Global Health News

Dates: June 4-6, 2015
Location: Toronto, Canada

The North American Refugee Health Conference is recognized as the premier conference for those who work with refugee populations. 

Health professionals and experts from many disciplines, will meet to discuss the best health practices, challenges for optimal care, research and advocacy for the refugee patient population both pre and post migration. The latest research on refugee health issues will be profiled as both novices and experts share ideas with local and international colleagues.

Major Themes

• Screening of Refugees
• Vaccination
• Malaria
• Tuberculosis
• HIV
• Nutrition
• Evidence Based Guidelines
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Women’s Reproductive and Obstetrical Health Issues
• Youth Mental Health
• Refugee Health Perspectives
• Research
• Children’s Health Issues
• Global Refugee Health and Migration Settlement

Keynote Speakers

Phillip Berger MD
Medical Director, Inner City Health Program
St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto ON
John S. Brownstein PhD
Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
Martin Cetron MD
Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Atlanta GA
Brian Gushulak MD
Migration Health Consultants, Inc., Vancouver BC
Christa Johnson-Agbakwu MD, MSC, FACOG
Founder & Director, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic
Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix AZ
Arthur Kim MD
Director, Viral Hepatitis Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA
Curi Kim MD, MPH
Director, Division of Refugee Health
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Center for Disease Control, Atlanta GA
Meb Rashid MD
Medical Director, Crossroads Clinic, Toronto ON
Paul Speigel MD
Medical Doctor & Senior Manager, UNHCR
Geneva Switzerland
Patricia Walker MD, DTM&H
Medical Director
HealthPartners Center for International Health
St. Paul MN
Kate Yun MD, MHS
PolicyLab, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia PA

For more information please visit the conference website.