Register now for the Fifth Western Regional International Health
Conference to be held here in Seattle on the University of Washington
campus, February 16-18, 2007.

The conference theme "Global Health Through Different Lenses: Reflections,
Perspectives, and Visions for the Future", challenges us to see global
health through multiple viewpoints and disciplines and thus will present a
diverse and exciting program for all who attend. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, of
Harvard University and Partners in Health will be our keynote lecturer and
will present a talk entitled; "The Golden Age of Global Health: An
Ethnography in Progress"!

Registrants will have access to over 50 breakout sessions and a
pre-conference, Evans School-sponsored, Wolfle Lecture on Friday afternoon
(4:30-5:30p) by Dr. Helene Gayle of CARE. On Saturday evening there will
be a special screening of the documentary film Salud! which highlights the
Cuban healthcare system. This conference is organized by an
interdisciplinary group of undergraduate, graduate and professional
students at the University of Washington with the assistance of various
faculty and organizational members of the Puget Sound Partners for Global
Health.

Topics at the conference include:
Refugees, conflict situations and health
Global health and the environment
HIV vaccine development
Health promotion through the arts
Building new health systems and minimizing aid colonization
Film, Film Festivals and Representation
Health Consequences of the Iraq war
Water quality and human health
Oral health disparities around the globe

To register and for more information on the conference, visit the PSPGH
website at www.pspgh.org

Space is limited so do register early as we have reached capacity in
previous years!

Questions, please feel free to e-mail conference co-chairs, Daren Wade,
dwade@... and Ashok Reddy, reddya@....