While globalization in Texas promotes economic development and prosperity, it also creates vulnerability from a public health perspective. Evidence of this concern may be seen in the 2014 case of Ebola brought to Dallas by a traveler from West Africa. Fortunately, Texas’ booming biomedical research sector, which includes the largest medical center in the world, has the capacity to respond and provide solutions to such global health risks.
This conference focused on Texas’ unique vantage on international health issues. Experts discussed advancements in the state that can shape local and global health priorities, including emergency response, research and development, and service delivery. Participants also examined the U.S. response to Ebola in 2014 and recommended alternative strategies to cope with future global health threats.
The event was co-sponsored by the Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences, the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Global Health Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
Lunch was included.
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Agenda
8:00 am |
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Breakfast and Registration |
8:30 am |
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Welcome and Introduction – Global Health and TexasPeter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. J. Stephen Morrison, Ph.D. |
8:45 am |
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Keynote Address – Efforts to Combat Global Heath Threats at the State and Local LevelsGene Green |
9:20 am |
Panel I – Texas Health Within a Global ContextModerator: Katherine Bliss, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Global Health Policy Center, Center for Stategic and International Studies Rebecca Martin, Ph.D. Umair A. Shah, M.D. Paula Stigler-Granados, Ph.D. |
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10:20 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:35 am |
Panel II – Global Health R&D Capacity in TexasModerator: Kirstin R.W. Matthews, Ph.D., Fellow in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute Lt. Col. Wendy Sammons-Jackson, Ph.D., Military Deputy to the Principal Assistant for Research and Technology, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command James W. Le Duc, Ph.D., Director, Galveston National Laboratory, and John Sealy Distinguished University Chair in Tropical and Emerging Virology, The University of Texas Medical Branch Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. |
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11:35 am |
Panel III – Global Delivery of Women's and Family Health Care from TexasModerator: Beatrice J. Selwyn, Sc.D., Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environment Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health Deena Buford, M.D., Global Medical Director, Medicine and Occupational Health Department, ExxonMobil Corp. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., Malcolm Gillis University Professor and Director, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering and Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health, Rice University Susan Raine, M.D., Vice Chair, Global Health Initiatives, Texas Children's Hospital; Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine Lael Kucera, MPH, Senior Advisor for Public Health, Living Water International |
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12:35 pm |
Luncheon Film Screening – "Ebola in America: An Epidemic of Fear" |
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1:15 pm |
Panel IV – Ebola in Texas and the U.S.Moderator: J. Stephen Morrison, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, Center for Strategic and International Studies Clay Jenkins, Dallas County Judge David Lakey, M.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Population Health, University of Texas System; Former Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health Services Jon LaPook, M.D., Chief Medical Correspondent, CBS News; Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine |
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2:15 pm |
Future Recommendations and Closing RemarksPeter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. J. Stephen Morrison, Ph.D. |
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