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Poster Session 5: International Maternal & Child Health

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Poster
This session will feature success stories from various regions in the world which have contributed to improving the maternal and child health which in turn had a positive outcome on the health status of communities
Session Objectives: List the challenges associated with improving maternal and child health globally. Discuss success stories which have improved maternal and child health indicators.

Board 1
Global foodborne infections network (GFN): An opportunity for capacity-building in enteric diseases in India   
Nirali Desai, MPH, Heena Joshi, MSc and Tom Chiller, MD MPHTM
Board 2
Analysis of outpatient coding quality in german disease management programs   
Anja Schramm, Joerg Klewer, MD PhD and Joachim Kugler, MD PhD
Board 3
Temporal trend analysis of avoidable mortality in Taiwan, 1971-2008: Overall progress, but areas for additional public health investments   
Brian Chen, JD, PhD
Board 4
Definition and guiding principles of global health: Health for all, by all, in all   
Juan Garay, MD, MPH, MSc, Michelle Beam, MPH, Laura Harris, MPH, Julia Walsh, M.D., M.Sc. and Simona Zompi, MD, PhD
  
Board 5
Private health provider and facility mapping in Malawi   
Andrew Carmona, BA
Board 6
Improving maternal mortality reporting in Georgia   
Nino Lomia, MD, MPH, Nino Berdzuli, MD, MPH, Lela Sturua, MD, MPH, Maia Kereselidze, PhD and Manana Tsintsadze, PhD
Board 7
Baby friendly health facility initiative for improved infant and young child feeding practices: Sharing experience and lessons learned from Zambia   
Mary L. Kaoma, Mutinta I. Nalubamba, MD, MPH, Benson Bwalya, BSW and Agnes Aongola
Board 8
Multi-country analysis of the characteristics associated with undiagnosed depression   
Naira Tahir, MPH, Edwin Vanwijngaarden, Ph.D., Robert M. Bossarte, PhD and Ann M. Dozier, PhD, RN
Board 9
Pre-service medical education from theory to practical skills teaching contributes to health care quality improvement   
Lia Umikashvili, MD, MPH, Nino Lomia, MD, MPH, Ekaterine Pestvenidze, MD,MS and Philippe LeMay, MBA
Board 10
Analysis of coding quality in Germany using health insurance billing data – utilization of qualifying characters in the documentation of diagnoses   
Anja Schramm, Joerg Klewer, MD PhD and Joachim Kugler, MD PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Medical Care, Maternal and Child Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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