Past Events
2017 Public Health Matters Symposium
Invited Speakers:
- Samer Attar, MD – Feinberg School of Medicine
- Suzanne Akhras Sahloul – Syrian Community Network
- John Daugherty – UIC Biomedical Visualization
- Juliet Sorensen, JD – Pritzker School of Law
2017 Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Opioids and Addiction in Chicagoland
Identifying the Metrics of Success in an Interdisciplinary Addiction Response
Building off of the momentum generated by the 2016 Interdisciplinary Symposium on the opioids epidemic, this fall the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law will host a full-day roundtable titled Identifying the Metrics of Success in Interdisciplinary Addiction Response. This facilitated discussion provides a unique opportunity for experts in this field to dive deeper than is normally possible when attending symposia or short meetings, and will result in targeted long-term commitments, including a working group and a white paper.
Keynote Address: Ed Siskel, “Step One, Admitting We Have a Problem: Leadership Responses to the Opioids Epidemic at Federal, State, and Local Levels”
An afternoon keynote address by Ed Siskel on the opioid and addiction response in Chicagoland will be open to the public.
For an introduction to the opioid epidemic please visit the NPHR Blog to read the following pieces:
(1) “The ongoing discussion: An introduction to the 2017 interdisciplinary roundtable on opioids addiction in Chicagoland” by Nelly Papalambros
(2) “Cresting the arc of the opioids epidemic: An interdisciplinary approach as the path forward” by Elise Meyer
2016 Interdisciplinary Global Health Symposium
The Opiods Epidemic: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Keynote Address: Dick Durbin, US Senator for Illinois
Panels:
- Causes, Costs, and Consequences
- Addiction and Pain Management
- Zachary Fardon, US Attorney, Northern District of Illinois
- Chicagoland Responds
- Innovation in Policy and Practice
2015 Interdisciplinary Global Health Symposium
Global Health Then and Now
Keynote Address: Jeffrey D. Sachs
Panels:
- Milestones in Global Health: Past, Present, and Future
- Social Justice and Social Determinants of Health
- Public Health Education
- Innovation in Global Health
- Partnerships and New Models for Collaboration
- Reimagining Public Health Policy and Legal Frameworks