Global Health Leadership Forum: continuing education for senior health executives
From July 17-21, the Barcelona GSE hosted the Global Health Leadership Forum (GHLF) at the Ciutadella campus (UPF). Senior health executives from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and North America participated in this intense week-long continuing education program. This is the eighth edition of the GHLF and the third hosted by the Barcelona GSE.
Collaboration with Berkeley School of Public Health
The GHLF was created by the UPF Center for Research in Health and Economics (CRES) and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health for the purpose of bringing together senior executives of nations (health ministers or senior policy leaders, legislators and regulators), senior executives of organizations (e.g. World Bank, OECD, PAHO) and senior executives of companies (insurance, pharmaceutical, health care delivery, care management) to share best practices, know-how, and the latest research in the field. Participants attend two one-week sessions held six months apart (one in Barcelona and one in Berkeley) that combine case studies, seminars, workshops, field excursions. Each participant also prepares and presents an individual project.
Including speakers and participants, 39 senior health executives participated in this year's edition of the GHLF. They included 20 internationally reknowned speakers that work in diverse health related areas such as health economics, insurance, policy, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.
39 senior health executives from the following countries:
Africa Ghana Kenya Lesotho Togo Asia Indonesia Singapore | Middle East Qatar Saudi Arabia North America Canada United States | Europe France Greece Netherlands Spain United Kingdom |
20 speakers including:
Dr. Panos Kanavos, Reader in International Health Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Head of the Medical Technology Research Unit at LSE Health
Dr. Joseph Kutzin, Head of the WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Strengthening
Dr. Ellen Nolte, Director of Health and Healthcare of RAND Europe Dr. James Rice, Executive Vice President & Practice Leader, Integrated Healthcare Strategies
Dr. Lise Rochaix, Chair of the French Senate for Health Care Priority Setting
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