Events

Overall purpose of this inaugural PLAC conference was to promote interaction and collaboration across Penn Schools regarding health in the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region.

Keynote Speaker

• Amanda Glassman, Center for Global Development

1:00 PM | Welcome Remarks by Dean Villarruel

1:10 PM | Introduction of Keynote Speaker

• Zeke Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives

1:20 PM | Keynote

• Amanda Glassman, MSc, Vice President for Programs, Director of Global Health Policy, and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington DC

• Más Allá de los Promedios: Understanding Why Inequity Persists and What It Means for Health Policy in Latin America (PDF)

2:15 PM | Panel: Health Systems & Health Equity

Moderator:  Amanda Glassman

1. The Guatemala Health Initiative: celebrating ten years of relationship based education and community health development in Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala – Bream, Asst Prof, PSOM

2. Strengthening Chagas disease control systems in Southern Peru – Buttenheim/Levy, SON/PSOM

3. Quality and Safety in Obstetric Care in Latin America:  A New Way to Reduce Maternal Mortality [LAC Region] – Ludmir, Prof, PSOM

4. Panel Q & A

3:15 PM | Break

3:35 PM | Panel: Social Determinants & Health Equity 

Moderator: Sandra Andino

1. Citizen Participation in Public Health in Argentina, 2007-2008 – Falletti, Assoc Prof, SAS

2. Armed Internal Conflict (AIC) and Fertility in Colombia 2000 – 2010 – Castro, PhD Candidate, SAS

3. Effective Urban Planning, Social Equity, and Health – Gouverneur, Assoc Prof, Design

4. Panel Q & A

4:35  PM | Closing Remarks by Dean Antonia Villarruel

5:00 PM | Reception & Poster Presentations

• Avery, PSOM:   Medical Physics Education - Cuba

• Billig, PSOM:  Predict Urban Insect Infestations-Peru

• Calderon, PSOM: mHealth for childhood illness mgmt-Peru

• De la Cruz Gutierrez, Biomed Library:  Building research capacity - Guatemala

• DelRosso, PSOM: Sleep education efficacy-Dominican Republic

• Fausto, SON:  Promoting immigrant health-USA

• Garcia, SAS: Diabetes-Guatemala

• Getrajdman, SAS: Triage & Limited Resources-Region

• Harrington +, SON: Popular education-Guatemala

• Kopparam, SEAS: Maternal Health Care Utilization-Guatemala

• La Rosa, UPHS: Postpartum F-U Promotoras-USA

• Lake, SON: Healthcare Quality & Safety-Chile

• Lipoff, PSOM:Dermatology resident outreach-Guatemala

• Rascovsky, PSOM: Young onset dementia-Region

• Ravitch & Johanek, GSE: Educational Leadership Network-LAC Region

• Rieders, Wharton:   Chagas Disease Control Analysis-Peru

• Samanta, SAS: Health Systems & U.S. Security-Region

• Tems, UPHS: Emergency Medicine- Guyana

• Zug, SON:  Advanced Practice Nursing Role- LAC Region