May  3, 2023
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“Mental Health Issues Among the Rohingya Population in Bangladesh”

Helal Mohiuddin, PhD
North South University, Bangladesh

Rahana Parvin, MBBS
Medglobal, Bangladesh

View recording HERE.

April 5, 2023
UIC Global Health Colloquium
World Health Day
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“The Impact of War on Health, Human Rights, and the Environment”

Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Author of the book “From Horror to Hope: Recognizing and Preventing the Health Impacts of War”
Past President, American Health Association

View recording HERE.

March 1, 2023
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

Assessing the role of the lived environmental on health of marginalized populations in low-income settings

Matthew Freeman, PhD, MPH
Professor, Environmental Health
Emory University

View recording HERE.

February 1, 2023
UIC Global Health Colloquium

12:30pm – 1:45pm

“LGBTQ Health in the Arab World; The Case for Lebanon”

Sarah Abboud, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nursing Science
College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago

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December 7, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium

12:30pm – 1:45pm

“Love and Freedom:  Towards Integrated Social, Structural and Behavioral Approaches to HIV Prevention Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Ghana, West Africa”

LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN
Associate Dean for Global Affairs & Planetary Health
Independence Foundation Professor and Associate Professor of Nursing, Yale School of Nursing

Dr. Nelson co-founded the Central and West Africa Implementation Science Alliance (CAWISA)—a collaboration of implementation scientists and implementing agencies from Cameroon, Congo, Ghana and Nigeria aimed to improve HIV related outcomes among adolescents the region. He is also leading implementation science efforts to reduce racial disparities in HIV incidence, treatment and viral suppression among African, Caribbean, and Black communities in Canada. His work in the US focuses on the use of multi-level (e.g., social/structural, behavioral, and clinical) interventions to reduce HIV infections among Black MSM.

View recording HERE 

November 2, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“Establishing a microbial antibiotic discovery program in northern Vietnam”

Brian T. Murphy, PhD
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
University of Illinois Chicago

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October 5, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

Ethamputol Optic Neuropathy in India
Peter MacIntosh, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago
Director Ophthalmology Service & Fellowship
Director Global Ophthalmology Fellowship
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

View recording HERE

September 7, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

Global Tuberculosis Prevention and Management
Lelia H. Chaisson, PhD, MSc
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Infections Disease
College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago

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May 4, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“Reimagining Mental Health Care for Refugees in Resettlement”
This symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to reflect on the state of the field of refugee mental health services and discuss challenges and opportunities to strengthen mental health and psychosocial service delivery for refugees resettled in the U.S.

Panelists include:

  • B. Heidi Ellis, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
  • Mary Bunn, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
  • Anne C. Richard, MA, Freedom House
  • Stevan Weine, MD, University of Illinois Chicago
  • Beth Farmer, International Rescue Committee
  • Haida Zarzour, LCPC, Syrian Community Leader and Advocate

View recording HERE

April 6, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium
World Health Day Event
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“Global Challenges in Reducing Maternal Mortality from Preeclampsia”
Irina Buhimschi, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director, Perinatal Research Laboratory
College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago

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March 2, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

Health Economics in Global Health Care: Beyond Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Leonardo Cubillos, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Global Mental Health Research
National Institute of Mental Health

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February 3, 2022
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

In recognition of World Cancer Day

“Challenges in Blood Cancer Treatment in Nepal”
Bishesh Pouydal, MD
Professor of Hematology, DM Hematology Coordinator and
Head Clinical Hematology ad Bone Marrow Transplant
Civil Service Hospital, Nepal, Kathmandu

View recording HERE

December 1, 2021
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“Viruses, Varients and Very Challenging Times: The Impact of COVID-19 on People with HIV”
Jason E. Farley, PhD, MPH, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, AACRN
Endowed Professor of Nursing Leadership and Innovation, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and
Clinical Core Co-Director, JHU Center for AIDS Research

View recording HERE

November 3, 2021
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“Global Pandemics Interconnected – Malnutrition and COVID-19 in Indonesia”
Vanessa Oddo, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Nutrition
College of Applied Health Sciences
University of Illinois Chicago

October 6, 2021
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

World Breast Cancer Awareness Month Event

Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: Time to Raise the Stakes

“Real time management of breast cancer in Africa: capacity building”
Omolara Fatiregun, MD
Clinical Oncologist, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)

“The benefits and challenges of breast cancer clinical trials in Nigeria” 
Abiola Ibraheem, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
Core Faculty, UIC Center for Global Health
University of Illinois College of Medicine

View recording HERE

September 1, 2021
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm“Funding vs. Financing Global WASH Interventions”
Samuel Dorevitch, MD, MPH
Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
UIC School of Public Health

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May 5, 2021 12:00 pm
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

“Building Service Capacity and Addressing Service Needs Among Refugees With Disabilities in Illinois”

Mansha Mirza, PhD, OTR/L, MSHSOR
Associate Professor, Dept of Occupational Therapy
College of Applied Health Sciences, UIC

Rooshey Hasnain, Ed.D., MA.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Disability and Human Development (DHD)
UIC Program in Rehabilitation Sciences

View recording  HERE

April 7, 2021 12:00 pm
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“History, Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health”
David Peters, MD, PhD
Professor, Health Systems Division
Edgar Berman Chair in International Health
Director, Alliance for a Healthier World

March 3, 2021 12:00 pm
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

“Description of the Healthcare System in Israel: Implications for COVID Response”
Gabi Bin Nun, MA
Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
UIC School of Public Health Visiting Scholar*

*The SPH Visiting Scholar in Israeli Studies Program is kindly subsidized by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

February 3 2021
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

“Global Surgery and Health Equity: Current Priorities and Future Directions”
Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc, FACS, FAAP
Director of Global Surgery and Health Equity, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco

December 2, 2020 12:00 pm
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00pm – 1:15pm

“Decolonizing Global Health Education”
Q.G. Eichbaum, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

November 4, 2020 12:00 pm
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Topic: COVID and Essential Workers
Gerry Eijkeman, MD, MPH
Unit Chief, Health Promotion and Social Determinants, PAHO

October 7, 2020 12:00 pm
UIC Global Health Colloquium
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

“Surfacing Up: Psychiatry and Social Order in Colonial Zimbabwe”
Lynette Jackson, PhD
Gender and Women’s Studies; and African American Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago