War and Global Health Conference

If you’re interested in Conflict Health or Global Health, and you’re in Seattle, you ought to be at the Western Regional International Health Conference.  The theme this year is War and Global Health and the conference runs on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th of April, 2010.

Here’s the Schedule
Friday / 23rd
12:30 PM – 1:50 PM GH Seminar/Pre-Conference Session: Expanding the Definition of War
(Health Sciences T-625)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Pre-Conference Session: Roadmap to Security: A meeting of the minds on inequality, conflict and health
(HUB room 200B)
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Welcome Reception Sponsored by Heatlh Alliance International
(HUB room 310)
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Dinner on your own
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM Welcome and Introduction
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
7:15 PM – 8:30 PM Keynote Address: War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM Dessert Reception sponsored by the Global Health Council
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)

Saturday / 24th
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Continental Breakfast
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Welcome
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary #1 – The Health Effects of War
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Track 1: The Wounds of War – Focus on Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
(HUB room 209A)
Track 2: Children & War
(HUB room 309)
Track 3: Low-Intensity Conflict in the Drug Wars
(HUB 2nd Floor Ballroom)
Track 4: Human Rights Violations after the Iraq War
(HUB room 310)
Track 5: The Politics of Health and Humanitarian Aid
(HUB room 200)
Track 6: Reporting on War and Health
(HUB room 108)
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch Break (on your own or pre-order box lunch for $15)
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: A Public Health Imperative
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Track 1: Emerging Issues in the Treatment of Veterans
(HUB room 310)
Track 2: Women & War
(HUB room 108)
Track 3: Health Professionals and Torture: Perpetrators, Activists, and Healers
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
Track 4: Ecological Impacts of Warfare
(HUB room 200)
Track 5: Non-Violent Communication within the Context of Health
(HUB room 309)
Track 6: Documenting Stories of War and Health
(HUB room 209A)
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Break
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Plenary #2 – Psychological Torture and Political Impunity
(HUB 2nd Floor Ballroom)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner Break
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” Film & Discussion
(Kane Hall)

Sunday, April 25, 2010
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Continental Breakfast
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Awards and Recognition Ceremony
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Plenary #3 – Health Professionals Working for Peace
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Buffet Lunch
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM War: Origins, Consequences and Prevention
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Track 1: PTSD Treatment Research: New Directions
(HUB room 309)
Track 2: Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons
(HUB room 200)
Track 3: Health, Human Rights Law and the Responsibility to Protect Civilian Populations
(HUB 2nd Floor Ballroom )
Track 4: Radioactive Weapons and Human Health
(HUB room 310)
Track 5: Conflict Analysis for Health Care Workers
(HUB room 209)
Track 6: Measuring the Health Impacts of War
(HUB room 108)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Break
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Closing Session
(HUB 2nd floor Ballroom)