Agenda
Plenary – 10.30am – 1pm
Moderators: Maurizia Brunetto, Grazia Chiellini, Duccio Volterrani
Opening and institutional greetings
Giovanni Putoto , Head of Programming and Operational Research at Doctors with Africa Cuamm,
Professor Riccardo Zucchi, Rector of the University of Pisa
Angelo Gemignani, President of the School of Medicine of the University of Pisa
Michele Conti, Mayor of Pisa, Representative of the University Hospital of Pisa (AOUP)
Master lecture
Innovation and the right to healthcare for all
Professor Paolo Mancarella, Director of the Department of Computer Science and past Rector of the University of Pisa
Chronic diseases: global challenges and local responses
Moderator: Andrea Atzori, Head of International Relations, Doctors with Africa CUAMM
The Burden of Chronic Disease in Africa and the Role of the PEN Plus Model
Colin Pfaff, Associate Director of Programs, NCDI Poverty Network
Addressing chronic diseases in migrant populations
Santino Severoni, Head of the Health and Migration special initiative at the World Health Organization
Experts discussion
Gene Bukhman, Co-Chair NCDI Poverty Network
Santino Severoni, Head of the Health and Migration special initiative at the World Health Organization
Khadija Yahya Malima, lecturer at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Health Sciences (MUHAS)
Fabrizio Tediosi, Coordinator of the Master of Global Heath, Centre for Multidisciplinary Action for Global Health (MAGH), University of Milan
Jakob Sloth Madsen, Regional Team Lead / Strategic Lead for Humanitarian Settings, World Diabetes Foundation (WDF)
Project and Research Examples | 4-minute talks
Assessment of Cardiovascular risk in Rural Tanzania
Federico Mazzinghi
Fatty liver disease in diabetic patients: evidence from Uganda
Francesco Pezzato
Bringing health services closer to communities: the decentralization model
(*)
Application of the Malawi Development Assessment Tool (MDAT) in Mozambique
Edoardo Occa
Sickle Cell Disease in Sierra Leone: the PEN Plus model
Elena Palmisano
Conclusions and next steps
Giovanni Torelli, Program Manager Doctors with Africa CUAMM
Light lunch – 1pm – 2:30pm
Thematic workshops – 2.30pm – 4pm
Clinical service delivery models and Universal Health Coverage
Moderator: Professor Caterina Rizzo
Insulin-dependent and atypical forms of diabetes mellitus
Moderators: Professor Piero Marchetti, Professor Ferruccio Santini
Cardiovascular risk and determinants of complications
Moderator: Professor Stefano Taddei , Professor Rossella Marcucci
Disability assessment and rehabilitation care in Africa
Moderator: Professor Andrea Guzzetta
*pending confirmation
The event will be held in English.