an fyi
anyone who would want to attend, it wll be great. this kind of iscussion at a teaching hospital in america is very useful for Muslims in Academia and others who are interested.
any ideas on other topics that could be relevant to the theme of the conference?
Dushwari
Subject: Islam and Health Program on Nov 17
From: “AMSA DSP” < [email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:07:08 -0400
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ISLAM AND HEALTH
Treating Muslims: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Registration and more information
Hosted by The NYU Institute of Community Health and Research The Office of Diversity Affairs and The Dean’s Council on Institutional Diversity
November 17, 2007
8:45AM 5:00PM
New York University Medical Center
Schwartz Lecture Hall F
401, East 30th Street, New York, NY 10016
Registration and more information at:
www.med.nyu.edu/ichr
Program
8:45-9:00 Introduction: Mekbib Gemeda, Assistant Dean for Diversity Affairs and Community Health
9:00 - 10:00 Welcome and Keynote: Islam and Medicine: A Historical Perspective Mariano Rey, MD, Senior Associate Dean Community Health Affairs and Director, New York University Institute of Community Health and Research
10:00-11:30 Panel I. Sexual Health.
Discussant:
-Zareena Grewal, Phd, American Studies Department, Yale University Contraceptive use and sexual education in Pakistan
-Ayesha Ali, MD In Vitro Fertilization and Gamete Donation in Sunni versus Shi’a Islam Marcia Inhorn, PhD, Departments of Public Health and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan Without Shame: Obstetric Cases from LA’s Muslim Free Clinic
- Leila Marayati, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California
11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-1:15 Panel II. Mental Health.
Discussant:
-Wahiba Abu Ras M.S.W., PhD, MPH Rutgers University Competence versus Insanity in Islamic Law -
-Kutaiba Chelaby, MD, Waymart Forensic Treatment Center, former Chief of Psychiatry King Faisal Hospital, Saudi Arabia Cultural Presentations of Psychiatric Symptoms among South Asian Muslims in New York
-Carla Hutchinson, MA, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University Blurred Boundaries: Muslim Mental Healthcare in New York
-Hamada Hamid, DO, Center for Global Health , Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, New York University
1:15-2:15 Lunch
2:15-3:45 Panel III. Death and Dying
Discussant:
-Zareena Grewal, Phd, American Studies Department, Yale University Death in the Family: ICU Cases in Arab Detroit
-Hassan Shanawani, MD, Wayne State University Grieving Rituals among Yemeni Americans
-Beth Kangus, PhD, Department of Anthropology, Wayne State University Cultivating Steadfastedness: The Notion of ‘Passive Fatalism’ in Muslim Medical Ethics
-Sherine Hamdy, PhD, Department of Anthropology, Brown University
Closing Reception
Sponsored by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding