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Global Health & Humanitarian Summit

Fri. April 1st 7pm - Sun. April 3rd 5pm

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SPEAKER SESSIONS

SPEAKERS –ALPHABETIZED

ABSTON, Pippa III A-2ADAMS, Patch VIIIADEKANLA, Adetokunbo II A-2ADJEI, Rufai III A-3ADOLPH, Harold V C-4AHMAD, Alizeh VII A-5AJIBADE, Olaseni V B-6AMUNAU, Simon Peter I-B-5BALAKRISHNAN, Usha II A-1BANDYOPADHYAY, Sunandan IV B-5

BANKS, James I-A-6BARRY, Rochelle II-A-4 Ann

BASSARAB, Ann I B-10BEALL, Mary I-A-14BEALL, Meagan I-A-14BERCU, Daniel I-A-13BERG, Carla III A-7BERNARD, Jack II C-4

BHATTI, Amir Shahbaz I C-3BHATIA, Tasneem IV B-4BRIGHTWELL, Frank III C-2BIRGE, Jack III A-4BISHIKIRA, Yvan I-A-9BLACK, Chase IV C-13BREMNER , Dr. Doug II-B-8BOYCE, Raymond IV C-9BURRIS, James V B-5CARTER, Ethel Ware II A-11CASTEJON, Maria III C-3CENTRONE, Wayne III C-4CHAPMAN, Eddie III B-3CHOPRA, Quincy V B-7CHUNG, Andrew IV C-3CHUNG, Andy IV C-8CLEMENT, Rosemary III C-6COHEN, Sheldon I A-6



COLLIER, Martha II A-12CUNNINGHAM, Tim IV A-6DELGADO, Marina II-B-7DENLEA, Colin I-B-1DENNARD, Tina II-B-2

DENOFIO, Nancy II B-5DIALLO, Nel V A-13EDELKIND, Shula IV C-5EVANS, Jimiyu I-C-5FAIRCHILD, Charlotte III A-9FARHANGRAZI, Shadi II-A-2FINKELSTEIN, Marty IV B-1FIRESTONE, Melissa VI-AFLEMING, Shannon III A-8FUDDWHACKER, Buford P. IV A-2GLICK, John IV A-5

GLYNN, Erin I-B-7GONZALEZ, Amparo IV C-12GRANTHAM, Jerimiah V B-4GREEN-LAVIELLE, Annabel V A-12GRIFFIN, James P. Jr. III B-5GUNDERSEN, Jan VII A-1HANDRA, Kathy II-A-5HENDERSON, Susan III C-4HOUGENDOBLER, Daniel I B-9HUMPHREY, Dexter III B-4ISAAC, Shahbaz I C-3JAMISON, Michael IV B-5JOHNSON, Gina IV C-1JOHNSON, Linda IV C-7JOHNSON, Priscilla I-C-4JOSEPH-IMATORBHEBHE, Zizi I-A-4KAHN, Henry III A-1, VI-CKELLY, Ann III B-8KENNEDY, Ann I-A-11KING, Lorrie I B-8KLOSSNER, Audry V C-5LANCER, Bob IV B-2LEEDS, Ira V B-1LOPEZ-SALM, Alyse III B-1LONG, Ruth III C-5LOVE, Victor I-C-7LYON, Marshall V A-1MA’AT, Imani I-B-2MAGGI, Darius V C-2

MARTIN, Stephen V A-18MASON, Ross II-B-8MBABA, Victor V B-8MCMAHON, Mary III A-6MCRARY, J.D. VII A-2

MELLO, Felipe IV A-7MIGNON, Smith I-A-3MILLER, Mike II-A-7MUNKAELU, Mohammed Attiah,Junior I-B-4MURRAY, Deborah IV C-2MURRAY, Dennis II-B-1 II A-13NAICKER, Michelle I-A-2NELMS, Doris II C-6NFORBA, Tantoh I-B-3NGUYEN, Hiep IV A-1

NIXON, Otis II-A-12NNAJIOFOR, Ifeanyi Felix II C-3NYABADE, Gordon V C-3NYUNDO, Michael I-C-9O’BRIEN, Barbara IV A-4O’BRIEN, Marc IV A-4O’NEIL, Alison VII A-3OGHUMA, Dominic I-C-2OLAIFA, Olalekan V A-14OLIVEIRA, Luiza IV A-8OMONDI, Vincent V A-5ORONDO, Malachi I-A-12OWINGS, John - Brig Gen II-B-8PALOMEQUE, Francisco V A-10PATTERSON, Brad II-A-8, II-A-13PEJIK, Maki II-A-10PIA, Corina IV B-3PICKETT, De’Andre S. I-C-6POLLACK, Jonathan V C-1POWELL, Arthur III B-7RAMUCESSE, Jeremiah I A-5RANGANATHAN, Deepa V A-8RAVAGNANI, Roberto IV A-7REGO, Henrique IV A-8REECE, Roger IV A-2REICHART, Bill V A-9RICH, Anita V C-6ROBERTS, Michael – Col. II-B-8ROSER, Steven V A-6RUTLEDGE, Kenneth III C-7



SAKHARIA, Thayel III A-5SCANLON, Bob V C-2SCHLESINGER, Todd II C-5SCHMIDBAUER, Steven I-A-8SCIMECA, Michael IV B-6

SEHIC, Emir II-B-3SELIGSON, Fred IV A-2SHAH-JOSHI, Mona II-A-3SHANNON, Vernitia VI-ASLAVIN, David IV C-4SRIDHARAN, Anand V A-11SMIDDY, Joe V B-3SMITH, Don I-C-8STANKA, Jay V A-6STILLWACHS, Kimberly II C-8STRUNK, Sarah Rae V B-9

SUMITANI, Jeri II C-1THILTGEN, SteveTHURMAN, Sandra I-A-1THURSTON, Joanne II C-2TILLMAN, Brenda M. IV A-3, IV B-7

TIMCO, Kelly IV C-6TISNADO, Jaime V A-2, V C-7TYLER , Trisha VII A-4UGBEBOR, Osemenim I-A-15VALENTI, Rita III A-7

VANDALL, Frank III B-2VEAZIE, David I-B-6VERAZA, Rafael III A-6VERMA, Shaun, II C-7WALLACE, Lakeba IV C-11WANJAU, Samuel V A-4WATSON, Sarah V A-3WEST, Paulette V A-3WHYTE, Yolanda I-A-10WILKINSON, Bethanie IV C-10WILLIAMS, Pamela II-B-4

WILSON, Victor Osas III B-6WITHERS, Jim I-C-1WOODS, Rob II-A-9ZHA, Mengyi (Zed) V B-2, VI BZWERNER , Janna III C-1

DETAILED SESSION BREAKDOWN:

I) SOM #110I) SOM 110

A) Community / Public Health:Sat. 12:00 – 5:00pm

*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes

1. Sandra Thurman / Interfaith Health Program, Rollins School of Public Health,

Emory University - Community development, from theory to practice.2. Michelle Naicker / Aim Projects-The AIDS pandemic in Africa3. Mignon Smith / Global Associates for Health Development, Inc.-The Influence of

Culture on the Susceptibility of Low Income African American Women to HIV/AIDS4. Zizi Joseph-Imatorbhebhe / Alliance Bio-medical-Combating HIV Among YoungPeople in Africa utilizing an innovative social program and breakthrough HIV diagnosticmethod5. Jeremias Ramucesse / Mozambique Network Against Poverty and HIV/AIDS

Reduction / Euardo Mondlane University-The Mozambique Experience: Peace,Democracy, Poverty, HIV/AIDS, Climate Disorder, and Global Investments6. Sheldon Cohen – The public health threat of smoking…Tobacco is still America’s



biggest killer.7. Steven Schmidbauer / Child Family Health International-spreading culturalsensitivity in everyday situations to foster ethical choices8. Yvan Bishikira / Human Health Aid / Burundi-how to increase the capacity of volunteer public health efforts resulting in a healthier human race and more peaceful

world9. Yolanda Whyte-improving the health and social conditions of Australians10. Ann Kennedy / The Kenya Project-Kenya / improving the health and education of children11. Malachi Orondo / People’s Health Movement--the port of Mombasa, Kenya was amajor drug trafficking center for many countries throughout the world…the center isclosing and the Kenyan youth who have become addicted to these drugs are nowsuffering from withdrawal. No therapy is available to help them12. Daniel Bercu / Doctors at War-reaching out in one’s own workplace and everydaylife to stop human trafficking13. Mary Beall & Megan Beall -Human trafficking: the expanding world pandemic

14. James Banks / University of Cincinnati-Community Based Participatory Researchin Nepal, including survey design and needs assessment for health, education andeconomic program planning15. Osemenim Ugbebor / Preventive Care Advocacy Foundation-Preventive caremedicine

I) SOM 110

B) Environmental & Education Programs:Sun. 8:30am – 12:00


1. Colin Denlea / Trashwater.org- On the global water crisis through filtration,education, and mobilization2. Imani Ma’at / Focused Health-alkaline anti-oxidant water programs3. Tantoh Nforba (Farmer Tantoh) / Save Your Future Association -Cameroon,Africa / developing systems for providing clean water 4. Mohammed Attiah Munkaelu, Junior / Pade net-Greening Africa5. Simon Peter Amunau -expanding volunteerism in the integration of communityhealth and nature conservation; the case of Gulu district, Uganda6. David Veazie / Southern Polytechnic State University-Advanced Materials andComposites for Infrastructure Applications in Developing Countries for Sustainability,

Cost, and Ease of Construction7. Erin Glynn / Sierra Club- Coal and Health8. Lorrie King / The LaVya Initiative / University of Liverpool-Removing Barriers toEducation for Girl-Children in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India through SanitationInterventions9. Dan Hougendobler / Emory University - When goodwill isn’t enough: The heavyprice of unsustainable water interventions in Haiti.



10. Ann Bassarab, Osotua Rhino Sanctuary – Community-based conservation inKenya: insights from an American married to a Maasai tribesman.

I) SOM 110

C) Poverty & Homeless Programs:

Sun. 1:00 – 5:00pm


1. Jim Withers / Street Medicine Institute & Operation Safety Net-medical care for the homeless worldwide2. Dominic Oghuma / HumanCapital Int-Addressing poverty and ignorance: the baneof third world health-related problems3. Amir Shahbaz Bhatti / Shahbaz Isaac Ministries- Health Conditions of poor peopleand flood affected people of Pakistan.4. Priscilla Johnson / Morehouse School of Medicine-urban healthcare for displaced

vulnerable populations (the homeless)5. Jimiyu Evans / Kids Home Collaborative-Collaboration among homeless programsin Metro Atlanta.6. De’Andre S. Pickett-financial disparities / African American7. Victor Love / the Zeigist Movement – Venus Project: Technological resource-basedeconomy to free the need for money and create peace8. Don Smith / Village Empowerment-Solving Food Shortages and Giving Hope to thePoorest Villages in Africa9. Michael Nyundo / Olives Rehabilitation Centre-Providing basic schooling for themost forgotten and needy children of the world10. Charlotte Fairchild / Fear Thou Not, moderator -Homeless Insights: Panel of

people who are or have been homeless

II) SOM #120II) SOM 120

A) Igniting the Humanitarian Spirit Around the WorldSat. 12:00 – 5:00pm


1. Balakrishnan, Usha / CARTHA-The CARTHA initiative: cultivating academic-

practitioner networks of Collaborative Doers who enhance the positive impact of technological and social innovations2. Shadi Farhangrazi / Biotrends International & Biotrends Foundation- Citizenscientists: How do we go beyond academia and realize that rolling up our sleeves at thecommunity level with a science background can make a difference…creating andevaluating new programs3. Mona Shah-Joshi / Art of Living Foundation (UN-based non-profit in 151

countries- Teaching the importance of volunteering, sustaining volunteer efforts, and



reducing stress with meditation.)4. Rochelle Barry / Corporation for National & Community Service-National serviceto improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through serviceand volunteering5. Kathy Handra/ Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps-medical

reserves core: volunteers building healthy and resilient communities6. Adetokunbo Adekanla / International Business School -Global Humanitarian Work:The relevance in developing countries, Social Justice and Business Inclination7. Mike Miller / Predisan- funding and board development (nuts & bolts of fundraising)8. Brad Patterson, VGS Golfers-fundraising for humanitarian efforts such as Haiti relief efforts.9. Rob Woods-a communication expert gives his insight into activating publicinvolvement in worthy causes10. Maki Pejik (developer of the site) / Emory Universitya history, current status, andworldwide networking of the Global Health & Humanitarian Summit website(www.imvc.org)

11. Ethel Ware Carter, Regional Council of Churches of Metropolitan Atlanta-Activating faith based networks to strengthen health and humanitarian assets at all levels- mental, physical, spiritual, socio-economic and environmental12. Martha Collier, Habitat for Humanity International - Volunteerism as Solidarity:How can our humanitarian volunteer efforts build local capacity of vulnerable people andorganizations to carry on after we leave? How can we reinforce forward thinking peopleand organizations, and not reinforce the poverty status quo?13. Brad Patterson, VGS Golfers, moderator – Panel: popular sports figures who arehumanitarian role models, including Otis Nixon (pro-baseball), Dennis Murray (pro-

basketball)

II) SOM 120B) Innovative Mental Health Programs in the U.S.Sun. 8:30am – 12:00


1. Dennis Murray / Youth Development & Capacity Building, Inc.-youth health andenvironmental development2. Tina Dennard /Adopt-A-Role Model Program-Making a difference and looking for the Next!...a program in which volunteers donate time to follow their paths, whether teachers, doctors, history makers, etc.

3. Emir Sehic / Warriors2Citizens-A mental health program for military servicemembers, veterans, and family4. Pamela Williams / AiJalon Inc. Adult Day Health-Innovative approaches for caringfor the aged5. Nancy Denofio / The Broderick Brain Foundation-Research for individuals withbrain disorders, including Alzheimers, MS, ALS, and motor function6.7. Marina Delgado / EMARC, Inc. (East Middlesex ARC-The importance of social

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and educational inclusion for the health of those with developmental disabilities8. Doug Bremner / Emory University, Brig Gen John Owings, Col. Michael

Roberts, & Ross Mason / Georgia Department of Public Health (Vice

Chairman)- Panel: to speak on the design of a retreat at Calloway Gardens for soldiersreturning from Iraq and their families

II) SOM 120

C) Innovative Medical Volunteer Programs in the U.S.Sun. 1:00 – 5:00pm


1. Jeri Sumitani / Emory PA Program / South Georgia Farmworker Health Project-

academic programs to provide migrant farmer healthcare in South Georgia2. Joanne Thurston / Cobb County Medical Society-strategic issues of starting andgrowing a health clinic for the uninsured

3. Ifeanyi Felix Nnajiofor-hospital volunteer programs4. Jack Bernard / SCORE (SBA affiliate)-Volunteering to help small health careoriented businesses5. Todd Schlesinger-Volunteerism in your community: Free and Low Cost HealthScreenings…free skin screenings for skin cancer 6. Doris Nelms / United Hospice Atlanta-The role of volunteers in hospice work 7. Shaun Verma / Milton High School: MDJunior Program – Inspiring SelflessService through Mentorship…empowering teens to make a difference in their communities through medical volunteerism8. Kimberly Stillwachs / Good Samaritan Health Center, moderator – Panel of Good

Samaritan staff, including founder & president Bill Warren: The difficulty in

accessing specialty care for uninsured, low-income patients and the model GoodSamaritan Health Center uses to try and overcome this difficulty

III) SOM #130III) SOM 130

A) Humanitarian Advocacy EffortsSat. 12:00 – 5:00pm


1. Henry Kahn / Physicians for a National Health Program-access to healthcare for all Americans2. Pippa Abston / North Alabama Healthcare for All-healthcare for all in America:The perspective from a practicing pediatrician3. Rufai Adjei / National Health Insurance Authority-improving health conditions for rural folks4. Jack Birge-a physician with 52 years of medical practice who continues to be anactive patient advocate (indigents without insurance, industrial poisoning of the



environment, adequate public health, etc)5. Simon Thayel Sakharia / CSCA India-academic institutions advocating to help thepoor and sick (slum areas)6. Mary McMahon / Nurses For the Nations-Assisting the indigenous and the poor with Malaria in developing countries through the 7 pillars of transformational care

7. Rafael Veraza-A story of mobilizing to fundraise and fight bureaucracy to savethe life of an immigrant Mexican boy in need of a heart transplant8. Rita Valenti / Health Care-NOW, Georgia-Learning from the history of struggle inGeorgia for universal, comprehensive health care for all, and how this can inform our strategic efforts to achieve this goal in current times9. Shannon Fleming-advocating for assistance to Emory students who are single parents10. Charlotte Fairchild / Fear Thou Not-safety awareness / promotion of the buddysystem to change kidnapping & murder statistics

III) SOM 130

B) Programs to Reduce Violence or Discord

Sun. 8:30am – 12:00


1. Alyse Lopez-Salm / Partnership Against Domestic Violence-preventing intimatepartner violence / providing survivor support for those battered or abused by a datingpartner or spouse2. Frank Vandall / Emory University Law School-guns, children, and congress3. Eddie Chapman / Drive Safe, Stop Safe-Educating the public on how to have safeencounters when you are stopped by the Police4. Dexter Humphrey / JASA Enterprises-The Importance of Literacy, Anti-bullying,

Non Violence Initiatives for Students5. James P. Griffin Jr. / Metropolitan Atlanta Violence Prevention Partnership

(MAVPP)- How to Talk with Seventh- to Twelfth-Grade African American Youth aboutManhood Development6. Victor Osas Wilson / Saint Paul University-Conflict management in the work place7. Arthur Powell / EGRESS Consultants LLC - Community Accountability: DealingWith Gangs and the urgency for people to become active in their communities,addressing gang issues to make their neighborhoods safer.8. Ann Kelly / Hands & Words are Not For Hurting Project- an effective award-winning tool in abuse and violence prevention education that has been implemented inhomes, schools, and communities nationally and internationally

III) SOM 130

C) Medical Missions & Healthcare PerspectivesSun. 1:00 – 5:00pm




Adams’ organization), which reaches out globally to help in all sectors of distressedcommunities, combining art, healthcare, and collaborative community development6. Tim Cunningham / Clowns without Borders USA - Clowns without Borders:developing psychosocial relief programs that include performances and workshops inpost-earthquake Haiti, and how to translate this work into other zones of conflict and

catastrophe.7. Roberto Ravagnani & Felipe Mello / Canto Cidadao, Brazil - The Clown in thehospital environment as a tool to stimulate citizenship.8. Henrique Rego & Luiza Oliveira / Sorrir e Viver-Panel on volunteerism, art,and, healthcare

9. Fred Seligson / Children’s Peace Train-Creating a children’s peace train

IV) HARLAND

B) Integrative Health:Sun. 8:30am – 12:00


1. Marty Finkelstein-Healthy relationships that heal the world2. Bob Lancer-Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Reversing the "the old school"parenting practices to produce adults who honor one another and the sacredness of life3. Corina Pia / Sandy Springs Yoga-Improving one’s health through meditation4. Tasneem Bhatia /Atlanta Center for Holistic & Integrative Medicine -integrativemedicine as a future model of health in health care5. Michael Jamison - Qi-Gong and lifestyle modification6. Michael Scimeca–A chiropractor of 18 years, life coach, and author of “The GuardianWithin” will present “Forward Healing,” an excitingly new model of eldering that

advances the art of stepping well into each new phase of life7. Brenda M. Tillman-Creative writing as a tool to improve one’s mental health

IV) HARLAND

C) Health Education:

Sun. 1:00 – 5:00pm


1. Gina Johnson / Picture of Health Foundation-obesity in kids / eating healthy on alow budget

2. Deborah Murray / Health Education through Extension Leadership- preventing childhood obesity in Appalachia

3. Andrew Chung-cardiologist tries to put himself out of business teaching everyoneto lose the terrible bad inside fat which causes a plethora of medical problems4. David Slavin / Unitarian Universalist Church of Atlanta-improving the Americandiet by getting back to food instead of food products / racial inequalities / healthy foodaccessibility issues for the inner city poor & minority population5. Shula Edelkind / Feingold Association of the United States-An introduction to the



Feingold Diet as reasonable intervention for ADHD, and the role of food additives astriggers in cognitive, learning, and health problems6. Kelly Timco-Fighting obesity can be fun: Hula hooping your way to good health7. Linda Johnson-fighting obesity through dance.8. Andy Chung / GA Tech-“What’s in a Doctor’s Bag?” – a program to demystify

medicine to young kids9. Raymond Boyce / Asthma & Allergy Foudation of America-allergies / asthma10. Bethanie Wilkinson / Cancer Education Foundation-Cancer education, frompromoting health to helping those with cancer, the caregivers, and survivors viaworkshops.11. Lakeba Wallace / Young Women with Breast Cancer-Breast cancer education andsupport12. Amparo Gonzalez / Emory Latino Diabetes Education Program – A CulturallySensitive Diabetes Self-Management Education Program for Latinos in the US, providingeducation on lifestyle behaviors, coping skills, and problem-solving to achieve metaboliccontrol and reduce the risk of devastating complications.

13. Chase Black / Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine-Panel discussion onchildhood obesity: ways that the community, schools, and parents can prevent obesity inchildren, such as behavior modification, healthier options in school cafeterias, etc.

V) WHSCABV) WHSCAB

A) International Medical Missions: Session 1Sat. 12:00 – 6:00pm


1. Marshall Lyon / Emory School of Medicine Division of Infectious Disease-Africa /how to get started in volunteering2. Jaime Tisnado / VCU Medical School-South America (Andes) / motivating people tobecome humanitarian3. Paulette West & Sarah Watson / United Methodist Volunteers in Mission

(Southeastern Jurisdiction)-expand & sustain medical missions with spirituality4. Samuel Wanjau / Partners for Care-Americans can help and do no harm5. Vincent Omondi-Kenya / help and do no harm/academic approach

6. Steven Roser & Jay Stanka / Emory University-Nicaragua / pediatric cleft lip/palatesurgical repair missions7. Steven Roser & Jay Stanka / Emory University-Preparing for participation indisaster relief/humanitarian aid programs8. Deepa Ranganathan / Arpan Global Charities - A volunteer medical tripabroad - the good, the bad and How to make the best of it!9. Bill Reichart / Christian Medical & Dental Associations of Atlanta-overcoming theobstacles to volunteer: how to move from interest to involvement



2. Darrius Maggi & Bob Scanlon / West Africa Fistula Foundation- Sierra Leone /obstetrical fistulas3. Gordon Nyabade / Go Fishnet Youth Project-Kenya / treatment of children withbacterial meningitis4. Harold Adolph / St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation (Soddo Christian Hospital,

Ethiopia)-Africa / training and surgery for rural Africa5. Audry Klossner / Damien House-Ecuador / Hansen’s disease6. Anita Rich, Nurses Heart to Heart- Iraq / heart disease, screening, & surgery /cardiac nurse training Iraq / nursing / heart to heart programs7. Jaime Tisnado / VCU Medical School-Andes, Peru / Teaching medical skills,providing supplies

VI) SOM A153

Panels, Break-Outs, & Open Discussions

A) DisabilitiesSat. 1 – 2pm

Panel Break Out: Melissa Firestone / Commission on Disability Affairs, FultonCounty, GA, moderator [panelists include Vernitia Shannon / N’ Spi’ One]: Persons

with disabilities and their issues

B) Student InitiativesSat. 2 – 3pm

Panel Discussion: Zed Zha / Peking University Health Science Center Student-RunFree Clinic Project, moderator : Student Initiatives…Making a Difference in

Health Care Around the World

C) Health Care for AllSun. 1 – 2pm

Open Caucus: Henry Kahn / Physicians for a National HealthProgram, moderator : Advocacy for Affordable Health Care for All Americans

(USA)

VII) WINSHIPVII) WINSHIP

A) A Diverse Spectrum of Humanitarian Efforts & IssuesSat. 12:00 – 5:00pm



*Average time per speaker = @20 minutes

1. Jan Gundersen / Emory University – The gratifying story of how an Emory studentorganized his own soccer camp for the slum kids (orphans and vulnerable kids) of LangasPrimary School in Kenya, working the entire previous school year fundraising for soccer

equipment and funding.

2. J.D. McCrary / Lutheran Services of Georgia - Refugee Resettlement in Georgia

3. Alison O’Neil / Beauty Becomes You - A health promoting best practices model for personal aesthetics in geriatric care, addressing the importance of grooming and hygieniccare of older adults.

4. Trisha Tyler / Georgia Aquarium - Sustainable seafood…the issues relating tocertain fishing methods, the impact of certain seafoods on human health (includingmercury exposure), and resources to support better consumer choices

5. Alizeh Ahmad / Central Asia Institute - Girls' education in Pakistan; globally-minded education in the United States; the effects of the recent floods there

VIII) Closing KEY NOTE Presentation

Location TBDSun. 5:30 – 8:00pm

• Patch Adams - The Joys & Challenges of Health & Humanitarian Volunteer Work --

Insights from the Internationally-Acclaimed Activist, Clown, and Doctor who was played

by Robin Williams in the 1998 Warner Brothers movie

True to the movie about his life, the real Patch Adams has devoted his life to creatingand inspiring a model for a more humanitarian face for health care in the UnitedStates and around the world. He regularly leads international clown mission tripsto war-torn and suffering parts of the world to calm the nerves of distressedchildren, patients, and caregivers.

IX) WHITE HALLIX) WH 208

Sat. 1:00 – 4:00pm

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