| Co-operation between The Chinese Psychiatric Society
and The Norwegian Medical Association
Workshop on patient rights and ethical dilemmas in psychiatry
Venue: Dalian, Hotel Bangchui Island Hotel, telephone
00 86 411 2893888
Time: 13 and 14 August 2004
Objectives
The objectives of the workshop are to:
- Discuss patients rights and ethical dilemmas in psychiatry
- Share experiences and challenges in the treatment of psychiatric
patients
- Explore possible relationships between a country's culture
and tradition and the ways of treating psychiatric patients
- Learn to carry out national surveys on the prevalence psychiatric
problems
Target group
Doctors working in psychiatric institutions, especially doctors
with teaching responsibilities
Topics
Each item should be covered by one from each country - 30 - 40
minutes presentations (included translation) and discussion
Organising committee
Dongfeng Zhou, Yanfang Chen, Eline Thorleifsson, Sverre Varvin
and Bjørn Oscar Hoftvedt
Programme
| Thursday 12 August |
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| 17:00 |
Arrival in Dalian - Flight CZ 6122
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| Friday 13 August |
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| 08:30 - 10:00 |
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Opening Ceremony
Dongfeng Zhou, President, The Chinese Psychiatric Society
Hans Kristian Bakke, President, The Norwegian Medical Association |
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Introduction to the workshop
Yanfang Chen, Professor, The Chinese Psychiatric Society
Sverre Varvin, Chair, The Norwegian Medical Association's
Committee on Human Rights |
| 10:00 12:00 |
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Culture, tradition and history in
psychiatry
- Psychiatric tradition in China
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Society
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- Psychiatric tradition in Norway
Eline Thorleifsson, Resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| 12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 - 16:00 |
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Psychiatry in China and Norway |
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- How the psychiatric services are organised in China and
Norway
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Society
Sidsel Rogde, PhD, Professor in Forensic Medicine, University
of Oslo
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- How does it function - division of work between the professions
- team work - general practitioners - specialists - what is
the
doctors' role
Availability of psychiatric service
Quality of psychiatric service; differences (e.g. between
rural and cities etc)
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Society
Birgit Lie, PhD, Head of Department, Psychiatric clinic, |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Tea/coffee/refreshments
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| 16:30 - 17:30 |
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The educational system
- How could education in ethics and human rights be integrated
in specialist training?
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Society
Bjørn Oscar Hoftvedt, Head of Section for Medical
Education, The Norwegian Medical Association
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| Saturday 14 August |
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| 08:30 - 10:00 |
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Patient rights |
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- Patient rights in China (examples from Beijing and Shanghai)
- Patient rights in Norway
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Society
Kristian Hagestad, MD, Specialist of Public Health, Chief
County Medical Officer, Vest-Agder County, Norway |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:30 - 12:30 |
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Ethical dilemmas and human rights
issues in psychiatry
- Presentation of cases that illustrate ethical dilemmas and
human rights issues
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Society
Sverre Varvin, PhD, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Researcher
National Knowledge Centre for Trauma and Violence
University of Oslo |
| 12:30 - 14:30 |
Lunch
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| 14:30 - 16:30 |
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Psychiatric epidemiology
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Association
Research methods issues related to validity, reliability etc.
Professor Inger Sandanger, Medical Faculty, University of
Oslo |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Tea/coffee/refreshments
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| 17:00 - 17:30 |
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Challenges and future co-operation
- identify projects of mutual interests
Representative of The Chinese Psychiatric Association
Sverre Varvin, PhD, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Researcher
National Knowledge Centre for Trauma and Violence
University of Oslo |
| 17:30 - 18:00 |
Closing ceremony
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| Sunday 15 August |
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| 09:40 |
Departure to Beijing - flight HU 7698
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