Last updated 3/12/06

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

8:00-8:30 AM
       Registration

8:30 AM
        Introduction and Welcome
             Maureen McCue MD PhD

      Moderator: David Drake DO, Family Psychiatry Des Moines.

Gene Bolles MD  "A Neurosurgeon’s Experiences of Modern War Casualties."  Chief of Neurosurgery for two years at Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany, where he treated thousands of casualties from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Judith Cook MD "Health and Health Care Challenges in Post Conflict Situations: The Cases of Afghanistan and Liberia."  UK member of Medact and volunteer with Médecins du Monde.

Evan Kanter MD  "Veterans and PTSD."  Psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and social activist, practices in the Seattle VA Hospital and is active in the Washington Chapter of PSR.

 10:15-10:45 AM
        Break and Visit Exhibits

 
10:45-11:45 AM
       Round Tables:
             Making the global local

      (simultaneous, choose one)

A.  Local Physicians Share: experiences / perceptions with war impacted populations. 

Facilitator:   David Bedell MD, Family physician in El Salvador in a time of civil war. 

        Discussants:  University of Iowa College of Public Health speicalist in occupational medicine, Laurence Fuortes, MD;  Iraqi physician and University of Iowa pediatric oncologist, Mohamed Radhi MD; and University of Iowa Global Health teacher, Maureen McCue MD PhD

B.  Students Share:  experiences perceptions challenges working with war impacted populations. 

Facilitator:  Marc Campbell PhD, Des Moines University osteopathic medical student. 

Discussants:  University of Iowa arts & sciences student Alexis Bushnell on Cambodian landmine victims; University of Iowa medical student, Jennifer Carr on VA PTSD sufferers; and University of Iowa nursing students Brandi Missel and Colleen Gallagher on working with refugee children.

C.  Veterans Share: experiences/perceptions of war and its health challenges in the aftermath. 

Facilitator:   Anne Sadler, PhD RN  Acting head, Psychology Service, Iowa City VAMC

Discussants:  WW II veteran, William Brock; Korean War veteran, William Basinger; Viet Nam War veteran, Michael Totten;  and Iowa City VA Medical Center Social Worker, Karyn Berlin.

 12:00-1:45 PM
          Luncheon Speaker                 

John Pastore MD, National President of PSR.  "Ethical imperatives of health care providers to speak out against unjust war and unnecessary suffering."

         Moderator:  Robert Schultes MD, Family Medicine Cedar Rapids.        

Lisa Heineman PhD "Women and war."  University of Iowa historian.

Len Rubenstein JD   "Torture & ethical considerations for medical personnel in war and beyond."  Director, Physicians for  Human Rights.

Jeff Ritterman, MD   "Health impacts on environment, social and public health infrastructure."  Bay Area PSR and Chief of Cardiology  Kaiser-Richmond.

3:00-3:15
           Break and Visit Exhibits

    (simultaneous, choose one)

D.  Conflict survivors and refugee children in Iowa: Responding to their difficult behaviors.

         Facilitator:Lisa Kelley PhD RN, Professor Community Health Nursing

         Discussants:  Des Moines pediatrician, Nader Ajluni DO and Des Moines family psychiatrist, David Drake DO.

E.  Ethical Implications of Dual-loyalty for Health Care Providers in the Military. 

         Facilitator:  Laura Turiano, PA-C, People's Health Movement USA

         Discussants:  University of Iowa biomedical ethicist, Lauris Kaldjian MD; PSR President, John Pastore MD;  and PHR Director, Len Rubenstein JD

F.  Financing War and Financing Health: Can We Afford Both?

         Facilitator:  Katy Hansen, Director, Iowa UNA.

         Discussants:  Peggy Huppert, Iowans for Sensible Priorities and Kathleen McQuillen, Director Iowa American Friends Service Committee.

5:00-5:30
          Wrap Up.

                Maureen McCue MD PhD

Conference participants answer the challenge:  "Where do we go from here?"

5:30 PM
        Adjourn afternoon session

6:00-7:30
          Dinner on Your Own
                   - or -
          Attend Reception and Dinner with Conference Faculty.
               (Separate registration required for Reception & Dinner)

 7:30-8:30 PM
        Providing Health Care in an Undeclared War:  The Case of Haiti

Evan Lyon, MD, Partners in Health, Boston (Harvard) & Haiti