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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