Lecture Plan 2006

(updated: 2006-03-15)

Place: Centre for Peace Studies, Lower Pavilion, UiTø

Monday 13 March
08.15-08.30	Course opening	Knut Holtedahl, Univ of Tromsø
08.30-10.00	Introduction to Peace through Health : I. Peace studies in a nutshell Basic concepts of peace, conflict, violence and health. II. The concept of medical peace work The link between peace and health, historical perspectives. Preventive and curative approaches to violence. Multi Track Peace Work.	Klaus Melf, Univ of Tromsø
10.00-10.15	Coffee/tea/fruit break
10.15-12.00	Medical assets for peace and conflict work Peace-health interaction: values, opportunities and strategies. Infections and war. Conflicts and defence in biology.	Knut Holtedahl, Univ of Tromsø
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-16.00	Intercultural communication and dialogue Intercultural communication, dialogue, respect for other cultures and knowledge traditions.	Nina Foss, Univ of Tromsø
Tuesday 14 March
08.15-10.00	I. Review of evaluation Day 1, of hopes and fears II. Concepts of Development and Poverty	Klaus Melf & Mike Rowson
10.00-10.15	Coffee/tea/fruit break
10.15-11.00	Access to medicines I Film "Dying for Drugs" (extract)	Lars Småbrekke, RELIS, Tromsø Univ Hospital
11.00-12.00	Lunch
12.00-14.00	Access to medicines II (Peace Forum) Priorities in health research and pharmaceutical production. Availability, quality and pricing of essential drugs.	Kirsten Myhr, Ullevål Univ Hospital, Oslo
14.00-14.15	Coffee/tea/fruit break
14.15-16.00	Non-violent communication for health professionals How to speak with honesty and listen empathically	Klaus Melf
Wednesday 15 March
08.00-09.00 Place: Big Auditorium, Med. build.	Global Health Watch! Presentation of the Alternative World Health Report. What can be done to reduce the enormous health inequalities between rich and poor?	Mike Rowson, University College London, UK
09.00-09.15	Break – room change
09.15-10.30	Prevention: Disarmament and arms control I The health impact of ABC-weapons, small arms, and landmines.	Kristin A. Jakobsen, Tromsø Univ. Hospital & Leo van Bergen, Free University of Amsterdam, NL
10.30-10.45	Coffee/tea/fruit break
10.45-12.00	Prevention: Disarmament and arms control II Reduction of risk factors. Doctors’ work for disarmament and weapons control. Case study: IPPNW	Leo van Bergen & Tordis Høifødt, Tromsø Univ Hospital
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13:00-16.00	Health advocacy and peace promotion Social change through health information and dialogue with the decision makers. Roleplay	Mike Rowson
Thursday 16 March
08.15-10.00	Doctors at risk of violence From Nazi doctors to Abu Ghraib. Medicine without conscious. The ‘informed consent’ as the legacy of Nuremberg.	Stephan Kolb, Klinikum Nuremberg, Germany
10.00-10.15	Coffee/tea/fruit break
10.15-12.00	Protection: Geneva Conventions and Human rights Health professionals’ possibility to protect wounded, prisoners and civilians. Health diplomacy, bridge building and the reduction of torture and war crimes.	Hanna Mollan, Norwegian Red Cross / ICRC, Oslo
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-14.45	How aid can contribute to peace or war Impact assessment of resource transfers and ethical messages. The ‘Do no harm’ analysis approach. Casestudy.	Marshall Wallace, Collaborative for Development Action, USA
14.45-15.00	Coffee/tea/fruit break
15.00-16.45	Evaluation of peace work Criteria for successful peace work. Improving effectiveness. Peace mainstreaming of projects and training.	Marshall Wallace
Friday 17 March
08.15-10.00	Health for all Poverty and inequity as a cause of poor health. Health care for development and peace.	Toralf Hasvold, Univ of Tromsø
10.00-10.15	Coffee/tea/fruit break
10.15-12.00	Introduction to conflict transformation Tools for conflict analysis, resolution and transformation.	Ilse van Lingen, Forum, Kristiansand
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-15.30	Conflict transformation and mediation in the health sector Exercises and role play.	Ilse van Lingen
15.30-16.00	Course closure and evaluation	Knut Holtedahl & Klaus Melf