 |
 Aiming
for Prevention: International Medical Conference on Small Arms, Gun Violence and
Injury
Helsinki, Finland, September 28-30, 2001
Conference Program
and PapersPresentations in PDF format are currently available
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the paper. Additional papers will be added as they are transcribed and edited. Friday,
September 28Investigating 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 30Call 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 28Agenda
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
29Vulnerable
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 Helsinki Conference Links:
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