This course is an introduction to Medical Peace Work for doctors, nurses, public health workers and other health professionals and their students.

In particular it is meant for those who

• want to strengthen their peace and conflict competencies
• intend to work for humanitarian, development, human rights, or medical peace organizations abroad or at home
• want to improve health outcomes for their patients and communities in violence-prone settings.

Objectives

When you have finished this course you should be able to:

• apply a public health approach to war and other forms of violence
• demonstrate knowledge about the health impact of direct and structural violence on individuals and societies
• highlight the range of different ways in which health care workers can contribute to the reduction of peace deficits
• identify health professionals’ own peace qualities and demonstrate awareness of other useful peace skills
• recognize and exploit opportunities for violence prevention and peace promotion at your workplace and in clinical practice.