UCSF Teach-in: Responding to Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey

About the event

Join Alliance member UCSF’s community at a teach-in to discuss the latest developments in Syria and Turkey, following a series of devastating earthquakes, including a. 7.8-magnitude temblor that struck on Feb. 6, 2023.

The hybrid event, to convene in person in Pottruck Auditorium in Rock Hall on the Mission Bay campus and via a live stream, will feature members of the UCSF community who hail from Syria and Turkey. Refreshments will be served.

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Agenda:

Welcome – Catherine Lucey, UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Moderator ­– Zeinab Kosibaty, Postdoctoral Scholar, UCSF School of Medicine

Introduction – Yasmin Eltawil, 4th-year Medical Student, UCSF School of Medicine

Assessing the Situation:

• The Situation in Syria – Zeinab Kosibaty and Khaled Abdulwahed, Administrative Manager, Canadian Molham Team

• Current and Future Needs in Turkey: The Reports of the Medical Associations and Local Organizations – Hulya Ulugut, Postdoctoral Scholar, UCSF School of Medicine

• Perspectives on Immediate Needs in Turkey: Physical Therapy and Amputee Rehabilitation – Dr. Ayse Kucukdeveci, Chief of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Ankara University  

• Questions from the audience

Taking Action:

• Telemedicine Experiences by a UCSF Radiology Postdoc: Needs Encountered and UCSF Support – Zehra Akkaya, Postdoctoral Scholar, UCSF School of Medicine

• Opportunities to Help Now: UCSF Global Disaster Assistance Committee (GDAC) Resources – George Rutherford, Professor of Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Pediatrics and History; Co-Director, GDAC

• Questions from the audience