158 - Decolonizing Global Health

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Location: B405-B407

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, MPH

Faculty
Department of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases
Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Mexico and Instituto Conmemorativo de la Salud, Panama
Denver, CO, United States
Liset Olarte, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
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Sheela Shenoi, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Yale University
New Haven, CT, United States

Faculty(s)

Nadia Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed

Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Director, Global Pediatrics Program
University of Minnesota Medical School
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Paulina Rebolledo, MD, MSc

Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases, Global Health
Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Atlanta, GA, United States
Theresa Ochoa, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Lima, Peru

Disclosure(s):

Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, MPH: Shionogi & Company, Limited: Advisor/Consultant

Liset Olarte, MD, MSc: GSK: Grant/Research Support; Merck, Sharpe & Dohme: Grant/Research Support; Sanofi: Grant/Research Support; UpToDate - WoltersKluwer: Royalties

Sheela Shenoi, MD MPH: Merck and Company, Inc.: My spouse worked for Merck 1997-2007 and retains stock in his retirement account. There is no conflict of interest, but included for full disclosure.

Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed: Viiv Healthcare: Grant/Research Support

Paulina Rebolledo, MD, MSc: No financial relationships to disclose.

Theresa J. Ochoa, MD, PhD: Pfizer, Inc.: Grant/Research Support

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

discuss the importance of building international collaborations based on ethical principles of cooperation and respect;
review strategies to overcome mistrust in infectious disease research during international collaborations;
apply collaborative approaches for global health research and clinical activities.

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM US ET

Building Mutual and Long-Term Partnership in Infectious Diseases: Lessons From South America
Speaker: Theresa J. Ochoa, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM US ET

Building Equitable Partnerships for Short-Term Clinical Training in Global Health
Speaker: Paulina Rebolledo, MD, MSc – Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Ethical and Scientific Implications of Conducting International Collaborative Research in Global Health
Speaker: Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed – University of Minnesota Medical School