Time Period III (max. seats=325, 220 seats available)Jim Griffin and Leslie Perry
USAID has played a significant role in rebuilding the heath service and systems in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The roles have been similar in some ways, but vastly different in others. Hear it straight from the senior USAID Health Advisors who have just returned from over two years in each country.Poor quality Medicines: What You Need to Know
Location: 116ATime Period IV (This session is closed.)Abdelkrim Smine
Counterfeit and substandard medicines are widely available, which is a constant threat to global health. Using these medicines wastes scarce resources and results in treatment failure, adverse effects, drug resistance, prolonged illnesses, and even death. This session will examine some results of the drug quality monitoring activity of the USP Drug Quality and Information (USP DQI) program and provide information on poor quality medicines as well as discuss some measures taken to address the problem.Knowledge Extravaganza (0.1 CEU)
Location: 101Jim Shelton and Judges Panel
This knowledge dissemination session is the culmination of the day in the form of a lively competition during which take-home messages are presented and prizes are awarded for the top three.
Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Making the Link .Integrating Population, Health and the Environment
Location: 116ATime Period I (This session is closed.)Heather D.Agnes, Judy Oglethorpe
What is the link between biodiversity conservation, family planning and human health? This session will provide some of the current theory and thinking behind the benefits of projects that promote smaller healthier families and healthy environments in an integrated fashion. The theory will then be illustrated with case studies from current Population, Health and Environment (PHE) projects implemented in Madagascar, Kenya, and the Philippines.Don.t Take it on Faith - Evidence for Standard Days Method (SDM) in Repositioning Family Planning (0.1 CEU)
Location: 305HTime Period III (This session is closed.)Victoria Jennings and Bernard Balibuno
The evidence is mounting! Programs around the world are including the Standard Days Method (SDM), and many are finding that it contributes to their efforts to reposition family planning. See what works . and what doesn.t . in different settings, and learn the 12 Steps to Success. Representatives from programs in India, Africa, the Philippines and Latin America will be on hand to share experiences and lessons learned.Misoprostol for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage and for uterine evacuation in postabortion care (0.1 CEU)
Location: 104Time Period IV (max. seats=30, 6 seats available)Patricia Stephenson and Harshad Sanghvi
Misoprostol is a prostaglandin E1 analog registered for prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers. As Misoprostol also induces uterine contractions, it is commonly used off-label for a variety of obstetrical indications. This session will review the latest evidence on the efficacy, safety, costs and potential benefits of misoprostol for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage and for postabortion care in low resource settings. We will also describe the issues and barriers involved in introducing a new technology in developing countries and how these barriers can be overcome.Contraceptives: What.s Hot, What.s Not, and What.s in the Pipeline (0.1 CEU)
Location: 305HTime Period II (This session is closed.)Judy Manning, Mihira Karra
Contraception . it.s not just pills and condoms! This .Jeopardy!. format session will have you talking about new information on standard methods, new products that could be available and different in the next few years, and the strong comeback in methods your mother used.Post Abortion Care 101: Everything you wanted to know, but didn.t know what to ask (0.1 CEU)
Location: 115Time Period I (This session is closed.)Carolyn Curtis
This session will provide an overview of postabortion care including findings from the 2001 Global evaluation of postabortion care (PAC) programs, the latest tools and resources, as well as the USAID PAC strategy and results from country programs.Contraception: The Best Kept Secret in HIV Prevention
Location: 227Time Period IV (This session is full. 8 waitlist seats available.)Heidi Reynolds and Rose Wilcher
This presentation will highlight the latest knowledge in family planning/HIV integration and discuss the opportunities for and limitations to applying this evidence in PEPFAR countries.Strategies for Building RH/FP Champions: The Role of Private Midwives
Location: T1Time Period I (This session is closed.)Mary Segall, Meaghan Smith, and Pauline Muhuhu
This session will provide an overview of factors that support or constrain the delivery of expanded services by midwives. Presenters will discuss successful case studies to build sustainable practices. This includes a program to promote business training and access to financing to grow and improve private midwife practices in the Philippines. Presenters will also discuss the use of networks for private midwives for service expansion, quality improvement, and sustainability in Kenya.After the Fact: Family Planning During the Postpartum Period (0.1 CEU)
Location: 115Time Period II (This session is closed.)Catharine McKaig and Barbara Deller
In many developing countries between 25-35% of births occur at intervals of less than two years posing serious health risks for both mothers and infants. This presentation will examine comprehensive strategies for meeting women's need for family planning during the extended postpartum period and will provide an opportunity to learn more about programmatic approaches for postpartum family planning including its integration within maternal, neonatal and child health care.Using What Works . Key Best Practices for Family Planning Programs
Location: 115Time Period IV (This session is closed.)Elizabeth Warnick, Jason Smith
The evidence base of practices which improve impact of Family planning and reproductive health programs continues to grow . but many of these practices remain underutilized. Learn about key practices that USAID has identified as priority for mainstreaming and discuss efforts to facilitate their mainstreaming to improve program impact.Paying More than Lip Service to Long-Acting and Permanent (LAP) Methods
Location: 104Time Period I (This session is closed.)John M. Pile and Nicholas S. Kanlisi
Why, after decades of investment in Long-Acting and Permanent (LAP) family planning methods, do they tend to be the Least Available and Popular (LAP) methods in many countries around the world? We know there is both need and demand for these services. We know they afford public health and economic benefits, and support broader development goals. And we know what it takes to provide them. So, why do these important services tend to drop off over time? The facilitators will synthesize learning from decades of LAPM service program experience and research, and will lead a discussion of the particular challenges of positioning long-acting and permanent methods to achieve sustained support, continuous access and use- particularly in Africa.New Evidence on Pregnancy Spacing and Neonatal and Maternal Health-- How can Pregnancy Spacing Contribute to Healthy Pregnancy Outcomes? (0.1 CEU)
Location: 305HTime Period IV (This session is closed.)Maureen Norton
Family planning programs have an important role to play in helping women achieve healthy pregnancy outcomes. New evidence reveals short and long birth intervals' association with a range of adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes that contribute to high mortality in developing countries. This session will: present new evidence from a 2006 USAID-sponsored systematic literature review and meta-analysis on pregnancy spacing and perinatal, neonatal and maternal health outcomes; include a discussion of new approaches used to educate families and communities on the risks of short and long pregnancy intervals, and identify the countries using these approaches and update participants on the new WHO policy brief recommendations on pregnancy spacing.
HIV/AIDS
Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children: Approaching the Child.s Experience
Location: 229Time Period I (This session is closed.)Kirk Felsman
All too often, discussions of the .orphan crisis. are reduced to a series of mind numbing graphs, with emphasis on important statistics and timeframes; sometimes, an individual case story. Beyond these assessments, projections, and vignettes, what can we say about the child.s experience, and why does it matter to our efforts? How do we keep .the child. in the picture, acknowledging that OVC possess capacities as well as needs, and strengths as well as vulnerabilities? This session will provide a brief overview of the evolving OVC crisis, will reflect upon the child.s experience, and highlight some of the key challenges faced in the field..Testing. the limits: HIV counseling and testing in clinics, communities, and beyond
Location: 229Time Period III (This session is full. 3 waitlist seats available.)Alison Surdo
During this session we will look at the different approaches to counseling and testing and their role in HIV prevention and access to care, treatment, and other services. We will discuss strategies such as establishing functional referral systems, implementing routine counseling and testing in clinical settings, and scaling-up community-based services. We will explore the issues of consent, confidentiality, and partner disclosure.HIV Prevention: So much risk, so little time . a participatory guide to concurrent sexual partnerships
Location: 229Time Period II (This session is closed.)Michael Cassell
This session will attempt to cultivate a more visceral conceptualization of the individual and population level HIV risks associated with concurrent sexual partnerships, and to engage participants in brainstorming innovative approaches to target such partnerships in prevention programming. In light of the plethora of evidence suggesting that concurrent partnerships play a defining role in the highest prevalence HIV epidemics, the session will provide some possible explanations for the limited emphasis prevention programs have historically placed on concurrent partnerships, and will attempt to foster further future interest in, and exploration of, this issue.Making Successful Advances . Microbicides in Human Trials (0.1 CEU)
Location: 227Time Period III (max. seats=100, 68 seats available)Lee Claypool
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Bill Gates recently said .If I had a magic bullet to accelerate something, it would be the microbicide.. This session will be a forward looking discussion on 1) where we are with the microbicides that are now in human trials to test their effectiveness in reducing the risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection, 2) the timeline for completing these trials, 3) the challenges and successes to date in these efforts, and 4) the future work needed to ensure access to these HIV prevention products by the people who need them most. Additional resources will be provided for those who wish to have more background information or to expand their knowledge in this very dynamic and important field.But It Looked So Simple: Thinking Through the Ramifications of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention
Location: 105Time Period IV (This session is closed.)Jim Shelton
This session will briefly review and update the epidemiological and scientific evidence behind male circumcision as a potential prevention for epidemic HIV infections. Persons attending this session will be expected to participate in a free flowing discussion of the programmatic elements needed to carry out such a program should it prove scientifically warranted. Topics ranging from training and policies, to community preparation, to service integration will be discussed and debated.HIV Nutrition and Infant Health: the "Forgotten" Element in PMTCT/OVC Care
Location: 114Time Period I (This session is closed.)Judy Canahuati
Now that we have some evidence of success in reducing antenatal and intrapartum parent-to-child transmission of HIV, we have recently begun to focus more attention on the issue of achieving HIV free postnatal survival of the baby in resource limited environments. There are several new research studies that provide us with greater understanding of risks of different feeding options and what needs to be taken into account when counseling mothers. This will be an interactive session that will help us think about how to translate research into program.Adult & Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatment- Similarities and Differences (0.1 CEU)
Location: 201Time Period III (max. seats=180, 102 seats available)Robert Ferris
This session will explore both adult and pediatric antiretroviral treatment in resource poor settings. As the world strives for universal coverage, it is important to understand the challenges faced by both children and adults who depend on theses medicines everyday. We will discuss the basic concept of multi-drug regimens and how they differ between adults and children. We will also examine the complexity of delivering and maintaining antiretroviral treatment around the globe.Junkies and Hookers and Queers, Oh My . HIV Prevention with Most at Risk Populations
Location: 224Time Period I (This session is closed.)Billy Pick
HIV programming for high risk populations will be the focus of this session, with an emphasis on prevention efforts among sex workers, intravenous drug users, and men who have sex with men. Similar to last year's session, the presentation will highlight challenges, lessons, and best practices based on experiences in different types of concentrated epidemics in Asia and the Near East and in Europe and Central Asia.A Walk Along the PMTCT Cascade: Improving the Impact of Programs to Prevent Mother To Child Transmission of HIV
Location: 116Time Period IV (This session is closed.)Matthew Barnhart
This session will review state-of-the-art clinical practice in Prevention of Mother-to-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) and lessons learned from early PMTCT programs in the field. It will describe the evolution of PMTCT programs as they shift from focusing on single-dose antiretroviral prophylaxis interventions toward a more complex set of integrated interventions that emphasize establishing antenatal care as an entry point into a comprehensive continuum of care and treatment services for HIV + women and their families.Programming for TB and HIV
Location: 105Time Period II (This session is closed.)Amy Bloom
HIV/AIDS and TB work synergistically to infect and affect millions of people around the world. This presentation will discuss the impact of both infectious diseases in developing country settings and will explore the implications of program coordination from a public health perspective.Palliative Care: rethinking the term
Location: H6121Time Period II (This session is closed.)Ilana Lapidos-Salaiz
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has raised awareness and changed our thinking of Palliative Care. This session aims to describe the new perspective of Palliative Care - where Palliative Care is defined as more than just 'end-of-life care' but care from diagnosis of HIV, through progression of the disease, to death and bereavement. This session will contextualize how this innovative approach aims to maximize the quality of life of the patient and affected family members/caregivers, relieve suffering and assure adherence to treatment.
Infectious Diseases
Ending the cycle of misery caused by neglected tropical diseases
Location: 116ATime Period II (This session is closed.)Alan Fenwick
Seven out of thirteen major neglected tropical diseases can now be controlled by the annual distribution of four safe and effective drugs. Three of the drugs are free, donated by pharmaceutical companies, and the fourth costs just 20 cents to treat a child. 500 million people in Africa need annual treatment - but less than 20% currently receive treatment, because the funds are not available to distribute the drugs. USAID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have taken the lead by sponsoring programs to integrate their activities and deliver these drugs as a health package. The target is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals to alleviate poverty by 2015, and give all children in Africa a healthy start to their life, improve nutritional status, and prevent the misery caused by these infections.Beyond DOTS: The STOP TB Strategy
Location: 116Time Period I (This session is full. 1 waitlist seats available.)Susan Bacheller
Can the MDGs for TB be achieved? Is DOTS going to get us there? In January 2006, the STOP TB Partnership launched the Global Plan to STOP TB 2006 . 2010, and in March 2003 the WHO launched the new STOP TB Strategy. Come learn about the directions in TB control for the next 10 years.Malaria Control and the President's Malaria Initiative
Location: 227Lunch Session (This session is closed.)Mike MacDonald, Laura Harley
The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) has resulted in dramatic changes in the way USAID supports malaria prevention and control activities around the world, and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Together with the Global Fund and other partners, scale up of four major malaria interventions (artemisinin-based combination therapy, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, indoor residual spraying, and intermittent preventive treatment of pregnant women) is expected to reach 85% coverage in children under five and pregnant women, the two groups most vulnerable to the effects of malaria. Updates on each of these interventions and progress in the first three PMI countries, Angola, Tanzania, and Uganda, will be provided.Avian Influenza: Y2K, again?
Location: 117Time Period II (max. seats=171, 68 seats available)Dennis Carroll
Barely a day went by in 2005 and the first half of 2006 without reference to a new outbreak of the avian flu virus, H5N1 . as it spread from Asia, across Europe and into Africa. Coupled to images of isolation wards from the .great pandemic. of 1918, when an estimated 40-100 million peopled died from influenza, the daily diet of a pending pandemic made Avian Influenza a favorite topic on television talk shows, books and even a made for TV movie. So what.s in store for the upcoming influenza season? Is this the year when the .great plague. of 2007 sweeps around the world, or is it another case of Y2K? Come, hear the latest on what we can expect.
Maternal and Child Health
Saving Mothers: Evidence and Issues
Location: H6116Time Period III (This session is full. 5 waitlist seats available.)Mary Ellen Stanton and Barbara Deller
More than 60 women will die from pregnancy-related complications during this one Mini-University session. This session will review progress in reducing maternal death and share new evidence from WHO systematic analyses on causes of maternal death and the relationship of cesarean section to birth outcome. In addition, we will explore selected key issues where there continues to be debate about strategies for maternal health programs and look for answers from the new Lancet Series on Maternal Health.Infant and Young Child Feeding: New Directions and Program Strategies
Location: 114Time Period II (This session is closed.)Rae Galloway
Eating to live or living to eat, feeding infants and young children is a universally important topic. In low income countries, malnourished infants and children fail to achieve their physical and intellectual potential. New evidence confirms the critical importance of early life nutrition. The development effects of nutritional deficits cannot be made up later in life. Poor nutrition is responsible for half of all deaths associated with infectious diseases in children under five years of age. Why are young children being deprived of vital nutrients? What programs are available to improve this situation? How can you help promote better nutrition for young children? The latest scientific findings will be presented along with innovative program experiences.Still doubting? FGM/C and Obstetric Complications - the evidence of a linkage
Location: 105Time Period III (max. seats=42, 21 seats available)Doyin Oluwole
Until a recent WHO multi-country study on the effect of different types of FGM/C on obstetric and perinatal outcomes, the evidence on whether obstetric outcomes differ between women who have and those who have not had Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) were small and methodologically limited, in particular in relation to perinatal deaths. Now there is strong evidence that shows that women who have had FGM/C are significantly more likely to experience difficulties during childbirth and that their babies are more likely to die as a result of the practice. Results of the study and the programmatic implications of these results will be presented.Update on obstetric and traumatic gynecologic fistula programming: Voices from Guinea
Location: H6121Time Period III (max. seats=30, 5 seats available)Joseph Ruminjo, Patricia McDonald, Lucy Wilson
This presentation will discuss experiences to date in supporting obstetric and traumatic gynecologic fistula programs around the globe, with a focus on the program in Guinea. The presentation will include information on: particular program design; existing training and repair data; successes and challenges related to program implementation experienced to date. To give a human face to these often neglected clients and the providers who serve them, we will present qualitative data through stories and images of women who have benefited from fistula repair services and trainings.Against all odds: Surviving the first month of life (0.1 CEU)
Location: H6121Time Period I (This session is closed.)Lily Kak and Indira Narayanan
No longer falling through the cracks in international health programs, interest in newborn care has increased in many parts of the world but continues to remain a neglected technical area in others. This session will provide a brief overview of the importance of newborn health care to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals and will focus on low-cost interventions including community-based approaches to prevent and manage newborn illness with emphasis on sepsis which is the leading cause of death.Latest and Greatest in Hygiene Improvement, Sanitation, and Safe Water
Location: T1Time Period II (This session is closed.)John Borrazzo, Merri Weinger, Catherine O.Brien, Chuck Szymanski
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What approaches work best in improving hygiene? What roles are played by effective sanitation and having water that is safe to drink? How can USAID incorporate hygiene improvement in its programs? Since USAID can.t .do it all,. what are the most promising avenues for partnerships? In this session, presenters from the Bureau for Global Health.s Environmental Health Team and implementing partners will summarize the state-of-the-art in hygiene improvement, focusing on examples from the field in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Indonesia. Come hear about these and discuss next steps and future possibilities!Immunization: The Bold and the New, the Tried and the True
Location: 115Time Period III (This session is closed.)Youssef Tawfik and Rebecca Fields
This session will be an exciting journey into the world of immunization, where the main goal is to provide a primary series of vaccines in the first year of life to the 130 million children born in the world every year. We.ll provide an overview of the key immunization fundamentals, important technical updates, and a look at the changing landscape of immunization programs and financing, including recent trends in coverage, new vaccines, global initiatives, and efforts to integrate immunization and other key health interventions such as vitamin A and ITN distribution. You.ll also learn why immunization has such potential for future mortality reduction.Diarrhea: Back to the Future
Location: T1Time Period IV (This session is closed.)Diana Silimperi and Emmanuel Wansi
The session will review the current status of diarrhea case management globally, noting regional trends, success stories, as well as glaring deficiencies. Participants will actively contribute to the analysis process, identifying causes and reality-based, programmatic solutions to reach more children with effective ORT. The latest advancements, including zinc and the new ORS will be reviewed, along with field experiences to date. The session will conclude with community case management of diarrhea and its integration with other community-based treatments.Revitalizing Child Survival
Location: 105Time Period I (This session is closed.)Diana Silimperi
The session will address the challenges facing child survival programs today, including the shift to globally-funded vertical programs focused on disease. It will review new initiatives such as the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the Strategic Framework in Africa, and the Roadmap for newborn and maternal health. The session will also address changes in USAID.s child health programming and conclude with challenges facing Ministries of Health, especially to maximize coverage of effective interventions and to address growing inequities in service delivery. If time allows, special challenges in reaching children living in areas of conflict or post-conflict will be included.The Killer in the Kitchen: The Risks of Indoor Smoke and What We Can Do About It
Location: T1Time Period III (This session is closed.)John Borrazzo
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Half the world.s population relies on wood and other biomass fuels to meet their energy needs for cooking. Combined with unimproved stoves, the resulting indoor smoke poses a direct threat to the health of children and women, the populations with the greatest exposure and at greatest risk. In this discussion, we.ll review the state-of-the-art knowledge of the hazards from indoor cooking smoke and what a reduction in exposure in smoke could mean for public health. Examples from current USAID intersectoral work in Peru and Bangladesh, combining health and energy concerns, will be used to illustrate approaches to reducing the threat of this .killer in the kitchen..Food Fortification
Location: Lobby ATime Period I (This session is full. 1 waitlist seats available.)Omar Dary
Only cows in pastures eat unprocessed foods. The rest of us have our food altered . for better or worse -- in many different ways before and after we purchase or cook it. Food fortification, adding vitamins and minerals to commonly eaten foods, is considered one of the most cost-effective interventions to provide nutrients lacking in the diet. However, organizing food fortification in low income countries is a complex process involving equal portions of diplomacy, politics and science. USAID has long history of fortifying staple foods in poor countries to improve the micronutrient status of deficient populations. Come learn from the experts about how food fortification is done and how technology transfers of this method of improving nutrition has contributed to overall health and nutrition initiatives.Maternal Anemia
Location: Lobby ATime Period II (This session is closed.)Phil Harvey
Have you misplaced your maternal anemia program? Would you know where to find it? Is it working? Have you given up on it? Maybe you are accidentally on the way to developing a comprehensive program and don.t even know it! Efforts to address maternal and neonatal anemia often get overlooked for more sexy service delivery components. Programs resulting in modest improvements in hemoglobin status stand a good chance of reducing maternal deaths. Come hear about the latest scientific findings along with various program approaches to address anemia in women.
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