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Global Health & Equity Distinction Pathway News Update for April 1, 2024

April 01, 2024
by Tracy Rabin and Sheela Shenoi

Greetings to all,

Thank you to all who attended the events of the Yale School of Medicine Office of Global Health Global Health Week last week! Several of the events were recorded and will be posted in the coming weeks on the Office of Global Health website.

Please note the Yale Institute for Global Health: Global Health Symposium will take place this Friday, April 6th at Yale School of Public Health (60 College Street - behind the medical library), in room 109. The Symposium Agenda is here.

New and Notable

· Lancet Global Health April 2024: The gout epidemic in French Polynesia: a modelling study of data from the Ma’i u’u epidemiological survey

· Lancet Planetary Health April 2024: Ambient heat and acute kidney injury: case-crossover analysis of 1 354 675 automated e-alert episodes linked to high-resolution climate data

· Lancet Public Health April 2024: Mental and physical health morbidity of people in prison: an umbrella overview

· NEJM Feb 2024: Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Carotid Plaque

Upcoming Local Events: April

· Tuesday, April 2nd @ 4-5pm Hope 110: Humanitarian Ground Rounds “Health Equity in a Time of War: A View from the Ground” by Dr. Guy Shalev PhD - Dr. Lina Qassem-Hassan from Physician for Human Rights. Register hereTuesday, April 2nd @ 7-9pm at 204 York Street, Gryphon’s Pub: Global Health on Tap: “ Volunteerism & Global Health: Standards, Ethics Challenges, Pitfalls & Lessons Learned over past 36 Years” featuring the Global Smile Program. Brief presentations will be followed by Q&A and networking happy hour. Come and join the discussion over food and drinks. All are welcome! This event is recurring at Gryphons Yale Grad Pub. Guests must present valid government-issued ID at the door. Make sure to mention you are joining the party at the door so that you don't get charged a cover fee. See you there!· Wednesday, April 3rd @ 12-1pm YSPH 60 College Street, Winslow Auditorium: FRANK BLACK SEMINAR: Dr. Wafaie Fawzi, Harvard, "Nutrition and Global Health Systems: Integrated Solutions to Advance Maternal-Child Health and Infectious Disease Control"· Wednesday, April 3rd @ 5-630pm at Cohen Auditorium and on zoom: Program for Biomedical Ethics and Yale Pediatric Ethics talk: Bioethics & Racism with Carlo Botrugno, PhD.· Thursday, April 4th @10am (will be recorded): The Ethics of Conducting Health Research in Humanitarian Settings: Principles, Practice, and Reflections From the Field. Zoom link here.

Past Trainings & Recordings Available:

Additional Information:

Best,

Tracy and Sheela

Co-Directors, Yale Global Health & Equity Distinction Pathway