MPW course 7: Prevention of interpersonal & self-directed violence

Contenido de curso
public health approach to interpersonal and self-induced violence; risk factors and protective factors; opportunities for violence prevention and peace promotion at workplace and in clinical practice

Objetivos de formación
You will find analysis of the extent and origin of different types of violence, including community violence, domestic violence and suicide. The module will help you describe risk factors and prevention strategies for each of these types of violence.

Destinatario
Doctors, nurses, public health workers, mental health practitioners, other health professionals, as well as students in these fields

Oportunidad de trabajos y los campos profesionales mas buscados por personas ya tituladas
Health professionals work for humanitarian, development, human rights, or medical peace organizations abroad or at home. And, health professionals improve health outcomes for their patients and communities in violence-prone settings.

Calificaciones
internet access

Certificación
CME-accreditation for all specialties by the Norwegian Medical Association

Organizador local
European Medical Peace Work Partnership

Observaciones
The Medical Peace Work online courses are self-running and multi-media e-learning tools. The content is presented in seven different courses. Estimated workload for this course is about 6 hours.

Mr. Dr. Klaus Melf