Hosted by the King’s College London Conflict & Health Research Group in partnership with the Conflict & Health workstream of the R4HC-MENA project and the RECAP project, Health Research in Conflict and Complex Environments will bring together experts in the field of health research and research capacity strengthening in conflict and other complex environments to discuss the state of the field and challenges for the future.

Protracted conflicts have huge immediate and long-term implications for population health and the functioning of health systems. This makes strengthening the capacity of researchers to conduct good quality health research that translates theory into practice and policy vital. However, the realities of conflict make this a difficult proposition.

This event will sit at the interface of academia and practice and touch upon theoretical and practical dilemmas faced when conducting health research in crises. Hosted by a research group and project that is heavily involved in strengthening capacity for this type of research, the aim of this event is to bring academics and practitioners together to discuss the challenges of conducting health research in conflict and how we might overcome them.

Registration is free. The event will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person. Please check the CHRG twitter account for a link to the stream on the day of the event.

Join us on Tuesday 25th June at Bush House, King’s College London.

For any queries, please contact andreas.papamichail@kcl.ac.uk.

Programme:

8:30-9:00

Registration & tea/coffee

9:00-9:15

Welcome

Preeti Patel (KCL)

9:15-10:30

Panel 1: Research capacity strengthening in conflict-affected areas

Andreas Papamichail (KCL)

Hazel McCullough (LSHTM)

Andrew Tchie (IISS)

Abla Mehio Sibai (AUB)

10:30-10:45

Tea & coffee

10:45-12:00

Panel 2: Researching mental health and trauma in conflict

Hanna Kienzler (KCL)

Ayesha Ahmad (St George’s)

Bayard Roberts (LSHTM)

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Panel 3: Ethical challenges for health research in complex environments

Aula Abbara (Imperial)

Zedoun Alzoubi (Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations Syria)

Abdulkarim Ekzayez (KCL)

Katharine Wright (Nuffield Bioethics)

14:30-14:45

Tea & Coffee

14:45-16:15

Plenary roundtable: Translating conflict & health research into practice

Anne Harmer (Elrha)

Richard Sullivan (KCL)

Slim Slama (WHO)

Sylvia Garry (DFID)

16:15-16:30

Closing remarks

Health Research in Conflict & Complex Environments