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California Anti-War

Health Effects of War: Teach-in at UCSF

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Date:

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Time:

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Event Type:

Teach-In

Organizer/Author:

Catharine Freyer

Email:

catharine.freyer [at] ucsf.edu

Phone:

415-424-9012

Address:

400 Parnassus Avenue, 94143-0114

Location Details:

Millberry Conference Union Gym 500 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94143-0234

This symposium will focus on the impact on combatants, Iraqi citizens and the United States, featuring local, national and international speakers from the UCSF community and beyond, including:

Robert Scheer
Nationally Syndicated Columnist
Best-Selling Author (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Currently Editor-in-Chief of Truthdig (web magazine reporting on current issues)

William Schecter, M.D.
Chief of Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital
Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCSF

Charles Marmar, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry, UCSF
Chief of Mental Health Services, San Francisco VA Medical Center

Karen Seal, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Dahlia Wasfi, M.D.
Global Exchange
Iraqi-American
Physician

Richard Garfield, PhD
Professor of Nursing
Columbia University

Jess Ghannam, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF
Chief, Medical Psychology, UCSF

Dr. Salam Ismael (by video)
Surgeon from Falluja
Director of Continuous Medical Education
Doctors for Iraq Society

Evan Lyon, M.D.
Partners in Health, Boston, MA
Medical Resident, Brigham & Women's Hospital

Linda Bilmes, MBA
Professor, Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget - U.S. Department of Commerce (1999-2001)

For more information: http://www.iraqactiongroup.org/events/heal...

Added to the calendar on Wed, Apr 25, 2007 7:41AM

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