- Platform
- FutureLearn
- Provider
- University of Bergen
- Effort
- 4 hours/week
- Length
- 3 weeks
- Language
- English
- Credentials
- Paid Certificate Available
- Course Link
Overview
Explore the role of medics and healthcare workers in promoting peace
On this course you will learn about the key principles and different forms of medical peace work in the context of global health, conflict and violence. You will consider the role healthcare workers have to play in the prevention of violence and peace practices.
You will examine scenarios such as working in a conflict zone, nuclear explosions, storms, floods, heatwaves, infectious disease, migration and violent conflict. In each case you will consider the effects of these on global health.
This course is for global health professionals as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in healthcare professions (medicine, nursing, allied and public health) and global health and development studies.
Taught by
Stefi Barna
Explore the role of medics and healthcare workers in promoting peace
On this course you will learn about the key principles and different forms of medical peace work in the context of global health, conflict and violence. You will consider the role healthcare workers have to play in the prevention of violence and peace practices.
You will examine scenarios such as working in a conflict zone, nuclear explosions, storms, floods, heatwaves, infectious disease, migration and violent conflict. In each case you will consider the effects of these on global health.
This course is for global health professionals as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in healthcare professions (medicine, nursing, allied and public health) and global health and development studies.
What topics will you cover?
• The magnitude of disability and relevance of disability to the global development agenda
• Defining disability and how it can be understood and measured
• The challenges to health and wellbeing amongst people with disabilities and why people with disabilities might have poorer health
• Why people with disabilities may have difficulty in accessing health services
• Links among longer term health conditions and disability
• How to improve access to health care and rehabilitation for people with disabilities
• Community based inclusive development for improving access to health and rehabilitation for people with disabilities
• The magnitude of disability and relevance of disability to the global development agenda
• Defining disability and how it can be understood and measured
• The challenges to health and wellbeing amongst people with disabilities and why people with disabilities might have poorer health
• Why people with disabilities may have difficulty in accessing health services
• Links among longer term health conditions and disability
• How to improve access to health care and rehabilitation for people with disabilities
• Community based inclusive development for improving access to health and rehabilitation for people with disabilities
Taught by
Stefi Barna