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Schedule

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8:00 AM

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8:30 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Friday, October 24 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Summary

8:30 AM

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9:00 AM

Opening Keynote: Navigating the Digital Health Frontier
Friday, October 24 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Summary

9:00 AM

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10:30 AM

VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 1: Centering communities, driving change: Co-creating family strengthening programs to improve global health
Friday, October 24 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Summary
VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 2: Climate Hub: Providing Humanitarian Aid in Climate Emergencies
Friday, October 24 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Summary
VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 3: Health and social protection of women workers in the care economy: Experiences from Argentina, Ecuador and Peru
Friday, October 24 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Summary
VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 4: Building Cultural Humility, Advocacy and Professional Competencies of Future Global Health Leaders through Structured Experiential Learning Courses
Friday, October 24 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Summary

10:30 AM

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11:00 AM

Networking Break & Guided Discussion Groups
Friday, October 24 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Summary

11:00 AM

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12:30 PM

VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 5: From research to resilience: Advancing health and economic well-being for the youth in the informal sector in East and West Africa
Friday, October 24 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary
VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 6: Integrating climate action into community health programming to ensure better health outcomes, security, and system resilience in Africa
Friday, October 24 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 1: Hacking Digital Health: From Ideas to Impact in Tech & Entrepreneurship
Friday, October 24 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 2: Transforming adolescent sexual reproductive health in Pakistan: a holistic and culturally sensitive strategy
Friday, October 24 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary

12:30 PM

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1:00 PM

Lunch Break & Networking Activity (Virtual Trivia)
Friday, October 24 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Summary

1:00 PM

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3:00 PM

VIRTUAL ORAL 1: Global Health Security: Threats, Climate, Outbreaks and Preparedness
Friday, October 24 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Summary
VIRTUAL ORAL 2: Navigating Governance, Financing, Collaboration and Trust in Global Health
Friday, October 24 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Summary
VIRTUAL ORAL 3: Youth, Gender, and Inclusive Leadership in Global Health
Friday, October 24 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Summary
VIRTUAL ORAL 4: Innovation, Technology and Artificial Intelligence for Global Health
Friday, October 24 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Summary

3:00 PM

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3:15 PM

Networking Break
Friday, October 24 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Summary

3:15 PM

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5:00 PM

Poster Presentations & Closing Remarks
Friday, October 24 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary

6:00 PM

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9:00 PM

CCGH After Hours (OPTIONAL)
Gahan House
Friday, October 24 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Summary

10:00 AM

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10:15 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks: Students & Emerging Professionals (SEP) Program
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Summary

10:15 AM

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11:15 AM

Plenary Panel: Trends in Global Health
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Summary

11:15 AM

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11:30 AM

Break
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Summary

11:30 AM

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12:30 PM

Networking Match & Mingle
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary

12:30 PM

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1:30 PM

Lunch Break & Inspiring Global Health Videos
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Summary

1:30 PM

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3:45 PM

Getting Hired in Global Health: Resume and Job Search Essentials
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Summary
Vaccinating the Future: A Workathon for CCGH2025 SEP Day
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (CHEB 140)
Saturday, October 25 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Summary
Walk & Talk: Pathways to Connections
Saturday, October 25 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Summary

2:00 PM

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4:00 PM

Historical Halifax Walking Tour (OPTIONAL)
Saturday, October 25 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Summary

2:15 PM

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4:30 PM

Volunteer: Adsum for Women and Children (OPTIONAL)
Adsum House for Women and Children
Saturday, October 25 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Summary

3:45 PM

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4:00 PM

Coffee Break & Networking
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Summary

4:00 PM

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5:00 PM

Global Health Quiz: Bold Voices, Real Impact
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary
Vaccinating the Future: A Workathon for CCGH2025 SEP Day (CONTINUED...)
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (CHEB 140)
Saturday, October 25 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary

5:00 PM

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5:15 PM

Closing Remarks
Dalhousie University - Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building (Tupper Theatre B)
Saturday, October 25 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Summary

5:30 PM

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8:30 PM

CCGH After Hours (OPTIONAL)
Gahan House
Saturday, October 25 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Summary
Students & Emerging Professionals Dinner (OPTIONAL)
Pint Public House
Saturday, October 25 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Summary

7:00 AM

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6:00 PM

Registration
Ballroom Salon
Sunday, October 26 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Summary

8:00 AM

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9:30 AM

ORAL 1: Global Health Equity at the Intersection of Migration, Environment and Social Determinants: Community Resilience and Policy Change
Room 501 & 502
Sunday, October 26 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Summary
ORAL 2: Social and Structural Determinants of Health Among Vulnerable Populations
Room 503


Sunday, October 26 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Summary
ORAL 3: Interconnected Crises: Climate Change, Governance, and Emerging Threats
Room 504
Sunday, October 26 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Summary
ORAL 4: Smart Systems & Surveillance: Strengthening Health Information with AI & Digital Tools
Room 506 & 507
Sunday, October 26 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Summary

9:30 AM

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10:00 AM

Coffee Break & Interest-Based Networking
Ballroom Pre-Function
Sunday, October 26 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Summary

10:00 AM

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11:30 AM

ORAL 5: Transforming Global Health Systems: Addressing social, environmental and governance challenges through policy and implementation
Room 501 & 502
Sunday, October 26 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Summary
ORAL 6: Transforming Sexual and Reproductive Health Through Evidence and Action
Room 503
Sunday, October 26 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Summary
ORAL 7: Pandemics, Prevention, and Vaccine Equity: Strengthening Global Health Security
Room 504
Sunday, October 26 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Summary
ORAL 8: Scanning the Future: Reviews & Reflections on AI, Innovation, and Global Health Trends
Room 506 & 507
Sunday, October 26 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Summary

11:30 AM

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12:30 PM

Networking Lunch & Exhibits
Ballroom B1

Sunday, October 26 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary

12:30 PM

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1:00 PM

CCGH 2025 Official Opening Ceremony
Ballroom B1
Sunday, October 26 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Summary

1:00 PM

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2:30 PM

Plenary Session: Navigating Governance, Financing, Collaboration and Trust in Global Health
Ballroom B1
Sunday, October 26 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Summary

2:30 PM

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4:00 PM

SYMPOSIUM (SEP): Rethinking Global Health Education – Leadership, Pedagogy & Possibilities
Room 506 & 507
Sunday, October 26 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Summary
SYMPOSIUM 1: Advancing Global Health Preparedness: Collaborative Approaches to Develop Mobile Health Teams in Crisis Settings
Room 503
Sunday, October 26 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Summary
WORKSHOP 1: Development, evaluation, and analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) questionnaires: From internal consistency to the behavior theory.
Room 501 & 502
Sunday, October 26 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Summary
WORKSHOP 5: Strengthening Health Systems in LMIC Through Responsible AI
Room 504
Sunday, October 26 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Summary

4:00 PM

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5:00 PM

ORAL 10: Community Voices and Participatory Health Research in Global Health
Room 503
Sunday, October 26 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary
ORAL 11: Mental Health, Displacement, and the Humanitarian Imperative
Room 504
Sunday, October 26 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary
ORAL 12: Bridging Gaps in Crisis: Digital Health Solutions for Vulnerable Populations
Room 506 & 507
Sunday, October 26 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary
ORAL 9: Power, Politics & Policy: Who Really Shapes Global Health
Room 501 & 502
Sunday, October 26 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary

5:00 PM

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6:00 PM

Poster Viewing
Ballroom Salon
Sunday, October 26 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Summary

6:00 PM

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7:30 PM

CAGH Awards Ceremony & Welcome Reception
Ballroom Salon
Sunday, October 26 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Summary

8:00 AM

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8:45 AM

Breakfast, Networking & Exhibits
Ballroom Salon
Monday, October 27 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Summary
Get to Know CAGH
Room 501 & 502
Monday, October 27 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Summary
Registration
Ballroom Salon
Monday, October 27 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Summary

8:45 AM

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9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks & Honouring Afro-Nova Scotian Heritage Acknowledgement
Ballroom B1
Monday, October 27 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Summary

9:00 AM

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10:30 AM

Plenary Session: Harnessing Innovation: Results for Whom, by Whom?
Ballroom B1
Monday, October 27 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Summary

10:30 AM

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11:00 AM

Coffee Break, Networking & Exhibits
Ballroom Salon
Monday, October 27 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Summary

11:00 AM

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12:30 PM

SYMPOSIUM 3: Strengthening the frontline globally and in Canada: a call for economic and gender justice for community-based health workers
Room 501 & 502
Monday, October 27 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary
SYMPOSIUM 4: Adolescent and Indigenous knowledge and beliefs in sexual and reproductive health and mental health research: Experiences from Guatemala, Mexico and Peru
Room 503
Monday, October 27 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary
WORKSHOP 3: Creating meaningful community, government and multinational academic partnerships to decolonize Global Health Research:
Room 504
Monday, October 27 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary
WORKSHOP 4: Leveraging the Power of Civil Society: Building Trust and Resiliency in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Room 506 & 507
Monday, October 27 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Summary

12:30 PM

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2:00 PM

CAGH 2025 Annual General Meeting
Room 501 & 502
Monday, October 27 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Summary
Lunch, Networking & Exhibits
Ballroom Salon
Monday, October 27 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Summary

2:00 PM

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3:30 PM

SYMPOSIUM 5: Preparing for the next pandemic: lessons from viral hemorrhagic fevers & the evolution of Safe and Dignified Burials in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
Room 501 & 502
Monday, October 27 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Summary
SYMPOSIUM 6: Protecting our Collective Future: Renewing Canada's Role in Global Health
Room 503
Monday, October 27 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Summary
SYMPOSIUM 7: Artificial Intelligence and Global Health: Predicting Vulnerability in the Grassroots waste pickers, Ecuador
Room 504
Monday, October 27 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Summary
WORKSHOP 6: World Vision Canada's Urban AHADI SRHR Tanzania Project: Youth Empowerment, Gender Equality and Inclusive Leadership
Room 506 & 507
Monday, October 27 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Summary

3:30 PM

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4:00 PM

Coffee Break, Networking & Exhibits
Ballroom Salon
Monday, October 27 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Summary

4:00 PM

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5:00 PM

ORAL 13: Beyond the Budget: Gender, Generations & the Politics of Health Funding
Room 501 & 502


Monday, October 27 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary
ORAL 14: Gender-inclusive Strategies for Health Equity and Empowerment
Room 503
Monday, October 27 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary
ORAL 15: Infectious Disease Surveillance and the Power of Data: New Evidence and Enduring Threats
Room 504
Monday, October 27 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary
ORAL 16: MedTech for Impact: Frugal and High-Tech Solutions to Global Health Challenges
Room 506 & 507
Monday, October 27 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summary

5:00 PM

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6:00 PM

Poster Viewing
Ballroom B2
Monday, October 27 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Summary

5:30 PM

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7:00 PM

WGH Meet and Greet (Invite Only)
Monday, October 27 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Summary

6:00 PM

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9:00 PM

CCGH After Hours (optional)
Gahan House
Monday, October 27 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Summary

7:45 AM

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8:30 AM

Café francophone à la CCSM2025!
Room 501 & 502
Tuesday, October 28 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Summary

8:00 AM

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8:45 AM

Breakfast, Networking & Exhibits
Ballroom Salon
Tuesday, October 28 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Summary

8:45 AM

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10:30 AM

Welcome Remarks & Historical Reflections from Halifax
Ballroom B1
Tuesday, October 28 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Summary

9:00 AM

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10:30 AM

Plenary Session: Global Health at a Crossroads: Drawing on Lessons from the Past to Confront Today's Threats and Navigate Towards a Healthier, More Resilient Future
Ballroom B1
Tuesday, October 28 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Summary

10:30 AM

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10:45 AM

Coffee Break
Ballroom Salon
Tuesday, October 28 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Summary

10:45 AM

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12:15 PM

SYMPOSIUM 8: Fragile Settings, Unbreakable Resolve: Lifesaving Nutrition Services in Conflict and Chaos
Room 503
Tuesday, October 28 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Summary
WORKSHOP 7: Future Research Directions in a Changing World
Room 501 & 502
Tuesday, October 28 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Summary
WORKSHOP 8: Leadership féminin et santé : Les CFU, un modèle d'innovation sociale à explorer
Room 506 & 507
Tuesday, October 28 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Summary

12:15 PM

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1:15 PM

ORAL 17: From Global Policy to Local Capacity: Innovation in Health system support and patient engagement
Room 501 & 502
Tuesday, October 28 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Summary
ORAL 18: Redefining Leadership: Gender, Equity and Inclusion in Global Health
Room 503
Tuesday, October 28 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Summary
ORAL 19: Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in the Context of Crisis and Change
Room 504
Tuesday, October 28 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Summary
ORAL 20: AI, Big Data & Predictive Health in Global Contexts
Room 506 & 507
Tuesday, October 28 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Summary

1:15 PM

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2:15 PM

Closing Lunch & CCGH 2025 Awards
Ballroom B1
Tuesday, October 28 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Summary

2:15 PM

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3:15 PM

ORAL 21: Building Trust and Inclusion in Global and Local Health Governance
Room 501 & 502
Tuesday, October 28 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Summary
ORAL 22: Youth Empowerment Strategies for Health, Equity and Change
Room 503
Tuesday, October 28 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Summary
ORAL 23: Outbreaks and Operational Readiness: Responding to Epidemics and Strengthening Surveillance
Room 504
Tuesday, October 28 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Summary
ORAL 24: Inclusive Digital Care: Adherence, and Equity in Maternal, Adolescent, SRH and Community Health
Room 506 & 507
Tuesday, October 28 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Summary

3:30 PM

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4:30 PM

ORAL 25: Advancing Equity Through Health Governance: Global Perspectives, Local Impact
Room 501 & 502
Tuesday, October 28 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Summary
ORAL 26: Rethinking Youth Participation, Influence, and Leadership
Room 503
Tuesday, October 28 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Summary
ORAL 27: Frontline Realities: Women’s Health, Workforce Safety, and Equity in Challenging Contexts
Room 504
Tuesday, October 28 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Summary
ORAL 28: Educating for Change: Digital Tools in Health Literacy, SRHR, and Capacity Building
Room 506 & 507
Tuesday, October 28 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Summary

6:00 PM

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9:00 PM

CCGH After Hours (OPTIONAL)
Gahan House
Tuesday, October 28 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Summary

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