Gesundheitswesen. 2002 Dec; 64(12): 645-50.

[Migration-specific expertising in the spheres of tension between medicine, law, psychology and politics -- report on an interdisciplinary meeting of experts]

Gardemann J, Salman R.

Facharzt für Kinderheilkunde und ÃƒÂ¶ffentliches Gesundheitswesen, Fachhochschule Münster, Kompetenzzentrum Humanitäre Hilfe. gardemann@fh-muenster.de

The 4th conference of transcultural medical appraisal was organized once again by the ethno-medical center in Hannover on 2nd and 3rd of November, 2001. For the first time, medical estimators and decision-makers from the spheres of medicine, psychology, law and administration got together thematically and interdisciplinary. As to the public health authorities, the intensive discussion and working session on the topic of deportation, transportability and asylum was of high relevance. The specific working group included judges, clinical and public health physicians, psychologists, migration authority officials and representatives of migrant organisations. In full agreement finally it was pointed out that medical or psychological estimation concerning asylum and deportation should remain in the hands of the public health authorities because of their expert knowledge, experience and full independence in the sphere of medical and psychological appraisal.