Robert J Gatchel received his BA in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, from SUNY at Stony Brook, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. At the University of Texas at Arlington, Dr. Gatchel is currently: a Distinguished Professor of the Department of Psychology, College of Science; the Nancy P & John G Penson Endowed Professor of Clinical Health Psychology; and the Director of the Center of Excellence for the Study of Health & Chronic Illnesses. He has conducted extensive clinical research in the area of pain, much of it continuously funded for the past 35 years by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense. He was also the recipient of a prestigious Senior Scientist Award from NIH. Dr. Gatchel has received numerous national and international awards associated with his research, most recently, the 2017 American Psychological Foundation’s Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology

Psychology

As an Associate Professor with the SDSU College of Nursing, I teach nursing undergraduate students and students from different health professions. For the past sixteen years, I have taught public health science courses, developed new women’s health courses, and done research that focus on relevant health issues affecting our communities. Maternal and child health, more specifically preconception healthcare is my main research interest. I have led research work on preconception healthcare in rural populations, including assessment surveys and implementing women centered community interventions. A grant proposal submitted July 2017 to NIH-Eunice Shriver Foundation will allow to expand this research. My goal is to improve the health of women and children, recognizing the impact of early maternal and child healthcare interventions on improving birth outcomes and infant mortality. Preconception healthcare is a primary healthcare intervention that can improve birth outcomes and infant mortality, and reduce health disparities among vulnerable populations.

Maternal and child health,preconception healthcare

As an Associate Professor with the SDSU College of Nursing, I teach nursing undergraduate students and students from different health professions. For the past sixteen years, I have taught public health science courses, developed new women’s health courses, and done research that focus on relevant health issues affecting our communities. Maternal and child health, more specifically preconception healthcare is my main research interest. I have led research work on preconception healthcare in rural populations, including assessment surveys and implementing women centered community interventions. A grant proposal submitted July 2017 to NIH-Eunice Shriver Foundation will allow to expand this research. My goal is to improve the health of women and children, recognizing the impact of early maternal and child healthcare interventions on improving birth outcomes and infant mortality. Preconception healthcare is a primary healthcare intervention that can improve birth outcomes and infant mortality, and reduce health disparities among vulnerable populations.

Maternal and child health,preconception healthcare

Bhaskar Chakravorti has Pharmaceutical Marketing background which spans over 30 years in India and Sudan. His expertise is in formulating business strategies, developing new products & markets, launching new products and strengthening territorial markets. He has built people and brands in his career. Having worked with both multinational and regional companies, he has experienced the evolution of production-oriented marketing, sales-oriented marketing, doctor-centric marketing and finally to Patient-centric Marketing in Healthcare industry. He is a blogger, active in social media, photographer, TEDx speaker, Trainer, Speaker and a Social Entrepreneur

Pharmaceutical

Hamid Yahya Hussein is Professor and faculty of medicine university of Baghdad, UAE.

Adolescent and childhood obesity

Sam Oh serves as the Director of Epidemiology at the UCSF Asthma Collaboratory, where he examines the effect of genetics and environment on asthma risk, severity, and response to medications. He is passionate about resolving difficult public health problems that affect underdog communities that are too often ignored in biomedical research. Racial and ethnic minorities currently make up 40% of the US population yet have been represented in only 4.4% of NIH-funded pulmonary research since 1993. Dr. Oh studies asthma, the most racially disparate common disease.

Epidemiology,asthma

Rafiqul Islam is working as Associate Professor , Department of Medical Information Center Kyushu University Hospital.Medical Information Center Kyushu

Telemedicine

Dan Levitt is an International Speaker, Gerontologist,Writer,Senior care leader,Healthcare Consultant,Fundraiser and Adventurer

Nursing and Healthcare

Dr. Syed Azhar was trained as an ophthalmologist in England. He then completed a fellowship in neuro ophthalmology at the University of Texas in Houston USA. He completed additional residency training in Family Medicine at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (UTMB), Texas where he stayed as a Faculty since 1993. Dr. Azhar is a Professor in Family Medicine, Medical Director at Dickinson Family Health, Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Academy of Master teachers at UTMB.

neuro ophthalmology

Peter has a Masters degree in health and social care management, a BSc Hons degree in Health & Safety (H&S) and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (CFIOSH). He is also the Chair of the Qatar Branch of IOSH; with significant experince in the public sector with over 30 years experience; which ncludes three local authorities, 4 NHS providers and more recently as a Director in the Middle East Healthcare system. He has a Masters in Philosophy (M/Phil); published papers on leadership behaviour in the British Journal of Healthcare Management (2012 & 2015); American Journal of Public Health (2014). Peer reviews papers for the British Medical Journal. Written a chapter on Management Culture within the NHS, Patient Safety Culture, Theory Methods & Practice (2014). Presented & chaired at International Patient Qulaity & Safety (Q&S) Conferences in the UK, Saudi Arabia & Abu Dhabi (2013) IOSH conferences (2014 & 2015). Presented findings of ‘Examining Commissioners Leadership Behaviour’ at the European Union of the Society of Preventative Research Slovenia October 2015 and presented in Oman IOSH Middle East Conference 2016. Public Health Conference UK 2016 and Doha Middle East IOSH conference 2017. Peter is passionate about improving Q&S in healthcare and keen to present at future confereces on his specialised subject.

Q&S in healthcare

David Levien, MD, MBA, FACS, FACPE has practiced surgery for 33 years and served 20 years as Chairman of Surgery and 12 as Program Director of Surgical Residencies. He achieved the faculty rank of Clinical Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College and New York Medical College. After receiving his BA at The Johns Hopkins University, he graduated cum laude from The Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his surgical training as Chief Resident at the University of Massachusetts Hospital and completed his Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at The Ferguson Clinic.

General surgery, surgical critical care, and colorectal surgery