GIS South Africa: Chapter Launch Event
Thursday April 10, 2025
Join the new GIS South Africa chapter for an inaugural event on Thursday April 10 from 3-5PM South Africa Standard Time as we discuss implementation science in the South African context, how to build implementation communities, and how we can work together to move the field of implementation forward. Explore the agenda below!
AGENDA
*Agenda is subject to change
Master of Ceremony: Dr. Hlengiwe Gwebu, Senior Lecturer, University of Fort Hare
3:00-3:10 – Welcome address and History of GIS with GIS President, Dr. Niveen Abu-Remeileh, Professor, Qatar University
3:10-3:35 – Establishing Implementation Science Communities with SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED
3:35 – 3:55 – Discussing Implementation Science in South Africa with Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town and CEO of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
3:55 – 4:40 – Panel of Implementation Science Experts moderated by GIS member Jan-Paul Roodbol, Columbia University, MPh Candidate at George Washington University
Panelists: Dr. Jamie Lachman Professor of Child and Family Global Health, Oxford University, Dr. Latifat Ibisomi Head of Epidemiology & Biostatistics Division, Wits. University, Dr. Saima Hamid, Professor of Public Health, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (STMU), Islamabad Dr. Themba Ginindza, Associate Professor & Epidemiologist, University of Kwazulu-Natal
4:40 – 5:00 – Q&A and Wrap-Up