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
View recording HERE
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
View recording HERE
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
View recording HERE
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
View Recording HERE
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