5195.0 Trade Policy, Health, Economics and Justice

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 12:30 PM
Oral
The purpose of the presentations in this session is to examine, from the perspective of justice, economic theory, and trade policy, the association between trade policy and health.
Session Objectives: By the end of this session participants will be able to: 1. Discuss how corporate operations, trade policies and economic theories influence health status, the environment and access to medicines. 2. Identify arguments for and against the role and any benefits of corporate social responsibility.
Moderator:
Susanna Rankin Bohme, PhD

12:30 PM
TRIPS, compulsory licensing, and retaliation: Implications for access to essential medicines in the long term
Sheikh Shahnawaz, PhD
12:45 PM
Corporate social responsibility: What is it good for?
Beth Rosenberg, ScD MPH
1:00 PM
Economic Liberalization and the Postcommunist Mortality Crisis
David Stuckler, MPH, Lawrence King, PhD and Martin Mckee
1:15 PM
Collateral Damage: CAFTA and the Global Campaign for High Drug Prices
Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD MPH
     
Discussion

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Trade & Health Forum
Endorsed by: Environment, Ethics SPIG, Medical Care, Occupational Health and Safety, Socialist Caucus

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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