By Emily Rogers
Got Stress? A Discussion on Self-Care
Dimple Mirchandani (SPH’15), current E3! Ambassador for the The White House Asian American and Pacific Islanders, in collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health Students for Quality Health Care (SQHC) is proud to present a panel discussion with global health and mental health professionals. The discussion will focus on mental health for Asian American and Pacific Islanders along with education, public service, and immigration via topics such as “de-stress and distress”. The event will also highlight resources for students and tips during final exams. Come join this discussion on Monday, November 16th, BU Medical Campus – Room L311, 5-5:50 PM. Food and light refreshments will be provided.
For any questions or concerns, please contact Dimple Mirchandani at: dimplem1@bu.edu
“Research on Tap” Event: Combatting Disease, Pursuing Cures: Infectious Diseases Research at BU
Combatting Disease, Pursuing Cures: Infectious Diseases Research at BU
November 11, 2015 | Questrom 426/428, 595 Commonwealth Avenue
4:00-6:00 pm
Hosted by Ronald Corley, Professor and Chair, Microbiology, and Director, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL)
BU infectious disease experts are at the forefront of research of illnesses that are – or have the potential to become – major public health concerns. Learn about the cutting edge diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments these faculty are developing to contain the pathogens that threaten our health and hear about how BU researchers are working towards extending our life expectancy and increasing overall health.
Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to help us best plan this event
This event is part of the series, “Research on Tap.” These gatherings, each organized by a different faculty member, bring together groups of BU researchers focused on a specific topic. Each participant will present a three-minute micro-talk on his/her work. Attend these wine-and-cheese receptions to network with your colleagues and perhaps meet your next research collaborator.
“Research on Tap” events are for faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars.
Film Screening and Discussion: The Life Equation
SPH students are invited to the following event co-sponsored by the Office of Enrichment and Global Health Equity Program (GHEP) at BUSM.
Big data is coming to global health.
But who should decide who lives and dies: doctors on the front lines or a mathematical formula?
Emmy-winning filmmaker Rob Tinworth will screen new clips from his current film ‘The Life Equation’ and discuss the ethics surrounding data-driven health care.
Monday, November 16, 2015
5:30 – 7 PM
L-210
Light refreshments
The project is funded by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and features stories from Nepal and Guatemala.
This event is part of International Education Week at B.U.
Jhpiego online training modules available to students
Jhpiego is excited to share with you its e-learning modules, developed under a partnership with UNFPA, Intel® and the World Health Organization! They are providing innovative training solutions and developing multimedia content for high-quality, globally endorsed e-learning modules that governments can use for health worker training. Module topics include:
- Family Planning for Frontline Health Workers
- Managing Post-abortion Care
- Bleeding after Birth for Frontline Health Workers
- Danger Signs in Pregnancy
- Essential Newborn Care
- Managing Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Managing Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
- Managing Prolonged and Obstructed Labor
- Managing Puerperal Sepsis
The modules are located on Jhpiego’s ReproLinePlus website (www.reprolineplus.org), which offers evidence-based resources for global health practice in areas such as Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Training and Education.
Jhpiego—Innovating to Save Lives
www.jhpiego.org
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Jhpiego—an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
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Baltimore, MD 21231-3492
Job Posting: Data Manager for Children Without Worms (CWW)
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Data Manager is responsible for providing technical support to the Children Without Worms (CWW) program, an international non-governmental public health program of the Task Force for Global Health, created as a partnership between Johnson & Johnson. CWW is financially supported by Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). CWW supports global efforts to reduce the burden of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in children who are at high-risk of infection and have limited access to safe and effective treatment.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Designs, implements, coordinates operational facets of a specific program and its related activities. Manages work plans that are designed to accomplish program goals and objectives, and implements changes for improvement and efficiency. Makes decisions on behalf of the program based on critical analyses of operational/statistical reports, financial data and budget forecasts, and outside trends and factors related to the program. May plan, administer or monitor the program's budget, financial management, and/or grants. Takes a leadership role on program-related committees and teams. May develop fund raising initiatives, including researching and identifying funding sources and writing and submitting grant proposals. Conducts program research and ensures that mandatory operational and statistical reports are fact-based and comply with regulations. Serves as liaison with other groups and organizations participating in the program or seeking knowledge of the program, and may write and give speeches/presentations at conferences, university functions, or before various boards. May supervise staff. Ensures that complete and accurate program records are kept and maintained. Performs related responsibilities as required.
All qualified candidates must apply through the Emory University career website.
Complete job description and application available online.
How to Create Powerful PPT Presentations: Understanding the Techniques Expected from Top Consulting Firms
Wednesday, Nov. 11th from 5-5:50pm, L-Building Room 206
This workshop is being facilitated by Kristen Apa Kremer, MPH, MA.
Kristen received her MPH from BUSPH in 2012 with a concentration in International Health. Kristen was selected for an Administrative Fellowship at BMC and currently serves as Manager of Patient Experience at Boston Medical Center.
All students welcome. No RSVP Necessary
Global Health Now publishes story by Pulitzer Fellow Claire Felter (COM)
CGHD, SPH, and the College of Communication (COM) have an ongoing partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in an effort to exchange knowledge and resources on global health and crisis reporting. Student applicants from SPH and COM are selected for a 6-8 week practicum during which they work in Washington, D.C. at the Pulitzer Center headquarters, then travel internationally (likely to a developing country) on a 2-3 week reporting trip mentored by professional journalists.
Image courtesy of Claire Elizabeth Felter
In addition to Claire's work, take a look at the stories from BU-Pulitzer fellows Pankaj Khadka and Kateri Donohoe. Kateri Donohoe from SPH presented last week on the CRC and is still in the production/writing phase, but her work on the female genital cutting in Mali promises to make a splash as she is really digging into the cultural and economic complexities of the practice including the perspective of traditional cutters.
Pulitzer ran a competition for a special HIV reporting Fellowship that will start during winter break. Rebecca Sananes from COM was one of the recipients and will be reporting on HIV in Cuba.
Interested in becoming a 2016 Pulitzer Fellow? Click here for more information or to apply.
Now Accepting Applications for 2016-2017 Global Health Corps Fellows!
Global Health Corps is a community of leaders united by the belief that health is a human right. GHC fellows are highly effective and empathetic systems thinkers with diverse backgrounds, expertise and stories.
During a yearlong paid fellowship, GHC fellows work in a range of critical roles within partner organizations on the front lines of health equity in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the US, and Zambia, developing as leaders and making an impact every day.
GHC is now recruiting for its 2016-2017 fellowship class. Are you in?
Strong fellowship candidates are high-potential young leaders with:
- A deep commitment to social justice
- Diverse skillsets and backgrounds
- The creativity to collaborate and problem solve
- The excellence to deliver results and the power to use your voice to shape the future of global health
GCH will select 160 talented young leaders to comprise the 2016-2017 class. These GHC fellows will join a community of nearly 600 changemakers worldwide.
Applications are open November 4, 2015 to February 2, 2016.
Start yours today!
New Class Available- Global Health 811: Applied Research Methods
GH811 is a recently developed course focused on data science methods for global health. The class is hands-on and will equip students with practical skills that employers are looking for. This course is open to all students who’ve taken both introductory biostatistics and epidemiology (EP713 and BS704).
Course Overview
In this course we focus on building skills in data, tools and methods for carrying out global health research. The class will introduce you to all stages of the research pipeline, from asking interesting questions to conducting a literature review, data collection, analysis, crafting an effective research paper and communicating results.
Additional class details available at http://sites.bu.edu/gh811/.
Contact Andrew Stokes with questions or for more information.
