
Free teaching cases from Medical Peace Work
The goals of Medical Peace Work are to prevent violence, and promote peace, human rights and human security. This is an emerging field of expertise that draws on a commitment to the life, health and wellbeing of patients in the face of enormous suffering and misery caused by war and human rights violations.
The cases are intended to be used as the basis for group work and class discussion in formal and informal educational settings for health professionals and their students. Teaching notes are available for teachers and trainers. Medical Peace Work also offers online teaching resources for medical peace education.
More information:
Medical Peace Work
c/o IPPNW
Körtestr. 10
10967 Berlin
Germany
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Pioneered in the early 20th Century at Harvard University, the case method is the preferred teaching tool at most of the world's leading business schools. Cases recount real-life business or management situations that present class participants with a dilemma or uncertain outcome. A process of discussion and analysis, guided by a skilled case teacher, leads class to deeper insights into complex issues and their resolution. Find out more
Medical Peace Work’s free cases
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Bridging the Divide Louisa Chan Boegli and Gabriella Arcadu Ref MPW3-15-01 |
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Caught in the Middle: Free Circulation Amidst Conflict Gabriella Arcadu and Dr Louisa Chan Boegli Ref MPW3-15-02 |
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The Price of Unhealthy Working Conditions: Sugarcane Workers in Nicaragua Carlotta Conrad and Hannah Lehner Ref MPW3-15-03 |
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The Day of the Berlin Explosion: The Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons Maria Lohbeck and Martin Hinrichs Ref MPW3-15-04 |
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Health Impact of European Refugee Policies Eva-Maria Schwienhorst, Katharina Bögel and Nora Isberner Ref MPW3-15-05 |
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Cultural Awareness in Times of Ebola Katharina Bögel and Dr Eva-Maria Schwienhorst Ref MPW3-15-06 |
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Structural Violence: Understanding Mother-Child Health and Ebola in Sierra Leone Katharina Bögel and Dr Eva-Maria Schwienhorst Ref MPW3-15-07 |
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Addressing Domestic Violence: The Bascomb Street Surgery in Transition Klaus Melf and Dr Kristin Scharffscher Ref MPW3-15-08 |
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Under Pressure: A Different Story about Relief Work in Post-Earthquake Haiti Adam Dowell and Josef Riener Ref MPW3-15-09 |
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Encountering Victims of Torture in a GP's Surgery Frank Arnold, Clare Shortall, Jack Tasker and Christopher Venables Ref MPW3-15-10 |
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Climate Change Ref MPW3-15-11 Coming soon |
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Leadership for Sustainable Healthcare Ref MPW3-15-12 Coming soon |
About Medical Peace Work (MPW)

The Medical Peace Work (MPW) partnership is built on a European network of medical peace organisations and teaching institutions that gathered during the Hague Appeal for Peace Conference in 1999 and the IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) World Congress in Paris in 2000. The Partnership represents a transitional cooperation between a number of stakeholders including medical peace practitioners, peace and health researchers, teaching institutions, and the final users of the project’s outcomes.