Shining a Light on Hope and Peace Building More Nurturing Societies

September 12, 2015

Medical Education Centre, St. John’s, NL Room M1M100

This symposium will bring together Memorial University faculty, staff, and students, as well as the general public. It will be of special interest to provincial, national, and/ or international non-proft organizations and community groups who work with, and advocate for, vulnerable populations. It may also be of interest to military or veterans groups, government, health authorities /organizations, and health professionals. Conference Goals

At the end of this symposium, participants will be able to:

• Identify some of the issues encountered by vulnerable populations, such as those who have been traumatized by violence, bullying, abuse, poverty and other disadvantaged situations. • Identify how Memorial University’s values and legacy have infuenced activities which are related to matters of national and international signifcance. • Discuss what they can do to provide support to disadvantaged individuals provincially, nationally, and internationally. • Identify some of the resources available for supporting disadvantaged individuals provincially, nationally, and internationally.

Agenda

Time Session Presenters

8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast Atrium, Medical Education Centre 8:45 am Welcome and Introductions Co-Chair: Fran Kirby, MEd M1M100 Co-Chair: Mary Frances Scully, MD 9:00 am “Making Your Voice Count”: Global Conflicts and Human Sally Armstrong, BEd, MSc Rights 10:00 am Nutrition Break Atrium, Medical Education Centre 10:20 am Team Broken Earth and Its Impact on the People, Health Andrew Furey, MD Care, and Infrastructure in Haiti 11:20 am The Impact of War on Children and Families and What Samantha Nutt, MD We Can Do 12:20 pm Lunch Break Atrium, Medical Education Centre 1:30 pm Children and Hope – Why Every Child is Worth Saving Kevin Chan, MD 2:30 pm Parallels in Vulnerability: A Comparative Experience Mohamed Ravalia, MD between Zimbabwe and Rural Newfoundland 3:30 pm Nutrition Break 3:45 pm Finding Hope Amidst the Violence: Engaging Men Michael Kaufman, PhD Around the World to End Men’s Violence Introduction by Mr. Bert Riggs 4:45 pm Closing Remarks & Evaluation 5:00-7:00 pm Reception Atrium, Medical Education Centre In memory of Dr. Chau Nguyên 1957-2014

Dr. Chan Nguyên was born Chau Matthew Nguyên in September 1957, in Hûe, central Vietnam, the ninth of 15 children of Nhan Nguyên and Kinh Tran. He attended Lasan Taberd High School in Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. When the South Vietnamese government fell on April 30, 1975, the collapse left more than a million Vietnamese as refugees over the next years, including hundreds of thousands who fed by boat. Nguyên was among them, and lived in a South Korean refugee camp before he and seven younger siblings came to Canada, where three of his brothers and sisters already lived. The Vietnamese would fnd new homes all over the world, from France to Australia, and Nguyên’s family was no exception. His brothers and sisters now live from Hawaii to Switzerland, reuniting in Montreal, where his mother settled. Such a journey would have been diffcult, and sometimes frightening, but Nguyên was mentally equipped for it. “He was very Among the values he absorbed were self-discipline and community service, as well as courtesy. He enjoyed science and math and had considered engineering as a career. Education quiet, but he was important to his family. He studied medicine at the University of , focusing on infectious disease and tropical medicine. knew what he On July 18, 1987, he and Dr. Mary Frances Scully married, and they had two sons, Kevin and Aiden. In 1991 he accepted a position as internist and infectious disease specialist at the Saint John Regional Hospital, and they moved to New Brunswick before arriving to St. was talking John’s in 1997. Here Nguyên worked at the Health Sciences Centre as an adult infectious disease about. When it specialist, and was an assistant professor with the department of medicine at MUN. He loved teaching, especially clinical skills and presentation at grand rounds. And he was an came to Third excellent diagnostician, particularly with rare tropical illnesses. “If you wanted to know anything about malaria he was the one to call,” said Dr. Rick Cooper, who met Nguyên when he frst visited St. John’s. “He was very quiet, but he World medicine knew what he was talking about. When it came to Third World medicine he was really competent. He knew his stuff. But he was never arrogant.” he was really Deeply committed to social justice, he followed politics from the Middle East to Vietnam. He had once heard Nelson Mandela speak, and was also a proponent of children’s education and avidly followed Malala Yousafzai on the news. competent. He He was also an active volunteer with the Refugee Immigration and Advisory Committee. He loved music, and liked to entertain, and was known for his spring rolls. His good knew his stuff...” manners meant he liked people to be comfortable, even when it came to saying his name.

Adapted from an article written by Joan Sullivan, a St. John’s-based journalist, author and editor of The Newfoundland Quarterly. Credited to the Telegram, dated September 6, 2014. Presenter Biographies

Sally Armstrong Dr. Kevin Chan

Human rights activist, journalist and award-winning author Sally Kevin Chan is clinical chief of children’s health at Armstrong has covered stories about women and girls in zones Eastern Health, and division head of paediatric of conflict all over the world. From Bosnia and to the emergency medicine in Newfoundland. He did Middle East, Rwanda, Congo and , her eye witness his BSc. (Honours) at the , reports have earned her awards including the Gold Award from MD , and MPH at Harvard the National Magazine Awards Foundation and the Author’s University. Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. She received the Amnesty International Media Award in He has held the Frank Knox Fellowship at 2000, 2002 and again in 2011. Harvard University and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship. He has worked at Children’s She was a member of the International Women’s Commission a Hospital of Eastern , Boston Children’s UN body that consists of 20 Palestinian women, 20 Israeli women Hospital, and Sick Kids in Toronto. and 12 internationals whose mandate is assisting with the path to peace in the Middle East. He has served as chair of the Canadian Society for International Health, president She is the recipient of seven honorary doctorate degrees and is a of the International Child Health Section of Member of the Order of Canada. the Canadian Paediatric Society, and chair of the Canadian International Health Education Her book Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Network. Afghanistan was published by Penguin Books in 2002. The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor was published by Random House He is on the executive of the Section on in 2007. Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots: the Uncertain Fate of International Child Health of the American Afghanistan’s Women was published by Penguin in 2008. Academy of Pediatrics, and the Scientific Committee of the International Paediatric Her book Ascent of Women: Our turn, our way – a remarkable Congress. He is an advisor to UNICEF, WHO, story of world-wide change was released by Random House in World Bank, and the Canadian government. March 2013. In March 2014 the book, which is retitled Uprising: A New Age Is Dawning for Every Mother’s Daughter, was released internationally via St. Martin’s Press. Dr. Andrew Furey Dr. Michael Kaufman

Born and raised in St. John’s, Dr. Andrew Furey Michael Kaufman, Ph.D. is an educator and writer focused on is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Memorial engaging men and boys to promote gender equality and end University where he completed his Bachelor of violence against women. He has worked in forty-five countries, Science degree, Medical Doctorate, Masters of including extensively with the , as well as Clinical Epidemiology, and Orthopedic Surgical numerous governments and NGOs. Residency. Dr. Furey completed a Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma at R Adams Cowley Through his work, Kauffman combines a deep understanding Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland of gender, violence prevention and social justice issues with before returning to Newfoundland to practice an ability to express complex ideas in an understandable and medicine. He is currently attending the Oxford compelling fashion. He exposes us to the contradictions at the SAID school of business. heart of masculinity, challenging the existing power structure and holding the potential of liberating men and helping them He is the President of the Newfoundland discover new masculinities. Orthopedic Association and Director of Research for the Orthopedic Resident Training He is the co-founder of the White Ribbon Campaign, the largest Program at the Memorial Medical School. He effort in the world of men and boys working to end violence sits on multiple National Committees for the against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy Canadian Orthopedic Association. Dr. Furey is relationships and a new vision of masculinity. Through education, the Co-Founder and President of Team Broken awareness-raising, outreach, technical assistance, capacity Earth and has completed 13 volunteer medical building, partnerships and creative campaigns, White Ribbon missions to Port au Prince, Haiti since the is helping create tools, strategies and models that challenge earthquake in January 2010 and one to Dhaka, negative, outdated concepts of manhood and inspire men to Bangladesh. He is the Director of Orthopedic understand and embrace the incredible potential they have to Surgery at the Bernard Mevs Hospital in be a part of positive change. downtown Port au Prince and a member of the Board of Directors for Project Medishare-Haiti. Kaufman is the author or editor of six books on gender issues, He was chair of an Orthopedic Trauma course on democracy and development studies, as well as an award- in Port Au Prince in 2014, with 100 participants winning novel. His most recent, The Guy’s Guide to Feminism from across Haiti. and Man Talk! bring men into the conversation showcasing how understanding can lead to a better way of living. His articles He lives in St. Philips with his wife, Allison and have been translated into fifteen languages. Married with two his three children, Maggie, Rachael and Mark. children, he lives in Toronto, Canada. Samantha Nutt

Dr. Nutt is a respected authority for many of North America’s leading media outlets. She is a regular foreign affairs panelist on the acclaimed news program, CBC TV NEWS “The National” with Peter Mansbridge. Nutt’s written work has been published by The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Maclean’s Magazine, Reuters, The Ottawa Citizen and Shining a The Huffington Post, among many others, and she has appeared in Time Magazine, Chatelaine Magazine , More Magazine and on CTV National News, Global TV News, NBC Nightly News and BBC World News Service, to name just a few.

Dr. Nutt’s critically-acclaimed debut book, entitled Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid, was released by McClelland and Stewart Light on Ltd. (a division of Random House) in October 2011 and was a #1 national bestseller in both hardcover and paperback. Lewis Lapham declared it a “brave and necessary book”, while the Literary Review of Canada called it a “brilliant polemic.” Damned Nations is a bracing and uncompromising account of Dr. Nutt’s work in some of the most devastated regions of the world. Hope and

Dr. Nutt was named one of Canada’s 25 Transformational Canadians by The Globe and Mail, and has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Time Magazine has featured her as one of Canada’s Five Leading Activists. In July 2011, Dr. Nutt was appointed to the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honour, for her contributions to Peace improving the plight of young people in the world’s worst conflict zones.

Samantha Nutt graduated summa cum laude from McMaster University, earned an M.Sc in Public Health with distinction from the University of London and holds a Fellowship in Community Medicine (FRCPC) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is further certified by the College of Family Practice and completed a sub specialization in women’s health through the University of Toronto as a Women’s Health Scholar. Dr. Nutt is the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates from universities in Canada and the U.S.A.

Dr. Nutt is a staff physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is the Founder of Canada and U.S.A., is a Senior Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto and is on the board of the David Suzuki Foundation. Dr. Mohamed Ravalia

Dr. Mohamed Ravalia was born and raised in the Southern African country of Rhodesia (which became the independent African state of Zimbabwe in 1980). On completion of his Medical Degree at the University of Rhodesia, Dr. Ravalia completed rotations in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gyne and Shining a Anesthesia during a 24 month training program which allowed him to work as a District Medical Officer.

In 1984 he took on a locum position in Arcola, Saskatchewan and moved to Twillingate in June of 1984. In 1986 he completed a Rotating Internship at Memorial University and went on to pursue a 12 month training program in Anesthesia, returning to Twillingate where he continued his role as a Family Light on Physician/Anesthetist. In 1991 he took a 12 month sabbatical in Academic Family Medicine before returning to Twillingate where he has lived and practiced since.

He married Dianne Collins in 1992 and they have two sons, Adam and Hope and Mikhail. He has a particular passion for teaching and has been a Preceptor for the Family Medicine Program at MUN since 1988. He is currently an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Memorial. Dr. Ravalia completed his certification in Family Medicine in 1992 and is currently a Fellow of the Peace College of Family Practice of Canada. He has received the Jong Kee Jeon Award for Rural Practice as well as Memorial University’s Community Preceptor Award. He has been recognized by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada for his dedication to the care of rural Canadians. He currently sits on the Board of Examiners of the Canadian College of Family Physicians as well as the Atlantic Provinces Medical Peer Review (APMPR). He is the site coordinator for the National College’s Family Medicine licensing exam in Halifax. His involvement with Primary Care Reform in the province has been a particularly energizing experience for him, with involvement in a wide array of Committees which have helped to establish a strong primary care foothold in Twillingate.

“Having had the good fortune to grow up in a multi-ethnic society, I have learnt tolerance and compromise, and I feel privileged to have spent the greater proportion of my practice life in the Twillingate/New World Island area. This event in complimentary however if you wish to donate to “The Dr. Chau Nguyen Scholarship in Infectious Diseases”

that would be greatly appreciated. To donate, please contact Alumni Affairs – 1 800 700 7091.

https://www.med.mun.ca/pdcs/programs.asp

Acknowledgement

This event is made possible by through a generous donation from Dr. Mary Frances Scully and a grant from the WW100 Living Memorial Commemoration Fund.

About WW100

Established as a memorial to those who lost their lives on active service during the First and Second World Wars, Memorial University draws inspiration from these shattering sacrifices of the past as we help to build a better future for our province, our country and our world. This year marks 100 years since the beginning of the First World War. Memorial University’s commemoration program for the one hundredth anniversary of the First World War is officially called WW100.Over the next five years, our WW100 program aims to commemorate, document and educate about the tragic conflict and the resulting legacy of the living memorial that is our university.