Transforming Lives: Christians in Global Health | June 20-23, 2014 | Marymount University

The 28th Annual CCIH Conference explored how Christians are Transforming Lives with our work in global health. Sub-themes examined were:

Strength in Partnerships
Excellence in Practices
Compassionate Care in Crisis
Voice for the Vulnerable

Friday, June 20, 2014

Family Planning Pre-Conference

The faith community is vital in helping women and families address the challenges and obstacles that contribute to the 220 million women with an unmet need for family planning. During this workshop, attendees participated in the “Method Challenge” and received specific tools to implement, monitor and evaluate their family planning programs.

Co-moderators: Dr. Henry Mosley of Johns Hopkins University and Ms. Adrienne Allison of World Vision

Method Challenge and Small Group Discussions

Methods presented:

IUD (Anne Peterson)
Emergency Contraceptives (Nancy Harris)
Low-Dose Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptives (Douglas Huber)
FAM (Nana Apenem Dagadu)

Jim Shelton from USAID addressed questions, concerns and any misconceptions that came up in this section.

Best Practices Panel:

Nana Apenem Dagadu from the Institute for Reproductive Health: M & E Compendium on SRH
Edward Wilson from JSI: Accessing Commodities in-country, focusing on countries represented by attendees
Marta Pirzadeh from FHI360: Christian & Muslim guides for reaching youth
Susan Duberstein from IMA World Health: Sermon Guide on MCH
Jim Shelton from USAID: program strategies of mobile outreach and social franchising

Opening Plenary Session

The Changing Role of Christians and the Church in Global Health – Lessons in Transformational Impact

Moderator: Anne Wilson, MSN, CCIH Family Planning/Reproductive Health Working Group Co-Chair

Speaker: Gil Odendaal, Ph.D., D.Min., Vice President, Integral Mission, World Relief

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Morning Praise and Plenary Session 2

Watch a Video of Music and Prayer

Strength in Partnerships

Moderator: Laura van Vuuren, Global Health Consultant

Speakers: Debbie Dortzbach, Director of Health and Social Development, World Relief
Emily Sarmiento, Child Sponsorship Program Director, Compassion International | Powerpoint
Lara Villar, Vice President for Strategy and Organizational Performance, Catholic Medical Mission Board | Powerpoint

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Concurrent Sessions I

Breakout Session 1
Amplify Your Voice with Letters to the Editor, Op Eds, and Social Media

Moderator: Kathy Erb, Communications Manager, CCIH

Speakers: Kristen Youngblood Archer, Media Relations Manager, Bread for the WorldDavid Olson, Global Health Communications Consultant, Olson Global Communications

Breakout Session 2
Finding Her Way at the Well: Women’s Empowerment and Wholeness

Moderator: Dana McDonald, CCIH Board Member

Speakers: Todd Post, Senior Editor, Hunger Report, Bread for the World
Lucas Koach, Senior Policy Advisor, Food for the Hungry | Presentation Outline
Smita Baruah, Director, Global Health Policy and Advocacy, Save the Children

Breakout Session 3
Compassionate Care in Crisis: Stories from Typhoon Haiyan and South Sudan

Moderator: Chad Hayward, Executive Director, ACCORD Network

Speakers: Kosh Wallis, Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team | Powerpoint
Sebastian Juma Hayombe, Project Manager, Catholic Medical Mission Board | Powerpoint

Concurrent Sessions II

Breakout Session 1
Churches and FBOs are Key Deliverers and Advocates for Immunization and Pharmaceuticals

Moderator: Dan Martin, Public Health Analyst, Centers for Disease Control

Speakers: Richard Lane, MD, MPH, Director, MPH Program, Liberty University | Powerpoint
Mirfin Mpundu, Executive Director, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
Natasha Bilimoria, Director, U.S. Strategy, GAVI Alliance

Breakout Session 2
The Quiet Faith of Nelson Mandela: Methodism, Leadership, and AIDS. A Story in Pictures and Words

Moderator: Ron Mataya, MD, Associate Professor of Global Health, Loma Linda University School of Public Health

Speaker: Jonathan Quick, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health | Presentation

Breakout Session 3
Innovative Approaches in Health Education and Delivering Health Services

Moderator: Bill Simmons, President and CEO, American Leprosy Missions

Speakers: Ellen Vorder Bruegge, Consultant, Hesperian Health Guides | Powerpoint
Elizabeth Carosella, Program and Business Development Manager, Partners for Development | Powerpoint
Amy Hewitt, Partner Development Manager, International Aid | Powerpoint

Plenary Session 3

Awakening Our Voice: Advancing Excellence in Christian Global Health

Moderator: Doug Fountain, Vice President, Operations Support, Medical Teams International

Speakers: Tom Davis, MPH, Chief Program Officer, Feed the Children
Todd Nitkin, MD, MPH, Senior Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation, Medical Teams International
Anne Peterson, MD, MPH, Director, Public Health Program, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Plenary Session 4

Living Out Your Faith in Your Work

Moderator: Pamela Mukaire, Dr.PH., Loma Linda University

Speakers: Ron Mataya, MD, Associate Professor of Global Health, Loma Linda University School of Public Health
Dr. Jonathan Quick, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health
Anbrasi Edward, Ph.D., MPH, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Kathy Griffith, Grants Officer in Community-based Primary Health Care, United Methodist Committee on Relief

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Presentation of Christian International Health Champion Award

Watch a video of the presentation of the CCIH Christian International Health Champion Award to Douglas Huber, MD


Sunday, June 22, 2014

Plenary Session 5

Compassionate Care in Crisis

Moderator: Rick Santos, President and CEO, IMA World Health

Speakers: Melissa Crutchfield, Associate General Secretary, International Development, United Methodist Committee on Relief | Powerpoint
Nicole Hark, Deputy Director for Asia and the Middle East, Lutheran World Relief | Powerpoint
William Sage, Consultant to Faith-based Organizations

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Concurrent Sessions III

Breakout Session 1
Faith Communities as Bridges of Support for Those Living with HIV

Moderator: Judith Brown, Global Health Consultant

Speakers: Pamela Mukaire, Dr.PH., Loma Linda University
Daniel Gobgab, MD, Secretary General, Christian Health Association of Nigeria | Powerpoint

Breakout Session 2
Innovative Ways to Maximize Our Gifts and Empower Workers and Communities for Change

Moderator: Henry Mosley, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Speakers: Daniel O’Neill, MD, Christian Journal of Global Healthy
Maggie Ehrenfried, PT, DPT, Development Officer, LifeNet International | Powerpoint
Connie Gates, President, Jamkhed International

Breakout Session 3
Integrating Family Planning into Other Health Programs

Moderator: Nancy Harris, MPH, Vice President, John Snow Research and Training Institute, Inc.

Speakers: Jennifer Mason, Senior Advisor for FP/HIV Integration, USAID | Powerpoint
Anne Pfitzer, Family Planning Technical Team Leader, MCHIP | Powerpoint

Concurrent Sessions IV

Breakout Session 1
Replacing Harmful Cultural Practices and Attitudes with Healthy Behaviors

Moderator: David Olson, Olson Global Communications

Speakers: Mary Lou Fisher, Health Advisor, Samaritan’s Purse
Katherine Marshall, Executive Director, World Faiths Development Dialogue

Breakout Session 2
Transforming Lives through a Holistic Approach to Health

Moderator: Richard Lane, MD, MPH, Director, MPH Program, Liberty University

Speakers: Elvira Beracochea, MD, President and CEO, MIDEGO | Presentation Handout
Mike Soderling, MD, Director, Center for Health in Missions | Powerpoint
Cindy Wilke, Director, Global Health Administration Partners | Powerpoint

Breakout Session 3
Innovations and Advocacy in Family Planning for Better Maternal/Child Health

Moderator: Douglas Huber, MD, CCIH Family Planning/Reproductive Health Working Group Co-Chair

Speakers: Lauren Van Enk, Program Officer, Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University | Powerpoint
Katie Kraft, Legislative Advocacy and Communications Associate, Healthy Families, Healthy Planet Initiative of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society | Powerpoint
Tonny Tumwesigye, MD, Executive Director, Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau | Powerpoint

Plenary Session 6

The Biblical Basis for Advocacy

Moderator: Anne Peterson, MD, MPH, Director, Public Health Program, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Speaker: Reverend David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World

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