[Alma Mata] Last chance to attend conference!

[Fred Martineau]

LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND ALMA MATA CONFERENCE

We have been working overtime to bring you our most exciting conference yet!
We've already had a great response from you all, with people coming over
from Finland, Serbia and even the US especially for the weekend. Almost all
spaces for the weekend have gone, however there are a few still available so
take a look at our final programme
here<http://www.almamata.net/conference/programme.html>and see if it
tempts you.

With a fantastic line up of speakers such as Julian Tudor Hart and Richard
Smith, coupled with the only dedicated International Health careers fair in
the UK, you really will be missing out if you can't make it.

On a separate note, for the medics among you, final submissions to influence
the Tooke Report will be accepted up until this Tuesday (Nov 20th). I would
really encourage you all to go to
http://www.consultationfinder.com/econsult/ to register your opinions about
how you feel MMC has affected your international career plans. This is a
unique chance for us to influence how postgraduate training is organised and
has the potential to ensure that International Health is given the
recognition it deserves. See the following rapid responses for more about
how the working group feel about it:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/335/7623/733#178568<http://careerfocus.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/335/7627/169#65431>and
http://careerfocus.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/335/7627/169#65431.

Look forward to seeing you all next weekend!

Cheers,

Fred


*GLOBAL HEALTH DIRECTIONS 3: COMMERCIALISATION AND HEALTH
Alma Mata Global Health Conference and International Health Careers Fair
Saturday 24th & 25th November 2007
UCL Institute of Child Health, London*

*Interested in a career in global health? *

Join us for a weekend of world class speakers and workshops discussing major
global health issues, followed by our first International Health Careers
Fair. Please visit the conference website,
http://www.almamata.net/conference, or see below for more details.

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*GLOBAL HEALTH DIRECTIONS 3: COMMERCIALISATION AND HEALTH*

The conference will open with a plenary exploring the influence of
commercialisation on the NHS and health systems worldwide. We look forward
to an exciting range of speakers discussing the positive and negative
aspects of this increasingly critical issue. The afternoon will focus on
more specific aspects of commercialisation, such as the effect of global
trade institutions on health, Global Public Private Partnerships, and
pharmaceutical companies and access to medicines.

*Speakers include:*

*Dr Julian Tudor Hart* - Swansea, UK.  Author of The Political Economy of
Health Care. http://www.juliantudorhart.org/

*Professor Maureen Mackintosh* - Open University International Development
Centre, UK http://idc.open.ac.uk/people/biographies/maureen_mackintosh.html

*Dr Richard Smith* – former editor of the BMJ, now Chief Executive Officer
of United Healthcare Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Smith_(editor)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Smith_%28editor%29>
<http://www.publicpolicynetwork.ed.ac.uk/health/dprice.html>

*Dr Anna Holzscheiter* - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
http://www.atasp.de/de/team/mitarbeiter.php?id=12

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*INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CAREERS FAIR*

A host of organisations offering careers advice and opportunities will be
present for this major Careers Fair aimed at all health professionals and
allied disciplines. This is a unique opportunity for everyone with an
interest in global health to receive advice and information from NGOs,
postgraduate training institutions and experts in relevant fields.

Confirmed stalls include (but are definitely not limited to):

Medecins Sans Frontiers, VSO, London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine, Medecins du Monde... and many more!

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*PRICES*

Professionals - £45 (Members: £40)
Students - £30 (Members: £25)

Membership is *free* and open to anyone with an interest in global health.

Tickets can be booked securely and immediately using Paypal.

Visit http://www.almamata.net/conference to book.

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ALMA MATA GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORK
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Alma Mata was formed in 2005 with the aim of providing information on
training,
careers, education and research in global health.  This is achieved in three
main ways; the internet, publications and conferences.  The website is the
main
resource and is managed and freely contributed to by our active membership.
Please visit http://www.almamata.net.