Session Programme

Parallel

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Session PS03/room 14

Developing Youth Friendly Health Services: Do It Yourself!

Workshop chairs:

Anne Meynard, Adolescent and Young Adult Programme, Department of Paediatrics and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals & University of Geneva, Switzerland

Francoise Narring, Adolescent and Young Adult Programme, Department of Paediatrics and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals & University of Geneva, Switzerland

Dagmar M. Haller, Adolescent and Young Adult Programme, Department of Paediatrics and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals & University of Geneva, Switzerland

Paul Bloem, Department of Child and Adolescent Development, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Department of Child and Adolescent Development, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Workshop description: Young people meet many barriers in accessing health services. The WHO has led a call for youth-friendly health services that address these barriers by being available, accessible, acceptable, appropriate and equitable for young people. This workshop aims to provide an overview of the characteristics and rationale of youth-friendly health services
Format: In small groups, using WHO framework for youth friendly health services, you will create a project for youth friendly services adapted to your local needs. At the end of the workshop, the authors will be available for further discussion and exchange with participants who may have their own experience of developing youth-friendly health services. This is a one and a half hour interactive workshop using an EuTEACH format (European Training in Effective Adolescent Care and Health).

Access to Quality care for Young People

Paul Bloem, Department of Child and Adolescent Development, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Implementation of Youth-Friendly Family Medicine Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Anne Meynard, Adolescent and Young Adult Programme, Department of Paediatrics and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals & University of Geneva, Switzerland