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Conference at Bates draws experts in African refugee healthcare

Friday, October 1, 2010 4:10 pm

From Oct. 15-17, Bates hosts African Refugee Health: Best Practices, a regional conference also sponsored by, and presenting refugee health experts from, St. Mary's Health System and the Central Maine Medical Family in Lewiston, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Speaker biographies for African Refugee Health: Best Practices

Friday, September 17, 2010 11:30 am

Here are speaker biographies for African Refugee Health: Best Practices. The conference's nearly three dozen presenters include healthcare workers from across the country and beyond; faculty in diverse disciplines from Bates and other colleges; and interpreters, social workers, counselors and other experts in breaching cultural factors that impede refugee access to healthcare.