Public Events
2006 Events
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November 12-16
American Society for Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
Rebecca Grais, Epicentre
Emergency Vaccination Responses During Large Measles Outbreaks: Early Intervention Leads to a High Proportion of Averted Cases
Jeanne Paul Guthmann, Epicentre — Poster Presentation
Assessment of Three New Parasite Lactate Dehydrogenase (pan-pLDH) Tests for Diagnosis of Uncomplicated Malaria
Jean Paul Guthmann, Epicentre
High Malaria Mortality During Malaria Epidemics in Kenya, Burundi, and Ethiopia
Philippe Guerin, Epicentre
Use of Fractional Dose Tetravalent A, C, W135 and Y Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: A Non Inferiority Trial
MSF/Epicentre HAT Symposium — Manica Balasegaram, Chair
Prospects for an Effective and Safe Therapy for Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Case for Change
- Benjamin Dahl, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patterns of Melarsoprol Treatment Failure
- François Chappuis, University of Geneva
Eflornithine is Safer Than Melarsoprol in the Treatment of Second Stage of HAT: Evidence from MSF Programs
- Gerardo Priotto, Epicentre
Eflornithine Clinical Trial: Early Evidence from the Republic of Congo
- Unni Karunakara, MD, MSF Relief Worker; Member, Board of Directors MSF-USA
Access to Safe and Effective Treatments for HAT
DNDi HAT Symposium — D. Miaka, Ministry of Health, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chair
Challenges Ahead: R&D of New Drugs for Sleeping Sickness
- Els Torreele, DNDi
Introduction
- Pere Simmaro, WHO
Controlling Sleeping Sickness in Africa: The Need for Better Tools
- Mike Barrett, Glasgow University
Review of Current Discovery Research: The Most Promising Avenues
- Grace Murilla, Trypanosomiasis Research Council, Nairobi
Current Disease Models and Their Limitations
- Sarah Thomas, King’s College, London
Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier
- Miguel Kiasekoka, Instituto de Combate e de Controlo das Tripanossomiases, Angola
Overcoming Difficulties in Clinical Research of Sleeping Sickness Drugs
Gerardo Priotto, Epicentre
Eflornithine for First-Line Treatment of Sleeping Sickness: Cohort Analysis of 1055 Patients in Ibba, Sudan
DNDi Malaria Symposium — Nicholas J. White, Wellcome Research Unit, Bangkok, Chair
The Final Leg: New Fixed Dose Artesunate-Based Combination Therapies to Treat Falciparum Malaria
- Jean-René Kiechel, DNDi
FACT: Public and Private Partnerships in R&D for Malaria
- Visweswaran Navaratnam, University Sains Malaysia, Centre for Drug Research
HNV Study: Biopharmaceutical Quality of FDC in Patients and Pop PK Evaluation for AS/MQ, Malaysia
- Srivicha Krudsood, University of Mahidol, Bangkok
Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy and Tolerance in Patients of Loose vs. Fixed-Dose AS/MQ in Bangkok, Thailand
- Philippe Brasseur, Institute de Recherche pour le Developpement, Dakar
A 5-Year Survey of Efficacy, Tolerability, and Pharmaco-Vigilance of P. falciparum with AS/AQ in Casamande, Senegal
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Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Keuka College Lecture
Displaced People: A Global Crisis
Keuka Park, NY
MSF nurse, Kellie Lamoreau, recently returned form Darfur, Sudan, will lead a discussion on the troubles faced by the world's 33 million displaced people. 7:00 PM
Lightner Library - Gannett Room
Keuka College
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
Duke University Seminar on Global Health
HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention
Durham, NC
David Olson, MD, Medical Advisor to Doctor Without Borders in The United States, will participate on a panel addressing the organizations involvement with HIV/AIDS treatment as part of the seminar's program "Making Choices: Ethics and Global Health".
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Fordham University Institute of International Affairs
Conflict Resolution
New York, NY
Dorctors Without Borders Program Officer, Michael Neuman, discusses the current and future challenges the organization faces delivering emergency medical humanitarian care to populations in over 70 countries.
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October 15-19
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Scientific Assembly
New Orleans, LA
Join us for an in-depth info session and Q&A for prospective aid workers featuring experienced Doctors Without Borders emergency physicians and aid worker Molly Sweeney, RN. Tuesday, October 17 at 6:00 PM — New Orleans Morial Convention Center — Room 398
Please visit our Information Booth, #1643, at the ACEP Scientific Assembly to meet MSF emergency physician Barbara Burke, MD. Veteran MSF aid worker and recruiter, Molly Sweeney, RN, will be on hand to answer questions about joining MSF.
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October 14-18
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL
Please visit our Information Booth, #108, in the ASA Exhibit Hall to meet MSF anesthesiologists Chris Reveley, MD, and Gerard Bashein, MD. MSF Human Resources Officer, Rhian Gastineau, will be on hand to answer questions about joining the organization.
Join us for an in-depth info session and Q&A for prospective aid workers featuring experienced Doctors Without Borders anesthesiologists and MSF Human Resources Officer Rhian Gastineau. Refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, October 17 at 5:30 PM — Hilton Chicago — Joliet Room (third floor)
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October 8-12
American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress
Chicago, IL
Join us for an in-depth info session and Q&A for prospective aid workers featuring experienced Doctors Without Borders surgeons and MSF Human Resources Officer Molly Sweeney. Wednesday, October 11 at 6:30 PM — Chicago Hyatt Regency — DuSable Room
Please visit our Information Booth #133 in the ACS Exhibit Hall to meet MSF surgeons Bruce Frank, MD, and Michael Newman, MD. Veteran MSF aid worker and recruiter, Molly Sweeney, RN, will be on hand to answer questions about joining MSF.
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Friday, October 6, 2006
MSF Executive Director, Nicolas de Torrente at the Nashville Parthenon
Nashville, TN
As part of a closing reception for the photography exhibit Doctors Without Borders: Photographs from Afghanistan (1984-2004) at the Parthenon, Nicolas de Torrenté, Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders, will give a talk on the organization's past work in Afghanistan and its current work in crises around the world.
6-8:30 p.m.
Centennial Park
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Atlanta Celebrates Photography
On the Frontlines of Today's Wars with Photojournalist Ron Haviv
Atlanta, GA
Ron Haviv is one of five photojournalists from the VII Photo Agency who traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo with international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in order to shed light on the suffering of the Congolese people as they struggle to survive a conflict that remains virtually invisible to the outside world. Their work is presented in the photographic exhibition “Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War” and in a new book by the same name, published by de.MO. The exhibition has been shown in more than 20 cities in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States and will be on view at the Atlanta Photography Group Gallery from September 16 through October 7, 2006.
Haviv’s lecture will be followed by a discussion with Kris Torgeson, Director of Communications for MSF in the United States, who established the relationship between MSF and the VII Photo Agency. Ellen Fleurov will moderate this discussion as well as a question and answer session with the audience. This subject is of particular interest to Fleurov, who is the founder of Crossroads Traveling Exhibitions. Fleurov was formerly the Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art, and the Museum Director of the California Center for the Arts, San Diego. Program begins at 7 PM Woodruff Arts Center
Rich Theatre
1280 Peachtree Street, NE
Free and open to the public
Sign Language interpretation provided for this lecture.
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September 27-October 1
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Scientific Assembly
Washington, DC
Please visit our Information Booth, #3904, at the AAFP Exposition to meet MSF aid workers Frank Baudino, MD, Suraj Achar, MD, and Andrew Schechtman, MD. Veteran MSF aid worker and recruiter, Molly Sweeney, RN, will be on hand to answer questions about joining MSF.
Poster Presentation
Hunger and Malnutrition in South Sudanese Children
MSF aid worker, and family physician, Frank Baudino, will share his recent experiences in South Sudan and be available to answer questions during the poster presentation. Hours 11:00 AM — 1:30 PM daily.
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
Meadowood Continuing Care Community
On the Medical Frontlines: Dr. Sonia Cheng in Angola and Sudan
Worcester, PA
Doctors Without Borders aid worker Sonia Cheng, MD, will share her experiences providing medical assistance to populations in need in Angola and Sudan.
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
Anderson Cooper in Conversation with Doctors Without Borders
6:30 PM
New York, NY
Please join us as Anderson Cooper, award-winning journalist and anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°, takes the stage with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Executive Director Nicolas de Torrenté, PhD, and long-time MSF aid worker Milton Tectonidis, MD, to discuss the organization’s recent humanitarian work around the world, and the challenges it faces delivering medical care in complex crises such as the situation in Darfur, Sudan, Lebanon and Niger. This event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible. Please arrive early to guarantee a seat. A reception will be held prior to the event, beginning at 5:30 in the lobby of Cooper Union's Great Hall. Cooper Union
The Great Hall
7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue
New York, NY This event is being held in conjunction with MSF’s interactive exhibit “A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City,” which will appear in Manhattan’s Central Park September 15-17 and in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park September 20-24. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, please call (800) 490-0773.
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Saturday, September 16, 2006
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War
Atlanta, GA
An exhibition of photographs by world-renowned VII Photo Agency photographers -- Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, James Nachtwey -- who traveled with Doctors Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to shed light on the suffering of the Congolese people as they struggle to survive through a conflict that remains virtually invisible to the outside world.ATLANTA PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP GALLERY
Tula Arts Center
75 Bennett Street NW
Space B-1
Atlanta, Georgia Gallery hours: Wednesday through Saturday 12:00 - 4:00 PM
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Saturday, September 16, 2006
Atlanta Photography Group Opening Reception
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War
Atlanta, GA
Please join us for an reception to mark the opening of an exhibition of photographs by world-renowned VII Photo Agency photographers.7:30 - 10:00 PM ATLANTA PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP GALLERY
Tula Arts Center
75 Bennett Street NW
Space B-1
Atlanta, GA
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Crested Butte Public Policy Forum
Humanitarian Aid: Present and Future Challenges
Crested Butte, CO
President of Doctors Without Borders in the United States, Darin Portnoy, MD, will give a presentation on current issues faced by the organization as it delivers humanitarian aid around the globe.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts
606 6th Street
7:00 - 9:00 PM
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Houston World Affairs Council
Treating All Sides: Doctors Without Borders in Darfur, Sudan
Houston, TX
Dr. Fady Joudah shares his experiences working with Doctors Without Borders in the organization's ongoing efforts to treat the medical needs of people cought up in the continuing conflict in Darfur, Sudan.
University of St. Thomas -6:30pm
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August 13-18
XVI International AIDS Conference
Please visit our Information Booth at the ACEP Scientific Assembly to meet MSF emergency physicians. An MSF recruiter will be on hand to answer questions about joining MSF.
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006
On the Medical Frontlines: A Conversation with Doctors Without Borders
Dallas, TX
6:30 -7:30pm - EMERGENCY RESPONSE: FROM WARS TO NATURAL DISASTERS
Join P. Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Contributing Medical Editor, CBS 11 News, Dallas Fort Worth, in a conversation with Doctors Without Borders aid workers.
Dallas area nurse Lisabeth List and field logistician Voitek Asztabski have worked in some of the world’s major medical emergencies of the past few years, including Darfur, Sudan, East Timor, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. They recently returned from Pakistan, where they coordinated medical care for thousands of sick and injured people following the devastating earthquake that hit the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India in October 2005.
How did their experiences in Pakistan compare to their work in conflict zones? How
do the medical needs in natural disasters differ from those in conflict situations?
And how does Doctors Without Borders decide how to respond when faced with
crises of such magnitude as those of Darfur, for example, or Pakistan? 7:30-8:30pm - PUT YOUR IDEALS INTO PRACTICE: A CAREER WITH DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
P. Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, will interview and moderate a Q and A with Lisabeth List, RN; field logistician Voitek Asztabski; Deborah Jenkins, MD; and Molly Sweeney, RN, a recruiter for Doctors Without Borders working for the organization.
Learn about the different medical and non-medical positions offered, the qualifications required, how aid workers juggle their lives at home and abroad, and how to plan a career that includes a commitment to Doctors Without Borders. Caruth Auditorium, Owen Arts Center
Southern Methodist University
6101 Bishop Blvd
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August 5-10
National Medical Association (NMA) Convention
Dallas, TX
Deborah Jenkins, MD, MSF Anesthesiologist
Practicing Surgery in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, and Other Resource-Poor Settings
Please visit our Information Booth, #1154, in the NMA Exhibit Hall to meet MSF aid workers Voiteck Asztabski, Deborah Jenkins, MD, and Lisbeth List, RVN. Veteran MSF aid worker and recruiter, Molly Sweeney, RN, will be on hand to answer questions about joining MSF.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Levin Institute Lecture
Perspectives on Global Health
New York, NY
Michael Neuman, Program Officer for MSF-USA, gives a short presentation on MSF's perspectives on global health issues and emergencies, and how the organizations responds to them to visiting students from Russia.
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Saturday, July 22, 2006
Doctors Without Borders: Photographs from Afghanistan (1984-2004)
Nashville, TN
The Parthenon in Nashville's Centennial Park will host an exhibition titled Doctors Without Borders: Photographs from Afghanistan 1984-2004, from July 22-October 7, 2006, in the East Gallery. The photographs in the exhibition document the work of Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan for the twenty years before it closed its programs in that country following the assassination of five of its aid workers in June 2004. These photographs bear witness to the ongoing suffering of the people of Afghanistan and provide a powerful visual record of humanitarian aid in times of war.
Admission: $5 Adults $2.50 Children and Seniors
Open Tuesday-Saturday 9:00AM-4:30PM
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Saturday, July 15, 2006
Congolese Community of Southern California present
The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Forgotten War
6:PM - Midnight
Los Angeles, CA
A fundraising evening organized by the Congolese Community of Southern California featuring an African band, screening of the documentary "King Leopold's Ghost", gallery exhibit and more.
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Saturday, July 1, 2006
LeadAmerica - Youth Leadership in Medicine and Healthcare
Treating the Neediest: Doctors Without Borders Nurse Sylvia Martinez in Angola
San Diego, CA
Nurse Sylvia Martinez shares her experience working for Doctors Without Borders in Camabetta, Angola with medical students and high school students interested in medical careers.
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Thursday, June 15, 2006
Alabama Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Practicing Surgery in Resource Poor Settings: Doctors Without Borders' Gary Myers
Point Clear, AL
Gary Myers, MD, will share his experiences in Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, and Liberia with his fellow surgeons at their annual statewide conference.
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Doctors Without Borders Recruitment Evening in LA
Put Your Ideals into Practive: Becoming an MSF Aid Worker
Santa Monica, CA
Please join aid worker, nurse, and Doctors Without Borders recruiter, Molly Sweeney, for an information and Q&A evening for medical and non-medical professionals interested in MSF field work.
Teusday, June 6 - 7PM
Ken Edwards Center
1527 4th Street
Santa Monica
Room 103
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Thursday, June 1, 2006
Doctors Without Borders Recruitment Evening in Salt Lake City
Put Your Ideals into Practice: Dr. Christopher Reveley in Liberia
Salt Lake City, UT
Please join Doctors Without Borders' aid worker, Dr. Christopher Reveley, as he shares his recent experience working as an anesthesiologist in war-torn Monrovia, Liberia. After Dr. Reveley's presentation, aid worker Molly Sweeney, RN and recruiter for the organization will be on hand to answer questions about getting involved with Doctors Without Borders' medical humanitarian work.
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Thursday, May 25, 2006
Photo Exhibit Reception at the National Arts Club
From Indifference to Action... Tell Me the Story of AIDS
New York, NY
Join Doctors Without Borders as we celebrate the opening of photographer Martin Beaulieu's photo essay on the global AIDS pandemic. There will be a brief presentations from a Doctors Witout Borders representative and Mr. Beaulieu. Refreshments will be served.
6:00PM - 8:00PM
National Arts Club - Grand Gallery
15 Gramercy Park South
Exhibit runs through June 8
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Friday, May 19, 2006
Ogden Surgical-Medical Society
Surgical Proceedures in Resource-Poor Settings: Doctors Without Borders' Dr. Gary Myers
Ogden, UT
Dr. Gary Myers will present to his fellow surgeons at the annual conference for the Ogden Surgical-Medical Soceity in Ogden, Utah. Dr. Myers will share his surgical experiences from Sri Lanka, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Chad.
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May 17-20
Ogden Surgical-Medical Society
Ogden, UT
Gary Myers, MD, MSF Surgeon
Practicing Surgery in Resource-Poor Settings
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
UT Southwestern Grand Rounds
Treating Trauma Victims: MSF's Dr. Terrence O'Keeffe in Haiti
Dallas, TX
Dr. O'Keeffe will share his recent experiences in Haiti treating trauma victims with his fellow surgeons at UT's Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering - Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) Colloquium
An Inside Look at Doctors Without Borders' Access to Essential Medecins Campaign
New York, NY
Kate Evans, US Coordfinator of the Access to Essential Medecines Campaign, will give a presentation on the Campaign's goals and strategy to interested sutdents, faculty and staff at Cornell University's Medical Center in New York.
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May 16-18
American College of Surgeons – Alabama Chapter
Sandestin, FL
Gary Myers, MD, MSF Surgeon
Practicing Surgery in Resource-Poor Settings
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism
Humanitarian Interventions: Perspectives from the Field
Boston, MA
Doctors Without Borders Executive Director, Nicolas de Torrente, will join other prominent aid workers and journalists for a panel discussion on humanitarian interventions. This program is presented by the International Women's Media Foundation in memory of Elizabeth Neuffer, a journalist for the Boston Globe who was killed in Iraq while covering the war. Other guests include Anne Barnard, Amy Goodman and Samantha Power.
Wednesday, May 10 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
Smith Hall
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Columbia Point - Boston
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Monday, May 1, 2006
Medaille College Assembly
Getting the Story Out: Kevin Phelan in Haiti
Buffalo, NY
Kevin Phelan, Senior Press Officer for Doctors Without Borders, will share his experiences working with the American media on contexts and issues relating to the work of Doctors Without Borders around the world. Mr. Phelan will focus on Doctors Without Borders' annual Top Ten Underreported Humanitarian Issues and his recent field work in Haiti.
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Saturday, April 29, 2006
A Concert for The Sudan
Doctors Without Borders Fundraiser
Princeton, NJ
The Piano Teacher's Forum are holding a benefit concert in aid of Sudan at the Suzanne Patterson Center in Princeton, NJ on April 29, 1-5pm.
For directions, please visit: www.princetonol.com/groups/pcd/directions/dir_SPC.html
For more information on the event, please contact:
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April 26-29
Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Consortium
Los Angeles, CA
Myles Spar, MD, MSF Aid Worker and Member, Board of Directors, MSF-USA
Jobs for Internists Outside the Ivory Tower
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Diablo International Resource Center
From Logistician to Head of Mission: Doctors Without Borders' David Kaisel
Walnut Creek, CA
Using his two Doctors Without Borders projects in Angola, Colombia and two projects in Brazil, David Kaisel will track his progress through the organization form first mission logistician to head of mission. Mr. Kaisel will also examing some of the key issues that confronted him when running the Doctors Without Borders program in Brazil.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Doctors Without Borders Executive Director at the University of New Hampshire
Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Crisis
Durham, NH
Nicolas de Torrente, Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders is the United States, speaks about the organization's experience in providing medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict and crisis. Drawing on recent experiences in Haiti, Niger, and Pakistan, Mr. de Torrente will examine how Doctors Without Borders decides to intervene, recent inovations in the organization's responses, and the importance of independent funding.
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Saturday, April 15, 2006
Doctors Without Borders at the Boston Museum of Science
Boston, MA
1pm - 2pm: Treating People Uprooted By War and Disaster
Join Helen Palmer, health correspondent for public radio's "Marketplace," and Dr. Unni Karunakara and Dr. Jonathan Spector of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to discuss the medical needs of people displaced by war or disaster.2pm - 3pm: Put Your Ideals Into Practice: A “Career” with Doctors Without Borders?
Helen Palmer will moderate a discussion and Q and A with four MSF aid workers: Dr. Unni Karunakara, Dr. Jonathan Spector, Kathy MacLaughlin, a logistician and MIT graduate, and Molly Sweeney, RN, recruiter for the organization. For medical and non-medical positions, and for anyone interested in how MSF aid workers work.
Cahner’s Theater
Blue Wing, Level Two, 1, Science Park, Boston
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Friday, April 7, 2006
Benefit Art Exhibit at Arts for Peace
Doctors Without Borders Fundraiser
New York, NY
Arts for Peace on New York's Upper West Side is holding a Benefit Arts Show from April 7 to June 30. The exhibit is featuring the works of Shawn Dell Joyce, a painter and Jeanette Stollar, a photographer. Their work is inspired by work of Doctors Without Borders in Niger and Sudan.
Arts for Peace will be open Mon-Sat 9-5pm and by appointment.
38 West 88th Street
New York, NY 10024-2502
For more information please contact:
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Thursday, April 6, 2006
Opening Reception for an MSF Photo Exhibit at the Stephen Cohen Gallery
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War
Los Angeles, CA
The Stephen Cohen Gallery hosts a reception celebrating the MSF photo exhibit The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forgotten War which features the photos from internationally renowned photographers from the group VII.
Stephen Cohen Gallery -
7358 Beverly Boulevard -
(323) 937-5525
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Wednesday, April 5, 2006
UT Austin Become a Disease Detective: Discover Public Health! Conference
Displacement and Disease in Darfur: A Doctor Without Borders
Austin, TX
Doctors Without Borders' Dr. Fady Joudah delivers the keynote presentation at UT's conference Become a Disease Detective: Discover Public Health! Dr. Joudah shares his experiences as a physician in refugee camps in Darfur, Sudan with University of Texas students, faculty and staff.
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Saturday, April 1, 2006
The Grand Crump-Off
Doctors Without Borders Fundraiser
Bridgewater, VT
Charles Shackleton and Miranda Thomas present the Grand Crump-Off, a day of fun-filled crumpet making to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders. For recipe and general crumpet information , please call:
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Wright State University - Global Health Initiative
From the Tsunami to Darfur: Doctors WIthout Borders' Dr. Scott McKeon
Dayton, OH
Dr. Scott McKeon shares stories from his recent participation in Doctors Without Borders' response to the Indian Ocean tsunami and the ongoing crisis in Darfur, Sudan at Wright State University's Boonshoft School of Medicine.
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Monday, March 27, 2006
Hunter College Journalism Course
NGO Press Work: How It's Done at MSF
New York, NY
Kevin Phelan, Senior Press Officer at Doctors Without Borders, shares his strategies and experiences working with the American media on humanitarian stories and crises.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Ethics Jamboree
Treating Forgotten Children in Sudan: Thor Wagner in Khartum
Seattle, WA
Dr. Thor Wagner shares his experience treating children in a Khartoum orphanage with high school seniors at the 2006 Ethics Jamboree, organized by the Seattle area Catholic schools.
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Thursday, March 16, 2006
UCSB Arts and Lecture Series Special Event
Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Crisis
Santa Barbara, CA
With examples drawn from MSF’s recent experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger, and Haiti, as well and the global AIDS pandemic, Nicolas de Torrenté will talk about how the organization decides to intervene, the importance of independent funding, and the ongoing challenge of working in conflict zones.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Distinguished Speakers Series of Southern California
Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Crisis
Redondo Beach, CA
The event will focus on how MSF decides when and how to intervene in a humanitarian crisis. With examples drawn from MSF's recent during the nutritional emergency in Niger, the ongoing violence in Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti, and the global AIDS pandemic, Nicolas de Torrente will talk about the importance of independent funding, which allows the organization to respond to underreported crises that may not be attractive to or recognized by funders such as donor governments or UN agencies; the use of medical innovations, such as the revolutionary new nutritional food enabling MSF to save the lives of an unprecedented number of children suffering from acute malnutrition in Niger; the need for more innovation in treatment and diagnostics for infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB with a view to scaling up access to treatment; and the ongoing challenge of working in conflict zones, where the independence of humanitarian agencies is increasingly affected by military agendas and activities.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Distinguished Speakers Series of Southern California
Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Crisis
Thousand Oaks, CA
The event will focus on how MSF decides when and how to intervene in a humanitarian crisis. With examples drawn from MSF's recent during the nutritional emergency in Niger, the ongoing violence in Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti, and the global AIDS pandemic, Nicolas de Torrente will talk about the importance of independent funding, which allows the organization to respond to underreported crises that may not be attractive to or recognized by funders such as donor governments or UN agencies; the use of medical innovations, such as the revolutionary new nutritional food enabling MSF to save the lives of an unprecedented number of children suffering from acute malnutrition in Niger; the need for more innovation in treatment and diagnostics for infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB with a view to scaling up access to treatment; and the ongoing challenge of working in conflict zones, where the independence of humanitarian agencies is increasingly affected by military agendas and activities.
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Monday, March 13, 2006
Distinguished Speakers Series of Southern California
Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Crisis
Pasadena, CA
The event will focus on how MSF decides when and how to intervene in a humanitarian crisis. With examples drawn from MSF's recent during the nutritional emergency in Niger, the ongoing violence in Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti, and the global AIDS pandemic, Nicolas de Torrente will talk about the importance of independent funding, which allows the organization to respond to underreported crises that may not be attractive to or recognized by funders such as donor governments or UN agencies; the use of medical innovations, such as the revolutionary new nutritional food enabling MSF to save the lives of an unprecedented number of children suffering from acute malnutrition in Niger; the need for more innovation in treatment and diagnostics for infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB with a view to scaling up access to treatment; and the ongoing challenge of working in conflict zones, where the independence of humanitarian agencies is increasingly affected by military agendas and activities.
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Sunday, March 12, 2006
UCSB Arts and Lectures Film Series
Doctors Without Borders: Life in the Field
Santa Barbara, CA
A special screening of two films from the National Geographic Channel series that examines the humanitarian work of Doctors Without Borders / Médecins San Frontières (MSF). “Into the Crisis Zone” follows human rights specialist Leslie Lefkow as she travels and visits an MSF clinic in war-torn southern Sudan, and “Country Nurse” looks at the work of two MSF volunteers—Mary Jo Frawley in Sierra Leone and Dr. Rachel Hardwick in post-Taliban Afghanistan. A Doctors Without Borders representative will be at this event to introduce the films and take audience questions.
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Thursday, March 2, 2006
University of Buffalo Medical Department Grand Rounds
Surgical Proceedures in a Resource Poor Setting: Randeep Jawa in Liberia
Buffalo, NY
Dr. Randeep Jawa, a surgeon from Upstate New York, will present to his peers on his experience working for Doctors WIthout Borders in Monrovia, Liberia. Dr. Jawa will focus on the difficulties of operating in the war-ravaged city which still has no reliable running water or electricity.
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Thursday, March 2, 2006
SUNY Buffalo Grand Rounds
Performing Surgery in a Resource-Poor Setting: Randeep Jawa in Liberia
Buffalo, NY
Doctors Without Borders surgeon, Dr. Randeep Jawa, will present to his medical colleagues on his recent surgical experience in Liberia.
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Friday, February 24, 2006
Forum Club
TBA
Naples, FL
Christophe Fournier, Director of Programs for Doctors Without Borders in the USA, will give a presentation on the work of MSF and some of the organization's current activites and concerns.
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Meredith College President's Lecture Series
Humanitarian Responses to Conflict and Crisis
Raleigh, NC
The event will focus on Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)'s experience in providing medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict and crisis. With examples drawn from MSF's recent experiences during the earthquake in Pakistan, the nutritional emergency in Niger, the ongoing violence in Darfur, Sudan and the fight against AIDS, Nicolas de Torrente will talk about how and when the organization decides to intervene; the importance of independent funding, which allows the organization to respond to underreported crises that may not receive political interest or media attention; the use of medical innovations, such as the revolutionary new nutritional food enabling MSF to save the lives of an unprecedented number of children suffering from acute malnutrition in Niger; the need for better treatment and diagnostics for infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB with a view to scaling up access to treatment; and the ongoing challenge of working in conflict zones, where civilians are attacked and the independence of humanitarian agencies is increasingly affected by military agendas and activities.
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
Share Your Heart Art Show and Sale
Fund Raiser for MSF
New York, NY
Share Your Heart will transform the Chapel Room at West Park Presbyterian Church into an art gallery with an opening day crafts show. Featured artists will include: Giora Carmi, Michael Albert, Robyn Love, Nancy D’Antonio, Jennifer Eve, Marcia Meyers, Rudy Van Daele and Beth Meyers.West Park Presbyterian Church - West 86th Street at Amsterdam Ave - The show opens at 2 PM on Saturday, February 11 and will run for three weeks.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Conference on International Emergency Medicine
Humanitarian Intervention in Unrecognised Conflicts
New York, NY
Christophe Fournier, MD, Program Director for Doctors Without Borders in the USA, will attend the second annual conference being held at Columbia University, where he will meet with other medical NGOs and discuss various approaches to dealing with the emergencies of the past year. He will also give a presentation on creating humanitarian space in areas of low-level, or internationally unrecognised conflict using MSF's work in Haiti as his prime example.
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February 5-9
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
Denver, CO
David Olson, MD, MSF-USA Medical Advisor
Impaired Renal Function of Patients Initiating HAART in Two Developing Countries
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Thursday, February 2, 2006
Casey Johnston Homecoming Presentation
MSF Logistics: Casey Johnston in Burundi
Atlanta, GA
Casey Johnston shares his experiences from his nine-month posting with MSF in Burundi.
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Monday, January 23, 2006
Carnegie Hall Benefit Concert for Victims of the South Asia Earthquake
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony for South Asia
New York, NY
The magnitude 7.6 earthquake in October left about 87,000 dead and 3.5 million homeless. Below freezing temperatures continue to claim lives. In the aftermath of the tragedy, an exceptional and unparalleled group of musicians have joined forces and donated their services to help the survivors. All proceeds from the concert will go directly to Doctors Without Borders. Performers include principal players of New York Philharmonic; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; The Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Albany Symphony Orchestra; New Haven Symphony Orchestra; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Emerson String Quartet; American String Quartet; Brentano String Quartet; students, graduates and faculty of the Manhattan School of Music; The Juilliard School; the Mannes College of Music; and others, including a choir of over 150.
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Monday, January 23, 2006
Weston Y's Women
On the Medical Frontlines: Doctors Without Borders' Cathy Cornu-Quinn
Weston, CT
Cathy Cornu-Quinn, RN, will share her experiences, working with Doctors Without Borders in Ethiopia and Sudan, with the Weston YWCA group, the Y's Women.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Medical College of Wisconsin Grand Rounds Presentation
On the Medical Frontlines: Doctors Without Borders' Dr. James Sanders
Milwaukee, WI
Dr. James Sanders will present to his colleagues on his experiences as a medical coordinator for a Doctors Without Borders program in Uganda.
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Saturday, January 7, 2006
First Presbyterian Church of Katonah
The Struggle to Treat Tuberculosis in Remote Situations
Katonah, NY
Ms. Cornu-Quinn will share her experiences treating TB in the remote Afar region of Ethiopia and war-ravaged southern Sudan.
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Friday, January 6, 2006
Emory Physicians for Human Rights
Top Ten Priorities in Refugee Settings
Atlanta, GA
Els Mathieu of Doctors Without Borders will present on her personal experiences providing medical care in refugee settings.
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