January 19th, 2024
from 9:00 to 12:30
In recent years, migration movements have never been more numerous and complex: it is often forced migration due to multiple factors outside the control of the person migrating. Forced migration is a very important source of stress and vulnerability, factors that have a direct impact on health that are in addition to other unfavorable determinants such as lower language and health skills and socioeconomic precariousness.
The morning work session will allow to enter into the subject of an inevitable and natural social phenomenon and will be an opportunity to learn about good practices in place in Canton Ticino on the subject, as well as to know what are the horizons to be achieved according to the World Health Organization.
Program
- Why talk about health and migration? Dr. Giorgio Merlani
- Health of the migrant person: an inclusive public health issue. Prof. Santino Severoni
- A "migrant friendly" hospital: the experience in Mendrisio and the need for healthcare-specific training. Dott. Breno Balestra
- Acquitance. Massimo Cavallari (online)
There will be times for questions and reflections.
In the afternoon, for those interested, we will continue to talk about the topics introduced by the conference in the training course “Salute e migrazione: diritto alla salute, barriere d'accesso e determinanti sociali della salute”.
Registration for the afternoon course through this link.
Speakers
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Dott. Giorgio Merlani, Cantonal doctor
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Prof. Santino Severoni, Director of the World Health Organization's Health and Migration Program.
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Dott. Breno Balestra, Medical director and chief of internal medicine
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Massimo Cavallari, Fotoreporter freelance
Moderator: Martine Bouvier Gallacchi, Head of department Health promotion and evaluation service
Target audience
Health care professionals (nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, psychologists), as well as social work professionals confronted with people with migration backgrounds.
More information
Online registration required by January 14, 2024.
Participation is free of charge. A certificate of attendance will be issued.