Global Health Group Events

Washington State Refugee and Immigrant Conference

This year the conference has added a special set of workshops to build capacity among medical providers to serve the refugee population. The presenters are well known in the field of refugee health and come ready to share their knowledge, answer questions, and engage in lively discussion.

The health workshops include:

---Refugee Screening
---Supporting Refugee Women around Child-Bearing
---Treating Refugee Children
---Refugee Mental Health
---Chronic Disease Management & Preventive Medicine for Refugees
---Medication Adherence and Cross-Cultural Work with Pharmacies
---In our own words - Finding common ground between medical beliefs and practices
---Culture Matters for HIV Testing and Counseling
---Where do we go from here? - Building strategies, Sharing Resources, Next Steps

The health workshops compliment other workshops including youth-education, employment, housing and more. It is our hope that attendees will not only choose to attend the health workshops, but also attend other workshops so that they may have a better connection to, and appreciation of, our communities' rich and diverse refugee population and service providers.

You may choose to register online at http://sites.google.com/site/refugeeimmigrantconference/

The conference is low cost ($55) and there are plenty of scholarships available.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact:
Beth Farmer, MSW
International Counseling & Community Services 4040 S 188th St., #200 Seattle, WA 98188
206-816-3252
Fax: 206-838-2680

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Transcending Global Health Barriers: Education & Action
a co-production of:
• 18th Annual GHEC Conference &
• 7th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference

April 3 – 5, 2009
Hosted at: University of Washington Husky Union Building (HUB) Seattle, Washington, USA
Dates: April 3-5, 2009

April 3, 2009 Pre-conference Assembly | Scaling Up Global Health Education & Training Special Student Event | Global Health Career Clinic and Resource Fair
April 4 – 5, 2009 Themed Program | Transcending Global Health Barriers: Education & Action Keynotes, Plenaries, Abstract Presentations, Poster Presentations, Topic Tables, Resource Fair continues, Awards, more…

On April 3, 2009, Cocktail Reception at the Seattle Burke Museum
On April 4, 2009, Student/Faculty Mixer sponsored in part by The Lancet

Register Soon! Conference seating is limited and hotel rooms fill quickly (GHEC has blocked rooms at the Watertown Hotel and University Inn in Seattle). More information about the conference schedule, registration and hotel accommodations available at: www.globalhealthedu.org.

Download conference information sheet here.