ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Global Disability and Health Short Course

[Jeronimo Fabiani]

Dear colleagues,

Thank you for your support in distributing this and other Disability Group training courses. The Disability Group would appreciate your cooperation again, to help circulate this information with your contacts. 

Short Course: Global Disability and Health

Dates: 17 June- 21 June 2013

This 5 day course at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine aim is to equip students with an understanding of the significance of disability in the global context, with a particular focus on aspects relevant to health in low and middle‐income countries.

The following information will be covered through a combination of lectures and practicals.
  • Basic concepts: what is disability? What are the major types of impairment leading to disability, and what is their global distribution?
  • How can epidemiological methods contribute towards filling the knowledge gaps in global disability? What are the issues to be considered when researching disability?
  • Impact: what is the main impact of disability in people’s lives, including in terms of access to education, employment, poverty and social inclusion?
  • Rehabilitation: what are the main concepts of habilitation, rehabilitation and community based rehabilitation for people with disability? How should these services be integrated within health systems?
  • Disability, policy and inclusive development. Why is disability policy important, and why must disability be considered for economic development?

This course is intended for those interested in the relevance of disability to epidemiology, global public health and health policy. It is equally suitable for clinicians with or without a background in disability, NGO staff involved in a wide spectrum of activities involving disabilities and allied health professions.

Course Organisers: Dr Hannah Kuper, Dr Daksha Patel, Maria Zuurmond and Lisa Danquah

Applicants please visit the School’s website where application, cost, further information and electronic brochure can be found:

http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/cpd/global_disability.html

Payable by: 28 May 2013

Sincerely,

Romulo

 

Romulo Fabunan

ICEH Scholarships Administrator

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