Teaching Law and Health:
Courses on Law, Human Rights and Patient Care
May 18-21, 2010
Skopje, Macedonia
Draft Workshop Agenda
Monday, May 17
Participant Arrivals
Tuesday, May 18
8:30 – 9:00Registration
9:00 – 9:15Welcome and Introductions
FOSIM (Foundation Open Society Institute – Macedonia)
University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius
9:15 – 9:30Workshop Goals and Agenda Review
(Judy Overall and Tamar Ezer)
9:30–10:45Session 1. Design and Teaching a Joint Course for Graduate Law and Graduate Public Health Students (HostUniversity, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine/Center for Public Health)
10:45 – 11:15Coffee/tea
11:15 –12:30Session 2.Confidentiality Training Sessions for Staffs of Hospitals and Medical Clinics (MedicalAcademy of Postgraduate Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:45 Session 3.Health Care Privatization, Commercialization, Corruption
and Human Rights(Brigit Toebes and Givi Javashvili)
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee/tea
15:15 – 16:00 Session 4 (a). Teaching Law and Health in Basic Medical Education (BogomoletsNationalMedicalAcademy, Kiev, Ukraine)
16:00 – 16:45 Session 4(b). Teaching Law and Health to Health Care Decision-
Makers: Health Authorities and Health Managers (Kazakhstan School of Public Health, Almaty, and Education Center of Accreditation and Constant Improvement of Health Sector Services / Kyrgyz State Medical Institution of Retraining and Postgraduate Studies, Bishkek)
16:45 – 17:00 Wrap up of the day
19:00 Joint Dinner (Restaurant TBD)
Wednesday, May 19
9:00 – 9:45 Session 5 (a). Using the Practitioner Guide and the Health and Human Rights Resource Guide as Teaching Tools and Resources for Courses(Armenia and Georgia Faculties)
9:45 – 10:30 Session 5(b). Designing Lesson Plans Based upon the PGs and Human Rights Resource Guide
Working Groups:
1. Legal Education and Training: Mariana Berbec-Rostas, Facilitator
(Working Group 1: law students; legal clinics; practicing lawyers)
a. Maia Mestvirishvili (Georgia,
b. Tina Tsomaia (Georgia, Journalist/Medical Doctor)
c. Irina Barzberk (Georgia, Lawyer)
d. Nikola Tupanceski (Macedonia, Lawyer)
e. Aleksandra Deanoska-Tredafilova (Macedonia,
f. Yulia Mazur (Ukraine, Lawyer)
2. Medical Education and Training: Givi Javashvili, Facilitator
(Working Group 2: basic medical; medical residents; postgraduate/practicing doctors; nurses)
a. Koryun Arevshatyan (Armenia, Lawyer)
b. Roza Babayan (Armenia, Lawyer)
c. Anahit Harutyunan (Armenia, Nurse)
d. Artur Ikilikyan (Armenia, Lawyer)
e. Zulaika Esentaeva (Kyrzygstan, OSI)
f. Juldyz Niyazova (Kyrgyzstan, Lawyer)
g. Sabyrbek Orozaliev (Kyrgyzstan, Medical Doctor)
h. Nadejda Prigoda (Kyrgzstan, Lawyer)
i. Anna Kryukova (Russia, Lawyer/Medical Doctor)
j. Oleg Leontiev (Russia, Lawyer/Medical Doctor)
k. Slava Plavinski (Russia, Medical Doctor)
l. Tatyana Gruzieva (Ukraine, Medical Doctor)
3. Public Health Education and Training: Judy Overall, Facilitator
(Working Group 3: MPH students; PH professionals; health managers)
a. Igor Zakharov (Kazakhstan, Medical Doctor/Lawyer)
b. Almira Zhapparova (Kazakhstan, Lawyer)
c. Mome Spasovski (Macedonia, Medical Doctor)
d. Jovanka Karadzinska-Bisliovska (Macedonia, Medical Doctor)
e. Zdreavko Cakar (Macedonia, Medical Doctor)
f. Ion Dodon (Moldova, Lawyer)
g. Rodica Gramma (Moldova, Medical Doctor/Bioethics)
h. Tatiana Novac (Moldova, Lawyer)
10:30 – 12:00 Session 5(c). Presentation of Lesson Plans (HostUniversity:
University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:45Session 6 (a).Community of Practice Introduction and Overview (Mary Joyce, Oksana Maslova,Judy Overall).
13:45 – 14:30Session 6(b). Community of Practice Working Session
(Mary Joyce, Oksana Maslova, Judy Overall)
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee/tea
15:00 – 16:15Session 7. Court Cases and European Human Rights System (Mariana Berbec-Rostasand Brigit Toebes)
16:15-17:00 Wrap up
19:00 Joint Dinner (Restaurant TBD)
Thursday, May 20
International Day
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome (Judy Overall & Tamar Ezer)
9:15 - 10:15 Session 8. Issue Talk and Discussion: Dual Loyalty(Robert Lawrence)
10:15 - 12:00Session 9. Panel Discussion: Teaching Health and Human Rights(Moderator: Jonathan Cohen. Panelists: Joanna Erdman, Robert Lawrence, Judit Sandor, Brigit Toebes)
12:00 –13:00Lunch
13:00 –14:00 Session 10. Issue Talk and Discussion: Human Rights and New
Technologies in Health Care(Judit Sandor)
14:00 - 14:45 Session 11. Resource Presentation: Limitations on Human Rights for
Public Health (Tamar Ezer)
14:45 –15:15Coffee/tea
15:15 –17:30Session 12. Case Studies on Cutting Edge Human Rights Issues (Joanna Erdman, Kate Mikos)
17:30Close
Friday, May 21
9:00 – 10:45Closing Session and Evaluation(HostUniversity: University of Sts.Cyril and Methodius, FOISM, LAHI)
11:00Sightseeing (Lunch included)
Saturday, May 22
Participant Departures