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Second Round of Mass General Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech)

http://www.massgeneralcenterforglobalhealth.org/camtech/

The Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) is a global consortium of academic, clinical, corporate and implementation partners working to expedite and improve affordable medical technology development for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). CAMTech’s mission is to co-create, test and deploy innovative, high-quality and affordable health technologies to improve health outcomes in the poorest regions of the world. CAMTech’s first priority area will focus on maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH).

Please follow this link to access the second round of innovation awards announcement.

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4th Annual CUGH Conference: Global Health Justice: Human Rights, Law, Policy and Ethics

http://2013globalhealth.org/

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health's Fourth Annual Meeting will bring together 1,500 committed leaders, professionals, educators, and students from diverse fields of study including engineering, business, law, policy, chemistry, biology, communications, nursing, public health, medicine, oral health, and environmental studies to explore, discuss, and critically assess the global health landscape. Join us to teach and learn, network and build collaborations, and seek and create opportunities together with your peers and colleagues from around the world. For more information visit: http://2013globalhealth.org/

Dates & Venue
Join us March 14 - 16, 2013 in Washington D.C., at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Reserve a guest room at special rates established for conference participants. Lodging: http://2013globalhealth.org/lodging/

Discounted Registration

There are 2 discount periods for this event, and the first one ends November 15, 2012 (extended from October 31). Don't miss the opportunity to register at the extra low rates. Registration: http://2013globalhealth.org/registration/

Abstract Submissions
Submissions for abstract presentations (oral and poster) are accepted through November 15, 2012. Abstracts addressing all global health issues are welcome. Topics that are interdisciplinary in nature, or illustrate multidisciplinary approaches to global health are especially encouraged.

For guidelines and the submission form: Abstract Submissions: http://2013globalhealth.org/abstracts/

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Columbia University Masters of Bioethics events and info sessions

http://ce.columbia.edu/bioethics?gclid=CP3WmuX_grACFUOo4AodflhulQ

THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOETHICS PROGRAM

INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS:

“END-OF-LIFE DECISION MAKING IN SPAIN”
Dr. Pablo Simone, University of Andalusia, Spain
Visiting Professor, Columbia University
Thursday, November 8th, 6:00pm-7:30pm
International Affairs Building, Room 411
Dr. Simone, a member of the Bioethics Commission in Spain, will be talking about his experiences in clinical ethics in Spain, and how they resemble, and differ from, those in the US.

Thursday, November 29; 6:15pm-7:30pm
“LIFE AT THE EDGE: TWENTY YEARS OF BIOETHICS GRANTMAKING”
William Stubing, former President, Greenwall Foundation
207 Math

Thursday, January 31, 2013; 6:15pm-7:30pm
“DOING BIOETHICS IN THE REAL WORLD—OPPORTUNITIES, PITFALLS AND REWARDS”
Arthur Caplan, New York University
Location to be announced

Refreshments will be served at all of the above events.

For more information on The Columbia University Master of Bioethics Program:
Information Session
Tuesday, January 8, 2013; 6:30pm
Morningside Campus

Tuesday, February 26, 2013; Noon
Master of Bioethics Program Webinar

To R.S.V.P. or request more information, please contact Patricia Contino at pc2561@columbia.edu

For further information on the Master of Science in Bioethics Program, please visit:
http://ce.columbia.edu/bioethics?gclid=CP3WmuX_grACFUOo4AodflhulQ

Note: our past Careers in Bioethics events are also viewable on line at our website.

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New Post: Researcher in ethics and community engagement

http://www.ethox.org.uk/welcome/container3/ehox-news/new-post-research...

The Ethox Centre at Oxford University is seeking to appoint a Researcher in Ethics and Community Engagement to work at the Oxford University Tropical Medicine Group at the KEMRI-Wellcome Unit in Kilifi, Kenya (a minimum of 6 months pa) and a total of about 2 months at the Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programmes (MOPs) in Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam and the Ethox Centre at the University of Oxford. The deadline for applications is 12 noon on the 28th November 2012.

For more information, see the full job description at the Ethox Centre website:
http://www.ethox.org.uk/welcome/container3/ehox-news/new-post-researcher-in-ethics-and-community-engagement

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.: FLACSO Argentina - Investigación :.

http://www.flacso.org.ar/investigacion_ayp_contenido.php?ID=162

El Programa está auspiciado por el Fogarty International Center (FIC) de los National Institutes of Health (NIH) de EE.UU.

Co-directoras: Florencia Luna (PhD), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Ruth Macklin (PhD), Departamento de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Nueva York, EE.UU.

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