ISC

Virtual Global Health & Innovation Conference
2023-04-27 08:00 - 2023-04-28 17:00 (America/New_York)
An annual event that dives deep into bold ideas, transformative innovation, and responsible global engagement. Bringing together those who are collectively transforming organizations and inspiring communities.

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Congress
2023-04-24 08:00 - 2023-04-27 17:00
The ISPO 19th World Congress will offer a high-quality scientific program in Guadalajara, Mexico. At the same time, companies from all continents will present their latest products and innovations in the international exhibition.

The World Congress theme The Art and the Science brings together two important aspects of prosthetic, orthotic and mobility care. The Art can refer to elite craftsmanship and clinical experience that is applied when providing appropriate services for assistive technology consumers. Art can also relate to the personalization and artistic aspects of device design that incorporates the user’s personality and feelings, moving an assistive device beyond just a piece of technology. The Science incorporates innovation, evidence, and knowledge translation across the spectrum of prosthetic, orthotic and mobility services to enable end-users to receive appropriate services at the right time, the right place, and the right cost.

Global Health at a Crossroads: Equity, Climate Change and Microbial Threats
2023-04-13 08:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00 | Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C.
On April 5, the Implementation Science Collaborative will be hosting a virtual session from 9 a.m. to noon EST entitled: Enhancing capacity for global implementation science: informing more responsive, equitable, inclusive, and effective curricula and training approaches. Join a range of experts from public health training institutions, implementation, and policy-oriented organizations along with those who support IS partnerships across the globe, to explore IS capacity development opportunities, their utility, and availability across contexts and for different audiences. Register for this session here.

About the conference: The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is honored that two academic organizations will hold their annual meetings in partnership with CUGH 2023. The Berlin-based, M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centres, Universities, and National Academies through the Inter-Academy Partnership (IAP) will run their annual, international World Health Summit conference. The Association of Academic Health Centers International (AAHCI) will hold their annual Global Innovation Forum at CUGH 2023. Convening these three meetings together is a first. It is an unprecedented opportunity to share knowledge and build new and enduring partnerships amongst individuals who may never have met to address the global health challenges before us.

Note: Virtual satellite sessions will be held April 3-7, 2023.

International Seating Symposium
2023-04-13 08:00 - 2023-04-15 17:00
Pre-conference workshops begin April 12. More details to be announced soon!

Commission on Population & Development
2023-04-10 08:00 - 2023-04-14 17:00

Safeguarding in Child Protection Summit
2023-03-28 08:00 - 2023-03-30 17:00
The Safeguarding in Child Protection Systems Summit aims to shed light on the state of child safeguarding within child protection systems around the world.

It will be a platform for different actors, international and local, to engage and network, facilitating mutual learning through the exchange of experience, resources, and best practices. The speakers will discuss some of the most pressing challenges and barriers to achieving the advance of effective child safeguarding across national systems, and present possible solutions. This conference will be a ground-breaking tool and resource that will strengthen child protection systems worldwide.

East Central and Southern Africa Health Community's 13th Best Practices Forum & 71st Health Ministers Conference
2023-02-05 08:00 - 2023-02-07 17:00 | Avani Lesotho Hotel and Casino
The Conference will bring together Ministers of Health, Permanent/Principal Secretaries, Senior Officials from Ministries of Health, Experts, Researchers, Heads of Health Training Institutions and diverse Collaborating Partners in the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) region and beyond. The meeting will be organized in three parts:

· The Best Practices Forum; Feb. 5-6, 2023· The Directors Joint Consultative Committee; Feb. 7, 2023· The Health Ministers Conference; Feb. 8-9 2023

This year’s theme is “Stronger health system post COVID-19 for attainment of universal health coverage in the ECSA Region.” The conference aims to address the challenges and opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to the healthcare system and to discuss strategies for building a stronger and more resilient healthcare system in the ECSA region.

Webinar: Using Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) Data and Processes to Accelerate National Action to Protect Children
2023-01-24 09:00 - 10:00
This marks the first webinar in the Implementation Science Collaborative’s “Evidence to Policy Webinar Series: Protecting Children from Violence.” This upcoming webinar will have a global focus while subsequent episodes will examine the contexts of East and Southern Africa and Central and Latin America regions. The series will be co-hosted by Together for Girls; East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community; Universidad de los Andes; and University Research Co. with support from USAID’s Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project. With leadership from Together for Girls, this first webinar will focus on the findings from the recently published landscape analysis on “Using Data to Inform National Efforts to End Violence Against Children: Country Experiences and Lessons following Violence against Children and Youth Surveys.” A panel, moderated by Daniela Ligiero, CEO and Executive Director of Together for Girls, will highlight key findings and recommendations, and include commentary from country and survivor representatives.

Audience: Global and country level organizations (government; civil society, donor, academic, policy, survivors)

ModeratorDaniela Ligiero, PhD, is a long-time advocate for social justice. For over 20 years, she has focused on sexual violence, violence against children, gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. She is currently the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Together for Girls, a global partnership dedicated to ending violence against children, especially sexual violence against girls. The partnership includes five UN agencies, the governments of the United States and Canada, several private sector organizations and more than 20 country governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, working together to generate comprehensive data and solutions to this public health and human rights epidemic. Dr. Ligiero also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.

Presenters

Kathleen Cravero, PhD, is co-director of the Center for Immigrant, Refugee and Global Health at the City University of New York (CUNY). Before joining CUNY, Dr. Cravero spent 25 years working for the United Nations. Her UN positions included: Assistant Secretary General for Conflict Prevention and Recovery, Deputy Executive Director for UNAIDS, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Burundi and UNICEF Representative in Uganda. After leaving the UN, Dr. Cravero served for 10 years as President of Oak Foundation, a private grant-making foundation based in Geneva. Promoting women’s rights and ending violence against women and children has been a priority in every assignment she has taken on. This theme continues in her present position on the leadership team of a USAID-funded project to improve the scope and impact of national Violence Against Children Surveys.

Greta Massetti, PhD, is the branch chief of the Field Epidemiology and Prevention Branch and a senior epidemiologist in the Division of Violence Prevention of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. In this role, Dr. Massetti leads the division’s efforts to address the global burden of violence against children and youth. She serves as the lead for the global Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) to determine the magnitude, epidemiology, and health impacts of violence against children in multiple countries. Dr. Massetti collaborates with CDC global partners, including WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank, USAID, PEPFAR, and Together for Girls, to increase the availability of scientific data on the topics of Adverse Childhood Experiences, violence against children, gender-based violence, and related health consequences.

Discussants

Arturo Harker Roa, PhD, is the director of IMAGINA, an applied research center at Universidad de los Andes that produces and disseminates evidence for the design and implementation of interventions, strategies and public policies to promote the well-being of children and youth. He is interested in understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences, such as exposure to violence and forced displacement; collaborating in the design and evaluation of interventions that mitigate this impact, and identifying and promoting practices that improve health, education and protection systems. He is a faculty affiliate and advisory board member of the Child Protection and Care Learning Network, an Honorary Fellow at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh UK, and a member of the INSPIRE Working Group on Violence Prevention.

Vivienne Mang’oli is Principal Children Officer-Directorate of Children Services with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in Kenya. With over 12 years of professional experience in child rights protection, programming and advocacy, Mang’oli has been intimately involved in the formulation and implementation of child policies and plans including the National Prevention and Response Plan (2019-2023) on ending violence against children. She is currently the lead technical officer on Ending Violence Against Children in Kenya. Mang’oli’s passion for child protection springs from the deep sense of purpose she has established in her vocation, primarily motivated by her belief in the inherent nobility and duty domiciled in children and childcare.

Samantha Ski, PhD, is a Senior Implementation Research Scientist with University Research Co., LLC (URC). Since 2016 she has been on the technical team for USAID’s HEARD Project, serving as technical focal point for HEARD’s portfolios focused on Protecting Children from Violence, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, and Program Evaluation. Dr. Ski has managed HEARD’s efforts to support countries that have carried out a Violence Against Children and Youth Survey as well as implementing data-informed action plans and strategies to end violence against children.

Science of Implementation & Dissemination Conference
2022-12-11 08:00 - 2022-12-14 17:00 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
This year’s theme, (Re)Building Better Systems: Being Proactive, Nimble, and Responsive, will build upon lessons learned about rapidly changing community health and clinical settings to envisioning new models for conducting D&I science that respond to the shifting needs of diverse systems and populations, and use flexible and rigorous methodologies to anticipate challenges and ongoing change. To make large-scale gains in health at a population level, we must consider the integration of scientific discoveries within varied contexts and populations, in the face of dynamic evidence, competing demands, and diverse stakeholder priorities.

ISWP Training Webinar Series by Experts #6
2022-11-10 11:00 - 12:00
Inviting all clinicians, technicians, students and community workers who are in any way involved in wheelchair service provision to join a free webinar on Thursday, November 10 at 11:00 am EST/ 4:00 pm GMT, hosted by the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP). Jean Anne Zollars, PT, DPT, MA from USA who is the author of “Special Seating: An Illustrated Guide, 2nd edition”, published in 2010 will be presenting on the topic, “Five Common Seating Problems and Possible Solutions.” Click here to RSVP.

Collecting, Analysing and Using Data on Children with Disabilities - Cohort 2￼
2022-11-07 21:00 - 2022-11-17 21:00 | Virtual Event
This two-week virtual training workshop is intended to build capacity for the collection, analysis, monitoring and reporting of data on children with disabilities. The training is intended primarily for representatives of National Statistical Offices, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and others working on data collection, analysis and dissemination. The sessions will be delivered in a virtual live format via Zoom.

If you are interested, kindly register by 1 October 2022.

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo
2022-11-06 08:00 - 2022-11-09 17:00
The Implementation Science Collaborative is pleased to announce that an abstract detailing one of the Advancements in Postpartum Hemorrhage Care (APPHC) implementation research studies was accepted as an oral presentation at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting and expo, Nov. 6-9, 2022, in Boston, Mass. A collaboration with Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and PRONTO International, it focuses on a mentor-led, simulation-based intervention for providers and is featured as part of a maternal health session in the international program. The session titled, “Pivoting in the context of COVID-19: Hybrid training for nurse mentors to conduct simulation activities to improve the management of obstetric emergencies in Malawi” will be presented by Alisa Jenny, Technical Director at UCSF.

Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2022)
2022-10-31 08:00 - 2022-11-04 17:00
The Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2022) will be held in Bogotá, Colombia. HSR2022 will welcome around 2,000 delegates and the ISC team will be actively participating.

Global Health Practitioner Conference (CORE Group)
2022-10-03 08:00 - 2022-10-05 17:00
GHPC22 aims to: ADVANCE technical learning and collaboration.. CHALLENGE historical trends in global health operations, funding, power, and implementation.

Strengthening Maternal Mental Health in Special Populations: Implementation Challenges and Opportunities
2022-09-21 09:00 - 10:00
Please join us for the next webinar in the MHPSS series on, “Strengthening Maternal Mental Health in Special Populations: Implementation Challenges and Opportunities” on September 21 at 9am EST / 1pm GMT.

Webinar Overview: This webinar will present implementation strategies for providing depression care and psychosocial support to vulnerable mothers in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting key findings and lessons learned from the Baby Friendly Spaces program for refugee mothers in Bangladesh and the Maternal Depression Treatment in HIV (M-DEPTH) program for HIV-infected pregnant women in Uganda. An expert panel will provide perspectives on important challenges in the field and outline opportunities to advance maternal mental health care for special populations.

SVRI Annual Forum 2022
2022-09-19 08:00 - 2022-09-23 17:00
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum is the largest global, abstract-driven research and advocacy conference on violence against women, violence against children, and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality. It brings together researchers, funders, practitioners, policymakers, activists, and survivors every two (to three) years to connect, learn and share.

USAID’s HEARD/ISC project is directly supporting two presentations: “The Power of Data to Action: Country Experiences and Lessons Following Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS)” and “Improving Wellbeing and Parenting Practices Among Refugees in Uganda: Effectiveness of the Journey of Life Intervention.”

The “Power of Data to Action” presentation, given by Together for Girls, will highlight findings from the HEARD-conducted landscape analysis of country experiences with acting on VACS data. It will be delivered as part of a panel on violence against children on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. local time. From ISC’s mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) portfolio, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Uganda and Washington University in St. Louis will present on the Journey of Life intervention with a conflict-affected population living in Kiryandongo, Uganda. This is part of a panel on Parenting, Intimate Partner Violence and VAC on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2:30-4 p.m. local time.

Other HEARD/ISC partners presenting at SVRI include:

Universidad de los Andes “Violence Against Vulnerable Adolescent Mothers in Colombia: An Application of VACS in the Context of Extreme Adversity” Sept. 21, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Washington University in St. Louis “Impacts of a Whole-family Support Program on Violence Against Girls in Emergencies” Sept. 20, 11:30 – 1:00 p.m.

“’I never knew that my daughter has such a sense of humor!’: Exploring the Impact of a Family-focused, Gender-transformative Intervention on Adolescent Girls’ Well-being in a Humanitarian Context” Sept. 20, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

“Women and Girls’ Limited Freedom During COVID-19 in Iraq”Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

“COVID-19’s Impact on the Gender-based Violence Systems in Guatemala”Sept. 21, 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

“The Economic Burden of Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia”Sept. 22, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

“The Economic Costs of Violence Against Women: An Evidence Appraisal” Sept. 22, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

End Violence Lab and University of EdinburghWorkshop 12: “Young People & Participatory Methods”Sept. 19, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Makerere University “The association between Childhood Sexual violence and low education attainment among 18-24 young people in Uganda. Evidence from the National Violence Against Children (2018)” Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

“Risk Factors for Sexual Violence Among 13–17-year-old Girls in Uganda: Findings From the National Violence Against Children Survey” Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Population Council “Reducing Community-wide IPV: Lessons From Gender-transformative Program in Informal Settlements” Sept. 20, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Collecting, Analysing and Using Data on Children with Disabilities - Cohort 1
2022-07-11 08:00 - 2022-07-21 08:00 | Virtual Event
This two-week virtual training workshop is intended to build capacity for the collection, analysis, monitoring and reporting of data on children with disabilities. The training is intended primarily for representatives of National Statistical Offices, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and others working on data collection, analysis and dissemination. The sessions will be delivered in a virtual live format via Zoom.

If you are interested, kindly register by 19 June 2022.

16 International Conference on Urban Health. ICUH 2022
2022-06-23 12:00 - 2022-06-24 17:00 | Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

ECSA-HC Abstracts Submission. Open until 31st May 2022.
2022-05-31 08:00 - 17:00
Call for Abstracts

ECSA-HC invites submission of abstracts for best practices and scientific papers that are relevant to the conference theme and sub themes. The scientific papers and best practices should consist of case studies and evidence based programme experiences that are innovative, unique or have added value and new thinking in health. The papers will form the basis for the recommendations that will be presented to the Health Ministers for further deliberation and adoption as resolutions. From the accepted abstracts, some best practices and scientific papers will be selected to undergo further review and validation and thereafter published for wider dissemination in the region. Abstracts submission is open until 31stMay 2022. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified on or before 10th June 2022. Kindly prepare your abstracts using the Abstract Submission Form provided below and submit through email abstracts@ecsahc.org.

FIGO conference (APPHC panel): Advancements in Postpartum Hemorrhage Care: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Obstetric Emergencies and PPH
2022-05-16 08:00 - 17:00
FIGO Webinars

In early 2020, FIGO began to develop a series of free webinars, with the aim of bringing together the global community of women’s health experts, advocates, early-career and frontline health professionals.

Completed – MHPSS Webinar Series – Accelerating Evidence to Use in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Policy and Programming – 3 May 2022
2022-05-03 08:00 - 12:00
This webinar will feature a discussion around uptake of evidence-based MHPSS interventions and recommendations. It will focus on examples from Africa, highlighting current policy directions and lessons learned from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Depression and Primary Care Partnership for Effectiveness-Implementation Research Project (SMART-DAPPER). A panel representing diverse stakeholder perspectives will remark on how we can accelerate the translation of evidence into more effective policies and programs for MHPSS.

Incase you missed the webinar, you can still watch the full video.

Global Maternal and Newborn Health – April 2022 collective (Align MNH)
2022-04-04 08:00 - 2022-04-06 17:00
These engaging regional dialogues represented a unique opportunity to amplify the voices from Africa and Asia exploring strategies to move respectful care into practice, drawing on current evidence and country experiences. Panelists from diverse vantage points, from advocacy to health systems to research, came together to reflect on what is needed to ensure that respectful maternal and newborn care becomes a reality for all.

Consortium of Universities of Global Health’s 13th Annual Global Health Conference
2022-03-22 08:00 - 17:00
Join ISC’s satellite session: Implementation Science Field Building Collaboratives in Global Health: Strategies to build policy, program and project implementation capacity. To learn more go here: https://www.cugh2022.org/satellite-session-10.
