Global Health and Human Rights Webinar Series

As a part of our ongoing efforts to expand open-access education on topics relevant to displacement and humanitarian protection, the Asylum Medicine Training Initiative hosts a monthly webinar series with experts across various disciplines (medicine, healthcare, law, policy, environment, etc.). These webinars are free and open to the public. You will receive a Zoom link immediately upon registration.  

UCSF welcomes everyone, including people with disabilities, to our events. To request reasonable accommodations for this event, please contact Cecilia Lipp by emailing [email protected] as soon as possible. 

They are jointly organized and co-sponsored by the Cambridge Health Alliance Asylum Program (CHAAP), Johns Hopkins/HEAL Refugee Health & Asylum Collaborative, the Asylum Medicine Training Initiative, and UCSF Health & Human Rights Initiative. 

September 16, 2024  Implications of Legal Status on Displaced Persons' Health

Implications of Legal Status on Displaced Persons' Health Implications of Legal Status on Displaced Persons' Health 

Join Xan Weber, LICSW who will share with us the Implications of Legal Status on Displaced Persons' Health on 09/16/24 at 9-10a PST/ 12-1pm EST

Evaluating Asylum Claims Based on FGM/C: Considerations for Mental Health Providers

(Female) Genital Mutilation/CuttingEvaluating Asylum Claims Based on FGM/C: Considerations for Mental Health Providers

9-10 AM PST/ 12-1 PM EST

 Join Yinka Akinsulure-Smith, PhD who will present on (Female) Genital Mutilation/Cutting through the lens of forced migration, trauma, and healing. 10/21/24 at 9-10a PST/ 12-1pm EST

Racist Intent: Understanding the US Immigration System