UCLU Student Action for Refugees Health Conference 2013

 

We are pleased to announce our first ever conference! On 28th April, we will host an interdisciplinary conference on the health of refugees and asylum seekers in order to raise awareness and promote future best practice. 

Keynote speaker: Kristine Harris - Project London, Doctors of the World.

 
The lack of knowledge and understanding the complexity of refugees' and asylum seekers' social, legal and health situation in situations of GP doctors and those providing psychological treatment can have fatal impact on the health and life of refugees and asylum seekers.

This conference brings together health practitioners as speakers who have great experience in working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. The aim is to ensure best medical practice of future doctors and raise awareness of asylum seekers and refugees. The inter-disciplinary nature of the conference addresses and reflects on the complexity of this patient group and the need to talk across disciplines in order to promote best practice and best outcomes.

We hope to prepare future doctors for situations in which they will meet this patient group and ensure best practice and raise awareness about refugees and asylum seekers. Additionally, it aims to provide for non-medical students to gain knowledge about the health situation of asylum seekers and refugees.

Tickets: £8 (includes food and drinks during breaks, lunch and wine reception). Tickets are to be sold through the UCLU webshop, details to follow. 

  

Please join our Facebook page event and email us at uclu-safr(at)ucl.ac.uk to let us know you are coming in the meanwhile.

Provisional Schedule:

 
Registration 9-9.30am

Key note speaker
Kristine Harris – Project London, Doctors of the World:
Rights and access to health for asylum-seekers failed asylum-seekers and refugees, the asylum process and factors impacting on the health of these individuals: destitution, legal status, and dispersal policy.

Session 1 –GP-setting:
*speaker not confirmed yet*
This session will focus on identifying vulnerable people and patient communication; working with social services to improve social/living conditions; working with interpreters

Session 2 – GP- setting Women’s health:
*Speaker not confirmed yet*
This session will focus on HIV, pregnancy and FGM
Lunch Wilkins North Cloister

Session 3: Torture (Working with Adults who have survived torture)
*Speaker not confirmed yet*

Session 4: Torture (working with young people who have survived torture)
Speaker: Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani from Freedom from Torture.
This session will focus on working with young adults in transition and the effect of torture and separation on development.

Session 5: Trauma – working with refugee families and children
*Speaker soon to be announced*

Session 6: Immigration Detention
*Speaker soon to be announced*
This session will focus on health issues and access to health services in immigration detention.

Session 7: Working in developing countries: the case of Burma
Speaker: Dr. Oo, GP and founder of Better Burmese Healthcare
This session will focus on health issues and access to health in Burma and the work of Better Burmese Healthcare in Burma.

Drinks Reception Wilkins North Cloister