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Delegate Programme IFMSA August Meeting 2011 | August 1-7, 2011 Advertisement Help us meet the global health challenges of tomorrow Do your PhD in Denmark Meet representatives from leading Danish universities and see examples of health research projects at the AM2011 in Copenhagen. Introduction 3 AM2011 Delegate Programme Introduction 4 Welcome to Denmark! 5 Welcome message from IMCC 6 Welcome message from IFMSA Welcome to AM2011 Denmark 10 Conference Programme Overview 12 Transportation 13 Venue 16 Accommodation 17 Theme 18 Social Programme 20 Green Conference Programme - day by day 22 Monday | August 1 24 Tuesday | August 2 30 Wednesday | August 3 32 Thursday | August 4 36 Friday | August 5 40 Saturday | August 6 Get to know your host 42 We’re here to help you! New to IFMSA? 45 IFMSA in a flash! 45 Standing Committees 46 Team of Officials Introduction AM2011 Delegate Programme 4 Welcome to Denmark! Dear friends, Words cannot describe how I feel, only two weeks before Most likely, the most prominent of all our external present- we all meet in Copenhagen for the IFMSA August Meeting ers is professor Hans Rosling, famous and loved for his 2011. Two and a half years ago, in Tunisia, the idea of a GA inspiring and mind-altering talks. in Denmark arose. And one year ago, you elected Denmark as the host of the 60 years anniversary of our beloved fed- It has been of key importance that the social programme - eration, the August Meeting 2011. Now, as we approach where you get to meet people in a more relaxed and infor- the culmination of two and a half years of hard work, I mal setting - will be inclusive, and will appeal to everybody. would like to express my deepest appreciation of and grati- I am very proud to say we have succeeded in this. You can tude to my team, the Organising Committee (OC). Without learn more about the highly varied events on page 18. this group of devoted people, a GA in Denmark would never have been possible. The entire OC is extremely exicted to welcome you to our capital for a week you will never forget. With this Delegate Programme, we want to give you a comprehensive guide to the upcoming GA. Upon check-in, every delegate will get a printed, short version of the Dele- Best wishes, gate Programme, containing the conference programme, practical information, etc. Benjamin Skov Kaas-Hansen President of the Organising Committee The August Meeting 2011 will be different from any other AM2011 Denmark General Assembly IFMSA has seen before. This was one of the strongest arguments in our candidature. Ørestad Junior College gives us an unprecedented chance to have an in- timate, fruitful General Assembly completely on our condi- tions without interference from concurrent arrangements. We have put a lot of effort into continuing the work started at the AM2010 OC, when introducing steps to increase the sustainability of our General Assemblies, as we agreed on when adopting the IFMSA Green Charter. We will only use public transportation. It is clean, fast, and timesaving. As an added benefit, the ticket price will be only €3, greatly re- ducing the added, and often neglected, expenses for dele- gates when attending a General Assembly. You will not get lost, though. There will be volunteers guiding you all the way from the airport or Copenhagen Central Station to the venue. We want the August Meeting 2011 to be more than just a General Assembly. Therefore, we have a strong line-up of external presenters with top-of-the-class expertise pre- pared to take you through the wonders of Health and the Future in an engaging and intriguing manner. Introduction 5 AM2011 Delegate Programme Welcome message from IMCC Dear all, It is with great pleasure that I, on behalf of IMCC Denmark, Lastly, I would like to dedicate an enormous recognition can welcome you all to the IFMSA August Meeting 2011, and respect to the whole Organising Committee of this GA. our 60 years anniversary. We have been looking forward to They have in every means set an example of vision, dedica- welcoming you for almost two and a half years – since the tion, and hard work. The vision was to organise a GA that idea arose during the March Meeting 2009 in Tunisia. could set an example for future General Assemblies. We Bringing the GA back to Copenhagen where the IFMSA wanted the IFMSA to lead by example when it comes to was founded 60 years ago is a great honour for our organi- handling the global climate change, and we have organised sation, and a milestone like this is an opportunity to reflect, a greener GA in appropriate settings where we consider for a short moment, on why we are here today. our carbon footprints in every step we take. We wanted to raise the academic levels of the theme events and in line The idea of bringing together medical students in an inter- with the anniversary we chose the overall theme Health and national organisation arose in the years after World War II the Future. and the International Federation of Medical Students’ As- sociations saw its first lightl in Copenhagen in 1951. IFMSA I am convinced that you will enjoy, and be challenged by, has since its very beginning focused on student ex- our theme sessions in which a lot of thoughts and effort changes, as well as conference and workshop planning – has been put. The dedication that the OC has put into this with the core vision of improving Global Health and contrib- has been astonishing and we are counting OC working uting to the creation of responsible future doctors, just as hours in thousands. It has been a pleasure seeing this we see it today. In 1952 the first General Assembly was come true and I hope that you will all enjoy a memorable held in London with 30 delegates representing ten Euro- General Assembly here in Copenhagen. pean countries. The General Assembly here in Copenha- gen hosts up to 1000 delegates representing more than 90 countries worldwide, and we will most likely welcome new Yours faithfully, National Member Organisations to the IFMSA family here in Copenhagen. The IFMSA have come a long way, but the Lars Bødker Madsen core values are still the same; students are coming together President for External Affairs, 2010-2012 with the overall vision of improving Global Health and fight- International Medical Cooperation Committee (IMCC) ing inequalities in the world. The IFMSA is a perfect illustra- tion of what can be achieved when vision, dedication and hard work is in place. Despite all the tremendous chal- lenges the world is still facing more than 70 years after the beginning of the Second World War, we as members of the IFMSA can only lead by example and continue the fight so we can leave a better world for tomorrow. The future de- pends on what we do in the present and we all owe a great thank you to the founding fathers of our organisation and to all the dedicated people that have taken IFMSA to where it is today. Let us hope that each and every one of us can plant a seed that will grow like the IFMSA has done for the past 60 years. Together we can make the changes we want to see. Introduction AM2011 Delegate Programme 6 Welcome message from IFMSA Dear IFMSA Friends, August is here and IFMSA is ready to hold its 60th annual sponsibility to promote health, in all its aspects, wherever General Assembly August Meeting in Copenhagen, Den- you might be. This is certainly another opportunity to learn mark, from the 1st to the 7th August, 2011! and to educate one another, as you envisage the future direction of health and healthcare and prepare to take on 2011 will mark 60 years of IFMSA activities spanning most the challenges ahead if not all the dimensions of public health, reproductive health and human rights as well as remarkable success in In conclusion, always remember that you are the future organizing student exchanges. This is indeed a moment to leaders of health. Your efforts are mandatory, if we ever are pause, look back and see how far we have come. to achieve health for all. Let us keep working for a healthier tomorrow. The numerous successes that IFMSA can boast of have come from the great passion for life and burning desire to improve health that is found among our members. This Best regards from Accra, Ghana passion and desire is why you travelled long distances to be able to share with your counterparts from across the Chijioke Kaduru globe, the best means for the preservation of human life. President 2010/2011 More than 900 medical students are here together in Co- International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations penhagen, from more than 90 countries, to take another giant step in creating a new generation of future physicians with the capacities to lead health efforts in their communi- ties. We are gathered once again, to share experiences and trade ideas on how to improve our work in the areas of Medical Education, Public Health, Reproductive Health in- cluding AIDS, Human Rights and Peace, in addition to the Student Exchanges. I would like to urge each of you, who have made this jour- ney from every corner of the world, to take advantage of every minute you have during this General Assembly to learn and educate others within this unique environment, an environment that offers you the best opportunity you can ever have of acquiring a multi-cultural and a multi- disciplinary education.