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ukAM 07 What on Earth happened?!

ukAM 07 What on Earth happened?!. Presidents & Plenaries in a Nutshell. Elections for new IFMSA TOM MM08 Presentation Elections for AM08 hosts…5 countries bid! Policy statements - Who4WHO - Canterbury Declaration Healthy Planet - Philadelphia Consensus Statement A lack of bylaws !

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ukAM 07 What on Earth happened?!

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  1. ukAM07What on Earth happened?!

  2. Presidents & Plenaries in a Nutshell • Elections for new IFMSA TOM • MM08 Presentation • Elections for AM08 hosts…5 countries bid! • Policy statements - Who4WHO - Canterbury Declaration • Healthy Planet - Philadelphia Consensus Statement • A lack of bylaws! • An 8 hour plenary session!  • And an incident with a kettle!

  3. SCOPH Standing Committee on PublicHealth. • SWG’s - Malaria, Neglected Diseases, TB, Paediatric projects, Healthy Ageing, the Canterbury declaration, Pharmaware, • Workshops on TBH internationally • Presentations from Liaison officers, WHO & UNESCO • Road safety grand discussion • Resources; posters, CDs, videos and promotional materials, handbooks and manuals.

  4. SCORP PEACE TEST • AIMS- Raise awareness, stimulate discussion, challenge attitudes of high school children • Questionnaire- 20 Q’s: Violence, War, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, Tolerance • BASIS - Theory of Moral Disengagement, Albert Bandura • DISCUSSION- no right answers/ judgement. • Collate, analyse data. • Immigration • Diverse • Personal Development • Interest, Responsibilities • Community Tolerance

  5. SCOPE:What was achieved? • Contracts Fair • Signed 84 contracts with 32 different countries • 12 more contracts than last year(!) • Negotiated new & exciting exchange destinations • Small Working Groups • Improving the database • Academic quality • Marketing exchanges • Problem solving

  6. Tackling delicate subjects Hetero-normativity UNAIDS – Dr Joy Backory Media and HIV/AIDS – MTV Staying Alive WHO STI/HIV/AIDS programme International AIDS vaccine initiative Rape discussion SWGs - empowerment of women, peer education & reproductive neoplasms SCORA

  7. Training • Pre GA Training Old Trainers Workshop • Ideas sharing • Networking • FUN!! • GA • Trainers • Participants • Training Taskforce

  8. Campaigns • Medsin SWG discussed how to make campaigns a priority • Had a great debate about the role of Big Pharma and drug pricing • Our ukAM priorities were: • Healthy Planet • UAEM • PharmAware • Who4Who • T-shirts, project stall, presentations at SCOPH

  9. Campaign Policies • The AEM theme raised loads of great PharmAware campaign issues • Successfully passed the Philadelphia Consensus Statement (UAEM) • Canterbury Declaration calling for better AEMpassed (PharmAware, UAEM, StopAIDS etc) • Environmental policy failed • “No pharma-funding” policy taken away • Who4Who policy failed • BUT lessons learnt, global pharma team formed and new directions are being investigated.

  10. SWGs • All delegates contributed to Medsin's 10 year plan • Split into branches, projects and campaigns • Came back together to report ideas • Delegates also chose 1 of the following 4 to attend: • Improving GAs and Conferences • Priority Campaigns – how to make them a priority • Training • Strengthening Support for Branches • Minutes were written up which will contribute to: • The concerted effort to continue to increase the voice and influence of Medsin’s members (we grassroots!) • All National Committee meetings and decision making • Further SWGs on similar topics

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