Health Advocacy Conference Saturday, May 2, 2015!

A skills-focused symposium for future health advocates
May 2, 2015, 9AM-4PM
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
924 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Registration $5
Open to health professions students, residents, and premedical students in the Chicago area.
Will feature workshops on topics such as op-ed writing, strategy, and more.
Afternoon will feature a networking reception and poster judging session (posters on advocacy work, scholarly work around social justice and advocacy) with a $50 prize.
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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rishi Rattan
Chair of Advocacy at Equal Health
Dr. Rattan lectures and teaches about global health and humanitarian response at universities, medical schools, and law schools.  He briefed governments and the United Nations on Haitian water security and helped write and pass the UN Security Council Resolution on cholera in Haiti.  The US State Department used his expertise to develop policies in Haiti.  Dr. Rattan consulted on the first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the UN for introducing cholera to Haiti.  Working with investigative journalists, he provided information and background for the Emmy Award-winning documentary, Haiti in a Time of Cholera.  His work has been published in lay and academic press, translated into several languages, and presented internationally.  Dr. Rattan i a Medical Team Manager for a federal Urban Search & Rescue Task Force for disaster response.  He is currently training in trauma surgery and surgical critical care at Jackson Memorial Hospital.