Delegates attending the GHC will be presented with a world-class academic program offering a holistic approach towards understanding the economic, social, political and environmental determinants of health in Developing World communities. Our academic programme will feature plenary sessions and debates to explore pertinent subject matters within global health.

Plenary sessions:

These sessions will have all delegates in attendance to hear high-profile international and national speakers address pertinent subject matters shaping global health. These will take the form of a single address as well as contentious and thought-provoking debates. There will also be a forum session addressing current Australian Indigenous health and an analysis of the past two years since the publication of “The Little Children are Sacred” report.

Sessions of dialogue:

Development: it’s all about the money…
Should development be dominated by the agenda of economists?

The Unitied Nations promoting peace and prosperity...
Where does the future lead?

Forums:

Indigenous Issues Forum:

This year there will a forum of high profile speakers who will be discussing and reflecting on the current affairs in Australian Indigenous health. There will be time for a lengthy question and answer session at the end to actively engage the audience.

Student Involvement Forum:

This year there will be time to explore the capacity in which medical students’ have to get involved in the various domains of global health. We will explore the AMSA Global Health Network and the work of two university Global Health Groups. Additionally, some of the biggest academic institutions and NGOs will present the various ways in which delegates can become involved as students and as future doctors.

Streamed lectures:

In the five academic streams, there will be more focused lectures pertaining to the issues being addressed within that particular stream. These lectures aim to augment and expand upon an individual’s knowledge of these particular issues.

Workshops:

Following inspiration from the Developing World Conference 2007, we are continuing on with their innovative idea of introducing case studies to the conference academic program. This year, an emphasis will be placed on these small group sessions as workshops, where case studies will be used to enhance understanding of a particular issue during day one. During day two, we will endeavour to engender a philosophy of advocacy and ongoing commitment to appreciating the complex matrix of factors which influence determinants of health in developing world communities. Delegates will be inspired to create tangible social change, but also motivated to speak out and educate their peers. Appropriate pathways for student involvement in these specific areas will be highlighted for those interested.