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  • 13 July — 17 July, 2015

1st Day
Welcome and introduction
09:00 — 09:30
Welcome & Registration
09:30 — 10:00
Introducing course structure, assessment scheme and other ground rules of the course
10:00 — 13:00
Review of public health approaches to medical and humanitarian disaster response
13:00 — 14:30
Welcome lunch
14:30 — 17:30
Evidence for humanitarian health action in chronic emergencies (1)
2nd Day
09:00 — 09:30
Recap of Day 1
09:30 — 12:30
Evidence for humanitarian health action in chronic emergencies (2)
12:30 — 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 — 17:00
An overview of research and evaluations of the health aspects of disasters - goals, types and frameworks
17:00 — 19:00
Social evening (Touring around CUHK main campus and HK tourist spots)
3rd Day
09:00 — 09:30
Recap of Day 2
09:30 — 12:30
Designing qualitative research for disaster settings: using conducting mental health research as an example

Dr. Eliza Cheung

12:30 — 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 — 16:00
Structuring epidemiological disaster health research
4th Day
09:00 — 09:30
Recap of Day 3
09:30 — 12:30
Policy research on climate change and environmental health (1)
12:30 — 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 — 17:00
Trends and updates of research studies in disaster and emergency medicine and publication of disaster journals: from the editor's point of view
17:00 — 19:00
Farewell dinner
5th Day
09:00 — 09:30
Recap of Day 4
09:30 — 12:30
Policy research on climate change and environmental health (2)
12:30 — 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 — 17:00
Student presentation
17:00 — 17:30
Closure remarks and presentation of Certificate of Attendance

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