Global Health Events
In an effort to fulfill our mission to advance global cancer research, the Center for Global Health (CGH) sponsors and participates in a number of global health events for both national and international audiences. Although events vary by region and topic, they all focus on the open exchange of scientific knowledge.
Upcoming Events
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The Jordan Breast Cancer Program: A Comprehensive National Approach to Breast Cancer Control
In this seminar, Mrs. Nisreen Qatamish will highlight the Jordan Breast Cancer Program as a national model for comprehensive breast cancer control, emphasizing its holistic approach to awareness, early detection, and diagnosis and the program’s role in shaping best practices for breast cancer control.
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What a Real-World Cervical Cancer Screening Program Can Teach Us: Applying Implementation Science at the US-Mexico Border
In this seminar, Dr. María Fernández will discuss how the Leveraging Implementation Science to Optimize Strategies for Cancer Control (LISTOS for Cancer Control) program, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded U54 Center, applied implementation science frameworks and processes to evaluate and strengthen a government-sponsored cervical cancer control program in Mexico. Drawing on Mexico's Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) Maquiladora Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Screening Program, which provides HPV self-sampling to underserved women working in manufacturing plants along the United States–Mexico border, Dr. Fernández will describe factors that influenced program adoption, implementation, sustainability, and follow-up completion.
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Building Caregiver Education Together: A Multimedia Approach to Childhood Cancer Care in Tanzania
In this seminar, Dr. Kristin Schroeder and Dr. Erica Samson Sanga will describe how input from caregivers, community members, and healthcare providers across Tanzania informed the development of a culturally appropriate multimedia caregiver education program for childhood cancer. They will discuss lessons learned during intervention development, early implementation, and the potential for integrating digital caregiver education into routine pediatric oncology care in Tanzania and other low-resource settings.
Past Global Health Events
See a listing of past meetings and events sponsored by CGH.