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Adelphi to Host Conference with the World Health Organization
Leading Experts to Explore "Emerging Communicable Diseases–SARS and Other Bio-Terrorism Threats" and "Taming Health Care Systems"
Garden City, NY
November 18 2003
Adelphi University and the World Health Organization—with support from the School of Public Health, New York Medical College—are offering two half-day symposia on Global Health Issues. On Monday, November 24, 2003 the half-day symposium will focus on "Emerging Communicable Diseases–SARS and Other Bio-terrorism Threats" and the Tuesday, December 2, 2003 symposium will focus on "Taming Health Care Systems." The free symposia will take place in Adelphi University's Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY.
Leading experts from around the globe will present the latest information on pressing global health issues. Representatives from the World Health Organization (Geneva), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the United Kingdom, leading research facilities, not-for-profits, and large scale health care systems will share their views and be available for a moderated Q & A session. Topics covered range from “Lessons learned from SARS” to “How a private funder thinks about improving quality of care in a system where nobody is in charge.”
In 2003, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations of the Department of Public Information (DPI) of the United Nations approved Adelphi University as a non-governmental organization, or NGO, in recognition of the University's commitment to bringing "global awareness of international issues and the United Nations to the university community and the public." Adelphi joined more than 1,500 not-for-profit organizations world-wide working with the United Nations to raise awareness of pressing global issues. The symposia—an extension of Adelphi's commitment to health and human services on a local and international scale—will take place in Adelphi University's Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom. Program details are as follows:
Monday, November 24, 2003
Emerging Communicable Diseases—SARS and Other Bio-Terrorism Threats
1:00 PM– 4:30 PM Panel presentations in the University Center Ballroom
Welcome and Introduction
Adelphi University President Robert A. Scott, Dr. Jong-wook Lee, director general of the World Health Organization (pre-recorded), and Dr. Fabrizio Bassani, executive director of the World Health Organization office at the United Nations in New York
Panel presentations (1:15-4:30 PM) Each speaker will present for 35 minutes. The presentations will be followed by a moderated Q & A
- Dr. Guénaël Rodier, director, Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR) for the WHO
"WHO Global alert and response: lessons learned from SARS"
- Dr. Eric Noji, senior policy adviser for medical preparedness, Department of Homeland Security
"The Department of Homeland Security: Challenges for Public Health Action"
- Dr. Robert Ursano, professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and the director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
"Psychosocial Consequences of SARS and Bioterrorism: Individuals, Families, the Workplace and the Public's Health"
- Michael Dowling, president and CEO of North Shore/LIJ Hospital Systems
Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Taming Health Care Systems
1:00 PM– 4:30 PM Panel presentations in the University Center Ballroom
Welcome and Introduction
Adelphi University President Robert A. Scott and Dr. Fabrizio Bassani, executive director of the World Health Organization office at the United Nations in New York
Dr. Richard Alderslade, senior external relations officer for the World Health Organization's office in New York
Are health care systems too wicked to tame?
Panel presentations (1:30-4:30 PM) Each speaker will present for 35 minutes. The presentations will be followed by a moderated Q & A
- Dr. Lindsey Davies, regional director of Public Health for East Midlands, Department of Health (England)
"This time, it's personal!" Getting the best out of health care systems: reflections from experience in the UK
- Michael Rothman, senior program officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
"How a private funder thinks about improving quality of care in a system where nobody is in charge"
- Dr. Victor G. Rodwin, professor of health policy and management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU
"Learning from Abroad in Health Policy and Management: Reflections on the Franco-American"
More information, including speaker's bios, directions, and registration information is available online at www.adelphi.edu/globalhealth.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
Media Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Lori Duggan Gold
Vice President for Communications
p - 516.877.3693
f - 516.877.3266
e - duggangold@adelphi.edu
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