GIS & UTHealth Houston Global Conference 2024
Come Join Us in Houston -- 29 May 2024
As GIS prepares for the NISA & Global Implementation Conference taking place this fall in Abuja, Nigeria, GIS is staging smaller, one-day events centered around the conference theme, Everyday Implementation.
Date: May 29th
NEW Location: IMM Building, 1825 Pressler St, Houston TX, 77030
Who Should Attend: Researchers interested in global implementation science, practitioners, health care workers, and students.
What to Expect:
- Hear from leading experts in the field.
- Network with a global community of implementation practitioners.
- Learn and discuss models, best practices and real world examples of accelerating the implementation of health innovations in global health settings
Register here!
Call for Abstracts:
Submit your abstract for lightning talks or poster presentations! We welcome submissions from both students and professionals. Submit your abstract here!
About UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science
The UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science is a group of healthcare professionals and students working to bridge the gap between research and real-world public health solutions. They offer training, workshops, and consultations related to implementation science.
Vice President of Population Health and Implementation Science and co-director, Dr. Maria Fernandez, currently sits on the GIS Board of Directors and has an extensive portfolio of global, federal, and state-funded research developing and improving evidence-based interventions and guidelines for the prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in clinical and public health settings.
Schedule overview*
8:30-9:00AM | Onsite Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30AM | Welcome & Introduction – Welcome and Introduction with Maria E. Fernandez, PhD, Vice President for Population Health and Implementation Science, UTHealth Houston, Kevin Morano, PhD, Senior Vice President, Academic and Faculty Affairs, UTHealth Houston, Kristina Tebo, MD, Assistant Vice President, Global Health Initiatives, UTHealth Houston, and Francisca Infante, PhD, President, Global Implementation Society
9:30 – 10:15AM | Opening Plenary Global Implementation Sciences Challenges and Opportunities with Vilma Irazola, MD, MSc, PhD, Director, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) and Shari Rogal, MD, MPH, John J. Fung Assistant Professor of Transplant Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion Core Investigator
10:20 – 11:00AM | Panel on Practical Implementation Science with Cara C. Lewis, PhD, Deputy Director, Center for Translational Research & Implementation Science, NIH and Maria E. Fernandez, PhD.
11:00 – 11:10AM | Break
11:10 – 11:50AM | Funding Global Implementation Science with Gila Neta, PhD, MPP, Program Director for Implementation Science, National Cancer Institute, Rachel Sturke, PhD, MPA, MIA, Acting Deputy Director, Fogarty International Center, and Bijal Balasubramanian, MBBS, PhD, Co-Director, Institute for Implementation Science, UTHealth Houston
11:50 – 1:00PM | Networking Lunch and Poster Session
1:00 – 1:40PM | Implementation Science in Latin America with Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Director of Tulane Health Offices for Latin America, Tulane University, Adolfo Rubinstein, MD, MSc, PhD, Director, Centro de Implementación e Innovación en Políticas de Salud (CIIPS), Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Rodrigo S. Reis, PhD, Assistant Vice-Provost and Director Office of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis
1:45 – 2:30PM | Lightening Rounds selected from Abstract Pool
2:30 – 2:40PM | Break
2:40 – 3:20PM |Global Cancer Implementation Science with Margarita Correa-Mendez, PhD, MPH, Program Director, Research and Training Branch, Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Melissa Lopez Varon, PhD, MS, Program Director, Global Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and LISTOS
3:25 – 4:00PM | Building Capacity for Global Implementation Science Research and Practice with Gloria I. Sanchez, MSc, PhD, Profesora titular, Coordinadora Grupo Infeccion y Cancer, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia and Julia Moore, PhD, Executive Director, The Center for Implementation
4:05 – 4:55PM | Closing Plenary Implementation Science and Health Equity with Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD, Director, Center for Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Science, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine, University of New Mexico and Helen Skouteris, PhD, Maureen Brunt Professional Fellow, Monash Warwick Professor in Health and Social Care Improvement and Implementation Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
4:55 – 5:00PM | Closing Remarks from Niveen Abu-Rmeileh, President-elect Global Implementation Society and Maria E. Fernandez PhD, Vice President for Population Health and Implementation Science, UTHealth Houston
5:00 – 6:00PM | Evening Reception with light refreshments and networking
We look forward to seeing you in May!