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The Centre for International and Child Health (CICH) at BC Children’s Hospital and the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre are thrilled to announce the 5th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC23). GHC23 is an annual event bringing together a community of students, trainees, clinicians, researchers, and faculty from across health professions and disciplines to share knowledge.
Description: The Centre for International and Child Health (CICH) at BC Children’s Hospital and the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre are thrilled to announce the 5th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC23). GHC23 is an annual event bringing together a community of students, trainees, clinicians, researchers, and faculty from across health professions and disciplines to share knowledge.
When: Thursday, January 26, 2023 | 8:00 am – 1:00 pm PST
Where: In-person at BC Children’s Hospital’s Chan Centre for Family Health Education + Virtual
We hope that you will join us at GHC23 for a conversation on “Global Equity and Cancer Control” with conference co-Chairs Dr. Gina Ogilvie and Dr. Caron Strahlendorf. The conference will host a wide range of speakers from around the world, giving us the opportunity to re-examine cancer control from a global equity lens with a particular focus on the global cancer burden on children and women.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Simon Sutcliffe
Dr. Simon Sutcliffe (MD, FRCP, FRCP(C), FRCR) is a clinical oncologist (non-practicing), having been President & CEO of Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute (1994-1996) and the BC Cancer Agency (2000- 2009). He is currently the President of Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration, a non-profit Society and charitable foundation – a volunteer organization bridging the disparities in cancer control between the two worlds of the higher and lesser-resourced world.
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, M.D., is the director of the St. Jude Global program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and an executive vice president within the organization. He is also the chair of the Department of Global Pediatric Medicine and holds the Four Stars of Chicago Endowed Chair in International Pediatric Research. Rodriguez-Galindo led an institutional effort to become the first World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer. As part of this partnership, WHO and St. Jude are collaborating with other organizations on the Global Initiative in Childhood Cancer.
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Check out our website for more information: https://www.bcchr.ca/global-he
