11th Global Forum
11th Global Forum
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.
