Caring for refugees and asylum seekers
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
A meeting in association with Medical Justice and the Freedom from Torture
***Registration is now closed***
We have limited places available for delegates who wish to register on the day, please contact Gemma Lamb on 020 7290 3856 for further information.***
***Delegates are invited to bring their own case histories to discuss in the morning group work. Please remember to bring along anonymised copies.***
The aim of the day is to promote an understanding of the problems experienced by refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and of how these problems can be addressed. Participants will be mostly GPs but will include students and other professionals from health and social care involved in the support of refugees and asylum seekers.
Learning outcomes for the day are as follows -
By the end of the day participants:
- Will have learned about the specific medical and related problems experienced by refugees and asylum seekers
- Will understand the nature, extent and clinical consequences of torture.
- Will understand the impact of the clinical issues of torture on the working lives of GPs and will have learned how they can respond better to challenges posed.
- Will have learned about the Royal Society of Medicine, Medical Justice and Freedom from Torture.
***Please note that this is a draft programme***
Registration Details:
Workshop A: Free of charge
Workshop D: Free of charge
Workshop C: Free of charge
Workshop B: Free of charge
Freedom from Torture member: £75
Medical Justice member: £75
Consultant/GP: £120
RSM Retired Fellow: £60
RSM Student: £30
RSM Trainee: £60
RSM Associate: £60
RSM Fellow: £75
Student: £40
Trainee: £80
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £80
9.00 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
| Chair: Dr Richard Gray, President, General Practice with Primary Health Care Section | |
9.30 am |
Welcome |
| Dr Richard Gray, President, General Practice with Primary Health Care Section | |
9.35 am |
Introduction to Freedom from Torture |
| Mr Keith Best, Freedom from Torture | |
9.04 am |
The background and context of caring for asylum seekers and refugees |
| Dr Maurice Lipsedge, Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London School of Medicine | |
10.00 am |
Key issues |
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- What do we mean by the terms refugees/asylum seekers? - Health and social care problems experienced by refugees and asylum seekers - Health problems of those in detention |
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| Dr Brian Fine, Dr Charmian Goldwyn and Dr Angela Burnett | |
11.00 am |
Tea and coffee break |
11.20 am |
Group work, delegates will be divided into small groups to discuss case studies |
| Participants are invited to bring their own case histories | |
12.30 pm |
Panel discussion: What have we learned? |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
1.55 pm |
Introduction to Medical Justice |
| Dr Helen McColl, Clinical Advisor, Medical Justice | |
2.00 pm |
The organisations: Freedom from Torture and Medical Justice. |
| Dr Brian Fine and Dr Theresa Schleicher | |
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Workshops: Delegates to attend one of four |
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Workshop 1: Health problems of detainees |
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| Dr Charmian Goldwyn and Dr Theresa Schleicher | |
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Workshop 2: How can we best work with interpreters |
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| Dr Gini Leggatt and Mr Selcuk Berilgen | |
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Workshop 3: Experience of refugees and asylum seekers in the community accessing healthcare |
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| Dr Angela Burnett and Ms Fizza Qureshi | |
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Workshop 4: Mental health issues |
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| Dr Brian Fine and Dr Carol Cheal | |
3.30 pm |
Tea and coffee break |
3.45 pm |
Female genital mutilation |
| Dr Carol Cheal | |
4.15 pm |
Consequences of torture |
| Dr Brian Fine | |
4.45 pm |
Questions and summary |
4.55 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
5.00 pm |
Close of meeting |
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Meeting ref: GPC04 CPD: 5 credits |
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