EnSIGN is excited to annouce the commencement of The Global Health Short Course in 2010. The Short Course has been initiated in response to overwhelming student feedback for the need for more tangible and practical teachings in global health. Inspirational and motivational speakers are great, but practical workshops are invaluable for life - that is what the Global Health Short Course aims to achieve.
We will be having guest speakers and workshops in different areas, such as global health issues overviews, approaches to dealing with international health issues, primary health care models, disaster management, Indigenous health, and medical science sessions in diagnosing and treating prevalent epidemic and pandemic diseases.
Each session will be held at the the BamBi Seminar Room at the Peter Baume Building, commencing at 5pm.
9 March 2010 - International Humanitarian Law: Rebecca Dodd from the Red Cross will share her experiences of working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More information:
16 March 2010 - Climate Change's Impact on Healthcare:
Professor Tony McMichael of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, a doctor and world-renowned epidemiologist of the respected London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has been key to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will be presenting the potential fallout of Climate Change on Healthcare. More Information
14 April 2010 - Life as a Healthcare worker overseas: Tracey Roberson, a clinical nurse, from the Red Cross will be sharing her experiences working overseas, in particular Sudan.
4 May 2010 - Surgery in War Zones: Dr Robin Coupland, former Head of Surgery of the Red Cross, medical advisor, landmine and projectile weapon expert, Dr. Robin Coupland will be on hand to teach and answer any questions about surgery, working in conflict zones, trauma and explosive weapons. He's worked in almost every major conflict zone known, from Congo to Cambodia and is now a senior figure in the ICRC, WHO and UN. More Information
The session kicks off at 5.10pm with a DVD personally featuring Dr. Coupland, who will be teaching the principles of surgery in war zones at the operating theatre.
CAUTION: It is extremely bloody and confronting - caution is advised. We will then stream live to Geneva, where we will be conducting a Q&A with Dr. Coupland, who will answer any questions you may have.
All EnSIGN members are welcome to attend each session and a pizza dinner afterwards. Non EnSIGN members will be required to pay a one off fee of $5 at the first session they attend. This also means that they become members of EnSIGN for one year.
To be updated closer to course commencement date. The course will run similar to the AMSA Global Health Conference, and courses run by other medical school global health groups such as the UWA Global Health Short Course, so please feel free to visit those sites in the interim for general reading.
