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PGME Global Health Day – Humanizing Global Health: Achieving Equity
June 8, 2017 @ 11:30 am - 5:00 pm
FreeAll Residents, Fellows and Faculty are welcome to attend the
2017 PGME 4th ANNUAL GLOBAL HEALTH DAY – HUMANIZING GLOBAL HEALTH: ACHIEVING EQUITY
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Opening Address on ‘Humanizing Global Health’
by Dr. James Lavery, international leader in global health ethics, community engagement, and the ethics of international research
by Dr. James Lavery, international leader in global health ethics, community engagement, and the ethics of international research
Schedule – Plan to attend all or part of the day as your schedule allows
- 11:30am Lunch
- 12:30pm Welcome and Opening Address
- 2:15pm Roundtables #1 – #4
- 3:30pm Roundtables #5 – #8
- 4:30pm Networking and Reception
Global Health Day Theme
The world is rapidly globalizing at a pace that’s hard to fully comprehend. New technology allows for healthcare innovation and accessibility that is unprecedented in many sectors. However, despite these incredible advances, health inequity persists – in many ways the disparity is more prevalent now than it ever has been. At the 2016 World Economic Summit, Oxfam reported that “in 2015, just 62 individuals had the same wealth as 3.6 billion people – the bottom half of humanity. This figure is down from 388 individuals as recently as 2010.” (Oxfam, Briefing Paper, January 18, 2016)
The world is rapidly globalizing at a pace that’s hard to fully comprehend. New technology allows for healthcare innovation and accessibility that is unprecedented in many sectors. However, despite these incredible advances, health inequity persists – in many ways the disparity is more prevalent now than it ever has been. At the 2016 World Economic Summit, Oxfam reported that “in 2015, just 62 individuals had the same wealth as 3.6 billion people – the bottom half of humanity. This figure is down from 388 individuals as recently as 2010.” (Oxfam, Briefing Paper, January 18, 2016)
Why do these incredible inequities exist globally and in our own backyard? Why have the monumental advances in health care not improved the lives of marginalized populations living in extreme circumstances of economic and social isolation? Where have we gone wrong and how do we get back on the right path?
Global Health Day Objectives
The 2017 Global Health Day, led by PGME, includes University of Toronto leadership across disciplines dedicated to urgent global health issues. With the goal of achieving “equity and humanizing global health,” Global Health Day is an education initiative with objectives to:
The 2017 Global Health Day, led by PGME, includes University of Toronto leadership across disciplines dedicated to urgent global health issues. With the goal of achieving “equity and humanizing global health,” Global Health Day is an education initiative with objectives to:
- Develop a deeper understanding of the social, political, economic, and professional challenges to improving global health for all.
- Encourage critical thought about how inequities can be overcome.
- Introduce themes and issues from across disciplines on the challenges of inequity in global health.
- Identify opportunities to continue your global health interests, education, and experience