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4041.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The US is one of very few countries that have not ratified the rights of the child treaty. In this session we look at different aspects of the rights of the child in different parts of the world and from different perspectives – starting with the right of girl children and the practice of genital cutting, and looking at medical practice standards, and the value of professional associations. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | |||
| Ron O'Connor, MD | |||
| It is Not About the Cut: New Approaches in Protecting the Human Rights of the Girl-Child in Communities That Practice Female Circumcision Joel Ngugi, Prof | |||
Rights of the Child: Medical Practice Standards, Human Rights Law and the Role of Medical/Legal Advocacy in Improving Child Health ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Patricia Kuszler, MD, JD | |||
| Improving Child Health and Child Rights in Indonesia: Health Professionals Advocating for Societal Change Through Their Professional Association Beth E. Rivin, MD, MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | International Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA