BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Medact - ECPv6.6.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Medact X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.medact.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Medact REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20140101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20140330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20141026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140925T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140925T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140830T113914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150710Z UID:12857-1411669800-1411675200@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Patient safety in low and middle income countries - ethics and the junior doctor's responsibilities DESCRIPTION:Venue:  Royal College of Physicians\, London NW1 4LE\nThursday 25th September\, 6:30pm – 8pm followed by a drinks reception\n\nThis is the third in this year’s series of Global Health Advocacy seminars\, held by the Royal College of Physicians and the Alma Mata Global Health Network.  If you missed the last one\, you can watch it online here.\nThis seminar will explore ethical issues and challenging scenarios that doctors may encounter whilst working in low resource settings.  A panel of speakers will discuss their personal experiences\, present ethical arguments\, and review existing guidance to support doctors working abroad.  Join us for a lively and interactive Question Time-style debate\, with opportunity for further discussion afterwards over a glass of wine.\nView the flyer\nChaired by: Professor John Porter\, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine   Speakers: Dr. Julian Sheather\, BMA Ethics Dr. Gareth Walker\, Doctors of the World UK Mr. Michael Stark\, DfE/DfID/DoH/Cabinet Office Dr. Gareth Lewis\, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health This event is free to attend: email international@rcplondon.ac.uk to reserve a place. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/patient-safety-low-middle-income-countries-ethics-junior-doctors-responsibilities/ CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140924T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140924T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20170130T123910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170210T131628Z UID:12855-1411581600-1411587000@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Global Health Justice Lecture - Inequality and Health (A New Public Lecture and Discussion Series) DESCRIPTION:Global Health Justice (GHJ) is a new public lecture and discussion series organised by the London-based charity Medact and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) focusing on the socio-political determinants of health.\nGHJ aims to bring a strong social science and humanities perspective to global health and provide a space for students\, campaigners and academics to discuss\, debate and exchange ideas that will challenge and push forward both research and policy.\n1st Lecture: Inequality and Health.\nSpeakers\nDr Aaron Reeves from the Department of Sociology at Oxford\nMatilda Allen from the UCL Institute of Health Equity\n   \nTwitter @aaronreeves\nTwitter @themarmotreview\n 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 URL:https://www.medact.org/event/global-health-justice-inequality-health-new-public-lecture-discussion-series/ CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140923T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140923T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140830T113908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T151858Z UID:12852-1411493400-1411502400@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Global Health Alert - the trans-Atlantic trade and investment negotiations - what's the fuss about? DESCRIPTION:The United States and the European Union are currently engaged in negotiations to establish a new trade and investment agreement with each other. This is set to become one of the biggest such agreements – encompassing the world’s two largest economic unions.\n It will have an impact (direct and indirect) on human and environmental health and in particular for medical professionals and the NHS. The RSM\, Medact and the Faculty of Public Health have teamed up to bring together a range of experts on The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Negotiations to inform doctors and other health professionals about this vitally important topic\, and debate the issues and concerns. This evening meeting  will investigate and debate the scope of the negotiations which is enormous but proving extremely controversial with concerns about transparency and patient safety. However the new agreement could also be a vital ingredient of further economic growth and development in Europe that will ultimately benefit everyone. Hear from the experts\, debate the likely outcome and engage in discussion about how it could affect you and the work you do. \n If you are concerned or involved in any of these areas then please join us on 23 September 2014.   \n\nfood\, chemical\, occupational and consumer safety\nintellectual property rights\, including those that affect the price of medicines\nbanking governance and the flow of finance capital\npublic procurement\nthe duties and powers of the state to shape and regulate their health systems\ncross-border flow of peoples\n\n   The panel of speakers include: \n\nJohn Hilary\, Director\, War on Want\nDr Gabriel Siles-Brugge\, Lecturer in politics\, University of Manchester\nNick Dearden\, Director\, World Development Movement\nSue Davies\, Chief Policy Adviser on Food\, Which?\n\n The evening discussion will be chaired by Dr Sridhar Venkatapuram\, Lecturer in Global Health\, Kings College London and Medact Trustee   If you have any difficulties in registering\, please contact globalhealth@rsm.ac.uk\, 0207 290 3904 Click here to view the full programme on the RSM website URL:https://www.medact.org/event/global-health-alert-trans-atlantic-trade-investment-negotiations-whats-fuss/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140607T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140607T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140530T113902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150643Z UID:12848-1402149600-1402160400@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Medact Afternoon Conference - Climate Change\, Tax Justice and Health DESCRIPTION:Book your free ticket online via eventbrite by clicking here.\n This is an open mini-conference hosted by Queen Mary University London and Medact. It is one of several global health conferences aimed at creating a shared environment for academics\, researchers\, clinicians and activists working on areas of common interest and concern. Speakers: \n\nJohn Christiansen (Director\, Tax Justice Network)\n\n\nJohn is Director of Tax Justice Network (TJN). TJN is a independent international network launched in 2003. They conduct high-level research\, analysis and advocacy on international tax; on the international aspects of financial regulation; on the role of tax in society; and on the impacts of tax evasion\, tax avoidance\, tax ‘competition’ and tax havens. TJN seeks to create understanding and debate\, and to promote reform\, especially in poorer countries.\n\n\nJohn Hilary (Executive Director\, War on Want)\n\n\nJohn is Executive Director of War on Want. He has worked in the field of international development and human rights for the past 25 years\, and has authored numerous publications on globalisation\, trade and development. His new book\, The Poverty of Capitalism\, is published\nby Pluto Press.\n\n\nAlice Bell (Science Writer\, alicerosebell.com)\n\nAlice is a writer\, teacher and researcher interested in the politics of science\, technology and the environment. In addition to freelancing\, she has worked as a Research Fellow at the Science Policy Research Unit\, University of Sussex\, Lectured in the Science Communication Group at Imperial\, has been a Special Projects Officer for Science Year and an Explainer at the Science Museum. She has also taught at UCL.\n\n The conference will be preceded by our Annual General Meeting – if you are member of Medact and wish to attend please register by emailing office [at] medact [org] To find out more about the AGM click here.  The afternoon conference is open to everyone\, student admission is free. \nProgramme \n\n 2pm             Welcome and introduction                                 Dr David McCoy 2:15pm        Tax\, Development and Health 2:35pm        Tax\, development and health: What              John Christensen                    health professionals should know and do. 2:50pm        A Case study of Boots Alliance                          Elisabeth Molinari 3:05 pm       Discussion 3:25pm        Break 3:35pm        Politics\, Development and Health                       3:50pm        Capital Resource Flows                                         Natalie Sharples  4:05pm        Capitalism and Politics: How do we discuss         John Hilary                      this in polite society?                           4:25pm        Discussion          4:45pm        Science and Politics                                                   Alice Bell 5:05pm        Closing Remarks      \n\nFor more information please contact office [at] medact [dot] org\n For more information on the afternoon conference\, please contact office [at] medact.org. \nBook your free ticket online via eventbrite by clicking here. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-afternoon-conference-climate-change-tax-justice-health/ CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140607T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140607T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140601T113903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150549Z UID:12850-1402138800-1402149600@www.medact.org SUMMARY:AGM 2014 DESCRIPTION:Join us for Medact’s Annual General Meeting. This is a members only business meeting. The AGM is an opportunity to vote on new board members\, discuss the memorandum and articles and propose motions. The AGM will be followed by a mini conference\, click here to find out more. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. If you want to attend the AGM please email office [at] medact [dot] org   URL:https://www.medact.org/event/agm-2014/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140430 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140402T165813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T151847Z UID:1572-1398729600-1398815999@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Medact and RSM Event: Torture - An ethical dilemma for the medical profession? DESCRIPTION:Medact and the Royal Society of Medicine are holding an event on 29th April: “Torture – An ethical dilemma for the medical profession?” \nTorture is all too common and widespread; and it comes into touch with many parts of the medical and public health system. What is the ethical position of clinicians working in prison or detention settings\, when facing conflicts between the demands of the detaining authorities and the best interests of their patients? How can we navigate the space between conscience and complicity? Who will protect doctors who blow the whistle on unacceptable practices? When is feeding a hunger striker unethical? And how should clinicians in other healthcare settings respond when encountering suspected victims of abuse and torture? \nAll these questions and more will be discussed – from a global and local perspective – by leading experts on the complex issue of the role of medical professionals working in systems that torture or with survivors of torture. Case studies from the UK\, US\, Syria and Israel/Palestine will be presented. \nFor more information and to book a ticket\, please visit the Royal Society of Medicine Global Health event site.\nSpeaker biographies\nJim Welsh\, Amnesty International\nJim has worked with Amnesty International since 1981 and is now their Medical Coordinator based in London\, UK\, campaigning specifically on issues around torture\, the repression of medical professionals\, and access to health care in prison settings. \nDr Frank Arnold\, Medact\nFrank is a Board Member of Medact\, a London-based global health rights charity\, which campaigns\, among other things\, for the independence of medical professionals in prison settings involving abuse and torture worldwide. He is also the founder of Medical Justice\, an organisation that exposes and challenges inadequate healthcare provision to immigration detainees in the UK. He has examined and written medical reports about over 500 asylum seekers who describe being tortured in more than 20 countries. In 2013 Frank was involved in a campaign for access to independent medical advice for hunger strikers in Guantanamo Bay. \nHadas Ziv\, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel\nHadas is a leading health and human rights activist in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. She has worked for Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel) in various capacities\, including as its Executive Director\, since 1995. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-rsm-event-torture-ethical-dilemma-medical-profession/ CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2014/04/thumb-default-news.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140428T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140428T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140428T120636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150505Z UID:12849-1398706200-1398711600@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Fossil Free Health - Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:In April 2014\, Medact – together with our partners Healthy Planet UK – launched the ‘Fossil Free Health’ campaign. We are calling on the UK health community to divest from fossil fuels. As a community committed to improving health worldwide\, we hope that organisations such as the British Medical Association\, the Royal Colleges and the Wellcome Trust\, will remove their investments from an industry whose very business model threatens to completely undermine human and planetary health. The campaign has just begun\, it will be a long-road to divestment and we need all the help we can get. Join us on 28th April for a relaxed\, informal evening of planning and discussion. You’ll hear a brief update on the campaign so far from the Fossil Free Health team. We’ll then break into groups to brainstorm ideas and discuss strategies for the different aspects of the campaign: from social media to press briefings\, direct action to e-campaigning. This is a chance to bring your ideas and enthusiasm\, and your chance to shape the campaign. All are welcome. Location: Jeremy Morris B Room\, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Time: 17:30 For more information\, please email chrisvenables [at] medact.org.   URL:https://www.medact.org/event/fossil-free-health-planning-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140413 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140410T123545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150504Z UID:12845-1397088000-1397347199@www.medact.org SUMMARY:2nd People's Health Assembly DESCRIPTION:This event is being run by the People’s Health Movement. For more information about PHM\, please visit www.phm-uk.org.uk. The People´s Health Movement (PHM) has its roots deep in the grassroots people’s movement and owes its genesis to many health networks and activists who have been concerned by the growing inequities in health over the last 25 years. \nBackground and Context\n The word ‘austerity’ has recently gained prominence. It is used to describe a wide range of cuts to public spending across services including welfare support\, education\, health and social care. What is often overlooked is how ‘austerity’ is a deliberate policy by the government to redistribute resources from the poor to the rich through bailout of banks\, corporate tax evasion and private finance initiatives. Austerity and its’ effects are being imposed selectively\, unevenly and unfairly across society with devastating impacts on disadvantaged groups pushing them further into poverty\, deprivation and poor health. It is also being used to justify a further expansion of privatisation\, corporate welfare and excessive profiteering – not least of all in the NHS. Whilst this is happening in various ways and at different speeds in Scotland\, England\, Wales and Northern Ireland\, it is a crisis affecting the whole of the UK. Therefore\, the political\, economic and ideological underpinnings of austerity need to be questioned and challenged. This is a priority for those working in the health sector\, and for those seeking to reverse the trend of widening health inequalities. \nWhy attend?\n – Learn more about the background to austerity measures and their impact on local and global determinants of health\, on health and related services and on health inequity in different parts of the UK. – Learn skills for movement building and activism with community and campaign groups; and strategies for challenging austerity – Dialogue and Network with organisations and individuals involved in health and social activism. – Take part in developing a People’s Health Manifesto and help build a progressive health movement to challenge austerity and exclusion throughout the UK \nClick here to download the flyer.\nFor more information and to register\, please click here. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/2nd-peoples-health-assembly/ CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140319T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140319T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20170130T134352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150503Z UID:12847-1395252000-1395257400@www.medact.org SUMMARY:People's Health Movement London DESCRIPTION:The regular meeting of the London group of the People’s Health Movement. The group will be planning their grassroots campaigning around the issue of Private Finance Initiative’s in East London hospitals. The meeting will take place at the Medact offices. All welcome – especially newcomers.   URL:https://www.medact.org/event/peoples-health-movement-london-2/ CATEGORIES:External END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140227T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140227T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140227T134350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150502Z UID:12846-1393524000-1393529400@www.medact.org SUMMARY:People's Health Movement London DESCRIPTION:The regular meeting of the London group of the People’s Health Movement. The group will be planning their grassroots campaigning around the issue of Private Finance Initiative’s in East London hospitals. The meeting will take place at the Medact offices. All welcome – especially newcomers.   URL:https://www.medact.org/event/peoples-health-movement-london/ CATEGORIES:External END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140226T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140226T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140226T123847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150502Z UID:12842-1393412400-1393430400@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Strategy Workshop: Climate and Health DESCRIPTION:Location: Medact Offices \nBackground\n Medact is a London-based health charity designed to enable health professionals to act on the social\, political\, ecological and economic determinants of health and health inequality. Medact is developing a strategic workplan for the next two years. As part of this process\, it is organising a workshop to help determine its workplan in the area of climate change. The threat of climate change cannot be over-stated. But there are no obvious or easy solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions\, and mitigating the harmful effects of climate change – much of which will fall disproportionately upon the world’s most vulnerable populations. However\, health professionals have an important role to play in alerting the public to the real dangers of Climate Change; and in promoting a vision of a healthier low-carbon future.  Medact recently released a briefing for health professionals on the science of climate change. \nAims of workshop\n While the primary purpose of this workshop is to develop a workplan for Medact\, we are seeking to do this in concert with other organisations and initiatives; and through synergistic relationships. For this reason\, we are inviting a range of organisations and individuals. Thus\, a secondary purpose of the workshop is to explore how different groups and initiatives can be better coordinated to ensure maximum collective effectiveness. Once we get a clearer idea of the list of participants\, we will work out a more detailed agenda.   \nParticipants\n While hoping to be inclusive\, the workshop is designed to be small enough to allow for some detailed discussion and strategic planning. However\, we anticipate holding a more open public meeting on the issue later in the year. Please email workshops@medact.org if you’re interested in attending. The workshop will take at the Medact offices in London. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/strategy-workshop-climate-health/ CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140212T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140212T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T111037 CREATED:20140212T123847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T150444Z UID:12841-1392226200-1392231600@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Combat and the Campus - nuclear weapons research at Britain's universities DESCRIPTION:Launch of the ‘Atoms for Peace?’ research report on university links to the UK’s nuclear weapons programme followed by a panel discussion on the ethics of military research in universities \nwith \nSir Jonathon Porritt \n(Forum for the Future and Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme) \nProfessor Andy Blowers \n(Open University) \nand \nDr Christopher Watson \n(British Pugwash Group) \nAll welcome \nAdmission free \nAdvance reservation recommended: priority given to pre-booked places. \nPlease arrive by 17.15 for prompt start at 17.30 \nLondon Underground: Euston\, Euston Square\, Warren Street. \n More information here \nBook online here \n \nHashtag #CombatCampus URL:https://www.medact.org/event/combat-campus-nuclear-weapons-research-britains-universities/ CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR