Monday 18 February 2008

09.15-09.30

Opening of the teaching week

Knut Holtedahl, Univ of Tromsø

09.30-10.45

Course introduction: Peace studies in a nutshell
Basic concepts of peace, conflict, violence and health. Exercises in conflict analysis.

Klaus Melf, SIH

10.45-11.00

Break

11.00-12.30

Medical assets for peace and conflict work
Peace-health interaction: values, opportunities and strategies. Infections and war. Conflicts and defence in biology.

Knut Holtedahl

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-16.00

Concept and practice of medical peace work
The link between peace and health. Preventive and curative approaches to violence. Mechanisms of peace-health work. Group work, exercises.

Klaus Melf

Tuesday 19 February 2008

09.15-10.45

Culture sensitivity
Intercultural communication, dialogue, respect for other cultures and knowledge traditions. Tools for peace and health work abroad and in Norway.

Rachel Issa Djesa, North/South Coalition, UiT

10.45-11.00

Break

11.00-12.30

Non-violent communication as applied peace philosophy

Thor Eirik Eriksen, UNN

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-16.00

Non-violent communication in practice: Mediation, conflict transformation and self-empowerment
How to speak with honesty and listen empathically. Experiential exercises.

Thor Eirik Eriksen and Klaus Melf

Wednesday 20 February 2008

08.30-10.30

Access to essential medicines and human rights
The challenge of drug patents and pricing in the global market. Priorities in health research.
Incl. film “Access to essential medicines”

Kirsten Myhr, Ullevål Univ Hospital, Oslo

10.30-11.00

Break

11.00-12.30

Root causes of conflicts
Addressing social, economic and environmental determinants of ill-health and violence

Mike Rowson, University College London

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-16.00

Health advocacy and peace promotion

Social change through data-to-policy work: techniques and dilemmas.

Case study and group discussions on the health effects of the war on Iraq

Mike Rowson

Thursday 21 February 2008

08.30-10.00

Structural violence, human rights and health: Medical ethics at risk?
How discrimination, stigmatization and marginalization harm people, and compromise the health sector.

Anna Luise Kirkengen, Univ of Tromsø

10.00-10.30

Course logistics and exam information

Klaus Melf

10.30-11.00

Break

11.00-12.30

International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Protection of civilians during armed conflict

Hanna Mollan, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oslo

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-16.00

Roles and dilemmas of health professionals in armed conflicts
The potential for health diplomacy, joint medical problem solving, de-escalation and peace building.
Case examples / group work: Kosovo, Darfur

Morten Skandfer, UNN &
Hanna Mollan

16.00-16.30

Break

16.30-20.00

Culture evening with film and international dinner

SIH

Friday 22 February 2008

09.15-10.45

Primary prevention of war and violence
How health professionals work for disarmament and arms control
Case study: IPPNW

Caecilie Buhmann, IPPNW, Danmark

10.45-11.00

Break

11.00-12.30

How aid can contribute to peace or war
Investigating the link between aid and conflict. Key concepts of the Do No Harm methodology.

Veslemøy Ask, Norwegian Church Aid, Oslo

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-15.30

Do no harm or do less harm?
Providing humanitarian assistance in the context of violent conflict – the challenges of conflict sensitive programming.

Veslemøy Ask

15.30-16.00

Closure of the teaching week and evaluation

Klaus Melf