Agenda

 

Plenary – 10.30am – 1pm

Moderators:  Maurizia Brunetto, Grazia Chiellini, Duccio Volterrani

 

Opening and institutional greetings 

Giovanni Putoto , Head of Programming and Operational Research at Doctors with Africa Cuamm,

Professor Riccardo Zucchi, Rector of the University of Pisa

Angelo Gemignani, President of the School of Medicine of the University of Pisa

Michele Conti, Mayor of Pisa, Representative of the University Hospital of Pisa (AOUP)

 

Master lecture 

Innovation and the right to healthcare for all

Professor Paolo Mancarella, Director of the Department of Computer Science and past Rector of the University of Pisa

 

Chronic diseases: global challenges and local responses 

Moderator: Andrea Atzori, Head of International Relations, Doctors with Africa CUAMM

The Burden of Chronic Disease in Africa and the Role of the PEN Plus Model

Colin Pfaff, Associate Director of Programs, NCDI Poverty Network

Addressing chronic diseases in migrant populations

Santino Severoni*, Head of the Health and Migration special initiative at the World Health Organization

Experts discussion

Gene Bukhman, Co-Chair NCDI Poverty Network

Santino Severoni*, Head of the Health and Migration special initiative at the World Health Organization

Khadija Yahya Malima*, lecturer at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Health Sciences (MUHAS)

Fabrizio Tediosi, Coordinator of the Master of Global Heath, Centre for Multidisciplinary Action for Global Health (MAGH), University of Milan

 

Project and Research Examples | 4-minute talks 

Assessment of Cardiovascular risk in Rural Tanzania

Federico Mazzinghi

Fatty liver disease in diabetic patients: evidence from Uganda

Francesco Pezzato

Bringing health services closer to communities: the decentralization model

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Application of the Malawi Development Assessment Tool (MDAT) in Mozambique

Edoardo Occa

Sickle Cell Disease in Sierra Leone: the PEN Plus model

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Conclusions and next steps 

Giovanni Torelli, Program Manager Doctors with Africa CUAMM

 

Light lunch – 1pm – 2:30pm

 

Thematic workshops – 2.30pm – 4pm

Clinical service delivery models and Universal Health Coverage

Moderator: Professor Caterina Rizzo

Insulin-dependent and atypical forms of diabetes mellitus

Moderators: Professor Piero Marchetti, Professor Ferruccio Santini

Cardiovascular risk and determinants of complications

Moderator: Professor Stefano Taddei , Professor Rossella Marcucci

Disability assessment and rehabilitation care in Africa

Moderator: Professor Andrea Guzzetta

 

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The event will be held in English.