The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs invites you to a symposium on:

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The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs invites you to a symposium on
Culture, Health and Human Security
in the Middle East
A symposium exploring the implications of the
relationships between culture, health and human
security for everyone in the inter-agency
involved in global health capacity building
activities.

• The Military Health Systems role in U.S.
  foreign policy, Dr. Steve Morrison, CSIS,
  Director, Global Health Policy
  Center
• Cultural sensitivities in building health
  capacity, Dr. Robert Rubinstein, Professor of
  Anthropology and International
  Relations, The Maxwell School of Syracuse
  University
• History of psycho-social trauma in the Middle
  East and implications for building health
  capacity, Dr. Hussain Tuma, Professor of
  Psychiatry (ret), University of Pittsburgh
• Medical-scientific diplomacy opportunities with
  Iran, Dr. Alexander Dehgan, Senior Policy
  Advisor, U.S. State Dept.
  
• Religion, Relationships and Health Jewish and
  Gender Perspectives, Dr. Susan Sered, Professor
  of Religious Anthropology, Suffolk University
  
• Ethics of Nation-Building and its Implications
  for building health capacity, Dr. Adil
  Shamoo,Defense Health Board Ethicist Professor,
  University of Maryland
• Islam, health and healing, Imam/LCDR Abuhena M.
  Saifulislam
  
• Reconciliation, health, and the Middle East,
  Canon Andrew White, Foundation for Relief and
  Reconciliation in the Middle East

December 3, 2008 800am to 500pm
Conference and lunch fee 56 (DoD free)
RSVP MAJ Gail Fisher gail.fisher_at_ha.osd.mil
Crystal City Marriott, 1999 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, VA