North American Refugee Health Conference

The North American Refugee Health Conference is recognized as the premier conference for those who work with refugee populations.

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Keynote Speakers:

Martin Cetron MD
Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Atlanta GA

Paul Speigel MD, MPH
Deputy Director, Division of Programme Support and Management
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva Switzerland

Peter Barth Polatin MD MPH
Clinical Faculty, Harvard Program in
Refugee Trauma, Cambridge MA
Volunteer Consultant in Refugee Mental Health
International Rescue Committee, Dallas TX

Major Themes:

• Screening of Refugees
• Vaccination
• Malaria
• Tuberculosis
• HIV
• Nutrition
• Evidence Based Guidelines
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Women’s Reproductive and Obstetrical Health Issues
• Youth Mental Health
• Refugee Health Perspectives
• Research
• Children’s Health Issues
• Global Refugee Health and Migration Settlement

Target Audience:

• Family Physicians
• Primary Care Practitioners
• Specialists
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Allied Health Workers
• Mental Health Workers
• Policy and Public Health Specialists
• Dentists
• Any interested professional in Health Care