Forging ahead: Key insights on global health & equity from around the world

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Location: 142C

Primary Contact(s)

Irene M. Lubker, AHIP (she/her/hers)

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Presenter(s)

Ana Corral, MLIS (they/them/theirs)

Health Sciences Librarian
University of Houston, University Libraries
Houston, Texas
MH

Margaret Henderson, AHIP

Health Sciences Librarian
San Diego State University Library
Ramona, California
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Gurpreet K. Rana (she/her/hers)

Global Health Coordinator
Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mercy Wamunyima Monde (she/her/hers)

Medical Librarian
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia
MB

Marcia Barretto
Biliamin Oladele Popoola, n/a

Systems, Scholarly Communications and EBM Librarian
University of Medical Sciences Library
Ondo City, Ondo, Nigeria
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Dr. Lilian Niwagaba

Session

Overview:

In this immersion session, health information professionals from around the world will share their global health & equity projects and discuss their experiences, challenges, and successes. The session will be formatted in a Living Library format, with presenters grouped by global health & equity topics that participants will be able to “check out”. Participants will have the opportunity to check out individual topics and converse with the living books (presenters) and gain an understanding of the connections between health and equity across the globe. By bringing health information professionals together from around the world in a Living Library format, participants and presenters will have the opportunity to discuss health equity and global health issues, and engage in open honest discussions.

Instructional

Methods:

Various introductory videos put by information professionals from around the world will introduce key issues of global health & equity before opening up presenters (live books) for participant checkout. This immersion session will use a Living Library format for presenters (live books) to share stories and lived experiences and foster an environment where participants and presenters can learn from each other. Participants will have the opportunity to ask in-person questions or submit questions via the in-app Q&A feature and on a social media platform. No readings or questions will be required ahead of this immersion session.

Participant Engagement:

During this session, presenters will be grouped topically and participants will be able to “check them out” to hear about a range of global health and equity issues from around the world. Participants will be able to submit questions, via the in-app Q&A feature, engage with other health information professionals on a social media platform, and ask questions in-person during the session. Global health & equity topics can include: introduction of the Cunningham Fellows; presenting at international health conferences; critical issues in global health; access to clean water and environmental factors that impact health; and maternal health. We will use an instructional tool such as padlet to encourage engagement and real time sharing of resources.

Sponsor(s):

International Cooperation Caucus and the Social Justice and Health Disparities Caucus
Learning Objectives:
understanding of how to initiate, plan, and execute global health information projects;
gain a broader understanding of the importance of equitable access to health information and global health issues;
learn about and connect with health information professionals that are currently involved in (or planning on starting) global health and equity projects from around the world;
an understanding of the experiences of health information professionals who conduct work in global health and equity in non-Western countries.