2012 Global Summit

In response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback about its inaugural event, The Catholic Health Association is offering a second ministry-wide Global Summit to address Catholic health care's activities and opportunities in the developing world. It is a must-attend event for those who support the international activities of any health care organization, especially those persons with roles in surplus materials management, formative immersion trips, medical brigades and more.

The 2012 Global Summit is June 5, in Philadelphia, at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott hotel. Tying into the 2012 Catholic Health Assembly theme of Leadership for Healing, the Summit, through a day-long event that will dovetail programming offered as part of the assembly, will engage leaders around topics including:

• The Foundations of International Outreach.
• Medical Surplus Recovery and Redistribution.
• Current Activities by CHA-Member Organizations.
• The Campaign for Rebirth and Renewal — Haiti.

Overall, this conference showcases opportunities to enhance the impact of international outreach and the innovative work of the Catholic health ministry to relieve human suffering worldwide. It also allows those leading this work ample opportunity to network and learn about what other Catholic health care organizations are doing.

> See the full Agenda, Faculty and Overview here.

> Download the 2012 Global Summit flyer

2011 Global Summit

The Catholic Health Association held its first global summit, "Opportunity Now: How International Outreach Can Advance the Healing Mission," June 7-8, 2011, in Atlanta. This special inaugural conference showcased opportunities to enhance the impact of international outreach and the innovative work of the Catholic health ministry to relieve human suffering worldwide. Attendees were also provided the opportunity to visit Medshare in Atlanta, which provided a distinctive behind-the-scenes look at a national medical supply and recovery organization and feature networking opportunities
for participants.