07:00 – 08:15 REGISTRATION
08:30 – 10:00 PLENARY 1: Welcome and Framing the Conference and AGM
Name: Abigail Kazembe/ Judy Khanyola

President, African Forum for Research and Education in Health
Venue: Main Auditorium
 08:30 – 10:00 PLENARY 1: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTIONS
Moderator: Abigail Kazembe/Judy Khanyola
Venue: Main Auditorium
 10:00 – 10:30 Tea Break
10:30 – 12:00 PLENARY 2: Innovation in health professions education – lessons from COVID-19 pandemic state for post-pandemic period
Moderators: Peter Kuzvinetsa Dzvimbo/Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde
Venue: Main Auditorium
  Topic: Innovations in HPE for the new normal; Experience from FAIMER/ECGFMG
Name:
Rashmi Vyas
Director, Director FAIMER Global Programs/ Senior Associate FAIMER
  Topic: Teaching Midwifery at the National Level in Sierra Leone – Pandemic and Post Pandemic
Name:
Dr Joan Shepherd
Sierra Leone National School of Midwifery
  Topic: Training and Education at Makerere University College of Health Sciences pre and post pandemic
Name:
Damalie Nakanjako
Principal, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
  Discussion
   
 12:00 – 01:30  Breakout Session 1:1
Moderators:
Patience Musiiwa Mba/Kien Alfred Mteta
Venue: Diamond Room A
  Topic: Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Academic Global health Programs: results of a large international survey
Name:
Quentin G Eichbaum
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Topic: Medical internship training during the COVID-19 pandemic – a case of ‘sacrificial pawns’ or not?
Name:
Veena S Singaram
University of KwaZulu-Natal
  Topic: Pan-African Consortium for Technology-Enhanced Health Professions Education: A six-country research consortium arising from joint COVID-19 experiences
Name:
Patricia Katowa-Mukwato
University of Zambia-School of Nursing Sciences
  Topic: Experiences and lessons learnt implementing an online HIV training in Zimbabwe’s health training institutions and health facilities.
Name:
Clara Haruzivishe
University of Zimbabwe
  Topic: The Challenges of Strengthening Health Professional Workforce Education Programs for Improved Quality Health Care in Zambia (SHEPIZ Project)
Name:
Fastone Mathew Goma
University of Zambia
  Discussion
12:00 – 01:30 Breakout Session 1:2
Moderators:
Tawanda Mushiri/Mamudo Rafik Ismail
Venue: Diamond Room B
  Topic: Fostering Interprofessional Education (IPE) at Makerere University College of Health Sciences: Experiences and lessons learned from a Community Pilot project
Name:
Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
   
  Topic: Implementation of a Community-oriented COVID-19 Prevention and Management Project in Sudan Using the Project ECHO Remote Telementorship Platform
Name:
Nada Fadul
University of Nebraska Medical Center
  Topic: Exploring the experiences of the healthcare professionals infected with and affected by Covid-19 in Lesotho
Name:
Maseabata Ramathebane
National University of Lesotho
   Topic: Developing a stroke care mobile application in response to the Covid-19 pandemic limitations
Name:
Miriro Muvoti
University of Zimbabwe
   Topic: Use of digital technologies in tuberculosis management during COVID-19 pandemic, in Cheptais Sub County, Kenya, 2020
Name:
Robert Magomere
Ministry of Health Kenya
   Discussion
 12:00 – 01:30  Breakout Session 1:3
Moderators:
Edward Chagonda/Nthabiseng Phaladze
Venue: Sapphire
   Topic: Anxiety and Coping Strategies during the Covid-19 Pandemic among Students at a Multi-Campus University in Uganda
Name:
Daniel Ojilong Sr
Busitema University
   Topic: Teaching and Learning Experiences in Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Tanzania
Name:
Heavenlight Pamphil Luzinge
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College
   Topic: Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice and Critical Thinking Skills of Nursing Students: Lessons from the Review of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Curriculum of the University of Zambia
Name:
Victoria Mwiinga
University of Zambia
   Topic: Application of Interprofessional Education model to University pre-licensure health students in the management of chronic diseases in Zambia
Name:
Marjorie Kabinga Makukula
University of Zambia
   Topic: Implémentation de Modules de Prévention et Contrôle des Infectons en formation initiale dans les établissements de formation en sciences de la santé : leçons apprises pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 in Mali
Name:
Joseph Kone (Firt)
Faculté de Médecine et d'OdontoStomatologie (FMOS)
   Discussion
 12:00 – 01:30  BREAK OUT 6 STRIPE COVID Training 1
Venue:
Main Auditorium
 1:30 – 2:30  Lunch
 2:30 -4:00  PLENARY 3: Collaboration in research – African initiatives for strengthening research and collaboration across the continent and beyond
Moderators:
Elopi Sibanda/Jean Nachega
Venue: Main Auditorium
   Topic: Challenges and opportunities for research collaboration for African researchers – lessons from COVID-19
Name:
Dr Exnevia Gomo
University of Zimbabwe
   Topic: Actions for Decolonising Global Health
Name:
Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi
Executive Director, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya
   Topic: How can Africa Strengthen its Health Professions Research Through Collaboration
Name:
Dr Richard Wamai
Northeastern University
   Discussions
   
 4:00 -5:30  Breakout Session 2:1
Moderators:
Mathilda Zvinavashe/Victoria Bam
Venue: Diamond Room A
   Topic: Effets collatéraux de la Covid -19 sur l’utilisation des services de santé à Lubumbashi, en République Démocratique du Congo
Name:
Musau Nkola
School of public health, University of Lubumbashi
   Topic: Using and sharing open-source online course content in public health emergencies: Evidence from a COVID-19 course series for community-based health workers
Name:
Nadine Ann Skinner
Stanford Center for Health Education, Digital Medic
   Topic: Mid-term evaluation results for the Antiretroviral (ART) Clinic Collaborative Practice Demonstration Project Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe
Name:
Felix Madya
University of Zimbabwe
   Topic: Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic amongst Pregnant Women in a Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Name:
Beatrice M Ohaeri
University of Ibadan
   Topic: Determinants of Parents’ Intention to Vaccinate their Children against COVID-19 in North Kivu (DRC)
Name:
Michel Kabamba Nzaji
Université de Kamina
   Discussion
   
 4:00 -5:30  Breakout Session 2: 2
Moderators:
Greanious Alfred Mavondo/Steve Kamiza
Venue: Diamond Room B
   Topic: Contextualization of Early and Enhanced Clinical Exposure Model Through Development of Curricula for Advanced Practice Nursing and Midwifery
Name:
Patricia Katowa-Mukwato
University of Zambia
   Topic: Online Interprofessional Education (IPE) for HIV: a case of Health Professionals’and Students’ Training in Zambia
Name:
Catherine Mubita Ngoma
University of Zambia
   Topic: Virtual interprofessional education using low-bandwidth social media platforms in Sudan: A potential solution for synchronous online teaching in LMIC
Name:
Nada Fadul
University of Nebraska Medical Center
   Topic: Process of Developing, Piloting and Evaluating an Interprofessional Community Based Education Programme Among Undergraduate Students at the University of Zambia: Lessons from the SHEPIZ Project
Name:
Cosmas Zyambo
University of Zambia 
   Topic: Application of the Modified Six Step Kerns Model in the Review of the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree programme at the University of Zambia
Name:
Michael Chigunta
University of Zambia
   
   Discussion
 4:00 -5:30  Breakout Session 2:3
Moderators:
Shungu Munyati/Prisca Adejumo
Venue: Sapphire
   Topic: Needlestick injuries among clinical students at the college of health sciences, Makerere University, Uganda. A cross sectional study
Name:
Livingstone Kamoga
Makerere University
   Topic: Treatment duration and viral load are predictors of HIV-1 drug resistance mutation load in treatment-experienced patients in Nairobi, Kenya
Name:
Martin M Mulinge
University of Nairobi
   Topic: The University of Zimbabwe PETRA Program dissemination and implementation science research capacity building initiative: Progress and Lessons Learnt
Name:
Thokozile Mashaah
University of Zimbabwe 
   Topic: Enhance HIV Implementation Science and dissemination research capacity in Kenya
Name:
Ruth Nduati
University of Nairobi 
   Topic: Kenya Inter-Professional Training in HIV (KIT-HIV) for Preservice and Inservice in Kenya
Name:
Onesmus Gachuno
University of Nairobi
   
   Discussion
 4:00 -5:30  Workshop 3: AFREhealth- CUGH Working Group Satellite
Convener:
AFREhealth & CUGH
Venue: Main Auditorium
 5:30 – 6:00  Poster Session
 6:00  Welcome Cocktail