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  •  2025 Global Health Summit


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    Anaheim Marriott
    Anaheim, California

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    Saturday, October 4 –
    Sunday, October 5, 2025

    From Crisis to Action: Reimagining Global Health

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    Preparing to address global health issues while considering local contexts and needs? Planning for an overseas experience? Seeking to better understand transnational health issues and social determinants of health?

    The AAFP Global Health Summit is your opportunity to network with global health advocates and explore relevant topics.

    During this summit you will:

    • Assess your strengths and needs to successfully participate in global health partnerships
    • Identify ethical and culturally sensitive ways to work with global partners toward equity
    • Learn to manage communicable and noncommunicable diseases in resource-constrained settings
    • Develop leadership skills as a mentor and teacher in global health endeavors
    • Support family medicine faculty and training programs around the world
    • Explore opportunities to “think globally” in local settings   

    Registration Fee: $275

    *Registering for this conference is within FMX registration. You may select the conference while registering for FMX. Or, you may register for only this conference.

    This summit is for the family physician interested in exploring global health opportunities, preparing for an overseas engagement, or working to broaden clinical knowledge about global health concerns.

    Saturday, October 4      
    1–2:15 p.m. General Session   
    2:30–4:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions  
    4:30–5:30 p.m. General Session  
    5:30–7 p.m. Networking Reception and Poster Presentations  
    Sunday, October 5    
    7–8 a.m. Breakfast with Table Topics  
    8–9 a.m. General Session  
    9:15 a.m.–12 p.m. Breakout Sessions  
    12–1:45 p.m. Lunch with Table Topics  
    1:45–3 p.m. General Session  

    The conference will be taking place at the Anaheim Marriott. You may select your hotel accommodations when registering for the conference.

    Anaheim Marriott

    700 West Convention Way
    Anaheim, CA 92802

     

    Browse the list of session topics available at this year’s event.   

    Saturday, Oct. 4 Session List

    • Assessing the Impact of USAID Withdrawal on Service Delivery at Mangochi District Hospital: A Family Medicine Perspective
    • Integrating Global Health in your path to academic promotion
    • Shaping the Future of Global Health at AAFP: An Interactive Dialogue
    • Steps to Decolonizing Global Health
    • Establishing a POCUS curriculum in a Family Medicine Residency in Zambia:  Insights and Lessons Learned
    • U.S. Global Health Aid Still Matters: Creating Congressional Champions for Global Health
    • Longitudinal Global Health Education: The importance and benefits of global health
    • High Altitude Medicine
    • A Short History of Global Family Medicine by Those who Participated in It

    Sunday, Oct. 5 Session List

    • Ethics Considerations for Global Health: Do Multiple Interests Necessarily Create Conflicts of Interest
    • The community health worker will see you now? Comparing a CHW-led, mHealth-enabled task sharing model to direct physician care for hypertension management in rural Guatemala
    • Point-of-care ultrasound – an important diagnostic tool in resource-limited settings
    • Always serving patients: My pathway from “Doctors without Borders” to Industry
    • Managing Non-Communicable Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings             
    • Analyzing Cultural and Logistical Barriers to Accessibility of Conventional Mental Health Services: A Comparative Analysis of Rural & Urban Honduras
    • Maternal Health Training: Empowering Healthcare Providers for Global Impact
    • Providing primary care in a conflict zone
    • The Intersection of Planetary Health and Global Health in Family Medicine
    • Improving Health and Well-Being of Older Adults In Underserved Communities: A Global Perspective
    • Vector Borne Illnesses

    The AAFP has reviewed Global Health Summit and deemed it acceptable for up to 8.50 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 10/4/2025 to 10/5/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Live activity for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.


    Global Health Resources You May Like

    AAFP Center for Global Health Initiatives (CGHI).