CONSENSUS BUILDING FORUMS
Global Health Equity Foundation is proud to present live consensus building forums that bring together healthcare providers, health administrators, experts, community leaders and advocates. Watch video highlights.
The Consensus Building Forum strategy was developed by Global Health Equity Foundation for the purpose of sharing knowledge, increasing connectivity amongst peers and disciplines, and developing practical solutions for achievable objectives. Participants focus on critical issues, identify challenges and opportunities, generate possible solutions and provide guidelines for implementation of those solutions.
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When I took part in the Consensus Building forum, I was struck by how different stakeholders came together to develop concrete action plans. And now those plans are being put into action. Momentum has built....One of the community members at the first forum held in Eastern Montana was the wife of one of my physician colleagues. Her child needed mental health services, and there were no adequate resources locally. Now she and other community members have come together to form a chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) in Miles City. At a GHEF forum, she connected with the people she needed to know to get that done.
— Paul R. Cook, MD, MHA, CPE, SCLA
The forum brought together a diverse group: city leaders, nurses, hospital CEOs, physicians, business owners, and other community leaders from across eastern Montana. The sheer excitement of these participants was impressive. People met and discussed what the real issues were and how to potentially solve them. They set priorities, and decided where best to begin. It worked because we involved all the key stakeholders. We moved the envelope as to when things could get done.
— Jackie Muri, Director Business Development, Strategy & Foundation, Holy Rosary Healthcare
So far, community leaders have identified healthcare issues, and the forum participants are excited about working on some of these issues through social media. Media that allows providers to contact patients, and to give them crucial information, is a very effective tool
— Chris Hopkins, V.P. Strategy and Business Development, Montana Health Network
Tayeb is a visionary. He chooses to put himself in challenging situations... The forums in Montana were successful, in part, because of Tayeb’s almost uncanny ability to meet the right people and to get them interested in his ideas. He starts a chain reaction of interest. Arm him with information and he can distribute it in a useful way, in a way that’s effective and rewarding.
— Stephanie Goode, Consultant to the Foundation, and one of the Foundation's earliest supporters
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What is a Consensus Building Forum?
Consensus Building Forums identify critical issues, possible solutions and implementation of those solutions. Consensus Building across fields of expertise and practice is essential to taking the important steps required to achieve long lasting, positive change in healthcare systems.
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| July 3, 2012 | Syrian International Coalition for Health A Consensus Building Forum in Istanbul, Turkey |
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| June 12, 2012 | New Methodology - Analysing Health Equity Gaps A Consensus Building Forum in London, England |
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| February 29, 2012 | Meeting of the Executive Board
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| Various, 2011 | Several Consensus Building Forums "Priorities in Healthcare Delivery in Eastern Montana" were held in Miles City, Montana, USA For more information, see links in right-hand column |
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In the image below, Chris Hopkins leads a discussion about access and how technology can solve some healthcare access problems. Watch video highlights from the Forum.
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Declaration of Consensus, for March 3 Forum
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| May 2010 | Making Tangible Improvements Toward Global Health Equity was GHEF's first international symposium held in Geneva to coincide with the annual World Health Assembly. The World Health Organization welcomed Global Health Equity Foundation as its guest speaker representing the Department of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law. |
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