Programme

Course info Speaker bios
  • 3 July — 7 July, 2017

1st Day
08:30 — 09:00
Registration and Reception
09:00 — 10:00
Overview of course structure, assessment scheme and house rules
10:00 — 11:00
Lecture: Advancements & Controversies in Disaster Mental Health Research - Prof. Elizabeth NEWNHAM
11:00 — 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 — 13:15
Lecture: Advancements & Controversies in Disaster Mental Health Research (cont’) - Prof. Elizabeth NEWNHAM
13:15 — 14:30
Welcome Lunch (Croucher Summer Course faculty members and students / ASTAAG members)
14:30 — 17:30
UNISDR Asia Science Technology and Academia Advisory Group (ASTAAG) x Croucher Summer Course Open Seminar on Latest Challenges and Research Gaps in Disaster Risk Reduction
2nd Day
09:00 — 09:15
Recap of the Day
09:15 — 10:30
Lecture: Social Sciences Implication in Research on Urban Resilience and Natural Disasters - Prof. Rajib SHAW
10:30 — 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 — 12:00
Lecture: Social Sciences Implication in Research on Urban Resilience and Natural Disasters (cont’) - Prof. Rajib SHAW
12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 15:00
Lecture: Health Needs in Selected Man-made Disasters - Prof. Kevin HUNG
15:00 — 15:15
Coffee Break
15:15 — 16:45
Lecture: An Overview of Integrated Risk Governance on Belt and Road Initiative - Prof. Qian YE
16:45 — 17:00
Coffee Break
17:00 — 18:30
Tutorial: Online Course on Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response - Prof. May YEUNG
3rd Day
09:00 — 09:15
Recap of the Day
09:15 — 10:45
Lecture: Research Methods in Medical Humanitarian Response - Prof. Emily CHAN
10:45 — 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 — 12:30
Lecture: Public Health Research - Prof. Virginia MURRAY
12:30 — 14:00
Lunch Seminar: Publishing Research in Disaster and Emergency Journals – an Editor’s Perspective - Prof. Colin GRAHAM
14:00 — 15:30
Lecture: A Geoscience Perspective on Global Climate Change and Climate Affairs Programme - Prof. Qian YE
15:30 — 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 — 18:30
Lecture: A Geoscience Perspective on Global Climate Change and Climate Affairs Programme (cont’) - Prof. Qian YE
18:30 — 20:00
Course Dinner (Croucher Summer Course faculty members and students)
4th Day
09:00 — 09:15
Recap of the Day
09:15 — 10:45
Lecture: Reflective Engagement and Learning in Health Centred Disaster Risk Reduction - Prof. Andrew COLLINS
10:45 — 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 — 12:30
Lecture: Sendai Framework Global Targets and Indicators – How can Disasters Research Support Their Implementation? - Prof. Virginia MURRAY
12:30 — 14:00
Lunch Seminar: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Trends & Highlights on Current Field Research. Case Study on Malaria Elimination in an Area of Multi-drug Resistance in Cambodia - Dr. Gabriele ROSSI
14:00 — 15:30
Lecture: Public Health Systems and Resilience - Prof. Sian GRIFFITHS
15:30 — 17:00
Lecture: Required ONE WHO Approach to Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management for Health - Dr. Ryoma KAYANO
17:00 — 17:15
Coffee Break
17:15 — 18:45
Lecture: Methodology for Studying the Possible Health Consequences of Climate Change - Prof. William GOGGINS
5th Day
09:00 — 09:15
Recap of the Day
09:15 — 10:45
Lecture: The Impact of Randomised Trials And Systematic Reviews - Prof. Mike CLARKE
10:45 — 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 — 12:30
Lecture: The Impact of Randomised Trials And Systematic Reviews (Cont’) - Prof. Mike CLARKE
12:30 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 17:00
Students Presentation - Prof. Emily CHAN; Prof. Virginia MURRAY; Prof. Mike CLARKE; Prof. Andrew COLLINS; Prof. Tammy MEYES; Prof. Phoenix MO; Prof. Virginia MURRAY; Prof. Shelly TSE
17:00 — 17:30
Closure Remarks and Present Certificates of Attendance - Prof. Emily CHAN

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