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The fifth Emerging Leaders Think Tank Seminar will be held in Kunshan, China from 24-29 June, 2018. The conference will focus on Stroke prevention, treatment and rehabilitation and will bring together 25 Emerging Leaders and 9 faculty members. Emerging Leaders will come with project proposals aligned with implementation science, health policy and health systems. Thank you to all of our faculty, emerging leaders, and hosts.
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Mark Huffman, Northwestern University Pablo Perel, World Heart Federation Lijing Yan, Duke Kunshan University (EL 2014) Christopher Chen, National University Singapore Craig Anderson, George Institute for Global Health David Wood, World Heart Federation DKU Chancellor Jingnan Liu, Kunshan or Suzhou Major (Vice Major) Yilong Wang, Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Emerging Leaders:
Abiodun Adeoye, Nigeria Amy Fuhs, USA Asim Katbeh, Syria Carlos Abanto, Peru Cheryl Carcel, Philippines Dinesh Neupane, Nepal Dorcas Gandhi, India Ezequiel Zaidel, Argentina Ferdous Hakim, Bangladesh Hariklia Proios, Greece Hasan Ali Farhan, Iraq Kolawole Wahab , Nigeria Lily Song, China Lis Neubeck, UK Maoyi Tian, China Mariachiara Di Cesare, Italy Saima Hilal, Singapore Stephanie Partridge, Australia Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, India Susan Marzolini , Canada Xinyi Leng, China Yi Dong, China Jake Yi Sui, Australia Yulu Shi , China Zauresh Akhmetzhanova, Kazhakstan
More details on the seminar programme will be available at a later stage.
The fourth Emerging Leaders Think Tank Seminar was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 18-23 June, 2017. The conference focused on Essential Medicines, and brought together Emerging Leaders, Faculty, and Sponsors from 20 different countries. Emerging Leaders presented project proposals aligned with implementation science, health policy and health systems. Thank you to all of our faculty, emerging leaders, and hosts for you efforts and participation in the seminar!
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The third Emerging Leaders Think Tank Seminar was held in Bangalore, India from 13-18 March, 2016. The conference focused on Tobacco, and brought together Emerging Leaders, Faculty, and Sponsors from 20 different countries. Emerging Leaders presented project proposals aligned with the WHF Roadmap on Tobacco and Framework Convention on Tobacco Control addressing Cessation Support (WHO FCTC Article 14), Financial and Technical Resources (WHO FCTC Article 6), and Smoke-Free Policy (WHO FCTC Article 8). A round of thanks to all of the participants and faculty for an excellent conference!
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The second Emerging Leaders Think Tank Seminar was held in Lima, Peru from 23-27 March, 2015. The conference focused on Raised Blood Pressure, and brought together Emerging Leaders, Faculty, and Sponsors from 17 different countries. Emerging Leaders presented project proposals in the focus areas of Health Policy, Health Systems, and Implementation Science. Congratulations on an outstanding conference!
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The inaugural Emerging Leaders Think Tank Seminar was held in Hamilton, Ontario from 23-27 March, 2014. The conference was a great success and resulted in three research proposals, all of which have been approved for seed funding by the World Heart Federation. Congratulations on an outstanding start as the inaugural World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders!
