Understanding & tackling ethnic inequalities in health
An ESRC Research Seminar Series
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Seminar Four
Migration, transnational links and life-course
influences on health
January 24th 2006 , 12pm-5pm
Provisional programme:
| 12.00-1.00 | Registration, lunch and opportunity to meet participants |
| Session one: Plenary talks | |
| 1.00-1.15 | Introduction to the Series and
Seminar 4 Hannah Bradby and Sarah Salway |
| 1.15-1.45 | Lifecourse approach to understanding
ethnic inequalities in health Seeromanie Harding, Ethnicity & Health Research Programme, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit |
| 1.45-2.15 | Discovering Old Diversities: Racism
and Genetic Traits Simon Dyson, Reader in Applied Social Sciences, De Montfort University |
| 2.15-2.45 | Inter-ethnic relationships in nursing
and midwifery: conflict and cooperation between African and African-Caribbean
staff Leroi Henry, Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University |
| 2.45-3.15 | Tea |
| Session Two: Parallel workshops (participants choose one) | |
| 3.15-4.15 | Workshop 1 The Life Course approach and forced migration: how both change and continuity can aid policy and help provide improvement strategies for migrants' persisting poor health patterns Teresa Staniewicz, UK RAXEN National Focal Point of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, The University of Warwick Workshop 2: Cultural Responsiveness: An answer to meeting the unmet need Jeff Fernandez, Alcohol and Nursing Research Co-Ordinator for Primary Care (Specialist Nurse), Islington PCT Workshop 3: Understanding the 'culture' of silence among UK Ghanaians with chronic illness Punita Chowbey, Sarah Salway, Sam Amponsah and Evelynda Laryea, University of Sheffield and Social Action for Health Workshop 4: Migration and challenges to trust in primary care Gilles de Wildt, GP, Jiggins Lane Medical Centre, Birmingham and Paramjit Gill, GP and Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham |
| Session Three: Plenary discussion | |
| 4.15-5.00 | Discussant's comments followed by open
discussion Chair: Hannah Bradby, Discussant: Daniele Joly |