This 5 day workshop on global health diagnostics focuses on TB, HIV, malaria, sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs), and selected neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The workshop format is a mix of plenary talks interspersed with 1) rich, engaging panel discussions, 2) tech pitches from industry leaders and 3) plenty of opportunity to interact with participants who work across the spectrum of global health diagnostics. Participants will learn from a wide array of key stakeholders including product manufacturers, donors, product development partnerships, policy makers, academics, clinicians, researchers, community advocates, public health implementers and leaders from ministries of health in priority countries.
2017 Global Health Diagnostics Agenda
Cédric Yansouni, MD, FRCPC, DTM&H
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of
Medical Microbiology, McGill University
Associate Director, J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases
Nitika Pant Pai, MD, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Epidemiology & Infectious
Diseases, McGill University
Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology, McGill University
Director, McGill Global Health Programs
Associate Director, McGill International TB Centre
Tim Amukele, MD PhD – Johns Hopkins University
Jeff Baker – JESA Consulting
Geeta Bhat, MD – Fio Corporation
Duncan Blair, PhD – Alere Inc.
Valérie D’Acremont, MD, PhD, DTM&H – Swiss TPH
Peter Dailey, PhD, MPH – UC Berkeley
Sabine Dittrich, PhD – FIND
Jim Gallarda, PhD, MBA – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
David Goldfarb, PhD – University of British Columbia
Michael Greenberg, MD – Fio Corporation
Theresa Gyorkos, PhD – McGill University
Ilesh Jani, MD, PhD – Instituto Nacional de Saude
Vivian Jonas, MS – Erba Molecular
Rupa Kanapathipillai, MBBS, MPH – Médecins Sans Frontières
Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, PhD – FIND
John Kim, PhD – Public Health Agency of Canada
Charles Larson, MD, MSc – McGill University
Troy Leader, PhD – PATH
Michael Libman, MD – McGill University
Robert Luo, MD – Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Nada Malou, PhD – Médecins Sans Frontières
Greg Matlashewski, PhD – McGill University
Momar Ndao, PhD – McGill University
Thomas Nutman, MD – National Institutes of Health
David Persing, MD, PhD – Cepheid
Trevor Peter, PhD – Clinton Health Access Initiative
Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD – Stanford University
Nira Pollock, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Lee Schroeder, MD PhD – University of Michigan
Makeda Semret, MD CM, FRCPC – McGill University
Marc Steben, MD – INSPQ
Andy Stewart – DNA Genotek
Anita Suresh, MBA, MS – The Research Institute of the MUHC
Rejean Thomas, MD – L’Actuel
Prashant Yadav, PhD, MBA – University of Michigan
Infectious diseases continue to pose a major threat to the health of most developing nations. The emergence and spread of infections like XDR-TB, Ebola, dengue, chikungunya, and avian influenza have highlighted the importance of effective global response to epidemic threats. Diagnosis is a critical step in effective disease care and control, but many people in developing countries do not have access to adequate initial diagnosis.
This course appeals to a wide range of participants including:
Maximum of 150 participants.
