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1st Latin American Conference on
Research and Innovation for Health |
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Programme |
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Tuesday 15 April |
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- Arrival of participants & registration
- Afternoon: Briefing session for chairs, facilitators and rapporteurs
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19.30: Official Opening: |
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- Carel IJsselmuiden, Director, COHRED
- Mirta Roses, Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
- José Gomes Temporão, Minister of Health, Brazil
Followed by Conference Reception
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Wednesday 16 April |
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9.00 – 10.30: Opening plenary: |
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- Towards strengthening National Health Research Systems in the region, Francisco Becerra,  Senior Advisor, COHRED, Latin America
- Global panorama of research for health, Stephen Matlin, Executive Director, Global Forum for Health Research
- Health research in the Latin American region, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Team Leader, Research, Promotion and Development, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
- Innovation and research for health, Reinaldo Felippe Nery Guimarães, Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Inputs, Ministry of Health, Brazil
Chair: Suzanne Jacob Serruya, Director, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Brazil |
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10.30 - 11.00: Coffee break |
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11.00 – 12.15: Plenary: Case studies on conference themes: |
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National Health Research Systems:
- Case study from Mexico, Rodolfo Cano, Director for Health Research, Ministry of Health, Mexico
- Case study from Argentina, Zulma Ortiz, Chief, Training and Research, Epidemiological Research Institute, National Academy of Medicine, Argentina
Financing for research for health:
- The case of sectoral funds in Chile, Fernando Muñoz, Ministry of Health, Chile
Human resources for health research:
- Case study from Nicaragua, Josefina Bonilla, Director, NicaSalud Network Federation, Nicaragua
Innovation, product development and access:
- Case study from Brazil: Innovation and neglected diseases, challenges and opportunities, Carlos Morel, Director, Centre for Technological Development in Health, Fiocruz, Brazil
Chair: John Lavis, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, McMaster University, Canada |
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12.15-12:30 Introduction to working groups: |
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Process and expected outcomes, questions and clarification, Analía Porras, Research, Promotion and Development, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) |
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12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break |
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14.00 – 15.30: Working groups: session 1 |
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15.30 – 16.00: Coffee break |
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16.00 – 17.30: Working groups: session 2 |
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Thursday 17 April |
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9.00 – 9.45: Plenary: Technical Cooperation I |
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- Luis Tacsan, Director, Department of Research and Technological Development for Health, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica.
- Isabel Noguer, Subdirectorate of International Research Programmes and Institutional Partnerships, Carlos III Health Institute, Spain
- Donald Simeon, Director, Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC), Trinidad & Tobago
- Christina Zarowsky, Team Leader, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
Chair: Jose Luis Di Fabio, Area Manager, Technology, Health Care and Research, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) |
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9.45 – 10.30: Plenary: Technical cooperation II |
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- Rodolfo Barrere, Technical Team Member, Network on Science and Technology Indicators
(RICYT), Argentina
- Annick Manuel, Regional Coordinator for Health and Health Research for Southern Cone and Brazil, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
- Shing Chang, R&D Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiatives (DNDi), Switzerland
- Jimmy Whitworth, Head, International Activities, Wellcome Trust, UK
Chair: Stephen Matlin, Executive Director, Global Forum for Health Research |
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10.30 - 11.00: Coffee break |
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11.00 – 12.30: Working groups: session 3 |
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12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break |
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14.00 – 15.30: Working groups: session 4 |
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15.30 – 16.00: Coffee break |
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16.00 – 17.30: Working groups: session 5 (final session for each group) |
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Evening: Conference dinner |
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Friday 18 April |
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9.00-10.30: Plenary: Report back from working groups: |
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- National Health Research Systems (by Zulma Ortiz, moderator)
- Financing for Research for Health (by Fernando de la Hoz, moderator)
- Human Resources for Health Research (by Ernesto Medina, moderator)
- Innovation, Product Development and Access (by Rodrigo Salinas, moderator)
Chair: Moisés Goldbaum, Professor, Preventive Medicine Department, University of São Paulo, Brazil |
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10.30-11.00: Coffee break |
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11.00 – 12.30: Plenary: Discussion on report back from working groups |
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Chair: Moisés Goldbaum, Professor, Preventive Medicine Department, University of São Paulo, Brazil |
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12.30 – 13.15: Closing Plenary: Synthesis and Way Forward |
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Panel with all organising partners
Chairs: Suzanne Serruya, Director, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Brazil; and Carel IJsselmuiden, Director, COHRED
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lunch |
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