Schedule and Information
The Spring 2020 Lecture Series will continue online starting April 1st, 2020!
The Global Public Health Spring 2020 lecture series, co-sponsored by UM's Institute of Health & Humanities and UM's Global Public Health minor is Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:45 pm in UM's GBB #122. Open to the public, free, & available for 1 credit to UM Students.
The Series features health care professionals talking about their experience and insights while working to improve public health globally. The full series is available for one credit (PSCI 191) through UM. Lectures are in room #122 of the Gallagher Business Building at the University of Montana. All talks are free and open to the Public!
Special thanks to Missoula Community Access Television (MCAT) for providing video of past lectures through their Media Assistance Grant Program.
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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January 15 |
Brian D. Sippy, MD, PhD, Ophthalmologist, Vitreo-Retina Surgeon, iCare Consulting PLLC Lori Aleksic, DDS, Twin Cranes Dental Group |
“Health Inequities in Plain Sight: Our Teeth & Eyes”--Panel hosted by Institute for Health and Humanities
GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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January 22
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D'Shane Barnett, MS, Executive Director, Missoula Urban Indian Health Center
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“The Role of Traditional Medicine &Ceremony in Modern Healthcare Delivery to Urban & Reservation-based American Indian Communities”
GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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January 29
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Ryan Tolleson Knee, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Children, Families, & Workforce Development, Research Prof UM School of Social Work |
"Technology’s Growing Impact on Traditional Health Systems"
GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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February 5
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John B Miller, MD, MPH, Volunteer Doctor, Kakumbi Rural Health Centre, Mfuwe, Zambia |
“Public Health in Zambia- Strategies & Challenges Addressing the Leading Causes of Death”
GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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February 12
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Daniel W Hash, DMD, COL, 807th Medical Command, US Army Reserves |
“Winning Wars Without Firing a Shot!”
GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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February 20
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Sue Furey, M Ed Special Education, Retired teacher from MISSOULA County Public Schools, Recreation therapist |
“Sabbatical in Serbia; Comparisons & Differences Between Health, Education & Welfare in Serbia & the US”
GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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February 26
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Janet Sedgely, PhD |
"Supporting Children with Disabilities in Rural East Uganda - an International Collaboration" GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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March 4
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Natalie Dial, DrPH Candidate, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
“From a Syringe Exchange in MT to Leishmaniasis in India: A Native Missoulian's Traverse Across Global Health Research, Policy, & Academia" GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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March 11
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Allison Young, MD, FAAP Sarah Holexa, MD, MEd, FAAP; Chelsea Bodnar, MD, MPhil, FAAP
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“Innovating for High Quality Pediatric Care in Remote Settings"”
GBB #122, 6:30 pm |
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March 25
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Sophia Friedl, MPH, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)
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“Mental Health in the 21st Century: Reshaping the Conversation”
Canceled |
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April 1
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Round Table & Reception hosted by IHH & Humanities Institute
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"Far From Home: Understanding Refugee Health in Missoula”
Canceled |
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April 8
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Julie DeSoto, MPA, MPH Candidate, Program Manager, Health, World Vision |
“PEPFAR's DREAMS Initiative to Reach the Tipping Point for HIV-Prevention Among Young Women in Africa: A Case Study from Uganda” Online-Stay tuned for meeting link |
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April 15 |
Kerry Pride DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Public Health Veterinarian, Montana Dept. of Public Health & Human Services |
"M2H Mongolia"
Online-Stay tuned for meeting link |
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April 22
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Samantha Twiggs , MPA/MCJ Candidate, Analyst, Analytic Services (ANSER) |
“Crisis Competency”
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April 29
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Anne Linn, MPH, Malaria Technical Advisor, President's Malaria Initiative, USAID Bureau for Africa |
“Driving Down Malaria through Proactive Community Case Management” |
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April 29 |
Celebration Event After the Tiff Roberts lecture |
Canceled
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