Month: November 2019

  Assistant Director of Programs Elina Urli Hodges represents IiH and GHIC this week at the 2019 World Conference on Access to Medical Products–Achieving the SDGs 2030 in New Delhi, India. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, government of India, along with the World Health Organization is hosting the event Nov. 19-21. Public health stakeholders from around the world are meeting to exchange ideas on how to achieve WHO’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This ambitious global agenda aimed at ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages is in keeping with the goals of IiH and GHIC in ending health disparities worldwide. We are excited to participate in the conference and look forward to sharing lessons learned with our innovators and funders.   http://ow.ly/tmKx50xg4IL

Duke Global Health Innovation Center's Arthur Huang, Senior Manager of Programs, and Krishna Udayakumar, Director, welcomed Beijing Anding Hospital leaders to Duke University on November 11 for the start of a two-week Hospital Leadership training. This program includes presentations on clinical research, hospital IT and informatics, safety and quality, strategic human resource management, patient care, strategic management practices, quality improvement, leadership development, and patient safety. Presenters include: Ted Pappas, MD, Vice Dean for Medical Affairs, Duke University School of Medicine, Distinguished Professor of Surgical Innovation, Duke University Chief, Division of Advanced Oncologic and GI Surgery Lisa Pickett, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medicine, Duke University, and Chief Medical Officer and Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon, Duke University Hospital Jonathan G. Bae, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Patient Safety…