workshop agenda

Workshop Agenda

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Introduction

	Dick Wall, Workshop Moderator/ Consultant, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project /AED
	Paula Lynch, Deputy Director, Policy and Resources, State/PRM
	Anne Ralte, Humanitarian Assistance Advisor, Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination, USAID

Overview: Complex Emergencies - What and Why Do We Measure?

Dr. Frederick Burkle, Jr., Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID

Overview: Nutritional Surveys in Emergencies

Dr. Michael Golden, Chair, Technical Advisory Group, SMART, Consultant, FANTA/AED

Overview: Interpreting Data in Context of Food Security

Dr. John Seaman, SCF/UK

Overview: Surveillance & Monitoring in Complex Emergencies

Dr. Maire Connolly, Program Leader, Communicable Diseases in Complex Emergencies Programme, WHO

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion

Dr. Frederick Burkle, Jr., Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
Dr. Michael Golden, Chair, Technical Advisory Group, SMART, Consultant, FANTA/AED
Dr. John Seaman, SCF/UK
Dr. Maire Connolly, Program Leader, Communicable Diseases in Complex Emergencies Programme, WHO

Review of Surveys and Future Implications

Dr. Michael Golden, Chair, Technical Advisory Group, SMART, Consultant, FANTA/AED

Review of Survey Methodology

Dr. Bradley Woodruff, Medical Epidemiologist, CDC

Panel Discussion: Critique of Current Methodology (and How to Resolve Problems)

Panel Discussion

Facilitator:	Dr. Bradley Woodruff, CDC
Panel:	Anne-Sophie Fournier (ACF) Dr. Mark Myatt Dr. Alessandro Colombo (WHO) Dr. Paul Spiegel (CDC/UNHCR)

Wednesday, July 24

Summary of Day 1

Caroline Tanner, Emergency Advisor, FANTA/AED

Methodology Case Study: Democratic Republic of Congo

	Dr. Les Roberts, Director of Health Policy, International Rescue Committee
	Q&A. Technical facilitator: Dr. Mark Myatt, Consultant, Epidemiologist & Senior Fellow, Institute of Ophthalmology

Methodology Case Study: Ethiopia

	Dr. Paul Spiegel , Medical Epidemiologist, CDC/UNHCR
	Q & A. Technical facilitator: Courtland Robinson, Research Associate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Methodology Case Study: Afghanistan

	Dr. Bradley Woodruff, Medical Epidemiologist, CDC
	Q & A. Technical facilitator: Fitsum Assefa, Project Officer, Micronutrients, UNICEF

PVO Perspective: Lessons Learned on Methodology from Sudan

	Bernard Vicary, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, World Vision
	Q & A. Technical facilitator: Anne-Sophie Fournier, Technical Director, ACF

Break Out Group Discussions on Survey Methodology

	Nutritional status in Pregnant & Lactating Women Dr. Mary Lung'aho, Linkages/AED, Dr. Barbara McDonald, CIDA
	Nutritional status in Under 5, including infants
	Nutritional status in Adults and elderly population Dr. Dolline Busolo, HelpAge International
	Other information (besides health/nutrition) to be collected Facilitator
	Issues about Mortality Data Carol Puzone, American Red Cross

Panel Discussion: Standardized Methodology & Other Information to be collected

Critical issues
Review of input/comments on Afghanistan model
Discussion

Panel Discussion

Facilitator:	Dr. Michael Golden
Panel (TAG) members:	Dr. Bradley Woodruff M. Connolly C. Prudhon Y. Grellety F. Assefa

Thursday, July 25

Summary of Day 2

Fitsum Assefa

Standardized Methodology: Discussion, Recommendations

Dr. Michael Golden, Chair, Technical Advisory Group, SMART, Consultant, FANTA/AED

Food Security: Overview on Methodology and Best Practices

Dr. John Seaman, SCF/UK

Overcoming the Challenges of Interpreting Nutritional Status Data: Examples from Field Experience.

Anna Taylor, Nutrition Advisor, SCF/UK

Food Security: Experience and Lessons Learned from the Field

Rita Bhatia, Senior Program Advisor, Strategy and Policy Division, WFP

Panel Discussion: Best Practices in using Food Security Indicators to interpret Health/Nutrition Data

Facilitator:
Dr. Bruce Cogill, Director, FANTA/AED

Presentation:
Mugo Muita (CARE)

Panel Discussion

Panel:

Anna Taylor (SCF/UK)
John Seaman (SCF/UK)
Rita Bhatia (WFP)
Mugo Muita (CARE)

Panel Discussion: Information Management

Facilitator:
Dr. Nancy Mock, Director, CERTI Project, Tulane University, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

Panel Discussion

Panel:

Jeff Henigson (UNICEF)
Rhonda Davis (OFDA)
Dennis King (HIU)

Break Out Group Discussions:
Country Pilot Studies
Implementation of Breakouts
(Preliminary planning session by groups operational in countries. To be followed up after the workshop by country team/working group)

Southern Africa

Angola

Facilitator:

Dr. Paulina Semedo (MOH)
MarjattaTolvanen (UNICEF)

Afghanistan

Facilitator:

Dr. Bradley Woodruff (CDC)
Rita Bhatia (WFP)
Fitsum Assefa (UNICEF)

Democratic Republic of Congo

Facilitator:

Anne-Sophie Fournier (ACF)

Plenary: Break Out Group reports

Technical Issues and Methodology

Donor Cooperation

Coordination

Open discussion

Discussion

Closing of Part One of the Workshop

Anne Ralte

Policy Session, July 26, 2002:

"Promoting Policy and Program Priorities Based on Data"

Introduction & Summary of Technical Working Session, July 23 - 25

Dr. Debarati Guha-Sapir, Director, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Diseases (CRED), University of Louvain School of Public Health

Complex Emergencies: Measuring Effectiveness Across A Multitude of Indicators

Dr. Frederick Burkle, Jr. Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID

Critique: Data and Famine in the Horn of Africa over the Last Decade

Dr. Paul Spiegel , Medical Epidemiologist, CDC

Overview: Nutrition Policy Issues in Complex Emergencies

Dr. Michael Golden, Chair, Technical Advisory Group, SMART

Overview: USG Response to Complex Humanitarian Crises and Lessons Learned

Eric Schwartz, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace

Panel Discussion: How do donors establish policy and funding priorities? What information is used, needed? What are data gaps and how to resolve them?

Panel Discussion
Chair:	John Simon, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination, USAID
Panel:	Juanita Rilling, Team Leader, USAID, OFDA Planning Team Jon Brause, Chief, USAID, Emergency Program Division, Office of Food for Peace Paula Lynch, State/PRM, Deputy Director, Policy and Resources Barbara McDonald, CIDA, Senior nutrition Advisor Dianne Spearman, WFP, Chief, Strategy and Policy Division Andrew Mayne, UNHCR, Chief, Population and Geographic Data Section, Operational Support

Next Steps: "Needs and Requirements"

	Facilitator: Mara Russell, Coordinator, Food Aid Management
	Presentation: Paulina Semedo, Coordinator of National Nutrition Programme Ministry of Health, Angola

Plenary: Break Out Group report back and discussion

	Headquarters level, information and system needs
	Local capacity building
	Field level, staff and operation needs
	General information coordination and reporting
	Proposal and reporting requirements

Overall Workshop Summary & Recommendations

Discussion

Dick Wall , Consultant, FANTA/AED

Close of Workshop

Anne Ralte, Humanitarian Assistance Advisor, USAID/PPC

Michael Golden, Chair, Technical Advisory Group, SMART, Consultant, FANTA/AED

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