8am-12noon:(In PH Building, Floor C1)
1-2:30pm:(in NYP, M-107)

8:00 – 9:30am Evaluating torture survivors in a primary care setting/Clinical Human Rights
Ramin Asgary, MD

The lecture will introduce students to main health consequences of torture and to provide them with knowledge and skills to evaluate asylum seekers/torture survivors in a primary care setting.

Topics will include (1) History of Torture: Define torture and its prevalence, (2) Demographics: Describe demographics, types of torture and sequelae of survivors seen in the US, (3) Asylum Law: Explain basic United States asylum law, (4)Medical Sequelae: Describe the most common types like physical maltreatment, blunt trauma, burns, suffocation, sharp objects, electrical torture, genital /sexual torture; explain acute and long-term sequelae, (5) Psychological Sequelae: Describe the psychological impact of torture; describe the most common diagnoses; review criteria for Post traumatic stress disorder, (6) Approach to Evaluation: Explore the purpose of an evaluation; Explain how to minimize re-traumitization, (7) Effective affidavit writing: Describe how to write a useful affidavit

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9:30 – 12:00pm Complex Humanitarian Emergencies and Medical Responses

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1:00-2:30pm Lab: Improvisational Skills
Chris Tedeschi, MD

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Additional Readings related to Torture Survivors

• EVALUATING ASYLUM SEEKERS/TORTURE SURVIVORS IN URBAN PRIMARY CARE:  A Collaborative Approach at the Bronx Human Rights Clinic Download
• Teaching Residents to Work with Torture Survivors: Experiences from the Bronx Human Rights Clinic Download

Two main readings/guidelines to evaluate torture survivors

• Istanbul Protocol: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/training8Rev1en.pdf
• Examining Asylum Seekers: http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/documents/reports/examining-asylum-seekers-a.pdf