Ill with Illness: Economic, Social and Security Barriers to the Provision of Global Health

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Thursday, March 26th, 2015 – Friday, March 27th, 2015

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Thursday, March 26, 20154:30PM - 7:30PMThe Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs - 1 Devonshire Place
Friday, March 27, 20158:30AM - 4:30PMThe Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs - 1 Devonshire Place
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Munk Graduate Student Conference

Description

The Munk Graduate Student Conference (MGSC) is run collaboratively by students in the Master of Global Affairs Program and the Master in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies. An internationally recognized centre of excellence, the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto brings together leading experts and dedicated students to engage across disciplines as they tackle global problems. It is in the spirit of collaborative study and civic engagement that the MGSC presents this year’s theme of “Ill with Illness: Economic, Social and Security Barriers to the Provision of Global Health“.

AGENDA:

THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2015

4:30 –5:00pm
Registration
Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place

5pm – 6pm
Keynote Address
The Honorable Stephen Lewis, Founder & Co-Director of AIDS-Free World

FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH 2015

8:30 – 9:00am
Registration
Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place

Morning Panels

9:00 – 10:30am

Under Isolation: Vulnerable Populations & Social Barriers to the Provision of Global Health
(Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility)
&
Opening the Medicine Cabinet: Economic Limitations on Public Health Provision
(Room 108 North)

10:30 – 10:45am
Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00pm
Breakout Sessions

Comparative Case Study: Healthcare Systems of China, Taiwan & South Korea and the Implications for Population Health
(Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility)
&
Working Group: Developing Interventions for Socially Marginalized Demographics
(Room 108 North)

12:00 – 1:00p
Lunch

Afternoon Panel

1:00 – 2:30pm
Global Health Security – Understanding the Success & Failures of International Intervention within Global Health
(Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility)

2:30 – 2:45pm
Coffee Break

2:45 – 4:00pm
Breakout Session

Global Health Security Simulation
(Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility)

4:00 – 4:30pm
Closing Remarks (Speaker TBD)

Main Sponsor

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Co-Sponsors

Master of Global Affairs Program

Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Asian Institute

Collaborative Master's in Asia Pacific Studies

Trudeau Centre for Peace, Conflict and Justice

Comparative Program of Health and Society

Harney Program in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies

School of Graduate Studies


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