Public Health – 2019

iConferences Proudly presented the International Conference on Public Health and Well-Being 2019 on 04th and 5th April 2019 in Negombo, Sri Lanka under the theme “Promoting the well-being of humanity to ensure healthy lives for all”. It was a successful attempt with the collaboration of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Turkey.

The First International Conference on Public Health and Well-being was well attended with more than 50 researches representing a number of countries like Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, USA, UAE, Sri Lanka and etc. The First International Conference on Public Health and Well-being put an emphasized effect to create an extraordinary platform among health care specialists to discuss solutions for public health concerns and problems that the world experiences.

Keynote Forum

“Public Health, Health Systems, and Well-being Looking ahead, 40 Years after Alma Ata”

Prof. Christina Zarowsky – International Conference on Community Medicine

(Professor and Director of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Canada) 

“The Challenge of Making and Sustaining Change in Health Care: Implications for Action”

Prof. Jack Needleman – International Conference on Community Medicine

(Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Professor Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA) 

Conference Chair - International Conference on Public Health and Well-being 2019

“Migration, Human Rights and Public Health”

Prof. Sally Guttmacher

(Emeritus Professor of Public Health at New York University and Senior Technical Advisor, HealthRight International, USA) 

Special Events

Publication Workshop

The publication workshop on “Publish to achieve many citations” addressed the most prominent issues that should be considered when writing a full research article to get published. During this workshop, the following issues were discussed.

 

1. Planning a publishable paper
2. The different sectors of the paper that are needed
3.  How to write an effective title and abstracts
4.  Reporting standards
5.  Choosing a journal that seems a good fit for your paper

 

This was a well attended with the interest of a number of researches and it was jointly conducted by Prof. Sally Guttmtacher (Emeritus Professor of Public Health,New York University, USA Senior Technical Advisor, HealthRight International, USA) and  Prof. Jack Needlemen (Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Professor Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA).

Prof. Jack Needleman 

(Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Professor Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA) 

Conference Chair - International Conference on Public Health and Well-being 2019

Prof. Sally Guttmacher

(Emeritus Professor of Public Health at New York University and Senior Technical Advisor, HealthRight International, USA) 

Research Workshop

An Overview of Research Ethics
“An overview to Research Ethics” by Prof. Anoja Fernando (Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka)
The workshop Covered the Important Principles of Research Ethics and the Latest International Guidelines on The Topic,with an Added Emphasis on the Relevance to Public Health.

International Conference on Community Medicine

Prof. Anoja Fernando 

Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 

POWER TO HEAL – MOVIE

POWER TO HEAL – MOVIE

 

Power to heal movie produced by Dr. Barabra Berney, (Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York).

 

“Power to Heal Presents a Poignant Chapter in the Historic Struggle to Secure Equal and Adequate Access to Healthcare for All Americans. It Highlights How a New National Program, Medicare was Used to Mount a Momentous Coordinated Effort that Desegregated Thousands of Hospitals Across the United States (USA) Practically Overnight”

Prof. Barbara Berney,  

MPH,PhD
(Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy,, City University of New York

Awards Winners

Best Overall Presentation

 

Titi Rahmawati Hamedon
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

“Meal-Taking Behaviour Status and Its Influencing Factors among The Staff of A Medical Faculty of A Public University in Malaysia”

Best Student Presentation

International Conference on Community Medicine

 

Dr. R. M. N. U. Rajapaksha
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

“Patients’ Perception of Satisfaction on The Health Care Services of The Clinics at Medical Officers of Health Area, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka”

Best Poster Presentation

International Conference on Community Medicine

 

T.P.A.U Thennakoon
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

“Effect Of Parboiling On Glycaemic Response Of Some Traditional Rice Varieties Of Sri Lanka”

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