GLOBVAC webinar: Mental health in crisis, vaccine and point of care support

8 December 2020, 14:00 - 15:30

The GLOBVAC webinar series will build up to the postponed main GLOBVAC conference in Oslo, planned for 20 –21 April 2021.

The webinar series will be hosted using Microsoft Teams, which has a limit to 300 participants. We therefore encourage you to secure your participation signing up in advance. A link to the webinar will be shared with registered participants.

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Each webinar series will have an introduction by the webinar leader followed by a 10 minute presentations with 5 minutes set aside for questions.

Webinar programme 8 December 2020:

Introduction by Arne H. Eide, Chief Scientist, SINTEF - Applied Research, Technology and Innovation, and Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Theme: Mental health in crisis, vaccine and point of care support

14:05-14:20
Ragnhild Dybdahl

14:20-14:35
Ragnhild Dybdahl

14:35-14:50
Henriette Risvoll and Ragnhild Dybdahl, University of Oslo: The role of user participation in psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study on practitioners’ and policy- makers’ perspectives

14:50-15:05
Valentina Bernasconi, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations: Supporting vaccine development against Lassa fever virus with biological standards

15:05-15:20
Santiago Martinez, University of Agder: Co-designing gold standard: pocket atlas and point-of-care support for FGS

GLOBVAC webinar series

The programme is as follows :

  • Webinar 1: 8 September – Theme: Covid-19 aspects and healthcare systems
  • Webinar 2: 13 October – Theme: Children, health and nutrition
  • Webinar 3: 10 November – Theme: Digital Health
  • Webinar 4: 8 f December – Theme: Mental health in crisis, vaccine and point of care support

(The programme may be subject to change)