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Call for Papers: Global Health 2013, The Second International Conference on Global Health Challenges

November 17 - 22, 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal

Submission deadline (full paper): June 26, 2013

Recent advances in technology and computational science influenced a large spectrum of branches in approaching population health. Despite significant progresses, many challenges exist, including health informatics, cross-country platforms interoperability, system and laws harmonization, protection of health data, practical solutions, accessibility to health services, and many others. Along with technological progress, personalized medicine, ambient assistance and pervasive health complement patient needs. A combination of classical and information-driven approach is developing now, where diagnosis systems, data protection mechanisms, remote assistance and hospital-processes are converging.

GLOBAL HEALTH 2013 takes a global perspective on population health, from national to cross-country approaches, multiplatform technologies, from drug design to medicine accessibility, everything under mobile, ubiquitous, and personalized characteristics of new age population.

We solicit both academic, research, and industrial contributions. We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.

Industrial presentations are not subject to the format and content constraints of regular submissions. We expect short and long presentations that express industrial position and status.

Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

All topics and submission formats are open to both research and industry contributions.

FUNDAMENTALS

Foundations in global health informatics

Computational health

Software for health

Independent living technologies

ICT and health

Platform interoperability

Semantic interoperability

Diagnosis systems

Applied health informatics

User interfaces and visualization

TECHNOLOGY

Bio-medical semantics

Bio-medicine

Disease biomarker prediction

Applications of bio-nano technology

Body networks

Mobile healthcare

Ubiquitous healthcare

TRENDS

Clinical epigenetic

Long term health conditions

Ambient assisted

Genetics

Virtual reality in medicine surgery

Clinical trials

Computational and knowledge management on proteomics and genomics

Drug design, disease diagnosis and control

PRACTICE

Nursing

Patient-centered care

Personalized medicine

Pervasive health

Homecare

Pharmaceutical services

ALTERNATIVE

Biomedicine

Natural medicine

Preventive medicine

Chronic diseases following

Home surveillance

CHALLENGES

Security aspects and access control on medical data

Data management in pervasive context

Data quality assurance and provenance

Patient flow models in hospitals

Clinical data analysis

Information visualization of medical data

GLOBAL

eHealth initiatives

Social medicine

Health global accessibility

Epidemic spreading and control

Health Education

Providing health in remote areas

Decision support within healthcare

Ethical aspects in eHealth

Healthcare plans and patient benefits

Synchronization of federal regulations

Availability of medication

Community health services

Call for Abstracts: Cancer in Africa: Bridging Science and Humanity

21-24 November 2013 Durban, South Africa

Abstract submissions required: 18 June 2013

The African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer is pleased to announce its 9th International Conference on Cancer in Africa. It will take place in Durban, South Africa from 21-24 November 2013 at the International Convention Centre Durban.

Held every two years, the AORTIC conferences provide a unique platform to bring together leading African and international health care professionals in cancer care, advocates, leaders in Government, and various members of the international health industry and global cancer community to meet and discuss cancer-related matters and proffer solutions to significantly reduce the impact of cancer in Africa and indeed around the world. To make a difference, AORTIC invites you, as a committed member of the international cancer control community, to contribute to and listen to world-renowned speakers, to network with colleagues and professionals from all over the world, and to be exposed to the latest research findings in the cancer arena.

The AORTIC 2013 Scientific Programme Committee invites you to contribute to the programme by submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation.

The target audience for AORTIC’s 9th International Cancer Conference is anyone interested in the cancer burden in Africa, including physicians, nurses, social workers, researchers, and representatives of NGOs and international businesses.

The programme will address cutting edge cancer management and basic science and clinical research on cancers relevant to Africa. This will include the following topics: National Cancer Control Plans (NCCPs), Cancer Registration, Basic Sciences, Genetics, Epigenetics, Site-specific Cancers, Biomarkers, Radiation, Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, HIV-AIDS-related Cancers, Haematology, Cancer Advocacy, Tobacco-related Cancers, Paediatric Oncology, Palliative Care, and Oncology Nursing.

Forum for Prevention: Call for Presentations--XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014--Global Forum for Prevention

24 - 27 August 2014 Frankfurt, Germany

The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 30 November 2013. Late abstracts will not be considered.

The German Social Accident Insurance is proud to be the national organizer of the 2014 World Congress. Occupational safety and health has become a far-reaching task in our globalized world. People on all continents suffer under dangerous and unhealthy working conditions. Each year, well over 2 million people are killed in occupational accidents. Only by means of sustainable solutions we be able to prevent occupational accidents, occupational diseases and work-related health hazards.

Discussion – debate – action: this is the focus of the 2014 World Congress. Over 4,000 experts from all over the world will be discussing the latest OSH developments and trends. Our hope is that each and every delegate will return home with new ideas and newly forged contacts. In addition, we offer you the opportunity to experience practical prevention activity on-site during visits to companies in a range of sectors, and to learn about new OSH products at the accompanying trade fair.

What is the Forum for Prevention?

Like the Symposia the Forum for Prevention provides an opportunity for the presentation of current projects, topics and problem issues. The design of the Forum for Prevention is however different: it resembles a large marketplace – with a table or poster wall for every presentation that has been accepted. The visitors to the Forum will circulate among these tables and poster walls according to a predefined schedule. This will give the presenters at the tables and poster walls successive opportunities to make their point concisely by engaging in intense discussion of their issues with a wide variety of experts in a small group environment. The Forum for Prevention also provides an opportunity for the introduction of ongoing projects and enables the experts present to share their latest activities and results. Presentations can be made in any of the four congress languages. Please note: interpretation will not be provided.

Symposia: Call for Papers--XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014--Global Forum for Prevention

24 - 27 August 2014 Frankfurt, Germany

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is November 30, 2013. Late abstracts will not be considered.

The German Social Accident Insurance is proud to be the national organizer of the 2014 World Congress. Occupational safety and health has become a far-reaching task in our globalized world. People on all continents suffer under dangerous and unhealthy working conditions. Each year, well over 2 million people are killed in occupational accidents. Only by means of sustainable solutions we be able to prevent occupational accidents, occupational diseases and work-related health hazards.

Discussion – debate – action: this is the focus of the 2014 World Congress. Over 4,000 experts from all over the world will be discussing the latest OSH developments and trends. Our hope is that each and every delegate will return home with new ideas and newly forged contacts. In addition, we offer you the opportunity to experience practical prevention activity on-site during visits to companies in a range of sectors, and to learn about new OSH products at the accompanying trade fair.

Call for Abstracts: 5th International Cancer Control Congress (ICCC5)

November 3 – 6, 2013 Lima, Peru

Abstract Submission Deadline June 14, 2013

Building on the success of previous ICCCs, the theme of the 2013 congress ‘International Collaboration’ will underpin the need for collaboration and cooperation in implementing cancer and non-communicable disease control strategies worldwide. The Conference is the perfect forum to foster collaborations, networks and relationships to transfer knowledge to enhance cancer/NCD control; to learn, share and problem-solve through discussions amongst delegates from diverse cultural and contextual settings. We encourage the participation of individuals from a wide range of professional backgrounds including physicians, nurses and other health care professionals; policy makers, researchers, scientists, patients, advocates and those interested in any aspect of cancer/NCD control.

On behalf of the 5th International Cancer Control Congress, the Scientific Program Committee is inviting the submission of Scientific Abstracts in the following subject areas which reflect the topics of our Plenary Sessions and related Workshops:

1. Improving and sustaining prevention in cancer control

2. Mobilizing all of society for effective cancer control

3. Using data and evidence to improve population health

4. Improving integrated approaches to cancer treatment and care

5. Integrating research, practice and policy priorities to improve cancer control

CONTACT

For questions or any inquiries concerning abstract submission and/or scholarships, please contact the Conference Secretariat at iccc2013@icsevents.com

Call for Abstracts: Options for the Control of Influenza VIII 

September 5-10, 2013 Cape Town, South Africa

Held every 3 years, Options for the Control of Influenza is the largest international scientific conference exclusively devoted to influenza.  Options VIII will showcase recent advances in the basic science and control and prevention of influenza.  Whatever your domain of expertise – virology, veterinary medicine, human medicine, public health policy, industry or journalism – Options for the Control of Influenza VIII is the premier conference bringing together experts dedicated to all aspects of influenza.  Presentation formats will include keynote addresses, invited lectures, scientific workshops, abstract presentations, satellite meetings and poster sessions.

The Conference Chairs welcome your latest scientific research on influenza for Oral or Poster presentation during the Options for the Control of Influenza VIII conference.

Categories for Abstract Submission:

•Animal Human Interface and Zoonotic Influenza

•Animal Influenza

•Animal Models for Influenza

•Antiviral Drugs and Resistance

•Clinical Management

•Diagnostics

•Disease Burden and Health Economics

•Epidemiology including Seroepidemiology

•Innate and Adaptive Immunity

•Mathematical Models Informing Public Health Decisions

•Novel Therapeutic Strategies

•Pandemic Mitigation: What Worked and What Did Not

•Pathogenesis and Systems Biology

•Risk Communication in Influenza

•Science Policy Interface

•Transmission and Infection Control

•Vaccines

•Viral Genomics and Evolution

•Viral Surveillance and the Global Influenza Surveillance Network

•Virology and Viral Receptors

To submit an abstract, please visit the Options VIII Abstract Submission System for submission instructions and parameters.

Submissions will be accepted until 3 June 2013.

For questions regarding abstract submission, please contact us at abstracts@controlinfluenza.com.

Call for Papers: 43rd Annual Association of Black Sociologists Conference Social (In)Justice and Health Disparities: A Continuing Saga

August 8-10, 2013 New York, New York

Chronic illness and disease constitute major societal problems in the United States. These problems include, but are not limited to, obesity, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and cancer.  Marginalized populations, and people of color in particular, are disproportionately affected by chronic illness. These populations are also less likely to have access to or receive appropriate and timely care and treatment. These health disparities are socially and economically detrimental to the health of society at large. Given the gravity of growing health disparities it is without question that serious investigation by sociologists, economists, psychologists, health care workers, and scholars and practitioners from other disciplines is needed.

It is within the Black sociology tradition of engaging in applied sociological research that we welcome the submission of papers for the 2013 Association of Black Sociologists conference. We aim to bring together professionals from multiple fields to develop solutions that will impact social policy. We especially welcome submissions focusing on problem solving and social policy initiatives aimed at eliminating health disparities in the United States and beyond.  Papers that examine traditional substantive, theoretical, and methodological topics are also welcomed.  All interested individuals are invited to submit formal papers, fully constituted sessions/panels, open refereed roundtables, and poster sessions.

To be considered, all submissions must be made on the 2013 ABS Conference Submission Form. Forms can be submitted electronically on the conference web site, or can be downloaded, completed, and e-mailed to President-Elect and Program Committee Chair Thomas Calhoun. All presenters, discussants, and session organizers must be current members of ABS and must register for the conference by the early registration deadline of June 30, 2013. The final deadline for paper submissions is July 15, 2013. No paper or session submissions will be accepted after this deadline.

Name and presentation information for individuals not registered for the conference by July 15, 2013 will NOT appear in the final program.

Call for Papers: MEDGEO 2013—The Natural Environment & Health: Hidden Dangers, Unlimited Opportunities

25–29 August 2013, Arlington, Virginia

Abstract Submission Deadline - June 4, 2013

The International Medical Geology Association (IMGA) and the Geology and Health Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA) are pleased to announce MEDGEO 2013: The Fifth International Conference on Medical Geology.

Technical Sessions Include: Climate Change and Human Health; Medical Geography; Therapeutic Uses of Geologic Materials; Veterinary Geology; Energy-related Health Issues Including Fracking and its Effects in the Environment; Arsenic and other Toxic Oxyanions in the Environment; The Legacy of Natural Disasters; Regional Medical Geology Issues; Health Impacts of Natural Dust; Water-borne Diseases; Urban Medical Geology Issues; Military Applications of Medical Geology; Health Impacts of Mining; Asbestos: Environmental contamination and health effects; Biogeochemical monitoring and treatment of disease; Medical geology impacts on children’s health; Soils in medical geology; Mercury and Environmental Health; and Occupational health issues.

The conference will be held at the Hilton Crystal City Hotel, near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, only minutes away from Washington, DC. The deadline for abstracts is 4 June 2013. The deadline for early registration is 15 July 2013.

For additional information visit the conference Web site at: http://rock.geosociety.org/GeoHealth/MEDGEO_2013/Welcome.html or contact Bob Finkelman at medgeo2013@utdallas.edu. (1/13)