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In today’s globalized world, public health professionals are increasingly required to navigate crises such as pandemics, natural disasters, and health emergencies while managing conflicts within communities, health systems, and organizations. Additionally, the global trend of population ageing poses unique challenges in crisis contexts, requiring specialized knowledge in promoting healthy ageing and wellbeing during crises. This course equips students with essential knowledge and practical skills in conflict and crisis management with a focus on supporting healthy ageing and wellbeing, especially in vulnerable populations. Topics include conflict resolution, crisis communication, leadership during emergencies, and strategies for promoting public health stability and wellbeing for all, with a particular focus on ageing populations.

This 2 ECTS online course, organized by MCI – International Health & Social Management and led by Siegfried Walch, prepares students to handle real-world public helath conflicts and crisis with an emphasis on promoting healthy agening and wellbeing.

Through engaging webinars, insightful discussions, and practical assignments, you will be able to:

• identify and evaluate sources of conflict within public health systems and formulate actionable resolution strategies tailored to specific organizational or community contexts.
• create and justify crisis communication and leadership frameworks that effectively address stakeholder needs during public health emergencies.
• evaluate and apply technological tools, data analysis and spatial mapping (cartography) to identify, monitor and respond to emerging public health risks.
• critically assess global health crisis responses and recommend improvements, with particular attention to the needs of ageing and vulnerable populations.

Join us in this summer semester course to enhance your expertise in conflict and crisis management and make a meaningful impact in public health.