Research leaders from industry, academia, government and philanthropy convened to share insights about opportunities for and barriers to public-private partnerships in global health research. Results from a California public opinion poll served as a springboard for conversation about the social, diplomatic and economic impact of global health research. Listen to the podcast.
Agenda for December 8
10:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
- Dial Hewlett Jr, MD, FACP, FIDSA; senior director, Medical Lead for Academic Medicine, U.S. External Medical Affairs, Medical Division, Pfizer Inc.
10:35 a.m. Poll Highlights
- Mary Woolley, president, Research!America
10:50 a.m. Remarks on the University of California School of Global Health
- Haile T. Debas, MD; executive director, UCSF Global Health Sciences; Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor of Surgery; dean emeritus, School of Medicine; vice chancellor emeritus, Medical Affairs; chancellor emeritus, University of California, San Francisco.
10:55 a.m. Introduction of Moderator
- Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA; dean, professor of organization behavior, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
- Betty Ann Bowser, health correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
11 a.m. Research Partners Forum
- Joe Cerrell, director, Global Health Policy & Advocacy, Gates Foundation
- Haile T. Debas, MD; executive director, UCSF Global Health Sciences; Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Medical Affairs; Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco
- Charles Knirsch, MD, MPH; vice president and site head, Global Medical Research and Development, Pfizer Inc.
- Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD; professor and interim chair, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco; ambassador, Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research
- Art Reingold, MD; professor and Epidemiology Division head, associate dean for research, associate director, Center for Global Public Health, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
- Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA; dean, professor of organization behavior, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
12:15 p.m. Lunch & Keynote Remarks
- Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH; director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RESEARCH PARTNERS FORUMS are open dialogues between leaders in academia, business, government, non-profit organizations and the public on topics relevant to improving health through research. Seeking to stimulate conversation about the social and economic impact of research at the intersection of science, public policy and politics, this Research Partners Forum is a collaboration between Research!America and its members Pfizer, University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley. This forum is supported by Pfizer.