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Scientific Program Speaker Presentations

International Conference on Migration Health

Scientific Program Presentations

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Session Code Session Name Speaker Presentation Title
PL1 Promoting and Protecting the Health of Migrants Castelli, Francesco
Italy
Promoting and Protecting the Health of Migrants
SY1 Caring for Migrants as the Result of Regular Migration: Experiences of Receiving Countries in North America Douglas, Paul
Switzerland
Pre-Arrival Health Assessments – the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
SY1 Caring for Migrants as the Result of Regular Migration: Experiences of Receiving Countries in North America Coakley, Annalee
Canada
Post-Arrival Health Assessments and Settlement Issues
SY1 Caring for Migrants as the Result of Regular Migration: Experiences of Receiving Countries in North America Selameab, Tseganesh
United States of America
Best Practices for the Health Promotion of Migrants
PD1 Regional Migration: Challenges and Opportunities Veizis, Apostolos
Greece
Regional Migration: Challenges and Opportunities
SY2 Chronic and Non-Communicable Diseases in Migrants Schulz, Tom
Australia
Regional Migration: Challenges and Opportunities
WS1 Successfully Engaging Migrants in Healthcare Benson-Martin, Janine
Germany
Successfully Engaging Migrants in Healthcare
WS2 The Art and Science of Screening Migrants Noori, Teymur
Sweden
The Art and Science of Screening Migrants
WS2 The Art and Science of Screening Migrants Stauffer, William
United States of America
The Art and Science of Screening Migrants
SY3 Setting Paediatric Migrants Up for Long-Term Success Miller, Alisa
United States of America
Understanding Trauma and the Social Environment in Responding to Child Traumatic Stress Across the Migration Process
SY3 Setting Paediatric Migrants Up for Long-Term Success Dawson-Hahn, Elizabeth
United States of America
Promoting Resilience in Migrant Children, with the Support of their Families and Communities
SY4 Tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Viral Hepatitis in Migrants Hargreaves, Sally
United Kingdom
Screening and Treatment of Infectious Diseases in Migrants
SY4 Tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Viral Hepatitis in Migrants Amo, Julia del
Spain
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Migrants
SY4 Tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Viral Hepatitis in Migrants Feld, Jordan
Canada
Viral Hepatitis in Migrants
OR2 Oral Session 2 – South South Migration Al-Abri, Seif
Oman
OR2.01 Protocol-Based Screening of Migrants in Oman and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
Migrant Group Protection and Promotion of Health and Safety of Migrant Workers Adachi, Masatoki
Japan
Migrant Worker's Health for Travel Health Providers
Migrant Group Protection and Promotion of Health and Safety of Migrant Workers Douglas, Paul
Switzerland
Migrant Worker's Health for Travel Health Providers
Migrant Group Protection and Promotion of Health and Safety of Migrant Workers Ujita, Yuka
Switzerland
Migrant Worker's Health for Travel Health Providers
COD1 Challenging Cases in Migration Medicine Petersen, Eskild
Denmark
Challenging Cases in Migration Medicine
GeoSentinel® Migration-Specific Aspects of GeoSentinel® Hamer, David
United States of America
Migration-Specific Aspects of GeoSentinel®
PL2 Migration Today: Challenges and Opportunities Spiegel, Paul
United States of America
The Humanitarian Gap – Old System, New Ways Forward: Does the Humanitarian Assistance Model Need to be Changed?
PL2 Migration Today: Challenges and Opportunities Sachs, Jeff
United States of America
The Benefits of Migration
WS3 Educating the Next Generation of Health Care Providers for a Mobile World Requena, Ana
Spain
Educating the Next Generation of Health Care Providers for a Mobile World
SY5 Caring for Migrants as the Result of Irregular Surges: Experiences of Receiving Countries in the European Refugee Crisis Veizis, Apostolos
Greece
Acute Health Problems, Public Health Measures and Administration Procedures During the Pre-Arrival / Transit Phase

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SY5 Caring for Migrants as the Result of Irregular Surges: Experiences of Receiving Countries in the European Refugee Crisis Pavli, Androula
Greece
Health Needs and Public Health Intervention During the Early Phase of Settlement at Points-of-Care: The Experience of Migrants and Refugees in Greece
SY6 How to address Migrant and Refugee Women’s Health Tantet, Claire
France
Female Sexual Mutilation
WS4 Digital Solutions to Enhance the Continuity of Care for Refugees and Migrants Kanhutu, Kudzai
Australia
Digital Solutions to Enhance the Continuity of Care for Refugees and Migrants
WS4 Digital Solutions to Enhance the Continuity of Care for Refugees and Migrants Schulz, Tom
Australia
Digital Solutions to Enhance the Continuity of Care for Refugees and Migrants
DB1 Screening for Latent Tuberculosis (LTBI) among Migrants Goletti, Delia
Italy
Digital Solutions to Enhance the Continuity of Care for Refugees and Migrants
DB1 Screening for Latent Tuberculosis (LTBI) among Migrants Werf, Marieke van der
Sweden
Digital Solutions to Enhance the Continuity of Care for Refugees and Migrants
WS5 Building Transcultural Competences and Working with Interpreters and Cultural Brokers Selameab, Tseganesh
United States of America
Building Transcultural Competences and Working with Interpreters and Cultural Brokers
WS6 Vaccination Issues Along the Migration Pathway: Accomplishments and Challenges Heywood, Anita
Australia
Vaccination Issues Along the Migration Pathway: Accomplishments and Challenges
SY7 Mental Health Among Migrants in Different Settings Jarvis, Eric
Canada
Mental Health Problems in Immigrants and Refugees: A General Approach in Primary Care
SY7 Mental Health Among Migrants in Different Settings Katona, Cornelius
United Kingdom
The Mental Health of Asylum Seekers and the Consequences of Immigration Detention
SY7 Mental Health Among Migrants in Different Settings Spigonardo, Vincenzo
Italy
Undocumented Migrants and Mental Health
SY8 Public Health Surveillance for Refugees and Migrants Ope, Maurice
Kenya
Surveillance Strategies in African Refugees – From Early Arrival to Departure from Country of Asylum
SY8 Public Health Surveillance for Refugees and Migrants Declich, Silvia
Italy
Implementing Syndromic Surveillance in Migrant Reception Centres and Other Settings During Emergency Situations
SY9 Parasites: Malaria, Chagas, Schistosomiasis and Strongyloides in Migrants Bisoffi, Zeno
Italy
Schistosomiasis and Strongyloides
PD2 Communicating about Migrant Health: Shaping the Public and Policy Discourse Weekers, Jacqueline
Switzerland
Communicating about Migrant Health: Shaping the Public and Policy Discourse
PD2 Communicating about Migrant Health: Shaping the Public and Policy Discourse Vitillo, Robert
Italy
Communicating about Migrant Health: Shaping the Public and Policy Discourse
Conference Wrap-Up Key Takeaways and Future Actions Marano, Nina
United States of America
Key Takeaways and Future Actions