Program of the seminar "Inequality and Health"

St.Petersburg, Russia, 17-19 June, 2002

Monday, June 17 (S.Plavinski)

9.30 - 10.00 Seminar opening
10.00-12.00 Sociology of medicine, an introduction
12.00-14.00 Health and illness in social context
14.00-16.00 Limits to medicine
16.00-17.00 Bell curve and neomalthusianism

Tuesday, June 18 (C.Ortendahl)

9.30 - 11.30 Equity and Health
11.30 - 14.00 Working groups
14.00 - 16.00 Health and Social Class
16.00 -17.00 Maternal mortality and social conditions (N.Gurina)

Wednsday, June 19

9.30 - 12.00 Health and behavior (E.Frolova)
12.00 - 14.00 Sociology of prevention (E.Frolova)
14.00 - 16.00 Limits to medical science - problems and solutions for RCT (T.Dubikaitis)
16.00 - 17.00 Seminar closing