{"524971":{"#nid":"524971","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Health \u0026 Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Course","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis May 9-14, 2016\u003C\/strong\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hhscenter.gatech.edu\/professional-education\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHealth \u0026amp; Humanitarian Supply Chain Management\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program will be offered by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/node\/hhscenter.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Health and Humanitarian Systems\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(HHS) at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center at Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 6-day intensive certificate program\u0026nbsp;consists of three courses (2 days each), and all\u0026nbsp;3 courses must be taken to earn the certificate (although courses may also be taken individually):\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/pre-planning-strategy-for-health-and-humanitarian-organizations\u0022\u003EPre-planning Strategy for Health and Humanitarian Organizations\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/tactical-decision-making-public-health-and-humanitarian-response\u0022\u003ETactical Decision Making in Public Health and Humanitarian Response\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/systems-operations-health-and-humanitarian-response\u0022\u003ESystems Operations in Health and Humanitarian Response\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo apply online now, please visit:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/pre-planning-strategy-for-health-and-humanitarian-organizations\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/pre-planning-strategy-for-health-and-humanitarian-organizations\u003C\/a\u003E and register for each of the three courses within the certificate program for the discounted rate (see below). Course runs Monday, May 9th through Saturday, May 14th.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECourse topics focus on logistics and supply-chain management related to a broad range of activities including preparing, responding to, and recovery from natural and man-made disasters, as well as ongoing humanitarian crises due to war, famine, infectious diseases, and chronic health problems.\u0026nbsp;The blended delivery format includes pre-course reading assignments, in-class lectures, discussion, interactive games and group work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program\u0027s intensive format enables individuals traveling from outside of Atlanta and the U.S. the opportunity to earn the certificate from Georgia Tech in less than a week. Past course participants have come to to Atlanta from all over the globe, having\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Elived and worked in over 76 countries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;with varying experience across the\u0026nbsp;global health and humanitarian sectors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;program is designed for practitioners in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government, industry, and military who are active participants in humanitarian operations, including disaster response, long term development and public health operations; however, others have come from private sector logistics, academia, or other areas looking to break into global health or humanitarian work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPast course participants have praised the diverse group of experiences among their classmates and the opportunities to network with and learn from each other as well as the practical applications and group simulation activities which gave them new approaches to challenges in their areas of work. Amanda Paniagua, Shipments Manager at MedShare International Atlanta headquarters reflected:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cThe professors were exceptional and incredibly knowledgeable on all things supply chain. I also learned so much just from hearing other students share their experiences from the field in class.\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELikewise, Kenny Onasanya, Procurement team lead for Crown Agents in Nigeria, emphasized the \u201cscope of subjects covered, practical case studies in diverse sectors from health, education and other public sector projects.\u201d The \u201cpractical and interactive training\u201d also helped practitioners such as Bob Muteeganda, Supply officer at the United Nations Ivory Coast, to \u201cunderstand the theory behind practices in the industry.\u201d He reflected:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cI now feel well prepared to reorient my career to the health and humanitarian supply chain management sector.\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003Efee for the 2016 HHSCM certificate program is $6,000 USD\u003C\/strong\u003E ($2,000 per course), which includes tuition, course materials and gifts, daily parking, breakfast\/lunch\/snacks at Georgia Tech, and class related activities for the 6-days. The fee for each course if taken individually is $2,400. The fee does not include lodging, transportation costs, or other meals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe HHS Center is fortunate to provide a limited number of scholarships for qualified applicants from NGOs and developing countries only, made possible through the generosity of The UPS Foundation, Andrea L. Laliberte, Pete Quinones, and Richard E. and Charlene O. Zalesky. For more information about the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Escholarships\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;or to sponsor students for scholarships in 2016, please visit:\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hhscenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;http:\/\/hhscenter.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hhls.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information about the program, student rates (for current GA Tech or other students), and other questions,\u0026nbsp;visit:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hhscenter.gatech.edu\/professional-education\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/hhscenter.gatech.edu\/professional-education\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;or email:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:hhscenter@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehhscenter@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EOngoing Dates\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis event will take place from May 9, 2016 to May 13, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This May 9-14, 2016, the Health \u0026 Humanitarian Supply Chain Management program will be offered by the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (HHS) at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center at Tech Square."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2016-04-14 16:41:23","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:15:59","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-05-09T09:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-05-13T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-05-13T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-05-09 13:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-05-13 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-05-13 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMeghan Smithgall\u003Cbr \/\u003EHHS Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-1432\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}