With participants from all Circle U. universities and live streaming of the Public Interactive Lecture Series on Global Health, the aim is to reach a wide audience.
– More than ever, students across many academic disciplines, as well as the public, need to be introduced to a wider perspective and raise awareness of cultural sensitivity regarding global health issues. The recent COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the fragility and shared experiences of populations and public health systems worldwide, underlying the importance of the global health approach, says Professor Matejic, School of Public Health and Health Management, University of Belgrade.
A modern global health perspective to citizens and society
The lecture series aims to present a modern global health perspective to citizens and society motivating them to get more involved in this topic. The audience will have the opportunity to explore current global health issues and understand that all these problems require cooperation, coordination, and exchange of ideas.
– The main objective is to make the audience aware of global interconnectivity and to learn from experiences and examples of good practice, says Professor Matejic.
These are the panellists
Professor Matejic gives us an insight into the program and who we will meet at the first lecture:
Professor Jean-Philippe Empana from the Université Paris Cité is Circle U. Chair on Global Health. He is also the co-team leader of a research team dedicated to the epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Paris. Professor Empana will introduce our audience to novel strategies for CVD prevention.
Professor Brett Nelson is from Harvard Medical School and successfully led the development, implementation and critical evaluation of more than a dozen formal clinical training programs in many countries. He will talk about various challenges and his experience in international health collaboration.
Our panellist from the University of Pisa will be Dr Virginia Casigliani, who works at the Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine. She will introduce us to the survey results on Vaccine hesitancy (VH), an issue that is a global concern.
PhD student Joséphine Aikpitanyi comes from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgia. Her presentation will discuss the challenges of maternal and child health in low resource settings.
Another panellist will be Miljan Rancic from WHO Serbia. As the national professional officer for health emergency preparedness and international health regulation, he will focus on that specific issue.
From the University of Belgrade, Medical Faculty and School of Public Health and Health Management, Professor Bojana Matejic will have the presentation "Older people during COVID-19 – the risk of social exclusion".
How to join the lecture on 21 April
On-site: Main building of the Faculty of Medicine (Address: Dr Subotića starijeg 8, Second floor)
Online: the event will be live streamed on the University of Belgrade YouTube channel. You will be able to ask questions using the SLIDO tool. Instruction to join the SLIDO event will be available once you join the livestream. There is no need to register for the event.
Learn more about the lecture series
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