GEORGIAN STUDIES DAY 2016 -3rd November 2016
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“Health Care in Georgia’’
29th Annual Georgian Studies Day (GSD)
Organised by the University of Westminster, the Embassy of Georgia
and co-founder and co-convenor of the Annual GSD – Dr TAMARA DRAGADZE
UNIVERSITY of WESTMINSTER
309, Regent Street, London W1B 2UW
Thursday, 3 November, 2016
All welcome. Free.
Provisional Programme
9.15 – REGISTRATION
10.00 – Greetings and Introduction:
Mrs Evelyne Rugg, Director of Higher Education Policy, University of Westminster
Professor Annie Bligh, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology
10.15 – Opening remarks, Dr Tamara Dragadze, GSD co-convenor
10.20 – Health care – one of the major state priorities: Keynote Speaker: H.E. Mrs Tamar Beruchashvili, Ambassador of Georgia,
10.35 – Disease control system – 20 years of success: Keynote Speaker: Professor Amiran Gamkrelidze, Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control & Public Health, Georgia
11.15 – 11.45 TEA / COFFEE BREAK (Tamara Lordkipanidze will talk on BGS)
11.45 – Implementation of novel diagnostic methods: Professor Rema Gvamichava, Director, National Screening Centre, Georgia
12.05 – Tuberculosis management in Georgia: Professor Zaza Avaliani, Director General of the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Georgia,
12.25 – Occupational health in Georgia: Dr. Lali Japaridze Senior Health Director, BP International Centre for Business Technology, UK
12.45 – Modernisation of haematology education in Georgia: Dr Nina Porakishvili, University of Westminster, GSD co-convenor
13.05 – 14.00 LUNCH
14.00 – Bacteriophage-based therapies in Georgia: Professor Peter M. Lydyard, University of Westminster, GSD co-convenor and Mzia Kutateladze, Director of the Eliava Institute, Georgia 14.20 – Mental Health management in Georgia: Dr Elene Kavsadze Department of Forensic Psychiatry
14.40 – Traditional Healing: Professor Lia Melikishvili , Georgian Academy of Sciences and Dr. T Dragadze
15.00 - Georgian Healing Songs: Mr Michael Bloom
15.20 – Health Resorts of Georgia - slide show: Mr Peter Nasmyth
15.35 - Promoting healthy lifestyle through hiking :Marta Mills TransCaucasian Trail Association
15.50 - Questions and Answers:
16.05 – 16.20 TEA / COFFEE BREAK
WORK IN PROGRESS
- Report on MKURNALI charity
- NEWCASTLE – AKHALTSIKHE: Twin Cities Report
- BRISTOL – TBILISI: Twin Cities Report
- NEWPORT – KUTAISI: Twin Cities Report
- The Georgian Film Festival: Mr Jason Osborn:
- The British Georgian Society: Tamara Lordkipanidze
Any Other Business, including next year’s – 2017 tentative GSD date – 30th anniversary of GSD
17.00 – RECEPTION WITH GEORGIAN WINE
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We would like to thank our sponsors for their support:
UOW, BGS, Mr Akaki Beruchashvili and the Georgian Embassy in London