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Highlighted Theme: Racism in Research and Medical Care
PAS Lab
Luca Brunelli, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
Professor
Peds
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Based on the Insights piece titled “Healthcare and Human Rights: A Reflection” published in March 2021 in Pediatric Research by the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Committee of SPR, Dr. Luca Brunelli (University of Utah) will introduce the Session and provide some historical and sociological context regarding how the provision of healthcare has evolved in an international perspective, especially in the last 70 years (5 minutes). Dr. Audrey Chapman (University of Connecticut) will discuss what is a human rights-based approach to health care and what it means for doctors and health professionals to recognize a right to health. Dr. Chapman will also discuss the human rights of children and what they entail (25 minutes). Dr. Lisa Forman (University of Toronto) will speak to the imperative of legal education for doctors and health professionals. Dr. Forman will also speak about the implications of human rights violations for the medical system and utilize some examples from South Africa (25 minutes). Dr. Ranit Mishori (Georgetown University) will discuss why doctors and healthcare professionals should care about human rights and what are some clinical scenarios/encounters in which human rights violations may be related to a patient’s medical care. Dr. Mishori will also explain what some of the models are for educating doctors and health professional students about human rights and provide examples of how doctors and health professionals can engage in human rights research and advocacy.
Speaker: Luca Brunelli, MD, PhD – University of Utah School of Medicine
Speaker: Audrey R. Chapman, MA, StM, PhD – UConn School of Medicine
Speaker: Lisa Forman, LLB, MA, SJD – University of Toronto
Speaker: Ranit Mishori, MD MHS FAAFP – Georgetown University School of Medicine