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IDEO Know How Talk WED 12:30 - Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
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Bill Moggridge
Mar 13, 2009, 5:08:10 PM3/13/09
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Know How Talks at IDEO
Wednesday, 3/18/09 12:30 pm (please note unusual time)
IDEO Cafe*
Free and open to the public
Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World (hosted by Whitney Mortimer)
Paul is an anthropologist and physician, and Professor at Harvard University, specializing in infectious diseases. He is one of the founders of Partners In Health (http://pih.org/home.html), an international health and social justice organization. His work is the subject of Tracy Kidder's 2003 book Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World, which details his work in Haiti, Peru, and Russia. He asks. “If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?”
Here's our PROGRAM for Wednesday:
12:30 - Introduction – Whitney Mortimer will introduce Dr. Paul Farmer
12:35 – Dr. Paul Farmer will talk about the interactions and conflicts he has encountered as he attempts to secure healthcare for the poor in the developing world.
1:15 – Discussion - Whitney Mortimer will moderate a discussion, including speakers and audience.
*The Know How Talks are usually held on Thursdays at 5:00,
in IDEO's Palo Alto cafe next to our lobby at 100 Forest.
Enter from the alley between Alma St and High St.
The talks are open to the public. No need to RSVP.
To join the announcement list, please add yourself to the IDEO Know How Talks group:
http://groups.google.com/group/IdeoKnowHowTalks
Bill Moggridge
IDEO
100 Forest Avenue
Palo Alto
CA 94301
(650) 289 3400
bmogg...@ideo.com
www.ideo.com
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Wednesday, 3/18/09 12:30 pm (please note unusual time)
IDEO Cafe*
Free and open to the public
Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World (hosted by Whitney Mortimer)
Paul is an anthropologist and physician, and Professor at Harvard University, specializing in infectious diseases. He is one of the founders of Partners In Health (http://pih.org/home.html), an international health and social justice organization. His work is the subject of Tracy Kidder's 2003 book Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World, which details his work in Haiti, Peru, and Russia. He asks. “If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?”
Here's our PROGRAM for Wednesday:
12:30 - Introduction – Whitney Mortimer will introduce Dr. Paul Farmer
12:35 – Dr. Paul Farmer will talk about the interactions and conflicts he has encountered as he attempts to secure healthcare for the poor in the developing world.
1:15 – Discussion - Whitney Mortimer will moderate a discussion, including speakers and audience.
*The Know How Talks are usually held on Thursdays at 5:00,
in IDEO's Palo Alto cafe next to our lobby at 100 Forest.
Enter from the alley between Alma St and High St.
The talks are open to the public. No need to RSVP.
To join the announcement list, please add yourself to the IDEO Know How Talks group:
http://groups.google.com/group/IdeoKnowHowTalks
Bill Moggridge
IDEO
100 Forest Avenue
Palo Alto
CA 94301
(650) 289 3400
bmogg...@ideo.com
www.ideo.com
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