Global Partnership Essentials aims to prepare students for effective and culturally appropriate engagement in Global Health activities by providing a background in Global Health theory, key issues, and culturally appropriate practice. Discussion 1-2 landmark articles and case studies focused on Global Health, using the Partners in Health Engage Curriculum supplemented with other relevant articles authored by global partners and UVA faculty. All classes are held at the Center for Global Health Equity in the UVA Corner Building.
DINNER? Always.
September 4
Redefining global healthcare delivery
• Dahl, O. PIH Change Narrative: 1984-2010. 1-8.
• Reading: Farmer, P. (2010). Optimism and Pessimism in Tuberculosis Control: Lessons from Rural Haiti. In H. Saussy (Ed.), Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader (pp. 195-205). Los Angeles: University of California Press.
Thursday, September 12, 12 Noon - 1PM with additional optional Q&A (Special session with Dr. Louise Ivers, PIH) Pinn Hall Auditorium
October 2
Disability Stigma in Developing Countries
•Rohwerder B. (2018). Disability stigma in developing countries. Institute of Development studies, 1-26.
October 9, Special Session
October 23, 6-8PM - Bending the Arc documentary screening, Location TBA
November 6
Healthcare delivery: staff, stuff, space and systems
• Kim, J. Y., Farmer, P., & Porter, M. (2013). Redefining Global Healthcare Delivery. Lancet, 382, 1060-1069.
• Mpagama SG, Ezekiel MJ, Mbelele PM, Chongolo AM, Kibiki GS, de Guex KP, Heysell SK. Gridlock from diagnosis to treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Tanzania: patients' perspectives from a focus group discussion. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 7.
November 20
Case Discussion: Travel Health and Safety
December 4
A social justice approach to global health
• Farmer, P. (2004). Health, Healing, and Social Justice-Insights form Liberation Theology. In Pathologies of Power (pp. 394-402). Los Angeles: University of California Press.
• Farmer, P., Kim, J. Y., Kleinman, A., & Basilico, M. Redefining the Possible: The Global AIDS Response. In, Reimagining Global Health – An Introduction (pp. 121-132). Los Angeles: University of California Press.
People
The course is facilitated by Dr. Marcel Durieux, an Emeritus Professor of Anesthesia with extensive Global Health experience in Rwanda and other countries, Dr. Kamilla Esfahani, an Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, and Cornelius Normeshie, MD, MBA, MPH, Clinical Research Project Manager, in the Department of Family Medicine . The course is supported by the UVA Center for Global Health Equity.
Marcel Durieux, MD, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesia ([email protected])
Kamilla Esfahani, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology ([email protected])
Cornelius Normeshie, MD, MBA, MPH, Mandela Washington Fellow (Leadership in Public Management), Clinical Research Project Manager, Dep't of Family Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine ([email protected])
Julia Den Hartog, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine of Internal Medicine ([email protected])
Scott Heysell, MD, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, CGHE Director ([email protected])
April Ballard, Associate Director of Program Development, CGHE ([email protected])
Food will be provided, including vegetarian options. Please indicate any dietary restrictions or allergies when you register.
