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Make time for global health—attend an event in your area to learn and talk about the issues that concern you most. Check back here for upcoming events in the Seattle area and elsewhere that give you the chance to meet others with the same concerns. Please contact Jennifer Adrian (events@path.org) for more information, unless otherwise indicated.

PATH board member to speak in Seattle on May 22

Supamit Chunsuttiwat, MD, MPH, will speak at the University of Washington on Thursday, May 22, as part of the Washington Global Health Discovery Series. PATH’s president and CEO, Dr. Chris Elias, will provide an introduction, setting the stage for a fascinating presentation by Dr. Chunsuttiwat.

The presentation, “Response to Avian Influenza and Preparedness of Pandemic Influenza,” will report, from the front line, on Thailand’s efforts to monitor and contain avian influenza and to prepare for the possibility of a flu pandemic.

Dr. Chunsuttiwat is a senior advisor on disease control at the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. With 20 years of experience in the field of communicable diseases, he is an expert in immunization and epidemiology. He earned his medical degree and MPH from Mahidol University in Bangkok and has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization in numerous capacities. He also was a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Date
Thursday, May 22, 2008

Time
5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow in the Vista Cafe

Location
University of Washington
Foege Auditorium, Room S-060, Genome Sciences Building
1705 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA

Foege Auditorium is located on the perimeter of the campus, with easy access and plenty of street parking available in the area.

RSVP
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

PATH at the Museum of Modern Art

Our friends on the East Coast might want to make a special stop at MoMA between now and May 12, 2008. PATH’s lab-on-a-card, a prototype device designed to bring laboratory-quality diagnosis to areas without extensive, expensive equipment, is on display as part of the museum’s “Design and the Elastic Mind” exhibit. The exhibit spotlights products that are helping translate dramatic shifts in science, technology, and thought into innovative and intuitive designs that will carry us into the next 60 years.

Date
February 19 to May 12, 2008

Location
6th floor, North Gallery
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019-5497
212.708.9400
www.moma.org

Community breakfasts at PATH's headquarters

Learn how we’re improving health worldwide, right here in Seattle…

Enjoy a continental breakfast and learn about PATH's role in improving health in communities around the world.

Date
Monthly—call 206.788.2047 or email events@path.org for details.

Time
8:00–9:00 a.m.

Location
PATH, 1455 NW Leary Way, Seattle
(Parking lot and main entrance are on NW Ballard Way)
Driving directions

Photo: PATH/Patrick McKern.