SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH PH 780, Global Health I Fall 2013 Class day/time: Tuesdays 10-12:40 AM Class location: AH 2134 Schedule number: 22343 Email: tnovotny@mail.sdsu.edu TA: Raphael Cuomo, MPH Instructor: Thomas Novotny, MD Office hours: T & Th 1-2:00 PM Office location: Hepner Hall 136B Phone: 619-594-3109, cell 619-206-3656 Email: raphael.e.cuomo@gmail.com I. COURSE OVERVIEW This course is an introductory course in global health. It is required for those in the UCSD/SDSU Joint PhD Degree Program in Global Health and is open to those in the Preventive Medicine Residency Program, other JDP students with interests in global health, and to others with permission of the instructor. The style of the course will be very interactive with heavy emphasis on required reading and case study discussions. Student enrollment is limited to 20. The course will also involve a number of guest lecturers so that students may gain perspectives on the research and project activities being conducted by SDSU/UCSD faculty members, NGOs, and the private sector across multiple disciplines. II. GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES The content of this course is based on broad arenas: the global burden of disease, including an analysis of major infectious and non-infectious disease problems; the changing architecture of global health, including international organizations, philanthropies, and new structures such as private public partnerships; and health diplomacy---the interface of foreign policy and global health as well as the interface of culture, politics, and history with global health problems. Students are also expected to attend the Global Health Seminar Series, held roughly twice per semester at SDSU. Course objectives include the following: 1. DEFINITIONS: At the end of this course, students will be able to: a. Explain the term ‘global health’ and what makes it different from ‘international health. b. Evaluate the conceptual basis for ‘global’ approaches to major health problems and the need for new approaches beyond simply ‘disease control.’ c. Explain concepts behind estimates of the global burden of disease, the relative impact of communicable vs non-communicable diseases, and the political economy that affects various specific diseases. d. Compare and contrast measurement methods applied to global health problems and how these can help set goals and gauge success of interventions. 2. SOLUTIONS: a. Evaluate the changing architecture of global health including multinational organizations, philanthropies, private-public partnerships, and government programs. b. Articulate the main global strategies to prevent and reduce the several critical highburden diseases. c. Analyze the complexities of pandemic response in a globalized world. 1 d. Compare and contrast disease-specific response (vertical programs) versus integrated approaches (horizontal programs) for globally important diseases. e. Explain how results-based investments in global health are now implemented. 3. CONTEXT: a. Evaluate the role of health diplomacy in addressing shared global health problems among countries. b. Evaluate cultural, ethical, social, systemic, and anthropological determinants of global health problems. III. COURSE DETAILS 1. Credit: Three (3) semester units 2. Required Text: Merson MH, Black RE, Mills AJ. International Public Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems and Policies (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2011. 3. Recommended reading: Novotny TE, Kickbusch I, and Told M. 21st Century Global Health Diplomacy. Singapore: World Scientific Publishers 4. WEBSITE: All assignments, course documents, news, and changes will be posted to the PH 780 Blackboard site. Registered students will have immediate access to this site. 5. Web Resources: SDSU JDP in Global Health: http://publichealth.sdsu.edu/phd-global-main.php. This will have announcements, opportunities, and links of interest. UCSD Global Health Website: http://gph.ucsd.edu/index.shtml, which also will have descriptions of programs, research, and opportunities on the UCSD campus. World Health Organization: www.who.int Social Determinants of Health: http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/ Office of Global Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services: www.globalhealth.gov Consortium of Universities for Global Health http://www.cugh.org/ Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/ Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health: http://www.fic.nih.gov/ Kaiser Family Foundation Global Health http://globalhealth.kff.org/ UN Millennium Development Goals www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ Center for Strategic and International Studies http://csis.org/ Center for Global Development http://www.cgdev.org Peoples Health Movement www.phmovement.org US Global Health Initiative http://www.ghi.gov/ Pan American Health Organization http://new.paho.org/index.php Council on Foreign Relations www.cfr.org 6. ASSIGNMENTS a. Read all assigned materials 2 b. Class participation: Develop arguments and positions with which to participate during class discussion (see syllabus topics). This is a doctoral level course and thus students should be largely responsible for their own learning. The subjects presented are meant to stimulate your reading and research on these and are not completed in terms of coverage of the field. It is expected that students will move beyond assignments and pursue the subjects presented in more depth than found in the readings. c. Three exams: We will NOT have midterm or final exams. Instead, we will have a series of three short, open-book exams that will take place after main sections of the course. These will be posted on the Blackboard website and you will have 24 hours to complete the exams. The results will be discussed in class. General topics will include: i. Major global health disease challenges ii. The architecture of global health iii. Global health and foreign policy d. Term Paper: i. Develop a two-page (only) outline for the term paper on a major global health issue discussed in the course, according to guidelines posted on Blackboard. This annotated (that means include reference list) outline should be posted on BB as a Word Document 5 PM, Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Comments will be provided and returned to students within 2 weeks. ii. Prepare a 10 page term paper (Please note the guidelines on the instructions posted on BB assignments for: 1.5 line spacing, margins 1 inch, 11pt Arial Font, page limit does not including references, charts, or graphs). Term Papers should be posted as a TURNITIN assignment midnight, December 14, 2012. Pay close attention to scholarly writing, punctuation, referencing, and clarity. Also, run your paper through TURNITIN in advance to make sure you don’t have any excess direct quote. e. Prepare a team presentation on a group assignment to be provided in class; deliver a 20 minute presentation by the team (2-3 students in each team), using Power Point: define the problem to be discussed; describe findings as to disease burden, major interventions, and gap; and make recommendations for new approaches and research. Group topics should be agreed upon and reviewed in class on 10/25. Some suggested topics include (but are not limited to): i. The future of the US Global Health Initiative ii. The future of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the era of HAART iii. The role of the private sector in global health iv. The global diabetes epidemic v. The role of BRICS in global health diplomacy: south-to-south collaboration, political agendas, economic agendas, and solidarity vi. Biopreparedness: What to make of the new infections such as MERS, Avian Flu, etc. 7. GRADING: Grading will be based on the following: a. Required attendance 10% b. Class participation 10% c. Term paper outline by October 16 10% 3 d. Group presentation 10% e. Monthly exams 30% f. Term paper due December 13 30% (N.B. Papers received after due date will be decreased by 10 point) g. Letter grades will be based on cumulative scores: 100-95= A 79-75= C+ 94-90= A74-70= C 89-85= B+ 69-60= D 84-80= B <60 = F [non-passing grade] IV. Date Week 1 August 27 CLASS SCHEDULE Topics Dr. Novotny: Introductions, course overview Discussion: What is Global Health? Course Requirements: The term paper Group presentation assignment Week 2 September 3 Lecture: T. Novotny: The Global Burden of Disease Student-led Discussion: How do you measure global health? (See discussion questions on BB) Week 3 Lecture: T. Novotny September 10 HIV 30 years later Case Study: How Brazil may have outdone the United States 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Readings and Assignments (Required Reading in BOLD) Merson, Chapter 18: Globalization and Health - Kelley Lee, Derek Yach, and Adam Kamradt-Scott CDC. Ten Great Public Health Achievements — Worldwide, 2001–2010. MMWR / June 24, 2011 / Vol. 60 / No. 24:814-818. Koplan JP, Bond TC, Merson MH, et al. (2009) Towards a common definition of global health. Lancet 2009;373(9679):1993 – 1995. http://www.ghi.gov/newsroom/blogs/2012/194472.htm De Cock KM, Simone PM, Davison V, Slutsker L. The new global health. Emerg Infect Dis [Internet]. 2013 Aug [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1908.130121External Web Site Icon Lidén J. The Grand Decade for Global Health: 1998–2008. Chatham House, London: April 2013 (Reference material only) 1. Merson, Chapter 1: Measures of Health and Disease in Populations - Adnan A. Hyder, Prasanthi Puvanachandra, and Richard H. Morrow Sayer BM, Fliedner TM. 2. The critique of DALYs: a counter-reply. (1997) Bull WHO;75(4): 383-384. 3. Mathers CD, Loncar D (2006) Projections of global mortality and burden of disease from 2002 to 2030. PLoS Med 3(11): e442. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030442 4. Discount Rates for Environmental Benefits Occurring in the FarDistant Future. www.iearesearch.com, February 3, 2009 1. Needle R. et al. PEPFAR’s Evolving HIV Prevention Approaches for Key Populations—People Who Inject Drugs, Men Who Have Sex With Men, and Sex Workers: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012;60:S145–S151 2. Novotny TE. Excerpts from Two Decades of Action on HIV/AIDS in LAC –Lessons Learned from World Bank Investments 4 3. Gomez E. How Brazil Outpaced the United States When It Came to AIDS: The Politics of Civic Infiltration, Reputation, and Strategic Internationalization. J Health Politics, Policy Law, Vol. 36, No. 2, April 201. DOI 10.1215/03616878-1222739 Week 4 Lecture: T. Novotny September 17 Responding to the Non-communicable (chronic) disease epidemics Case Study: Global cancers-- Raphael Cuomo (See Discussion Questions on BB) Week 5 Lecture: Kimberly C. September 24 Brouwer, PhD Associate Professor Division of Global Public Health ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ Case Study: Guinea Worm Eradication in Sudan 1. Merson, Chapter 7: Chronic Diseases and Risks - Derek Yach, George A. Mensah, Corrina Hawkes, JoAnne E. Epping-Jordan, and Krisela Steyn 2. Novotny TE. Preventing chronic disease: Everybody’s business. In Nolte E and McKee M (eds) Caring for People with Chronic Conditions: A Health System Perspective. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series, McGrawHill 2008. 3. Yach D, Kellogg M, Voute J. Chronic diseases: an increasing challenge in developing countries. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2005;99(5):321-4. 4. World Health Organization (2013) Draft action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020. Report by the Secretariat to the Executive Board 5. Maher D et al. Priorities for developing countries in the global response to non-communicable diseases. Globalization and Health 2012, 8:14 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-8-14 6. Beaglehole et al. Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis. Lancet 2011; 377: 1438–47 1. Merson, Chapter 5 Infectious Diseases - Arthur L. Reingold and Aubree Gordon 2. WHO. Social Determinants of Health, Chapter 8, page 135-158. Neglected tropical diseases: equity and social determinants 3. Hotez PJ. Et al. (2007) Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases N Engl J Med. 357:1018-27. 4. Case Study: Donald R. Hopkins, MD, MPH, and Ernesto RuizTiben, PhD. Case Study on Health Diplomacy: Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease in Sudan. (2011) First Exam Due By midnight on Sept. 25 Week 6 October 1 Lecture: T. Novotny: The Architecture of Global Health Student-led Discussion: 1. Frenk J, Moon S. Governance Challenges in Global Health. N Engl J Med 2013;368:936-42. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1109339 2. Ng NY, Ruger JP. Global Health Governance at a Crossroads. Global Health Governance 2011; 3(2) http://www.ghgj.org 3. Sridhar D, Gostin LO. Reforming the World Health Organization. JAMA. 2011;305(15):1585-6. 5 What are the main global health organizations and their respective roles? (See discussion questions on BB) Week 7 October 8 Lecture: Dr. Tim Mackey, UCSD ‘International Pharmaceutical Policy’ Case Study: Workshop – Trademark and Public Health Considerations in Tobacco Marketing Packaging and Labeling Week 8 October 15 Lecture Eileen Natuzzi, MD: Global Surgery Term Paper Outline Due by Midnight Oct 15: See assignment guidelines for term paper Week 9 October 22 Week 10 October 29 STUDENT PRESENTATIONS I Lecture: Sam Shin, Global heath and TB: Social determinants and response Case Study: TB and 4. Zoellick R. Why We Still Need the World Bank: Looking Beyond Aid (Essay). Foreign Affairs March/April 2012, 5. Bollyky T. Reinventing the World Health Organization. Council on Foreign Relations, May 23, 2012. 6. Kickbusch I, Hein W, Silberschmidt G. Global Health Governance Challenges through a New Mechanism: The Proposal for a Committee C of the World Health Assembly. Global Health Governance Fall 2010;550-563. 1. Merson Chapter 14. Pharmaceuticals 2. WTO Agreements and Public Health: WTO-WHO Joint Publication (ONLY NEED TO READ 1-28 AND 38-46). 3. Mackey, T.K., Liang BA. Promoting global health: utilizing WHO to integrate public health, innovation and intellectual property, In Press, Drug Discov Today (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2012.06.012 4. Attaran A. How do patents and economic policies affect access to essential medicines in developing countries? Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 May-Jun;23(3):155-66. 1. Natuzzi ES. Jagilly R, Chu K, Ozgediz D, Ebolu E, Casey K, Petroze R, Ntakiyiruta T, Novotny T. Surgical issues in Global Health Chapter 15 in Markle, Fisher, Smego. Understanding Global Health Second Edition 2. Ozgediz D. et al. The burden of surgical conditions and access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries. Bull WHO 2008; 86(8):577-656. 3. Gosselin R, Ozgediz d, Poenaru D. A Square Peg in a Round Hole? Challenges with DALY-based ‘‘Burden of Disease’’ Calculations in Surgery and a Call for Alternative Metrics. World J Surg (2013) Published Online Aug 13. DOI 10.1007/s00268-013-2182-7 4. Bickler SW, Spiegel D. Improving Surgical Care in Lowand Middle-Income Countries: A Pivotal Role for the World Health Organization. World J Surg (2010) 34:386–390. DOI 10.1007/s00268-009-0273-2 First Group: 20 minutes presentation, 20 minutes discussion each. 10 points each student 1. 1. Murray EJ, Bond VA, Marais BJ, Godfrey-Faussett P, Ayles HM, Beyers N. High levels of vulnerability and anticipated stigma reduce the impetus for tuberculosis diagnosis in Cape Town, South Africa. Health Policy Plan. 2012 Sep 2;28(4):410–8. 2. Rasanathan K, Sivasankara Kurup A, Jaramillo E, Lönnroth K. The social determinants of health: key to global tuberculosis 6 Smoking 3. Second Exam due by Midnight on Oct 4. 30 5. Week 11 November 5 Lecture: T. Novotny ‘Global Health Diplomacy: NGOs, Governments, Multinationals, and Foreign Policy’ Case Study: Case study: Asher Santos, South-South Collaborations for Achieving Global Health Goals Week 12 November 12 Week 13 November 19 Guest Lecture: Eric Stover-Faculty Director, Human Rights Center, Adjunct Professor of Law and Public Health, UC Berkeley Tour of the USNS Mercy: Car pooling to 30th St Navy Base Week 14 November 26 Student Presentations II Week 15 Guest Lecture: Dr. control. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Jun 1;15(6):30–6. Farmer. Story of a poor family in Peru. (excerpt from Farmer P. Infections and inequalities: the modern plagues. Berkeley [etc.]: University of California Press; 1999. p.190-193.) Slama K, Chiang C Y, Enarson D A, et al. Tobacco and tuberculosis: a qualitative systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007 Oct;11(10):1049-1061. Van Zyl Smit RN et al. Global lung health: the colliding epidemics of tuberculosis, tobacco smoking, HIV and COPD. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 27–33 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00072909 1. Merson, Chapter 17 Global Cooperation in International Public Health - Gill Walt, Kent Buse and Andrew Harmer 2. Chatham House (2011) Meeting Summary. Global Health Diplomacy: A Way Forward in International Affairs 3. Novotny TE, Kickbusch I, Adams V, and Leslie H. Global Health Diplomacy--a Bridge to Innovative Collaborative Action. Global Forum Update on Research for Health 2008;5;41-45 4. Kickbusch I, Kökény M. Global health diplomacy: five years on. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2013;91:159-159A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.118596 5. Daulaire N. The Importance of the Global Health Strategy from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 87(3), 2012, pp. 382–384 doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0400 6. Feldbaum H, Michaud J, 2010 Health Diplomacy and the Enduring Relevance of Foreign Policy Interests. PLoS Med 7(4): e1000226. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000226 TBD—this is an open session, so invite your friends! 1. Bonventre E et al. U.S. National Security and Global Health: An Analysis of Global Health Engagement by the U.S. Department of Defense A Report of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center—Working Draft 2. U.S. GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY--THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND GLOBAL HEALTH September 2012. Kaiser Family Foundation Report Second Group: 20 minutes presentation, 20 minutes discussion each. 10 points each student TBD 7 December 3 Holly Shakya, UCSD: Social Networks Third Exam Due by Midnight on November 30 Week 16 December 10 Wrap up: The US Global Health Initiative Going Forward December 16 Term Paper Due at Midnight 1. Alcorn T. What has the US Global Health Initiative Achieved. www.thelancet.com Vol 380 October 6, 2012 2. http://www.ghi.gov/ 3. 30 Points. Make sure this is in accordance with guidelines in course assignments V. GENERAL POLICIES 1. Attendance. Attendance is mandatory. Students are allowed one excused absence during the semester after which points will be taken from the “Seminar Discussion” grade. In addition, professional behavior will be expected including arriving to class on time and not leaving early, not spending excessive time on emails and texting, and not eating in class. 2. Religious holidays. According to the University Policy File, students should notify the instructors of affected courses of planned absences for religious observances by the end of the second week of classes. 3. Academic misconduct. Academic dishonesty is an affront to the integrity of scholarship at SDSU and a threat to the quality of learning. Violations of academic integrity are noted in the SDSU Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Cheating shall be defined as the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by the use of dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to (a) copying, in part or in whole, from another’s test or other examination; (b) discussing answers or ideas relating to the answers on a test or other examination without the permission of the instructor; (c) obtaining copies of a test, an examination, or other course material without the permission of the instructor; (d) using notes, cheat sheets, or other devices considered inappropriate under the prescribed testing condition; (e) collaborating with another or others in work to be presented without the permission of the instructor; (f) falsifying records, laboratory work, or other course data; (g) submitting work previously presented in another course, if contrary to the rules of the course; (h) altering or interfering with the grading procedures; (i) plagiarizing, as defined; and (j) knowingly and intentionally assisting another student in any of the above. Plagiarism shall be defined as the act of incorporating ideas, words, or specific substance of another, whether purchased, borrowed, or otherwise obtained, and submitting same to the University as one’s own work to fulfill academic requirements without giving credit to the appropriate source. Plagiarism shall include but not be limited to (a) submitting work, either in part or in whole, completed by another; (b) omitting footnotes for ideas, statements, facts, or conclusions that belong to another; (c) omitting quotation marks when quoting directly from 8 another, whether it be a paragraph, sentence, or part thereof; (d) close and lengthy paraphrasing of the writings of another; (e) submitting another person’s artistic works, such as musical compositions, photographs, paintings, drawings, or sculptures; and (f) submitting as one’s own work papers purchased from research companies. Academic and Punitive Sanctions: Cheating and plagiarism in connection with the academic program at The University may warrant two separate and distinct courses of disciplinary action that may be applied concurrently in response to a violation of this policy: (a) academic sanctions, such as grade modifications; and (b) punitive sanctions, such as probation, suspension, or expulsion. All students in this class are required to complete the online information literacy tutorial, "Plagiarism: The Crime of Intellectual Kidnapping," a 30-minute tutorial that teaches students about plagiarism, paraphrasing, and citing sources. Students are to take this tutorial outside of class time and take the quiz that follows it. They will receive a score on screen that they can print and this printed score must be submitted as proof of completion by September 15h or they will be dropped from the course automatically. The tutorial is available at http://infotutor.sdsu.edu/plagiarism/ 4. Writing Style for Assignments. All assignments are to be MS Word documents and 1.5 line-spaced. Use JAMA style for title page, headings, margins, spelling, grammar, references, figures, tables, and appendices. Use Ariel 11-pt type, one inch margins. Include your name on the title page and as a header for each page. Use some sort of reference maker for your references. (End Note, etc.) 5. Blackboard. Students are required to check blackboard at least once a week for announcements and additional required readings. Assignments will be accepted on Blackboard. “Students agree that by taking this course all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turninit.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers may be included as source documents in the Turninit database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. You may submit your papers in such a way that no identifying information about you is included. Another option is that you may request, in writing, that your papers not be submitted to Turninit. However, if you choose this option you will be required to provide documentation to substantiate that the papers are your original work and do not include any plagiarized material.” 6. Nondiscrimination Policy. San Diego State University is dedicated to a safe, supportive and nondiscriminatory environment. It is the responsibility of all students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding nondiscrimination, misconduct and academic honesty. San Diego State University complies with the requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as other applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination. No person shall, on the basis of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in any program of the California State University. SDSU does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, or sexual orientation in the educational programs or activities it conducts. More detail on SDSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy can be found in the SDSU General Catalog, University Policies. 9 SDSU does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. Students should direct inquiries concerning San Diego State University’s compliance with all relevant disability laws to the Director of Student Disability Services (SDS), Calpulli Center, Room 3101, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92128 or call 619-594-6473 (TDD: 619-594-2929). 7. Student Conduct and Grievances. Instructors at SDSU depend on feedback from students in order to plan and improve courses. We will ask you to provide objective feedback after each lecture, and so please do your best to evaluate each presentation professionally and individually right after class. These evaluations will be shared with each of the lecturers. SDSU is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy living and learning environment for students, faculty and staff. Sections 41301, Standards for Student Conduct, and Sections 4130241304 of the University Policies regarding student conduct should be reviewed. If a student believes that a professor’s treatment is grossly unfair or that a professor’s behavior is clearly unprofessional, the student may bring the complaint to the proper university authorities and official reviewing bodies. See University policies on Student Grievances. 8. Students with Disabilities: If you have any disability which may impair your ability to successfully complete this course, please let me know during the first two weeks of class. Accommodations are coordinated through the Student Disability Services and require documentation. The SDSU office is located at the Calpulli Center, Suite 3101, Phone: (619) 5946473. 10