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Date: February 20-23, 2025
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Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) brings together more than 200 organizations globally who are engaged in addressing global health challenges. CUGH supports academic institutions and partners to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet through education, research, service, and advocacy. The CUGH 2025 Conference: Innovating and Implementing in Global Health for a Sustainable Future will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. See the full agenda here.
We are excited to announce that ICAP’s Senior Director of Human Resources for Health Development, Susan Michaels-Strasser, will be moderating the session Health Workforce Protection: Perils at the Frontline on February 22, 2025 at 4:30pm.
This session seeks to build awareness of the risks to frontline health workers and to create momentum around clarifying the issues which affect health workforce wellbeing and safety.
Objectives:
- Highlight Global Inequities in Health Workforce Protection based on a recent umbrella review of the evidence
- Share interprofessional insights from leaders in the field as well as session participants
- Policy and Practice: Inform future direction in policy development and improved practice
- Drive development of an advocacy agenda amongst CUGH members interested in human resources for health workforce protection
Moderator
Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Senior Director, Human Resources for Health (HRH) Development, ICAP at Columbia University
Panelists
Amy Elizabeth Barrera, Senior Technical Advisor, Resolve to Save Lives
Stacey Mearns, Director, Resilient Health Services, Resolve to Save Lives
Allison P Squires, Ph.D., FAAN, RN, Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing at NYU; Director of the Global Consortium of Nursing and Midwifery Studies