{"id":48859,"date":"2009-09-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/09\/04\/registration-for-midwestern-regional-global-health-conference-still-open\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:23:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T00:23:20","slug":"registration-for-midwestern-regional-global-health-conference-still-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/09\/04\/registration-for-midwestern-regional-global-health-conference-still-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration for Midwestern Regional Global Health conference still open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">The Midwestern Regional Global Health conference will be Sept. 11-13 at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Omaha.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">The University of Nebraska Medical Center&#8217;s International Studies and Programs and Student Alliance for Global Health are sponsoring the conference.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&ldquo;While our target audience is Midwestern medical\/health students, we know that what we are offering will also attract medical\/health professionals and community members who have a high degree of interest in global health,&quot; said Sara Pirtle, coordinator of UNMC International Studies and Programs. &quot;To all of these individuals, we aim to offer the chance to congregate in their own backyards and be inspired by the stories and wisdom of our global health presenters and to benefit from the outstanding networking opportunities that this venue provides.&quot;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">Donna Barry, advocacy and policy director at Partners in Health, will give the keynote address.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">Other speakers include:<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">Ed Atwell, M.D., founder and president of Medical Outreach of America, established in 2009;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">Keith Brown, D.O., founder of Global Medicine Rescue Services, which specializes in providing courses in wilderness, expedition, remote and austere medicine in Central American and Pakistan; and<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">John Leisure, creative\/development director of the Engeye Health Clinic in Ddegeya Village in southern Uganda.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">Attendees will see Irene Taylor Brodsky&#8217;s 2008 Academy Award nominated documentary, &ldquo;The Final Inch,&rdquo; which shows the public health mission to eradicate polio.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">The cost for those who register by Sept. 1 is $75 for students and $125 for others. Fees increase for those who register after Sept. 1.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">For full conference details, online registration and the opportunity to submit abstracts online, visit <a target=\"_blanK\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/isp\/\" rel=\"noopener\">www.unmc.edu\/isp\/<\/a>. 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