191413 Global burden of disease

Monday, October 27, 2008: 8:50 AM

Christopher Murray, PhD, DPhil , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA
     
Review process in quantifying the global burden of disease due to leading diseases and risk factors. Describe how the global health system is responding to these challenges.

Learning Objectives:
The ability to recognize the major causes of disease burden and to think critically about the magnitude and complex nature of global health challenges.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Director of Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation; Professor of Global Health, UW School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Harvard School of Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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