CCIH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2005
Christian Engagement in Health Systems— Where We've Been and Where We're Going
May 29-31, 2005, Wellspring Conference Center, Germantown, MD
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Conference Facilitators: Dorothy Brewster-Lee, CCIH Board Vice-President, and David Beversluis, CCIH Board Member
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| Saturday, May 28 |
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9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Pre-conference Workshop: Monitoring and Evaluation |
| Click here for more information about this workshop. |
| You must register for this workshop separately. Click here to register. |
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| Virginia Lamprecht, Senior Technical Advisor, USAID |
| Melanie Morrow, M&E Specialist, World Relief |
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| 6-7:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
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| 8-10 p.m. |
Film Showing: Hotel Rwanda |
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| Sunday, May 29 |
| Registration will be open from 8-10 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. |
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8 – 9 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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10-11:30 a.m. |
Worship Service |
Teaching by Dr. Vinod Shah |
| Worship led by Calvin College students |
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12-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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2-2:30 p.m. |
Plenary #1: Welcome and Orientation |
Welcome: Ray Martin, CCIH Executive Director |
Opening Remarks: Milton Amayun, CCIH Board President |
Retreat Overview and Housekeeping: Ray Martin and David Beversluis, CCIH Board Member |
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2:30-3 p.m. |
Praise and Worship |
Led by Calvin College students. |
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3-4 p.m. |
Plenary #2: Faith Communities’ Involvement in Health |
Moderator: Bob Blees, CCIH Board Member |
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| CCIH Involvement in Abstinence and Behavior Change for Youth |
| Ray Martin and Allison Herling, CCIH Program Associate |
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| Health Systems: Perspective from a Missions Hospital |
| Susan Carter |
| Susan Carter is a medical missionary with over 22 years of experience in community health, hospital administration, grant writing, and program development. She now works with Christian Medical and Dental Association. |
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| Global Religious Health Assets Mapping Project (GRHAM) |
| Ray Martin, Phyllis Stuckey, CCIH GRHAM Consultant, and Allison Herling |
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4:00-4:15 p.m. |
Break |
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4:15-5:30 p.m. |
Plenary #3: Challenge of Christian Hospital Associations in Africa |
| Moderator: Frank Dimmock |
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| Samuel Mwenda, MD, DHCM, Executive Director for the Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) |
Dr. Mwenda is Executive Director of CHAK, a national network of Protestant churches' health facilities and programs from all over Kenya with a current membership of 416. Before joining CHAK 4 years ago, he served as CEO of a 280 bed rural-based mission hospital for 5 years. |
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| Maono Ngwira, MO, MPH, Medical Director of the Synod of Livingstonia Hospital Systems, Malawi |
| Dr. Ngwira has worked at various levels of the health delivery system in Malawi. After 11 years of working for the government, Dr. Ngwira began working for the church in 2001, and is currently Synod Health Coordinator for Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP), Synod of Livingstonia. |
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| Frank Dimmock, MPH, East/Southern Africa Regional Health Consultant, Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Mr. Dimmock has served as a missionary in Africa since 1979. He currently serves in Malawi as a Health Coordinator, liasing between missions hospitals, health centers and the government, and as a Regional Health Consultant for Africa for the Presbyterian Church USA. He is completing a Dr.PH. |
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5:30-7 p.m. |
Dinner |
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7-8 p.m. |
Plenary #4: The Challenge of Medical Mission Mobilization in the 21st Century |
| Moderator: Clydette Powell, CCIH Board Member |
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Neil Thompson, MD |
| Dr. Thompson was a surgeon at Manorom Christian Hospital in central Thailand for 22 years with OMF International. He is now National Director of OMF-USA, spearheading OMF's mobilization ministry in East Asia. |
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8-9 p.m. |
Fellowship and Prayer |
| Facilitator: Laura Van Vuuren |
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9 p.m. |
Evening Fellowship (cookies and tea will be served) |
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Film Showing: Emmanuel Hospital Association Film |
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Film Showing: The Mission |
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| Monday, May 30 |
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7-8 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:30-9 a.m. |
Opening Prayers, Praise and Worship
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Led by Calvin College students. |
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9-10 a.m. |
Plenary #5: The Challenge of Health Systems: Presentations from the Field |
Moderator: Franklin Baer |
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| Adventist Development and Relief Agency Intl. (ADRA) |
| Ron Mataya, Director, Health Sector, ADRA |
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| The SANRU (Santé Rurale) Program in DR Congo |
| Leon Kintaudi, MD, MPH |
| Dr. Kintaudi is the director of the Medical Office of the Protestant Church of Congo (ECC/DOM) and director of the SANRU III project. The ECC/DOM network of 60+ denominations co-manages 65 health zones in collaboration with the MOH. |
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| Franklin Baer, MHS, DrPH |
| Dr. Baer has 30 years experience throughout Africa (and Haiti) with decentralized health systems development with FBOs. He is currently the senior consultant advisor to Interchurch Medical Assistance (I.M.A.) and ECC/DOM for their partnership projects in DR Congo. |
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10-10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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10:15-11:15 a.m. |
Plenary #6: Poverty and Tuberculosis: Global Overview and Case Study from Kenya |
| Moderator: Clydette Powell |
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Christy Hanson, PhD, MPH |
| Dr. Hanson has over 10 years experience in TB programming, including at the World Bank and World Health Organization, and has conducted research in Kenya on the relationship between poverty and TB. She is currently Tuberculosis Sector Project Director at PATH. |
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11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Small Group Break-Out Session #1
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- Challenges to Christian Health Systems (Samuel Mwenda and Maono Ngwira)
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- Health Systems Perspective from a Missions Hospital (Susan Carter, Christian Medical and Dental Association)
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- Transformation and Community Health Evangelism (CHE) (Stan Rowland, Medical Ambassadors International)
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What is true wholistic transformation? How does it affect the ministry that I am involved with? The group will discuss CHE as an example of one form of wholistic transformation that changes people, communities, regions and nations physically, spiritually, socially and emotionally.
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- Report on AB Activities under PEPFAR (Laura Van Vuuren and Dorothy Brewster-Lee)
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- AIDS Training for Seminarians (Ndunge Kiiti, MAP International)
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- Starting a Student International Health Club (Jackie Biltz and members of Calvin College International Health and Development Club)
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- Pursuing a Career in International Health (Clydette Powell, USAID, and Neil Thompson, OMF-USA)
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Wondering how to find your career or ministry path in the field of international health? Join two "veterans" of the field for an informal discussion of how their paths unfolded.
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12:30-2 p.m. |
Lunch |
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2-3 p.m. |
Plenary #7: Community-Based Interventions to Tackle Poverty-Associated Diseases |
Moderator: Clydette Powell |
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| Jacob Kumaresan, MD |
| Prior to his election to President of the International Trachoma Initiative in 2003, Dr. Kumaresan served as Executive Secretary of the World Health Organization’s Stop TB Partnership, where he worked for ten years to mobilize partners, manage drug distributions, and advocate for TB control. |
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3-4 p.m. |
Abstinence and Fidelity for AIDS Prevention: Supporting Evidence and Opposing Views (including discussion of Rakai data) |
| Moderator: Dorothy Brewster-Lee |
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| Henry Mosley, MD, MPH, and Edward C. Green, PhD |
Dr. Mosley is a Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Green is a Senior Research Scientist at Harvard University. |
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| or Free Time |
You are free to meet with other conference participants, play outdoor games, take a walk, or rest. |
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| 4-4:15 p.m. |
Break |
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4:15-5:15 p.m. |
Plenary #8: What Motivated the Early Christian Health Missions? What Motivates Us Today? |
| Moderator: Milton Amayun |
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Vinod Shah, MD |
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Dr. Shah is the Regional Secretary of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association, and Director of Distance Education at the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India. |
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5:15-6:30 p.m. |
Small Group Break-Out Session #2 |
- Challenges to Christian Health Systems (Samuel Mwenda and Maono Ngwira)
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- Emmanuel Hospital Association (India) (Vinod Shah and Howard Searle)
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- Mapping Christian Health Assets (Franklin Baer, IMA and ECC/DOM, Phyllis Stuckey, CCIH, and John Shippee, Interfaith Health Program)
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- Implementing an AB Approach to AIDS Prevention (Ted Green, Henry Mosley, and Laura Van Vuuren)
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- Christian Presence at ICASA (International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa) (Dorothy Brewster-Lee)
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- Child Marriage, Married Adolescents, and HIV Risk-- What is the Role of the Church? (Judy Diers, Population Council)
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There are subsets of adolescents, especially girls, who are particularly vulnerable in the context of HIV/AIDS. This session will address these vulnerable groups, and in particular the prevalence of child marriage and the vulnerability of married adolescent girls. Discussion will focus on the role of the church in delaying age at marriage, dispelling the myth of marriage as a "safety zone," and providing support for married adolescent girls.
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- Pursuing a Career in International Health (Susan Carter, CMDA, and Bob Blees, SIM)
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Wondering how to find your career or ministry path in the field of international health? Join two "veterans" of the field for an informal discussion of how their paths unfolded.
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6:30-7:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
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7:30-8:30 p.m. |
CCIH Annual Meeting (everyone welcome) |
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8:30-9:30 p.m. |
Communion Service |
Worship led by Calvin College students. |
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9:30 p.m. |
Evening Fellowship (cookies and tea will be served) |
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| Tuesday, May 31 |
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7-8 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8 a.m. |
Departure for Washington, DC |
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9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. |
CCIH/GHC Workshop : Ambassador Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC click here for directions
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Global Health Council 32nd Annual Conference
Auxiliary Event - Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Faith-Based Organizations as Pioneers and Partners in Health Systems Development
Ambassador Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
Hosted by Christian Connections for International Health
Moderator - W. Henry Mosley, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and CCIH Board Member
9:30-10:30 a.m. Highlights of “Faith In Action” – A Multi-Country Study Examining the Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Addressing HIV/AIDS - Nils Daulaire, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Global Health Council; Karin Ringheim, PhD, MPH, Research and Analysis Director, Global Health Council; Rabia Mathai, DrPH, MPH, MS, PhD, Senior Vice President, Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)
10:30 –11:00 a.m. FBO Contributions to 20th Century Progress in International Health- Ray Martin, MPH, Executive Director, Christian Connections for International Health
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11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Religious and Cultural Determinants of Health Care– A Qualitative Study from India - Vinod Shah, MD, Regional Secretary, International Christian Medical and Dental Association and Director, Distance Education, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India
12:00 –12:30 p.m. Trends in FBO Participation in International Relief and Development: 1950 –2003 - Rachel McCleary, PhD, Director, Religion, Political Economy, and Society Project, Harvard University
LUNCH – 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Abbott Fund's Step Forward Program
Moderator – Milton Amayun, MD, MPH, Senior Technical Advisor, HIV/AIDS, World Vision International, and CCIH Board President
1:30 -2:50 p.m. Panel Presentations: Faith, Ethics and Values: A Contextual Dialogue on Health and Research in the Developing World - Adnan Hyder, MD, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor & Leon Robertson Chair, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Joseline Bruce, BS, Research Assistant on a Malaria Project at the School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Ghana; Gorette Nalwadda, RN, Nurse Trainer and Faculty, School of Nursing, University of Makerere, Uganda; Fraction Dzinjalamala, PhD, Parasitologist and Malariologist from University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Malawi
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3:10-3:40 p.m. Decentralizing ARV Therapy through Faith-Based Health Care Networks - Anthony Amoroso, MD, Institute for Human Virology, University of Maryland, for Catholic Relief Services led Consortium on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (AIDSRELIEF)
3:40-4:00 WHO –FBO Partnerships in the HIV “3 by 5” Program - The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf, Partnerships/External Relations/Communications, Department of HIV/AIDS, WHO
4:00-4:30 Formal launching of the Global Health Council Faith and Global Health Caucus
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