Aiming for Prevention
International Medical Conference
on Small Arms,
Gun Violence and Injury
Conference Program
and Papers
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Friday, September 28
Investigating the Health Consequences of Small Arms
Opening Plenary
Dr. Ilkka Taipale, Member of Parliament, Finland, and Vice-President of PSR-Finland
Hon. Erkki Tuomioja, Foreign Minister, Finland
H.E. Stephen Brady, Ambassador of Australia to Finland
Mr. Fady Aziz Azer, Medical Student, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Dr. Ulrich Gottstein, IPPNW-Vice President Europe emeritus, IPPNW-Germany
Session I
Magnitude and Consequences, Existing Knowledge
Chair: Prof. Wendy Cukier, Small Arms Firearms Education and Research Network (SAFER Net), Canada
Dr. Etienne Krug, Director, Department for Violence and Injury Prevention, World Health Organization, Geneva
Prof. Jouko Lönnqvist, Researcher, National Public Health Institute, Finland
Dr. Owens Wiwa, African Environment and Human Development Agency (AFRIDA), Nigeria
Questions & Answers: Session 1
Session II
Data Sources and Tools For Research
Chair:Mr. Robert Muggah, Researcher, Small Arms Survey, Geneva
Dr. David Meddings, Epidemiologist, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva
Ms. Stephanie Burrows, Researcher, UNISA Institute for Social and Health Sciences, South Africa
Dr. Stephen Hargarten, Director, Firearms Injury Center, USA
Questions & Answers: Session 2
Session III
Country Reports
Introduction: The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, Russia
Colonel Alexandr Alexandrovitsh Kulikov, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Russia
Discussion groups:
A. Europe and Asia
B. Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific
C. The Americas
Session IV
Working Groups
Evening Reception: Opening remarks by Ms. Cora Weiss, President, Hague Appeal for Peace, New York
Saturday, September 29
Prevention: Analysis, Policies, and Projects
Summary of Previous Day's Country Reports and Working Groups
Chair: Mr. Brian Rawson, Program Coordinator, IPPNW
Case Example: Colombia
Dr.Nelson Arboleda, Center for Youth Violence Prevention, University of Miami, USA
Session V
Risk Factors
Chair: Dr. Pirjo Helena Mäkelä, Past President of PSR-Finland, National Public Health Institute, Finland
Supply And Availability Of Arms
Presenter: Prof. Wendy Cukier, SAFER-Net
Respondent: Mr. Pieter D. Wezeman, Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Sweden
Demand For Arms
Presenter: Mr. Kiflemariam Gebre-Wold, SALIGAD Project Director, Bonn International Center for Conversion, Germany
Respondents:
Dr. David Meddings, ICRC
Prof. Alfred McAllister, Professor of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas, USA
Mr. Sharif Kafi, Advisor for Human Rights and Disarmament Affairs, Bangladesh Development Partnership Centre (BDPC)
Session VI
Role of the Medical Press
Chair: Mr. John Loretz, Executive Editor, Medicine & Global Survival, IPPNW
Dr. Ana Marusic, Editor, Croatian Medical Journal; Incoming President, World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Dr. Douglas Holdstock, Editor, Medicine, Conflict and Survival, UK
Dr. Jack Piachaud, Associate Editor, Medicine, Conflict and Survival, UK
Session VII
Prevention: Approaches to Controlling Availability
Chair: Mr. João Honwana, Chief, Conventional Arms Branch, Department of Disarmament Affairs, United Nations, New York
Ms. Lora Lumpe, Senior Associate, Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers (NISAT)
Mr. Greg Puley, Project Coordinator, Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, Costa Rica
Dr. Mick North, Gun Control Network, UK
Session VIII
Linking Medical Evidence With Policy Creation
Chair: Dr. Ian Maddocks, IPPNW-Australia, Chairman of the Board of IPPNW
Ms. Ya Ching Lin, Epidemiologist, Nonviolence International Southeast Asia
Mr. Rubem Cesar Fernandes, Director, Viva Rio, Brazil
Dr. Antoine Chapdelaine, Safety Promotion Specialist, Quebec Center for Public Health, Canada
Session IX
Working Groups
Sunday, September 30
Call to Action
Summary of Saturday Working Groups
Chair: Mr. Brian Rawson, IPPNW
Session X
Prevention: Medical and Humanitarian Action
Chair: Ms. Cate Buchanan, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva
Dr. Olive Kobusingye, Director, Injury Control Center, Uganda
Ms. Lieke Van De Wiel, Project Officer, UNICEF, New York
Session XI
A Medical Call to Action
Chair:Dr. Vappu Taipale, former Minister of Health, Finland; PSR-Finland
Dr. Eugenie Chazov, Academician, Cardiologist, co-founder of IPPNW, Russia
Mr. João Honwana, Department of Disarmament Affairs, United Nations
Mr. Rubem Cesar Fernandes, International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
Dr. Ian Maddocks, IPPNW-Australia
Working Groups
Friday, September 28
Agenda For Future Research
Chair: Dr. Etienne Krug, World Health Organization
Terrorism, Retaliation, and Small Arms
Chair: Ms. Lora Lumpe, NISAT
Economic Cost of the Consequences of Small Arms
Chair: Mr. Richard Withers, Firearms Injury Center, USA
Guns, Trauma, and Rehabilitation
Chairs:Dr. Nalini Kurvey, Indian Institute for Peace, Disarmament, and Environmental Protection
Dr. Jack Piachaud, Medicine, Conflict, and Survival
Humanitarian Action, Campaign Strategies
Chair:Ms. Cate Buchanan, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Working in the Community: Local Interventions For Global Problems
Chair:Dr. Donald Gann, American Friends Service Committee, USA
Saturday, September 29
Vulnerable Populations: Women, Children, and Refugees
Chair: Dr. Olive Kobusingye, Injury Control Center
Human Insecurity and Demand For Arms
Chair:Dr. David Meddings, ICRC
Framework Convention on Arms Transfers
Chair:Mr. Roy Isbister, Saferworld, UK
"Aiming For Prevention" Campaign and Advocacy Tools
Chairs:Ms. Cate Buchanan, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Mr. Brian Rawson
Education: Training For Peace and Non-Violence
Chair: Ms. Caecilie Buhmann, IPPNW-Denmark, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations
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