www.icuh2014.com is happy to announce member
of the Careum Foundaton management board and Director of the Global Health
Programme at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies,
Geneva, Professor Ilona Kickbusch as a special guest speaker at the conference
next March (4th – 7th).
Professor
Ilona Kickbusch graduated in 1981 from the University of Konstanz, Germany,
with a PhD in political science. After joining the World Health
Organisation in 1981, she was appointed to lead the Global Health
Promotion Programme, followed by senior positions at the regional and global
level of the organisation. She then went on to join Yale
University in 1998 to head the new Global Health Program at the Yale
School of Public Health. On returning to Europe in 2005, she took up senior
positions as chairperson of the World Demographic & Ageing Forum, St
Gallen, director of the Global Health Programme, at the Graduate Institute of
International and Development Studies, Geneva and also became chair of Global
Health Europe in 2009.
In
Switzerland, she serves on the executive board of the Careum Foundation, “one
of the leading institutions for future-oriented issues relating to education in
the healthcare sector”, a foundation that educates and facilitates dialogue
across all areas of health care. She also
regularly teaches at several academic institutions including
the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
Professor
Ilona Kickbusch is also advisor to organisations, government agencies and the
private sector on policies and strategies to promote health at a national,
European and international level. Her work has been widely published and is a
member of several advisory boards in both the academic and health policy areas.
She has received many awards throughout her career, including an Honorary
Doctorate from the Nordic School of Public Health in Sweden and the Andrija
Stampar Award and medal for lifelong distinguished service to public health
awarded by the Association of European Schools of Public Health (ASPHER).
She is a
true public health leader with a deep commitment to global responsibility, the
empowerment of people and Health in All Policies (HiAP). She can be
regarded as a key driver of many important Public Health developments.
For a full list of all Professor Ilona Kickbusch’s career
highlights follow the link: http://www.ilonakickbusch.com/kickbusch-wAssets/docs/Kickbusch_CV.pdf
You can hear Professor Ilona Kickbusch talk about her work and
distinguished career at ICUH 2014 (4th – 7th March). Registration
is now open at http://www.icuh2014.com/Home/RegCard
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