On January 22, UCSF, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the Alliance are co-hosting the Bay Area launch of the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health report, “Global Health 2050: The Path to Halving Premature Death by Mid-Century.” This event will bring together Bay Area students, researchers, and other key stakeholders to explore the significant findings of the Lancet report, discuss next steps, and outline the priorities for follow-up studies.
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50 by 50: Halving Premature Deaths Globally by 2050 | A Bay Area Launch Event for the Lancet Global Health 2050 Report
On January 22, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Stanford University (Stanford), and the Bay Area Global Health Alliance are co-hosting the Bay Area launch of the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health report, “Global Health 2050: The Path to Halving Premature Death by Mid-Century.” This event will bring together Bay Area students, researchers, and other key stakeholders to explore the significant findings of the Lancet report, discuss next steps, and outline the priorities for follow-up studies.
Rx One Health Field Institute
The Rx One Health Field Institute at UC Davis is a transformative, field-based experiential learning opportunity focused on One Health core competencies for graduate students and early career professionals from all disciplines. Biodiverse and magnificent landscapes will provide a backdrop for immersive One Health learning! Through hands-on experiences, case studies, group discussions and field exercises, Rx One Health develops participants’ skills for addressing complex challenges using the One Health approach, which recognizes that the health of people, animals, and their environments are interconnected, and that problem solving to address complex challenges is best achieved through transdisciplinary collaboration.
RxOH 2025 will be held Sunday, June 22, 2025 – Saturday, July 5, 2025. Applications due January 31, 2025.
Mastering the Art of Evidence Synthesis: A Workshop on Systematic Reviews
Take a deep dive into the world of systematic reviews in this two-day interactive workshop from January 16-17, 2025 — Mastering the Art of Evidence Synthesis: A Workshop on Systematic Reviews. Designed for researchers and practitioners from disciplines including medicine, public health, and psychology, this workshop will walk you through the steps to craft a meticulous review protocol based on best practices in evidence-based decision-making. With hands-on practice, you’ll master the art of developing protocols tailored to your research questions and build the skills to conduct meta-analysis using real datasets. The workshop offers a thorough theoretical foundation and practical skills.
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Digital Health Week 2024: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Vaccine Education
Join Stanford Digital Medic, Maya Health Alliance, and UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences for an interactive online presentation to see their approach to improving HPV and routine vaccination rates in Indigenous Maya communities in Guatemala. You’ll discover how they used a human-centered design approach to gather insights from community members and health workers to create a culturally relevant, animated vaccine education video series. Learn how tailored and inclusive interventions can address barriers to immunization and equip communities with the information they need to make decisions for themselves and others.
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Artificial intelligence breakthroughs are ushering in new ways to individualize patient recommendations, augment diagnoses and aid in clinical decisions. Join Washington Post Live for conversations with top medical leaders from Stanford, UCSF, and UC Berkeley about how AI could transform the patient journey of the future and ways to improve transparency and trust in this new era of medicine.
IGHS Grand Rounds with CHESA (the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia)
The CHESA Global Health Equity Fellowship leverages UCSF resources and expertise to cultivate and mentor the next generation of global surgery and anesthesia leaders. For this Grand Rounds, CHESA will provide a brief overview of the fellowship program and highlight a project led by CHESA Fellow alumni Drs. Treasure Ibingira, Martha Namugga, and Caroline Stephens. Their initiative aims to reduce the mortality and morbidity of trauma in Uganda by improving education, strengthening care delivery, and mobilizing diverse stakeholders to build an integrated trauma system in the country.
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Global Health Security: The Intersection of Policy and Academia
Join The Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy for a virtual symposium to highlight potential areas of collaboration between U.S. schools of public health and the State Department to advance global health security and end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. This symposium provides opportunities for leaders of U.S. schools of public health to join in discussing future collaboration, with two main symposium topics: Panel 1: How Can Public Health Practitioners Influence Policy? and Panel 2: Global Public Health Institutions at the Intersection of Public Health and Diplomacy.
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