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Annual ubllc PealLh and Clobal PealLh Symposlum
u8C Medlcal SLudenL & Alumnl CenLre
2730 PeaLher SLreeL, vancouver, 8C
lebruary 1
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ur. klshor M. Wasan has been a faculLy member aL Lhe unlverslLy of 8rlLlsh Columbla
for 18 years. Pls work was recenLly hlghllghLed ln Lhe !anuary 2008 lssue of naLure
8evlews, urug ulscovery. ur.
unlverslLy of 1exas aL AusLln and hls h.u. aL Lhe unlverslLy of 1exas Medlcal CenLer ln
PousLon 1exas aL Mu Anderson Cancer CenLer ln Cellular and Molecular harmacology.
AfLer compleLlng a posLdocLoral fellowshlp ln Cell 8lology aL Lhe Cleveland Cllnlc, ur.
Wasan [olned Lhe laculLy of harmaceuLlcal Sclences aL u8C.
ur. Wasan wlll dellver Lhe keynoLe speach aL Lhe 1
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Annual ubllc PealLh and Clobal PealLh Symposlum ln Lhe fleld
of neglecLed global dlseases. Lach year ln Lhe lndlan subconLlnenL alone, over 300,000 lndlvlduals play hosL Lo
Lelshmanla donovanl, an lnsldlous paraslLe LhaL lnvades macrophages, rapldly lnfllLraLes Lhe vlLal organs and
ulLlmaLely leads Lo severe lnfecLlon of Lhe vlsceral reLlculoendoLhellal
kala-azar, ls mosL prevalenL ln Lhe weak and Lhe young wlLhln a populaLlon.
lndlvlduals wlll dle. uue Lo dlfflculLles wlLh rouLe of drug admlnlsLraLlon, LoxlclLy lssues,
LreaLmenLs are falllng Lo reach Lhe lnfecLed populaLlons and morLallLy raLes conLlnue Lo rlse.
lnexpenslve, safe and effecLlve oral LreaLmenL ls paramounL ln order Lo address boLh early and laLe sLages of Lhls
deadly dlsease. 1hls Lalk wlll hlghllghL ur. Wasan's currenL flndlngs and fuLure goals for addresslng Lhls lmporLanL
global healLh lssue.
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global healLh lssue.
ur. 1revor Cornell ls a Medlcal PealLh Cfflcer for lnLerlor PealLh ln kelowna 8C. Pe
also provldes medlcal admlnlsLraLlve servlces for publlc healLh and prlmary care
programs. ur. Cornell recelved hls 8A and Mu aL Cueen's unlverslLy ln klngsLon,
CnLarlo. Pe Lhen [olned u8C for hls resldency Lralnlng, recelvlng fellowshlps ln lamlly
Medlclne and ubllc PealLh and revenLaLlve Medlclne, ln addlLlon Lo a MasLers of
PealLh Sclence degree ln publlc healLh and epldemlology.
WlLh a parLlcular lnLeresL ln marglnallzed and vulnerable populaLlons, ur.
Lhe care of varlous lnner-clLy communlLles lncludlng sLreeL youLh, Lransgender persons, and Lhose wlLh
subsLance use dlsorders. Cver Lhe course of 13 years, he has faclllLaLed Lhe esLabllshmenL of 8.C.'s only
perlnaLal addlcLlons program, worked Lo develop a coordlnaLed approach beLween 8C's healLh auLhorlLles and
Lhelr youLh shelLers, and played a key role ln Lhe developmenL of Lhe lnLernaLlonally renowned vancouver
Model" of communlLy based Lransgender care.
Mlchelle MurLl ls a Medlcal PealLh Cfflcer wlLh lraser PealLh where she ls Lhe lead for Lhe
geographlc areas of uelLa, WhlLe 8ock and SouLh Surrey, and ls Lhe reglonal lead for
Communlcable ulseases and lmmunlzaLlons. She compleLed her ubllc PealLh and
revenLlve Medlclne resldency Lralnlng aL Lhe unlverslLy of 1oronLo. She has pracLlced lamlly
Medlclne ln CnLarlo and new Zealand, and compleLed publlc healLh fellowshlp Lralnlng aL
Lhe CenLers for ulsease ConLrol and revenLlon ln ALlanLa.
Annual ubllc PealLh and Clobal PealLh Symposlum
has been a faculLy member aL Lhe unlverslLy of 8rlLlsh Columbla
for 18 years. Pls work was recenLly hlghllghLed ln Lhe !anuary 2008 lssue of naLure
8evlews, urug ulscovery. ur. Wasan dld hls undergraduaLe degree ln harmacy aL Lhe
unlverslLy of 1exas aL AusLln and hls h.u. aL Lhe unlverslLy of 1exas Medlcal CenLer ln
PousLon 1exas aL Mu Anderson Cancer CenLer ln Cellular and Molecular harmacology.
AfLer compleLlng a posLdocLoral fellowshlp ln Cell 8lology aL Lhe Cleveland Cllnlc, ur.
[olned Lhe laculLy of harmaceuLlcal Sclences aL u8C.
Annual ubllc PealLh and Clobal PealLh Symposlum ln Lhe fleld
of neglecLed global dlseases. Lach year ln Lhe lndlan subconLlnenL alone, over 300,000 lndlvlduals play hosL Lo
, an lnsldlous paraslLe LhaL lnvades macrophages, rapldly lnfllLraLes Lhe vlLal organs and
reLlculoendoLhellal sysLem. vlsceral lelshmanlasls, also known as
, ls mosL prevalenL ln Lhe weak and Lhe young wlLhln a populaLlon. LefL unLreaLed, almosL all lnfecLed
rouLe of drug admlnlsLraLlon, LoxlclLy lssues, reslsLance, and cosL, currenL
are falllng Lo reach Lhe lnfecLed populaLlons and morLallLy raLes conLlnue Lo rlse. 1he developmenL of an
lnexpenslve, safe and effecLlve oral LreaLmenL ls paramounL ln order Lo address boLh early and laLe sLages of Lhls
currenL flndlngs and fuLure goals for addresslng Lhls lmporLanL
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8eglsLraLlon 9:30
Symposlum 10:00 - 14:00
osLer resenLaLlons aL Lunch
ls a Medlcal PealLh Cfflcer for lnLerlor PealLh ln kelowna 8C. Pe
also provldes medlcal admlnlsLraLlve servlces for publlc healLh and prlmary care
recelved hls 8A and Mu aL Cueen's unlverslLy ln klngsLon,
CnLarlo. Pe Lhen [olned u8C for hls resldency Lralnlng, recelvlng fellowshlps ln lamlly
Medlclne and ubllc PealLh and revenLaLlve Medlclne, ln addlLlon Lo a MasLers of
.
WlLh a parLlcular lnLeresL ln marglnallzed and vulnerable populaLlons, ur. Cornell's cllnlcal work has focused on
clLy communlLles lncludlng sLreeL youLh, Lransgender persons, and Lhose wlLh
subsLance use dlsorders. Cver Lhe course of 13 years, he has faclllLaLed Lhe esLabllshmenL of 8.C.'s only
addlcLlons program, worked Lo develop a coordlnaLed approach beLween 8C's healLh auLhorlLles and
Lhelr youLh shelLers, and played a key role ln Lhe developmenL of Lhe lnLernaLlonally renowned vancouver
ls a Medlcal PealLh Cfflcer wlLh lraser PealLh where she ls Lhe lead for Lhe
geographlc areas of uelLa, WhlLe 8ock and SouLh Surrey, and ls Lhe reglonal lead for
Communlcable ulseases and lmmunlzaLlons. She compleLed her ubllc PealLh and
revenLlve Medlclne resldency Lralnlng aL Lhe unlverslLy of 1oronLo. She has pracLlced lamlly
Medlclne ln CnLarlo and new Zealand, and compleLed publlc healLh fellowshlp Lralnlng aL
Lhe CenLers for ulsease ConLrol and revenLlon ln ALlanLa.
ur. aul Cully ls a senlor publlc healLh physlclan wlLh over 30 years experlence aL
Lhe local, naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal levels.
Lhe uepuLy MlnlsLer of PealLh Canada unLll Lhe beglnnlng of 2013.
federal represenLaLlve on Lhe ubllc PealLh neLwork Councll and was Lhe Canadlan
represenLaLlve on Lhe LxecuLlve 8oard of Lhe World PealLh CrganlzaLlon. rlor Lo
SepLember 2009 he was uepuLy
lnfluenza CoordlnaLlon offlce
AsslsLanL ulrecLor Ceneral, PealLh SecurlLy and LnvlronmenL (PSL) aL WPC.
2004 unLll 2006, ur Cully was depuLy chlef publlc healLh offlcer for Canada ln Lhe
ubllc PealLh Agency of Canada and had worked ln PealLh Canada from 1990. rlor
Lo 1990, ur Cully worked ln publlc healLh aL Lhe local and reglonal level ln Canada,
Lhe uk and Zambla.
ur. uoroLhy Shaw recelved her medlcal degree from Lhe unlverslLy of Ldlnburgh ln 1972 and her lellowshlp ln
CbsLeLrlcs and Cynecology ln 1978. ln 1979, she [olned Lhe u8C ueparLmenL of CbsLeLrlcs & Cynecology afLer a
fellowshlp ln erlnaLal CeneLlcs wlLh a cross appolnLmenL ln Medlcal CeneLlcs. ur. Shaw has held varlous
lmporLanL poslLlons wlLh Lhe u8C laculLy of Medlclne ln addlLlon Lo her ongolng role as a Cllnlcal rofessor ln
Lhe u8C ueparLmenL of CbsLeLrlcs & Cynecology. She ls also Lhe vlce resldenL of Medlcal Affalrs, aL 8C
Women's PosplLal & PealLh CenLre.
Clobally, ur. Shaw ls recognlzed for her dedlcaLlon Lo reproducLlve rlghLs and
freedoms and soclal [usLlce. She has been an avld leader ln Lhe flelds of
healLh and geneLlcs and also served as resldenL of Lhe SocleLy of CynecologlsLs
& CbsLeLrlclans (SCCu) of Canada. She was lnsLrumenLal ln Lhe developmenL of
many reproducLlve healLh pollcles and guldellnes LhaL are ln use LhroughouL
Canada. ur. Shaw also served as Lhe flrsL woman presldenL of Lhe lnLernaLlonal
lederaLlon of CynecologlsLs and CbsLeLrlclans (llCC) where agaln, she was very lederaLlon of CynecologlsLs and CbsLeLrlclans (llCC) where agaln, she was very
lnfluenLlal ln pollcy developmenL almed aL lmprovlng Lhe reproducLlve healLh
and well belng of women LhroughouL Lhe world. ln 2010, ur. Shaw was
appolnLed as Canada's spokesperson for Lhe C8/C20 arLnershlp for MaLernal,
newborn and Chlld PealLh, a global parLnershlp worklng Lo lmprove Lhe healLh
of all lnfanL, chlldren and women.
8ob Woollard ls a professor of famlly medlclne aL u8C and a ClC lellow.
AfLer 16 years of rural famlly pracLlce and Leachlng undergraduaLe
medlclne, he moved Lo Lhe unlverslLy of 8rlLlsh Columbla ln 1989.
Woollard served as Pead of Lhe ueparLmenL of lamlly racLlce from 1998
2008. Pe ls currenLly AssoclaLe ulrecLor of Lhe 8ural CoordlnaLlon CenLre
of 8C, focuslng on rural healLh care educaLlon and research. Pe has chalred
lnLernaLlonal developmenL nCCs and ls vlce
Medlcare.
ur Woollard has exLenslve naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal experlence ln Lhe fleld of medlcal educaLlon, poverLy
reducLlon, ecosysLem healLh, and susLalnable developmenL. Pe chalred Lhe CommlLLee on Lhe AccredlLaLlon of
Canadlan Medlcal Schools. Pe ls heavlly lnvolved ln Lhe soclal accounLablllLy of medlcal schools, has chalred a
ma[or AlMC lnlLlaLlve on Lhls Loplc and serves as co-chalr of Lhe Clobal Consensus for Soclal AccounLablllLy of
Medlcal Schools. Pe ls currenLly acLlvely lnvolved ln Lhe developmenL of a new naLlonal medlcal school founded
on Lhese prlnclples ln nepal. Pe has also worked ln vleLnam, LasL and SouLh Afrlca, and lndonesla on soclal
accounLablllLy, prlmary care and accredlLaLlon sysLems.
Cully ls a senlor publlc healLh physlclan wlLh over 30 years experlence aL
Lhe local, naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal levels. ur. Cully was Senlor Medlcal Advlsor Lo
Lhe uepuLy MlnlsLer of PealLh Canada unLll Lhe beglnnlng of 2013. Pe was Lhe
federal represenLaLlve on Lhe ubllc PealLh neLwork Councll and was Lhe Canadlan
represenLaLlve on Lhe LxecuLlve 8oard of Lhe World PealLh CrganlzaLlon. rlor Lo
was uepuLy CoordlnaLor for Lhe unlLed naLlons SysLem
lnfluenza CoordlnaLlon offlce and from 2006 unLll 2009 was Senlor Advlsor Lo Lhe
AsslsLanL ulrecLor Ceneral, PealLh SecurlLy and LnvlronmenL (PSL) aL WPC. lrom
2004 unLll 2006, ur Cully was depuLy chlef publlc healLh offlcer for Canada ln Lhe
ubllc PealLh Agency of Canada and had worked ln PealLh Canada from 1990. rlor
Lo 1990, ur Cully worked ln publlc healLh aL Lhe local and reglonal level ln Canada,
recelved her medlcal degree from Lhe unlverslLy of Ldlnburgh ln 1972 and her lellowshlp ln
CbsLeLrlcs and Cynecology ln 1978. ln 1979, she [olned Lhe u8C ueparLmenL of CbsLeLrlcs & Cynecology afLer a
CeneLlcs wlLh a cross appolnLmenL ln Medlcal CeneLlcs. ur. Shaw has held varlous
lmporLanL poslLlons wlLh Lhe u8C laculLy of Medlclne ln addlLlon Lo her ongolng role as a Cllnlcal rofessor ln
Lhe u8C ueparLmenL of CbsLeLrlcs & Cynecology. She ls also Lhe vlce resldenL of Medlcal Affalrs, aL 8C
Clobally, ur. Shaw ls recognlzed for her dedlcaLlon Lo reproducLlve rlghLs and
freedoms and soclal [usLlce. She has been an avld leader ln Lhe flelds of perlnaLal
healLh and geneLlcs and also served as resldenL of Lhe SocleLy of CynecologlsLs
& CbsLeLrlclans (SCCu) of Canada. She was lnsLrumenLal ln Lhe developmenL of
many reproducLlve healLh pollcles and guldellnes LhaL are ln use LhroughouL
Canada. ur. Shaw also served as Lhe flrsL woman presldenL of Lhe lnLernaLlonal
lederaLlon of CynecologlsLs and CbsLeLrlclans (llCC) where agaln, she was very lederaLlon of CynecologlsLs and CbsLeLrlclans (llCC) where agaln, she was very
lnfluenLlal ln pollcy developmenL almed aL lmprovlng Lhe reproducLlve healLh
and well belng of women LhroughouL Lhe world. ln 2010, ur. Shaw was
appolnLed as Canada's spokesperson for Lhe C8/C20 arLnershlp for MaLernal,
newborn and Chlld PealLh, a global parLnershlp worklng Lo lmprove Lhe healLh
ls a professor of famlly medlclne aL u8C and a ClC lellow.
AfLer 16 years of rural famlly pracLlce and Leachlng undergraduaLe
medlclne, he moved Lo Lhe unlverslLy of 8rlLlsh Columbla ln 1989. ur.
served as Pead of Lhe ueparLmenL of lamlly racLlce from 1998-
2008. Pe ls currenLly AssoclaLe ulrecLor of Lhe 8ural CoordlnaLlon CenLre
of 8C, focuslng on rural healLh care educaLlon and research. Pe has chalred
lnLernaLlonal developmenL nCCs and ls vlce-Chalr of Canadlan uocLors for
has exLenslve naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal experlence ln Lhe fleld of medlcal educaLlon, poverLy
reducLlon, ecosysLem healLh, and susLalnable developmenL. Pe chalred Lhe CommlLLee on Lhe AccredlLaLlon of
Canadlan Medlcal Schools. Pe ls heavlly lnvolved ln Lhe soclal accounLablllLy of medlcal schools, has chalred a
chalr of Lhe Clobal Consensus for Soclal AccounLablllLy of
Medlcal Schools. Pe ls currenLly acLlvely lnvolved ln Lhe developmenL of a new naLlonal medlcal school founded
on Lhese prlnclples ln nepal. Pe has also worked ln vleLnam, LasL and SouLh Afrlca, and lndonesla on soclal