Newsletter 194

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National News and Events

Anything Else

Website and News

The website is for YOUR events being held by YOUR branches, projects and campaigns. It is really, really easy to submit events and news, so please do, and let everyone know what wonderful things you are up to! Join in Medsin discussions at http://www.medsin.org/discuss

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National News and Events

Human Rights Training with Global Health Education Project, Glasgow

The Global Health Education Project in Glasgow has arranged a two day training day with the British Institute of Human Rights. The aim of the course is to give participants a sound understanding of human rights as it applies to healthcare both in the UK and internationally. After completion of the course participants should be able to run simple human rights workshops for fellow medical students and Medsin members (please see attachment for full details).

The course runs on the 1st and 2nd of November. We will be able to provide accommodation with Medsin members for anyone who requires it.

The cost of what will be a great couple of days will be £20-30 -the exact amount will be confirmed shortly

Anyone who is interested should email ghepglasgow@hotmail.co.uk with their details and a short passage on why they want to attend the course.

Kind Regards

Global Health Education Project Glasgow

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International Development Conference, Newcastle

Newcastle University are hosting their first International Development Conference (IDC)on November 1st 2008.

IDCs are currently run in Oxford, Cambridge, Cardiff and Sussex. They are organised for students by students with the aim of promoting and furthering development awareness in universities.

The day will consist of talks, workshops and a debate from specialists in the development field. Including Barry Knight- co-author of "Reviving Democracy", various NGO representatives, geopolitic and economic lecturers and others.

To book, please email Caitlin Proter c.h.e.procter@newcastle.ac.uk

Tickets cost £8 including a delicious organic lunch and evening social... BOOK SOON; PLACES ARE LIMITED!

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Medsin Campaigns Team

The Medsin Campaigns team are looking for interested members to join the team and become part of a vibrant body of campaigners. Roles on the team will include research, media and technology, with tasks such as researching into policy developments relevant to campaigns, compiling press releases for conference actions and looking into starting 'new media' releases through videos and podcasts.

Experience in campaigning is not compulsory but would be useful! Contact campaigns@medsin.org if you're interested.

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Calling all campaigners in the network! Medsin Campaigns Day

Medsin are running another Campaigns Day to train, inspire and take your campaigning to new heights. Taking place on Saturday the 15th of November in London, the day will consist of speakers to fire up the activist in you and trainers on a wide range of campaigning skills.

Expect to benefit from wise words from Mike Rowson and Rhona Macdonald, workshops from external professional NGOs and information about campaigns running in Medsin. The day will suit both experienced people in campaigning and those more fresh to the area.

To book a place contact campaignsday@medsin.org with your name and branch. Please note accommodation and food aren't provided, meaning the day is free!

For further information visit www.medsin.org/campaignsday

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Edinburgh Medsin Event ‘Mexico, without the Sun! HIV/AIDS Conference Hub’

Edinburgh StopAIDS Society invites you to 'Mexico, Without the Sun! HIV/AIDS Conference Hub', a mirror conference of the International AIDS Conference Mexico 2008. We give you the first opportunity in Britain for an open discussion on some of the issues raised, chaired by 4 speakers, experts in their fields.

Topics include the role of gender, prevention needs, TB and access to treatment in HIV/AIDS; guest speakers include Dr Gordon Scott (NHS Lothian), Dr Katherine Coyne (BHIVA) and Katy Athersuch (StopAIDS Campaign).

November 6th 9am - 5.30pm

New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

To book your free place or for more information please contact iacsedinburgh@googlemail.com. Attendees are welcome for one or all of the sessions.

Deadline for registration November 5th.

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Anything Else:

Students for a Free Tibet National Conference, Leeds

Every year SFT UK run a national networking and training conference for students and young people who want to meet and be inspired by Tibet supporters from around the country, learn the skills of effective campainining, share experience of how to run a group and listen to stories from Beijing this summer.

This year's conference is hosted by the wonderful Leeds Free Tibet Society in Leeds University over 1st/2nd November. The weeekend will cost you only £15 and that includes all workshops, breakfast and lunch and 'crashpad' accommodation - a bargin!

To book your place or for more information email our Grassroots Coordinator iain at sftuk.org

We are currently building the programme but workshops will include: non-violent direct action, building your group, fundraising and new media activism. We'll have the inside story from activists in Beijing and an update on the current situation in Tibet. Book your weekend today!

What: SFT UK National Conference When: 1st/2nd November 2008 Where: Leeds University Student Union How much: £15, includes all workshops, breakfast and lunch and 'crashpad' accommodation To book or for more info: email iain at sftuk.org or visit www.sftuk.org

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People and Planet Shared Earth 2008 Conference

People & Planet annual conference, Shared Planet 2008, is to be held at Birmingham University on 21-23 November 2008. Shared Planet is the UK's largest student conference on world poverty, human rights, and the environment. You can find out more about Shared Planet 2008 here:

http://peopleandplanet.org/sharedplanet

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Royal Society of Medicine Conference: Violence, the Surgeon and the Modern World

The Royal Society of Medicine invite you to the conference Violence, the Surgeon and the Modern World. It will be held at the Royal Society of Medicine on 31st October, and will address some of the social, political and humanitarian issues of violence. Its object is to encourage surgeons to take a wider view of their role in tackling the effects of violence.

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Submit an abstract to the 36th International Conference of Global Health Council

Sending an abstract to the GHC (global health council) is a very big opportunity to you and all IFMSA to show the big work that we are doing and how students are working on global health issues. It is also a big chance to assist to the GHC conference that will take place during the 26th to 30th of May 2009 in Washington DC . You can send abstracts in three different formats: research, program or policy.

If you will submit an abstract it will be good if you contact me or Mr.Kyriakos, the Liaison Officer on Publi health-elect to lph@ifmsa.org

If you have any question on that I will be more than proud to answer you. For more info http://globalhealth .org/conference/

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"Clinical Trials on Trial"

Health and development NGOs, government officials, academics and selected others interested in the issue of Clinical Trials are invited to attend the HAI Europe one-day seminar on Friday, 21 November 2008 at the Berlin Mitte Town Hall (BVV Berlin-Mitte Neues Stadthaus), Germany.

The preliminary programme and registration form can be obtained from the addres below.

As you will see from the registration form, seminar participants will be asked to pay a 60 Euro participation fee to the HAI Europe office by the registration deadline of 10 November 2008. (Note: Those registering after this date will be charged Euro 100 at the door on the day of the seminar.) A reduced registration fee of Euro 30 is available for public health interest NGOs and students.

The seminar fee will cover refreshments and lunch during the day, and a background reader. Seminar proceedings will be put up on the HAI website (www.haiweb.org) as soon as possible after the seminar.

Information and registration is also available through the HAI website, (www.haiweb.org). Due to the importance of the event it is strongly recommend that you register as soon as possible Friday 31st October 10am- 3pm

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Closing the Gap in a Generation Conference: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health

Live Webcast from London 6 – 7 November, 2008

Hosted by the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP, the International Conference on the work of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health will be webcast live from London.

Over 300 delegates from around the world, including ministers, leading policy makers, representatives of international organisations, business and civil society will gather in London to explore the recommendations made in the Commission's report.

To hear the discussions as they happen and to watch presentations by leaders in the field register now at www.csdhconference.org/countdown

The full programme and speaker biographies can be viewed at: https://www.eventsforce.net/rslive/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=9180&CSPCHDx=0000000000000&eventID=53&mode=preview&version=future&eventID=53

The audience will draw from across the world and will include: national policy makers, leading experts and academics, representatives of international agencies, representatives of non governmental agencies and civil society and business leaders. Country partners that have supported the work of the Commission over the last three years will be invited.

PROGRAM: https://www.eventsforce.net/rslive/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=9308&CSPCHDx=0000000000000&efselmenu=335&eventID=53&eventID=53

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Masters of Sciences in Global Health Sciences degree

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is now accepting applications for the 2009 class for the Masters of Sciences in Global Health Sciences degree

UCSF Global Health Sciences is now accepting applications for the 2009 entering class for the Masters of Science degree (MS) in Global Health Sciences. The program will provide students in the health sciences and allied fields with the knowledge and skills necessary for leadership roles in global health through a multi-disciplinary curriculum and an applied global health fieldwork experience. We envision graduates to be uniquely prepared for careers in international health policy, health care services, education, research, or development.

For further program information and how to apply online, please see our website:

http://www.globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/education/graduate/ Applications will be accepted from September 25, 2008 to January 30, 2009

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Last updated on Thursday 30 October 2008 at 22:57.