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3rd Alma Mata Conference

Added by: Gemma Cubbin | Starts on: Saturday 24 November 2007 at 18:24 | Ends on: Sunday 25 November 2007 at 18:24

3rd Alma Mata Conference

Global Health Directions 3: Commercialisation and Health

Alma Mata Global Health Conference and International Health Careers Fair Saturday 24th & 25th November 2007 UCL Institute of Child Health, London

Tickets are now available online for the third Alma Mata conference and International Health Careers Fair!

Interested in a career in global health?

Join us for a weekend of world class speakers and workshops discussing major global health issues, followed by our first International Health Careers Fair. Please visit the conference website, http://www.almamata.net/conference, or see below for more details.

The Agenda

The conference will open with a plenary exploring the influence of commercialisation on the NHS and health systems worldwide. We look forward to an exciting range of speakers discussing the positive and negative aspects of this increasingly critical issue. The afternoon will focus on more specific aspects of commercialisation, such as the effect of global trade institutions on health, Global Public Private Partnerships, and pharmaceutical companies and access to medicines.

Speakers already confirmed include:

Dr Julian Tudor Hart - Swansea, UK. Author of The Political Economy of Health Care. http://www.juliantudorhart.org/

Professor Maureen Mackintosh - Open University International Development Centre, UK http://idc.open.ac.uk/people/biographies/maureen_mackintosh.html Mr David Price - Centre for International Public Health Policy, Edinburgh, UK http://www.publicpolicynetwork.ed.ac.uk/health/dprice.html

Dr Anna Holzscheiter - Center for Transnational Relations and Security Policy, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany http://www.atasp.de/de/team/mitarbeiter.php?id=12

International Health Careers Fair

A host of organisations offering careers advice and opportunities will be present for this major Careers Fair aimed at all health professionals and allied disciplines. This is a unique opportunity for everyone with an interest in global health to receive advice and information from NGOs, postgraduate training institutions and experts in relevant fields.

Alongside the fair, we will be hosting talks, discussions and Q+A sessions giving expert advice on the practicalities of how, where and when to further your global career plans.

Prices

Professionals - £45 (Members: £40) Students - £30 (Members: £25)

Membership is free and open to anyone with an interest in global health.

Tickets can be booked securely and immediately using Paypal.

Visit http://www.almamata.net/conference to book.

Alma Mata Global Health Network

Alma Mata was formed in 2005 with the aim of providing information on training, careers, education and research in global health. This is achieved in three main ways; the internet, publications and conferences. The website is the main resource and is managed and freely contributed to by our active membership. Please visit http://www.almamata.net.

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