2020 - APA Global Health SIG

Sunday, April 24, 2022

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM US MT

Location: Convention Center: 207

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Course Number: 2020

SIG Chair(s)

Meghan Hofto, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Timothy Smith, MD

Associate Professor
Pediatrics
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Anna Hedstrom, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Washington/ Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, United States

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Meghan E. Hofto, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Timothy Ryan Smith, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Anna B. Hedstrom, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Community Health Workers in Child Global Health: Community health workers (CHWs) are a critical resource, particularly in settings with a shortage of health care providers. They are utilized to provide primary care, maternal child health, and other basic health care services to the local population. CHWs can contribute to community development and improve access to healthcare for their communities, leading to improved health outcomes. Training and support varies from location to location, and both are critical to an effective CHW system. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health services around the world, and it has made access to basic healthcare more difficult.
This year at PAS, the Global Health SIG is bringing together some of the world’s experts in developing and sustaining community health programs in order to explore the impact that COVID-19 has had on these essential services.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:20 AM US MT

Community Health Workers in Child Health
SIG Speaker: Sajid Bashir Soofi, MBBS, FCPS – Aga Khan University, Pakistan
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM US MT

A Cluster Randomized Control Trial of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infancy Using Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP-IPTi): Its Efficacy After a Deadline.
SIG Speaker: Olumide Thomas Adeleke, FWACP (FM) – BOWEN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM US MT

APA Global Health SIG
SIG Speaker: Beatrice Wasunna, PhD – Medic
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM US MT

APA Global Health SIG
SIG Speaker: John Kinuthia, MBCHB, MMED, MPH – Kenyatta National Hospital