community
Global Health Leadership Forum 2011
From July 17-21, the BSE 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 BSE.
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 | Middle East | Europe |
Ghana Kenya Lesotho Togo | Qatar Saudi Arabia | France Greece Netherlands Spain United Kingdom |
Asia | North America | |
Indonesia Singapore | Canada United States |
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