Preliminary Scientific Programme

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OUTLINE

June 24 the sessions will take place in room  Salle OPERA
June 25 through 27, all sessions will take place in Auditorium Marcel Jenny
Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève

 


WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2015

07:00  - 09:00 Registration
08:00 – 16:30 International Quality Improvement Collaborative, IQCI, Learning Session , Salle Opera,
08:00 – 08:10 Introduction
08:10 – 09:45 IQCI Data Reporting
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:15 TBD
11:15 – 12:00 TBD
12:00 – 13:00 Luncheon
13:00 – 13:30 Plenary
13:30 – 14:45 IQIC Partner Hospital Experience Sharing
14:45 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 16:15 TBD
16:15 – 16:30 Wrap up
19:00 Dinner for participants in IQIC learning session





THURSDAY, June 25, 2015

07:30 -  17:30   Registration
09:00 – 09:30   Opening 11th Global Forum
09:30 – 11:30  
Session 1

How to strengthen health care for people with cardiovascular disease in low and middle income countries?

11:30  – 12:30 Welcome reception, Foyer Marcel Jenny
12:30 – 14:30
Session 2

Measurement of Quality and Outcomes in Cardiac Medicine in low- and middle income countries.

14.30 – 15:00 Coffee break Foyer Marcel Jenny
15:00 – 17:30
Session 3

Various types of successful projects – how to achieve sustainability?

   
  Evening free
 




 
FRIDAY, June 26, 2015

07:30 – 18:00 Registration
08:30 – 10:30
Session 4

The Global Heart Network Platform, GHN

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break Foyer Marcel Jenny
11:00 – 13:00
Session 5

Rheumatic Heart Disease/ Screening programs

13:00 – 14:00 Luncheon
14:00 – 15:30
Session 6

Free papers

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break Foyer Marcel Jenny
16:00 – 18:00
Session 7

Nursing empowerment

19:30 Faculty dinner, Hotel Mandarin Oriental (by invitation only)
   
  Evening free

 



SATURDAY, June 27, 2015

08:00 – 12:30 Registration
09:00 – 10:30
Session 8

Continued education and training

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break Foyer Marcel Jenny
11:00 – 12:00
Session 9

South-south collaboration

12:00 – 12:15 Conclusion and Closure 11th Global Forum

 



 
USEFUL INFORMATION


Venue:
Marcel Jenny Hall, University Hospital of Geneva
rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
 
Telephone:
+41 22 3727625 (secretariat Professor Kalangos)
 
Welcome reception:
offered by the Republic and Canton of Geneva


 
Global Forum on Humanitarian medicine in cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Objective: To serve as a discussion forum between Governments, International Organizations, Pharmaco- technical industry, Humanitarian Support Foundations and NGO’s providing humanitarian cardiac medicine in developing countries. The Global Forum furthermore places emphasis on health education, research and quality improvement as vehicles for local capacity building in the South.
Target audience: The Global Forum will be of interest to doctors specializing in cardiac care, medical professionals, hospital administrators, non-profit NGO’s involved with providing cardiac services, the pharmaco-technical   industry   with   products   used   in   cardiac   medicine,   governments,   international organizations and various aid agencies.
Exhibits: Medical supply and pharmaceutical companies are welcome to display their products and NGO’s are welcome to display information about their organizations. Exhibits are offered to organizations that contribute to the Global Forum meeting.