Migrants and refugees health in the Mediterranean

Fechas

14 - 23 May 2019

Lugar

Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona

Precio

480Euros + University taxes

Horario

9:00 - 13:30

Modalidad

Face to face

Idioma

English

Créditos

3 ECTS

Learning Objectives:

• Critically analyze the health needs of migrant and refugee communities in the Mediterranean region
• Define key cultural, social and human rights determinants that influence their health
• Identify basic communications skills to work with migrants and refugees and promote mental health and well-being
• Propose innovative solutions to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, at the program and population level

Course Content:

• Course Overview: Migrant and Refugee health in the Mediterranean
• Architecture of Humanity: Trauma, recovery, and resilience factors in mental health and well-being
• Health, Culture, and Communication
• Health and Human Rights
• Site visit: travel clinic in Clinic Hospital and migrant health services in Sant Joan de Déu Hospital. 
• Public health challenges in migrant health: an epidemiological perspective
• Pediatric issues in migrant health
• Presentation of Students’ Final proposal papers

Coordinators:

Nathan Bertelsen, New York University & ISGlobal

Ana Requena, ISGlobal

Victoria Fumadó, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital & ISGlobal

Assessment: 

• Written assignment
• Oral presentation
• Class Participation

Requirements:

Candidates should have an interest in global health and migrants/refugees health. 

Application:

This course is cancelled.  

This course is accredited by the University of Barcelona and the tropEd Network.