BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260313T224641EDT-13618VTftv@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260314T024641Z DESCRIPTION:This event is for Max Bell School MPP students and faculty only .\n\nDr. Joanne Liu served as International President of Médecins Sans Fro ntières (MSF) from 2013 to 2019\, and is currently a member of the Indepen dent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness that was established by the Director- General of the World Health Organisation in 2020. The Panel will present i ts report to the 74th World Health Assembly in May 2021.\n\nAt the helm of MSF\, Dr. Liu has engaged with world leaders at the highest levels\, and has been a leading voice on medical humanitarian crises – including the Eb ola outbreak of West Africa\, attacks on hospitals and health care workers \, and forced displacement crises around the world. Her leadership role bu ilt on a career of field work with MSF\, including over 20 medical humanit arian field assignments. She trained at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ School of Medici ne in Montreal\, holds a Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine from N ew York University School of Medicine\, and has an International Master’s in Health Leadership (also from 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ).\n\nDr. Liu’s operation al work has ranged from introducing comprehensive care for survivors of se xual violence\, to developing a telemedicine platform for connecting docto rs in rural areas with specialists worldwide. She remains a practicing doc tor\, both in the field with MSF and also through hospital shifts in her h ometown of Montreal. She believes strongly in bringing and delivering high -quality\, patient-centred care in all medical work contexts.\n DTSTART:20210204T170000Z DTEND:20210204T180000Z SUMMARY:Learning from Pandemics Past and Present: A Conversation with Dr. J oanne Liu URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/learning-pandemics-p ast-and-present-conversation-dr-joanne-liu-328020 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR