AGENDA
Experience the impactful agenda of the Global Health Conference, featuring cutting-edge sessions, interactive workshops, and inspiring keynote speeches. Explore the latest advancements in healthcare, research, and sustainable practices, driving the transformation of global health. Join esteemed professionals in fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange for a healthier future.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 1
08:30
09:00
Opening Ceremony
- Dr. Carlos Espinal, Director, Global Health Consortium/Department of Global Health
- Robert Stempel College of Public Health y Social Work, Florida International University
- Dr. Mauricio Guerrero, President, Colombian Society of Pediatrics
- Dr. Guillermo Gonzálvez, Pan American Health Organization
- Dr. Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, Minister of Health and Environment, Colombia
- Presenter: Gloria Zuccardi – Executive Director Colombian Society of Pediatrics
09:00
09:30
Opening Conference
Perspectives on the challenges of Public Health in Latin America
- Dr. Jarbas Barbosa
- Director, Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, USA
09:30
10:45
Main Session
- Advances in Alzheimer Diseases
- Moderator: Dr. Natalia Trujillo, Florida International University, USA
Introduction
- Dr. Natalia Trujillo, Department of Global Health, FIU
Alzheimer's resistance and successful aging: Two pathways to prevention and cure
- Dr. Francisco Lopera, University of Antioquia, Colombia
Diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
- Dr. José A. Luchsinger-Stuart, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Q&A
10:45
11:00
Coffee break
11:00
12:45
Main Session
- Primary health care and non-communicable diseases
- Moderators: Dr. Francisco Becerra, Florida International University - Dr. Luis Jorge Hernández, University of Los Andes (UNIANDES), Colombia
Introduction
- Dr. Silvana Lucciani, PAHO/WHO, USA
QUESTLAC network for quality of health systems
- Dr. Patricia García, Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
PAHO approach to integrate NCDs into primary health care
- Dr. Silvana Lucciani, PAHO/WHO, USA
Disruption of diabetes and hypertension care during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery approaches in the Latin America and Caribbean Region
- Dr. Kuni Matsushita, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Q&A
12:45
14:00
Lunch
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 1
08:15
10:00
Main Session
- Arboviral Diseases
- Moderator: Dr. Gamaliel Gutiérrez, PAHO/WHO, USA
Introduction
- Dr. Gamaliel Gutiérrez, PAHO/WHO, USA
Epidemiologgy
- Dr. Jose Luis San Martin, PAHO/WHO, USA
How climate change is modifying the maps of arboviral diseases
- Dr. Diana Rojas, WHO, Switzerland
Panel: Clinical management of Dengue
- Dr. Kleber Luz, Rio Grande do Norte Federal Univerisity, Brazil - Dr. Wilfrido Coronell, University of Cartagena, Colombia
10:00
10:15
Coffee break
10:15
12:15
Plenary Session
- Climate change and its impact on health
- Moderators: Karen Polson, PAHO/WHO, USA - Dr. Rodrigo Puentes, Public Health Institute, Chile
Introduction
- Dr. Karen Polson, PAHO/WHO, USA
Why climate change might fuel future pandemics
- Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury, Florida International University
Climate change, sea-level rise and human health
- Dr. Byomkesh Talukder, Florida International University
The intersection of health, climate, and equity within the framework of the UN 2030 Agenda
- Dr. Luiz Galvão, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, FIOCRUZ
Elucidating climate change and health outcome pathways: the role of investigating the exposome.
- Dr. George Downward, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
Q&A
12:15
13:30
Lunch: Savor & Network
13:30
14:30
Plenary Session
- Pandemic preparedness: Innovation in surveillance and early detection
- Moderator: Dr. Martha Lucía Ospina, Florida International University
Introduction
- Introduction Dr. Martha Lucía Ospina, Florida International University
Pandemic X: It is not if, it’s when, where, how, what, and will be ready?
- Dr. Aileen Marty, Florida International University, USA
Developing the Alert-Early System of Outbreaks with Pandemic Potential: AESOP
- Dr. Pablo Ivan Pereira Ramos, Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 1
08:15
10:00
Main Session
Health in the life cicle and cultivating well-being at each stage.
Mental health in the post-COVID-19 era.
- Moderator: Dr. Javier Escobar, Rutgers University, USA
Introduction
- Dr. Javier Escobar, Rutgers University, USA
Integrated health care to meet older adults needs. An unavoidable challenge.
- Dr. Enrique Vega, PAHO/WHO, USA
Neurodegenerative disease in times of pandemic and post-pandemic: Toward discussing global mental health implication.
- Dr. Natalia Trujillo, Florida International University, USA
Cognition and mental health: Priorities in healthy aging
- Dr. Carlos Alberto Cano, Javeriana Pontifical University, Colombia
The inexorable progression of aging. Challenges for public policy.
- Dr. Fernando Ruiz, former Minister of Health of Colombia
10:00
10:15
Coffee break
10:15
11:15
Main Session
Migration and Health
- Moderator: Dr. Luis Jorge Hernández, University of Los Andes (UNIANDES), Colombia
Introduction
- Dr. Luis Jorge Hernández, National University of Colombia
USAID health programs on migrants in Colombia/Latin America
- USA Government Representative, USAID Colombia Mission
Health and disease patterns in migrant and internally displaced women in Colombia
- Dr. Yazmin Cadena - Dr. Izara Mondragón, Javeriana Pontifical University, Colombia
Q&A
11:15
11:40
Intervention by the Minister of Health and
Social Protection of Colombia
Social Protection of Colombia
- Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo - Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia
11:40
12:15
Main Session
Environment and Health
Mercury contamination and co-exposures in the Amazon basin:
At the center of the planetary environmental health crisis
- Moderators: Dr. Carlos Espinal, Dr. Robero Lucchini, Dr. Alok Deoraj, Florida International University
Introduction
- Dr. Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University
Mercury exposure and outcomes on indigenous people in the Colombian Amazon
- Dr. Jesús Olivero-Verbel, University of Cartagena, Colombia
Q&A
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 1
Expert meetings
- Pediatric Global Health
14:00
14:10
- Objectives of the expert group. Expected results
- Dr. Mauricio Guerrero - Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP), Colombia
14:10
14:40
- Healthcare disparities in allergy, asthma, and immunodeficiency in the Latino population: What can be done
- Moderator: Dr. Mauricio Guerrero, Colombia
- Dr. Vivian Hernández-Trujillo - Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, USA
14:40
15:05
- What is not found in the algorithms: The human factors in pediatric reanimation
- Moderator: Dr. Mauricio Guerrero, Colombia
- Dr. Laura Galvis, Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP), Colombia
15:05
15:30
- What not to do in acute bronchiolitis
- Moderator: Dr. Mauricio Guerrero, Colombia
- Dr. Camilo Gutiérrez, National Children’s Hospital, USA
15:30
15:45
Coffee-break
15:45
16:20
- Empowering Santa Ana’s adolescents, Baru, Cartagena, as citizen scientists to drive positive changes in their local environments.
- Moderator: Dr. Iliana Curiel Colombia
- Dr. Eduardo de la Vega - Florida International University, USA
16:20
17:00
- Empowering Santa Ana’s adolescents, Baru, Cartagena, as citizen scientists to drive positive changes in their local environments.
- Moderator: Dr. Iliana Curiel Colombia
- Climate change and impact on pediatric and population health
17.30
18:30
Plenary Session
- An unconventional holistic vision on health
- Moderator: Vanesa de la Torre, Colombia
- Dr. Santiago Rojas - Colombian National University
18:30
20:00
A Cartagenean Sunset: Welcome Reception
Claustro Terrace, Convention center
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 2
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
EXPERT MEETINGS
Advances in immunization in the Americas
14:00
14:05
Objectives of the expert group. Expected results
- Dr. Francisco Becerra
- Dr. Carlos Espinal
- Florida International University, USA
14:05
14:30
Advances and challenges on vaccination in the Americas: the post-Covid era
- Moderator: Dr. Martha Lucia Ospina, Colombia
- Dr. Daniel Salas, PAHO/WHO, WDC, USA
14:30
15:30
Role and impact of acellular combination vaccines in vaccination coverage rates and in the prevention of Pertussis
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
Hexavalent vaccines as a standard of care for equitable access to reliable safe and efficacious innovative vaccines
- Dr. Javier Alvarez Aldean, NITAG Member, Spain
Acellular combination vaccines in Latin America: Introduction and impact in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile and Paraguay
- Dr. María Luisa Ávila-Agüero, National Children’s Hospital of San José, Costa Rica
Discussion
15:30
15:45
ConViDa in Guachupita:
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in a community based sample of adults in the Dominican Republic.
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
- Dr. Patria Rojas, Florida International University, USA
15:45
16:30
Meningococcal disease: interventions and actions
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
Introduction
- Dr. Wilfrido Coronell, University of Cartagena, Colombia
Panel discussion:
- Dr. Wilfrido Coronell, University of Cartagena, Colombia
- Dr. José A. Mojica-Madera, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombia
- Dr. Juan Pablo Rojas Hernández, Club Noel Children’s Clinic Foundation, Colombia
16:30
17:30
State of the art on the prevention and clinical management of respiratory syncytial virus
- Moderators: Dr. Juan Pablo Rojas Hernández, Colombia, Dr. Cristina Mariño, Colombia
RSV disease burden: Basic epidemiology indicators
- Dr. Ángela Gentile, Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital, Argentina
Why do we need an RSV vaccine?
- Dr. Carlos Torres, Bogotá Children’s Hospital, Colombia
RSV Vaccine development: facts and prospective vaccine use
- Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, Stanford University, USA
Potential scenarios for the prevention and management of RSV infection in children and adults
- Dr. Xavier Sáez-Llorens, Panama Children’s Hospital, Panamá
- Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, Stanford University, USA
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 3
Arboviral Diseases
Arboviral Diseases
14:00
17:30
EXPERT MEETING
Arboviral Diseases
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 4
Cervical Cancer Elimination
Cervical Cancer Elimination
14:00
17:30
EXPERT MEETINGS
Cervical Cancer Elimination
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 1
Expert meeting
Pediatric Global Health
14:30
15:30
COVID-19: Disease burden post-pandemic. Vaccine recommendations. What to expect for the future?
Panel discusión
Panel discusión
- Moderator: Dr. Carlos Torres, Colombia
- Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, Standford University, USA
- Dr. Roberto Debbag, Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SLIPE), Argentina
- Dr. Xavier Sáez-Llorens, Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SLIPE), Panama
15:30
15:50
Innovation in molecular diagnostic methods for pediatric infectious diseases
- Moderator: Dr. Carlos Torres, Colombia
- Dr. Edwin Asturias, Colorado School of Public Health, USA
15:50
17:15
Pediatric emergency centers: preparedness and response for the next pandemic. Lessons learned.
- Moderator: Dr. Laura Galvis, Colombia
Pediatric pandemic network: Children's hospitals preparations to respond to global health threats
- Dr. Camilo Gutierrez, National Children’s Hospital, USA
Hospital operations during the pandemic: Lessons learned and preparing for the future.
- Dr. Marcos Mestre, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, USA
Panel discussion
- Dr. Camilo Gutiérrez, National Children’s Hospital, USA
- Dr. Laura Galvis, Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP), Colombia
- Dr. Marcos Mestre, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, USA
- Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, Standford University, USA
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 2
Climate Change and Global Health
Climate Change and Global Health
EXPERT MEETING
Climate change and global health
14:30
14:35
Objectives and agenda
- Moderators: Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury - FIU, Dra. Karen Polson - PAHO/WHO, Dr. Luiz Galvão, FIOCRUZ
- Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury - Florida International University, USA
- Dra. Karen Polson - PAHO/WHO, WDC, USA
- Dr. Luiz Galvão - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
14:35
15:00
Climate change and health initiatives in Colombia
- Moderators: Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury - FIU, Dra. Karen Polson - PAHO/WHO, Dr. Luiz Galvão, FIOCRUZ
- Dr. Diego Molano - Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombia
15:00
16:45
Country initiatives
- Moderators: Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury - FIU, Dra. Karen Polson - PAHO/WHO, Dr. Luiz Galvão, FIOCRUZ
- Dr. Rodrigo Puentes, Public Health Institute, Chile
- Dra. Stella María Hartinger Pena, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Peru
- Dr. Irene Torres, Inter-American Institute for Global Health Research (IAI), Ecuador
16:45
17:10
PAHO regional priorities
- Moderator: Dr. Luiz Galvão, FIOCRUZ
- Dr. Karen Polson - PAHO/WHO, WDC, USA
17:10
17:30
Network / Coalition / Task Force creation:
Objectives, methodology, academic and research proposals
- Moderators: Dr, Rajiv Chowdhury - FIU, Dr. Carlos Espinal - FIU
17:30
Closing remarks
- Moderator: Dr, Rajiv Chowdhury, FIU
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 3
Arboviral Diseases
Arboviral Diseases
14:15
16:30
EXPERT MEETING
Arboviral Diseases
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 4
Cervical Cancer Elimination
Cervical Cancer Elimination
14:15
16:30
Expert meeting
Cervical cancer elimination.
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 1
Expert meeting
Pediatric Global Health
13:30
14:00
Regional Immunizations Observatory
- Moderator: Dr Mauricio Guerrero, colombia
- Dr. Luis Jorge Hernández, University of los Andes (UNIANDES), Colombia
14:00
15:00
Launching of the Immunizations Calendar, SCP
- Moderator: Dr Mauricio Guerrero, colombia
- Dr. Claudia Beltrán, Colombia
- Dr. Wilfrido Coronell, Colombia
- Dr. Iván Felipe Gutiérrez, Colombia
- Dr. Ana Cristina Mariño, Colombia
15:00
16:00
Strategies for obesity prevention in Colombia
- Moderator: Dr. Marcela Fama, Colombia
- Dr. Claudia Beltrán, Colombia
- Dr. Wilfrido Coronell, Colombia
- Dr. Iván Felipe Gutiérrez, Colombia
- Dr. Ana Cristina Mariño, Colombia
16:00
17:00
Non comunicable chronic diseases: How to prevent them through Public Health actions
- Moderator: Dr. Marcela Fama, Colombia
- Dr. Iliana Curiel, Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP), Colombia
- Dr. Marcela Fama, Latin American Society of Pediatrics (ALAPE), Colombia
- Dr. Harold Arévalo, Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP), Colombia
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 2
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
EXPERT MEETING
Advances in immunization in the Americas
13:30
14:30
Advances and innovations in vaccines against arboviruses
- Moderator: Dr. Eduardo López Medina
Dengue Vaccine technology, trials, and implementation
- Dr. Andrew Green, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, USA
A step closer to a single dose Chikungunya vaccine
- Dr. Judith Perez, Valneva, Colombia
14:30
16:00
Vaccine production and vaccine access in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Global Health Consortium, FIU – FIFARMA
- Moderators: Dr. Francisco Becerra, FIU, Dra. Yaneth Ghia FIFARMA
Regional perspectives and vaccines production in Biomanguinhos, Brazil
- Dr. Luiz Alberto dos Santos Lima, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Innovative vaccine production platforms. Vaccine production in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
- Dr. Jorge Osorio, Winsconsin University, USA
- Dr. Rolando Pajon, Moderna, USA
Financing and equity of immunization programs
- Financing and equity of immunization programs
16:00
16:30
Maternal Immunization: Realities and challenges, present and future
- Moderator: Dr. María Luisa Ávila-Agüero Costa Rica
- Dr. Flor Muñoz, Texas Children’s Hospital, USA
- Dr. Rolando Ulloa-Gutiérrez, National Children’s Hospital of San José, Costa Rica
16:30
17:00
Polio end game: where we are
- Moderator: Dr. Carla Domingues, Brazil
- Dr. Edwin Asturias, Colorado School of Public Health, USA
- Dr. Luiza Helena Falleiros-Arlant, Metropolitan University of Santos, Brazil
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 3
Arboviral Diseases
Arboviral Diseases
14:00
17:15
EXPERT MEETING
Arboviral Diseases
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 4
Cervical Cancer Elimination
Cervical Cancer Elimination
14:15
16:30
Expert meeting
Cervical cancer elimination.
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 4
Mercury contamination
Mercury contamination
EXPERT MEETINGS
Mercury contamination and co-exposures in the
Amazon Basin: At the center of the planetary environmental
Amazon Basin: At the center of the planetary environmental
13:30
14:30
- Moderator: Dr. Zoran Bursac - FIU, Dr. Roberto Lucchini - FIU
The environmental health crisis of the Brazilian Amazon River
- Dr. Eliel Benites
- Ministry of Indigenous Populations, Brazil
Mercury in the Amazon: the danger of a single story
- Dr. María Elena Crespo López
- Federal University of Para, Belem, Brazil
Artisanal gold mining activities and mercury contamination in the Brazilian Amazon Basin: The Munduruku Indigenous people’s case
- Artisanal gold mining activities and mercury contamination in the Brazilian Amazon Basin: The Munduruku Indigenous people’s case
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (ENSP/Fiocruz), Rio De Janeiro, Brasil
14:30
15:30
The environmental health crisis of the Amazon River,
Peru
- Moderators: Dr. Roberto Lucchini - FIU, Dr. Alok Deoraj - FIU
Mercury exposure and outcomes on indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon
- Dr, Claudia Vega
- Center of Amazonian Scientific Innovation CINCIA, Peru
Mercury situation in Peru. What has been done.
- Dr. María del Carmen Gastañaga
- National Institutes of Health, Peru
Metal exposure from oil extraction in the Peruvian/Ecuatorian Amazon
- Dr. Cristina O’Callaghan-Gordo
- University Oberta of Catalunya, and ISGlobal, Spain
15:30
16:10
The environmental health crisis of the Amazon River
- Moderator: Dr. Zoran Bursac FIU
Co-exposure to microplastics in the Amazon
- Dr. Roberto Lucchini
- Florida International University, USA
Co-exposure to agrochemicals in the Amazon
- Dr. Alok Deoraj
- Florida International University, USA
16:10
17:00
General discussion
- Moderators: Dr Roberto Lucchini FIU Dr Alok Deoraj FIU
- Considering the new Belem Declaration of August 8, 2023.
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Proposal of a network/allies/task force/coalition
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 3
Arboviral Diseases
Arboviral Diseases
14:00
17:30
EXPERT MEETING
Arboviral Diseases
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 3
Arboviral Diseases
Arboviral Diseases
14:15
16:30
EXPERT MEETING
Arboviral Diseases
Wednesday, Sept 13
Thursday, Sept 14
Friday, Sept 15
Wednesday, Sept 13
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 1
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 1
08:30
09:00
Opening Ceremony
- Dr. Tomás R. Guilarte, Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
- Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury, Chair, Department of Global Health, Robert Stempel School of Public Health y Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
- Dr. Carlos Espinal, Director, Global Health Consortium/Department of Global Health
- Robert Stempel College of Public Health y Social Work, Florida International University
- Dr. Mauricio Guerrero, President, Colombian Society of Pediatrics
- Jennifer Horsfall Director VRIO Office – USAID Representative of the United States Government, US USAID mission, Colombia
- Dr. Gina Tambini, PAHO representative in Colombia
- Dr. Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, Minister of Health and Environment, Colombia
- Presents: Gloria Zuccardi – Executive Director Colombian Society of Pediatrics
09:00
09:30
Opening Conference
Perspective on the challenges of public health in Latin America
- Dr. Jarbas Barbosa
- Director, Pan American Health Organization (OPS/OMS)
Main Session
- Advances in Alzheimer Diseases
- Moderator: Dr. Natalia Trujillo
09:30
09:40
Introduction
- Dr. Natalia Trujillo, Department of Global Health, FIU
09:40
10:05
Alzheimer’s resistance and successful aging: Two pathways to prevention and cure
- Dr Francisco Lopera, University of Antioquia, Colombia
10:05
10:30
Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias
- Dr. José A. Luchsinger-Stuart, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
10:30
10:45
Q&A
10:45
11:00
Coffee break
Main Session
- Primary health care and non-communicable diseases
- Moderators: Dr. Francisco Becerra / Dr. Luis Jorge Hernández
11:00
11:10
Introduction
- Dr. Silvana Lucciani, Non-Communicable Diseases Unit, PAHO/WHO
11:10
11:35
QUESTLAC network for quality of health systems
- Dr. Patricia García, Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
11:35
12:00
PAHO approach to integrate NCDs into primary health care
- Dr. Silvana Lucciani, Non-Communicable Diseases Unit, PAHO/WHO
12:00
12:25
Disruption of diabetes and hypertension care during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery approaches in the Latin America and Caribbean Region
- Dr. Kuni Matsushita, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
12:25
12:45
Q&A
- Dr. José A. Luchsinger-Stuart, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
12:45
14:00
Lunch
14:45
17:30
Expert meetings
- Pediatric Global Health
17.30
18:30
Plenary Session
- An unconventional holistic vision on health
- Dr. Santiago Rojas, Colombian National University
- Dr. Alejandro Gaviria, Former Minister of Health of Colombia
18:30
20:00
A Cartagenean Sunset: Welcome Reception
Claustro Terrace, Convention center
Room 2
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 2
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
EXPERT MEETINGS
Advances in immunization in the Americas
14:00
14:05
Objectives of the expert group. Expected results
- Dr. Francisco Becerra – Florida International University, USA
- Dr. Carlos Espinal – Florida International University, USA
14:05
14:30
Advances and challenges on vaccination in the Americas: the post-Covid era
- Dr. Daniel Salas – PAHO/WHO, WDC, USA
- Moderator: Dr. Martha Lucia Ospina, Colombia
14:30
15:30
Role and impact of acellular combination vaccines in vaccination coverage rates and in the prevention of pertussis
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
Hexavalent vaccines as a standard of care for equitable access to reliable safe and efficacious innovative vaccines
- Dr. Javier Alvarez Aldean, NITAG Member, Spain
Acellular combination vaccines in Latin America: Introduction and impact in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile and Paraguay
- Dr. María Luisa Ávila-Agüero, National Children’s Hospital of San José, Costa Rica
Discussion
14:30
15:30
Role and impact of acellular combination vaccines in vaccination coverage rates and in the prevention of pertussis
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
Hexavalent vaccines as a standard of care for equitable access to reliable safe and efficacious innovative vaccines
- Dr. Javier Alvarez Aldean, NITAG Member, Spain
Acellular combination vaccines in Latin America: Introduction and impact in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile and Paraguay
- Dr. María Luisa Ávila-Agüero, National Children’s Hospital of San José, Costa Rica
Discussion
15:30
15:45
ConViDa in Guachupita:
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in a community based sample of adults in the Dominican Republic.
- Dr. Patria Rojas, Florida International University, USA
15:45
16:30
Meningococcal disease: interventions and actions
- Moderator: Dr. Roberto Debbag, Argentina
Introduction
- Dr. Wilfrido Coronell, University of Cartagena, Colombia
Panel discussion:
- Dr. Wilfrido Coronell, University of Cartagena, Colombia
- Dr. José A. Mojica-Madera, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombia
- Dr. Juan Pablo Rojas Hernández, Club Noel Children’s Clinic Foundation, Colombia
16:.30
17:30
State of the art on the prevention and clinical management of respiratory syncytial virus
- Moderators: Dr. Juan Pablo Rojas Hernández, Colombia, Dr. Cristina Mariño, Colombia
RSV disease burden: Basic epidemiology indicators
- Dr. Ángela Gentile, Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital, Argentina
Why do we need an RSV vaccine?
- Dr. Carlos Torres, Bogotá Children’s Hospital, Colombia
RSV Vaccine development: facts and prospective vaccine use
- Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, Stanford University, USA
Potential scenarios for the prevention and management of RSV infection in children and adults
- Dr. Xavier Sáez-Llorens, Panama Children’s Hospital, Panamá
- Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, Stanford University, USA
Room 3
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 3
Arboviral Diseases
Arboviral Diseases
14:00
17:30
EXPERT MEETINGS
Arboviral Diseases
Room 4
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13 / ROOM 4
Cervical Cancer Elimination
Cervical Cancer Elimination
14:00
17:30
EXPERT MEETINGS
Cervical Cancer Elimination
Thursday, Sept 14
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 1
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 1
Main Session
- Arboviral Diseases
- Moderator: Dr. Gamaliel Gutiérrez
08:15
08:20
Introduction
- Dr. Gamaliel Gutiérrez, Surveillance of Arboviral Diseases, Communicable Disease Prevention, Control, and Elimination, PAHO/WHO
08:20
08:45
Epidemiologgy
- Dr. Jose Luis Sanmartin, Surveillance of Arboviral Diseases, Communicable Disease Prevention, Control, and Elimination, PAHO/WHO
08:45
09:10
How climate change is modifying the maps of arboviral diseases
- Dr. Diana Rojas, Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis Unit, WHO
09:10
10:00
Panel: Clinical management of Dengue
- Dr. Luz Kleber / Dr. Wilfrido Coronell (Independent Experts)
10:00
10:15
Coffee break
Plenary Session
- Climate change and its impact on health
- Moderators: Dr. Karen Polson, Dr. Rodrigo Puentes
10:00
10:05
Introduction
- Dr. Karen Polson, Climate Change and Health Determinants Unit, PAHO/WHO
10:05
10:30
Why climate change might fuel future pandemics
- Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury, Department of Global Health, FIU
10:30
10:55
Climate change, sea-level rise and human health
- Dr. Byomkesh Talukder, Department of Global Health, FIU
10:55
11:20
The intersection of health, climate, and equity within the framework of the UN 2030 Agenda
- Dr. Luis Galvão, FIOCRUZ
11:20
11:45
Elucidating climate change and health outcome pathways: the role of investigating the exposome.
- Dr. George Downward, Utretch University
11:45
12:00
Q&A
Plenary Session
- Pandemic preparedness: innovation in surveillance and early detection
- Moderator: Dr. Martha Lucía Ospina
12:00
12:10
Introduction
- Introduction Dr. Martha Lucía Ospina, Global Health Consortium, FIU
12:10
12:35
Pandemic X: It is not if, it’s when, where, how, what, and will be ready?
- Dr. Aileen Marty, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, FIU
12:35
13:00
Developing the Alert-Early System of Outbreaks with Pandemic Potential: AESOP
- Dr. Pablo Ivan Pereira Ramos, FIOCRUZ
13:00
14:15
Lunch
14:15
16:30
Expert meeting
Pediatric Global Health
Room 2
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 2
Climate Change and Global Health
Climate Change and Global Health
EXPERT MEETING
Climate change and global health
14:30
14:35
Objectives and agenda
- Moderators: Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury – FIU, Dra. Karen Polson – PAHO/WHO, Dr. Luiz Galvão, FIOCRUZ
- Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury – Florida International University, USA
- Dra. Karen Polson – PAHO/WHO, WDC, EE.UU.
- Dr. Luiz Galvão – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
14:35
15:00
Climate change and health initiatives in Colombia
- Moderators: Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury – FIU, Dra. Karen Polson – PAHO/WHO, Dr. Luiz Galvão, FIOCRUZ
- Dr. Diego Molano – Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombia
15:00
16:45
Country initiatives
- Moderators: Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury – FIU, Dra. Karen Polson – PAHO/WHO, Dr. Luiz Galvão, FIOCRUZ
- Dr. Sebastian Tobar, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
- Dr. Rodrigo Puentes, Public Health Institute, Chile
- Dra. Patricia García, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Peru
- Dr. Irene Torres, Inter-American Institute for Global Health Research (IAI), Ecuador
- USAID Government representative, USAID mission in Colombia
17:10
17:30
Network / Coalition / Task Force creation:
Objectives, methodology, academic and research proposals
- Moderators: Dr, Rajiv Chowdhury – FIU, Dr. Carlos Espinal – FIU
17:30
Closing remarks
- Moderator: Dr, Rajiv Chowdhury, FIU
Room 3
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 3
Arboviral Diseases
Arboviral Diseases
14:15
16:30
EXPERT MEETING
Arboviral Diseases
Room 4
THURSDAY, SEPT 14 / ROOM 4
Cervical Cancer Elimination
Cervical Cancer Elimination
14:15
16:30
Expert meeting
Cervical cancer elimination.
Friday, Sept 15
ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
ROOM 4
ROOM 1
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 1
Main Session
Health in the life cicle and cultivating well-being at each stage. Mental health in the post COVID-19 era
- Moderator: Dr. Javier Escobar
08:15
08:25
Dr. Javier Escobar
- GHC/DGH
08:25
08:50
Integrated health Care to meet older adults needs. An unavoidable challenge.
- Dr. Enrique Vega
08:50
09:15
Neurodegenerative disease in times of pandemic and post-pandemic: toward discussing global mental health implication.
- Dr. Natalia Trujillo
09:15
09:40
Cognition and mental health: priorities in healthy aging
- Dr. Carlos Alberto Cano
09:40
10:00
The inexorable progression of aging, Challenges for public policy.
- Dr. Fernando Ruiz, former Minister of Health of Colombia
10:00
10:15
Coffee break
Main Session
Migration and Health
- Moderator: Dr. Luis Jorge Hernández
10:15
10:25
Introduction
- Dr. Luis Jorge Hernández
10:25
10:50
USAID health programs on migrants in Colombia/Latin America
- Representative of the US Government, USAID Mission in Colombia
10:50
11:15
Health and disease patterns in migrant and internally displaced women in Colombia
- Dr. Yazmin Cadena / Dr. Izara Mondragón
11:15
11:30
Q&A
Main Session
Environment and Health
Mercury contamination and co-exposures in the amazon basin: at the center of the planetary environmental health crisis
- Moderators: Dr. Carlso Espinal, Dr. Robero Lucchini, Dr. Alok Deoraj
11:30
11:40
Introduction
- Conference by the representative of the Minister of Health and Environment of Colombia
12:15
12:30
Mercury exposure and outcomes on indigenous people in the Colombian Amazon
- Mercury exposure and outcomes on indigenous people in the Colombian Amazon
12:30
12:45
Q&A
12:45
14:00
Lunch
14:00
17.15
Expert meeting
Pediatric Global Health
16:30
Conference adjourned
ROOM 2
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 2
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
Advances in immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean
EXPERT MEETING
Advances in immunization in the Americas
13:30
14:30
Advances and innovations in vaccines against arboviruses
- Moderator: Dr. Eduardo López Medina
Advances in dengue vaccine
- Dr. Andrew Green, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, USA
A step closer to a single dose Chikungunya vaccine
- Dr. Judith Perez, Valneva, Colombia
14:30
16:00
Vaccine production and vaccine access in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Global Health Consortium, FIU – FIFARMA
- Moderator: Dr. Francisco Becerra, FIU
Regional perspectives and vaccines production in Biomanguinhos, Brazil
- Dr. Luiz Alberto dos Santos Lima, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Innovative vaccine production platforms. Vaccine production in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
- Dr. Jorge Osorio, Winsconsin University, USA
- Dr. Rolando Pajon, Moderna, USA
Financing and equity of immunization programs
- Financing and equity of immunization programs
16:00
16:30
Maternal Immunization: Realities and challenges, present and future
- Moderator: Dr. María Luisa Ávila-Agüero Costa Rica
- Dr. Flor Muñoz, Texas Children’s Hospital, USA
- Dr. Rolando Ulloa-Gutiérrez, National Children’s Hospital of San José, Costa Rica
16:30
17:00
Polio end game: where we are
- Moderator: Dr. Carla Domingues, Brazil
- Dr. Edwin Asturias, Colorado School of Public Health, USA
- Dr. Luiza Helena Falleiros-Arlant, Metropolitan University of Santos, Brazil
ROOM 3
ROOM 4
FRIDAY, SEPT 15 / ROOM 4
Mercury contamination
Mercury contamination
EXPERT MEETINGS
Mercury contamination and co-exposures in the
Amazon Basin: At the center of the planetary environmental
Amazon Basin: At the center of the planetary environmental
13:30
14:30
- Moderator: Dr. Zoran Bursac – FIU, Dr. Roberto Lucchini – FIU
The environmental health crisis of the Brazilian Amazon River
- Dr. Eliel Benites
- Ministry of Indigenous Populations, Brazil
Mercury in the Amazon: the danger of a single story
- Dr. María Elena Crespo López
- Federal University of Para, Belem, Brazil
Artisanal gold mining activities and mercury contamination in the Brazilian Amazon Basin: The Munduruku Indigenous people’s case
- Artisanal gold mining activities and mercury contamination in the Brazilian Amazon Basin: The Munduruku Indigenous people’s case
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (ENSP/Fiocruz), Rio De Janeiro, Brasil
14:30
15:30
The environmental health crisis of the Amazon River,
Peru
- Moderators: Dr. Roberto Lucchini – FIU, Dr. Alok Deoraj – FIU
Mercury exposure and outcomes on indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon
- Dr, Claudia Vega
- Center of Amazonian Scientific Innovation CINCIA, Peru
Mercury situation in Peru. What has been done.
- Dr. María del Carmen Gastañaga
- National Institutes of Health, Peru
Metal exposure from oil extraction in the Peruvian/Ecuatorian Amazon
- Dr. Cristina O’Callaghan-Gordo
- University Oberta of Catalunya, and ISGlobal, Spain
15:30
16:10
The environmental health crisis of the Amazon River
- Moderator: Dr. Zoran Bursac FIU
Co-exposure to microplastics in the Amazon
- Dr. Roberto Lucchini
- Florida International University, USA
Co-exposure to agrochemicals in the Amazon
- Dr. Alok Deoraj
- Florida International University, USA
16:10
17:00
General discussion
- Moderators: Dr Roberto Lucchini FIU Dr Alok Deoraj FIU
– Considering the new Belem Declaration of August 8, 2023.
– Conclusions and recommendations
– Proposal of a network/allies/task force/coalition
