Fifth Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference
May 10-12, 2014
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS |
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| SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY | SPECIAL WORKSHOPS | ||
| Special training session run with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) on overcoming the challenges of the innovation pathway – from idea stage to scaling up for broad sustained impact |
Interactive training sessions highlighting ways to improve global health programs and academic programs including: Enabling Systems; Student Advocacy; Improving Global Health Research, Education, and International Education Capabilities | ||
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| COMPETITIVE AWARDS | DISPLAYS ON GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| • CFHI Trainee Essay Contest • Annual Velji Awards for Global Health Excellence • Best Poster Abstract Presentations • |
Innovators from academia and public and private sectors will have the opportunity to display their work and share ideas with attendees | ||
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| GAIRDNER LECTURE SERIES | PRE-CONFERENCE | ||
| Special lecture by the 2014 Gairdner Global Health Winner with introduction by 2013 winner Dr. King Holmes |
Special session on Global Cancer with the NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) on May 9, 2014 | ||