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Rape in war: The health professional response
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Learning Objectives:
List the physical and psychological consequences of sexual violence in the context of armed conflicts
dentify the roles of health professionals as first responders to sexual violence.
Discuss the obstacles and challenges in providing support to survivors. Describe key current in-country and international initiatives to improve the response.
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have authored and edited numerous reports and articles on the medical consequences of human rights violations, physical evidence of human rights abuses, and physician complicity in violations. I co-developed and directed the first post-graduate course in medicine and human rights initiated at Harvard Medical School in 1992, and lectures regularly on health and human rights in medical schools and schools of public health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.