Health Professionals for a New Century

Panel Chairs and Panelists

Opening Remarks

Speakers:  Provost Steven Hyman, Harvard University
                Dean Jeffrey Flier, Harvard Medical School
                Dr. Margaret Chan, World Health Organization (via video)
                Ms. Irina Bokova, UNESCO (via video)
                Ms. Cheryl Scott, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
                Dr. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, The Rockefeller Foundation

Report Presentation

Speakers:  Dr. Richard Horton, The Lancet
                Dr. Lincoln Chen, China Medical Board
                Dean Julio Frenk, Harvard School of Public Health


Panel 1 – Transforming the Learning Processs


Chair:        Dr. David Naylor, University of Toronto     
Panelists:   Dean David Serwadda, Makerere University of Public Health
                Dean Afaf Meleis, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
                Dr. Joe Kolars, University of Michigan


Panel 2 – Reforming Educational Institutions

Chair:        Dr. Huda Zurayk, University of Beirut
Panelists:   Dr. Jordan Cohen, George Washington University
                Dr. Jane Henney, University of Cincinnati
                Dr. Susan Scrimshaw, The Sage Colleges


Celebratory Dinner:

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Samuel Thier, Massachusetts General Hospital


Panel 3 – Local Adaptability in a Global World

Chair:        Lord Nigel Crisp KCB
Panelists:   Dr. Tim Evans, World Health Organization
                Dr. Patricia Garcia, Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
                Dr. Barry Kistnasamy, National Institute for Occupational Health

Panel 4 – Strategies for Dissemination

Chair:        Dr. Harvey Fineberg, US Institute of Medicine
Panelists:   Dr. Manuel Dayrit, World Health Organization
                Dr. George Thibault, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
                Dr. Sigrun Møgedal, Global Workforce Alliance, UNAIDS
                Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, The Rockefeller Foundation


Closing Remarks

Speakers:   Dean Julio Frenk, Harvard School of Public Health
                 Dr. Lincoln Chen, China Medical Board

                


Speakers listed are confirmed as of November 12, 2010.
As of November 24, 2010 reflects updates to Panel 4.
            

Health Professionals for A New Century