Arts in Healthcare meetings & conferences

Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival

November 9-17, 2012 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rendezvous with Madness (RWM) is the world’s first and longest running film festival showcasing films that address issues of mental health and/or addiction. The festival provides a unique opportunity for filmmakers to screen their work and has grown into a filmmaker favourite over the past eighteen years.

The objectives of the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival are:

− To explore the facts and mythologies of mental illness and/or addiction, as presented by Canadian and international filmmakers.
− To facilitate discussions amongst filmmakers and audiences with respect to these cinematic representations.
− To provide filmmakers an opportunity to screen their films that may otherwise not be seen.
− To increase awareness, and advocacy for mental health and addiction issues and concerns.

RWM brings independent Canadian and International film and video to the public. RWM features strong programs that address the facts and mythologies of mental illness and addiction.

Each of the various programs focuses on different themes and includes panel discussions involving the filmmakers, artists and people with professional and personal experience with mental illness and addiction.

First International Congress--Narrative Medicine and Rare Diseases

The First International Congress "Narrative medicine and rare diseases" will be held on 4 June 2012, at the Italian National Institute of Health (Aula Pocchiari, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy). The Congress aims (i) to promote narrative medicine applied to rare diseases among health practitioners and patients, (ii) to stimulate new theoretical approaches and practical applications, at international level.

The Italian National Centre for Rare Diseases of the Italian National Institute of Health has organised the Italian national
congress "Narrative medicine and rare diseases" annually since 2009.

Rare diseases, defined by their low prevalence, can be acute, severe, chronic and disabling conditions. They may be difficult
to diagnose and with few specific therapeutic treatments.

Narrative medicine aims to build a bridge between the clinical knowledge of health care practitioners and the patient’s subjective experience.

This year, the Italian National Centre for Rare Diseases of the Italian National Institute of Health is organising the First International Congress "Narrative medicine and rare diseases".

The official language will be English (simultaneous translation service English/Italian will be available).
Travel and accommodation expenses will be born by the participants.

For additional information, clarifications, or questions, please contact the Scientific Secretariat, at medicina.narrativa@iss.it.  

Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Via Giano della Bella, 34
00161 - Roma (I)
Phone: 06 4990 4017
Fax: 06 4990 4370
taruscio@iss.it

Somatics & Technology Conference 2012

23 June 2012, University of Chichester, Chichester, United Kingdom

Somatics, referring to a set of body-based contemporary practices has achieved widespread recognition as a form of bodily knowledge. It coincides with a resurgence of philosophical and scientific interest in the role that the somatic plays in human thought and experience, and its reach encompasses contemporary arts that challenge the primacy of digital logic through the promotion of a more body-based and sensual approach to technology (Shusterman 2008; Damasio 1994).

This event to be held at the University of Chichester will integrate critical, theoretical and practical perspectives on the conference’s theme through keynote presentations by international specialists from the visual arts, dance and new media, with roundtable papers led by the speakers, conference papers and an exciting series of workshops, art exhibits and performances.

Our Future is Aging: Current Research on Knowledge, Practice and Policy Research Conference

November 21st-23rd, 2012 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

"Our Future is Aging: Current Research on Knowledge, Practice and Policy" research conference will be held on November 21-23, 2012, Delta Halifax Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia. This Conference will bring together researchers, academics, service providers, decision makers, artists, students, policy analysts and members of the community to share the diversity of perspectives and approaches to aging research within the Atlantic region and throughout Canada.

The Conference is being hosted by the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University as part of its 20th anniversary activities. Our Centre, in collaboration with a planning group of reseachers and representatives from practice and policy from throughout the region, are working to offer a valuable conference experience for you.

Atlantic Canada has the oldest populations in the country, and there is significant scholarly research on aging underway in the region that is not well known. This conference provides a unique opportunity for emerging and established researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the region who are interested and engaged in age-related research to come together to learn about, and be inspired by, one another’s work. It offers an occasion to learn about existing collaborations in aging research, and foster new ones.

About the Organization

The NSCA is a research centre affiliated with the Department of Family Studies & Gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that was established in 1992. Through research, education and community engagement, the NSCA advances knowledge on aging to inform social policy and practice and enhance the quality of life of older people and their families. For more information on the NSCA visit www.msvu.ca/nsca.

2012 marks our 20th anniversary, and we are planning a special celebration. Our anniversary theme is Our Future is Aging. We chose this theme because it captures where we as a society are headed (our population is aging) and it reaffirms the work and mission of the NSCA to generate knowledge that informs policy and practice on aging related issues. Our Future is Aging: Current Research on Knowledge, Practice and Policy, is one event in the 20th Anniversary program of activities. This research conference supports two of the Centre’s strategic directions by fostering research collaborations and engaging in knowledge translation activities.

Travel Bursaries
If funding permits a limited number of travel bursaries may be available to students traveling to the conference. These bursaries will be distributed on a first-come-first serve basis, and will require the completion and submission of a student travel bursary form. Students are encouraged to identify their intent to apply for a travel bursary on the Online Submission form.

For additional information please consult the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging website: www.msvu.ca/nsca.

Halifax Nova Scotia B3M 2J6 Canada
Tel 902-457-6546 • Fax 902-457-6508

Email: nsca@msvu.ca
www.msvu.ca/nsca

Celebrating 20 Years of Advancing Aging Research and Enhancing Seniors' Lives

Beyond Words: Helping Families Through Grief After Sudden Loss

An Interdisciplinary Conference Organized by the All Inclusive Care for Children Coalition

April 26, 2013 Vernon, New York

Contact Us:

12 Rhoads Drive
Utica, NY • 13502
Phone: 1-877-515-8490
Fax: 315-792-9734
Email: Info@allinclusivecareforchildren.com

3rd International Medical Convention on Performing Arts Medicine

2012, December 7th, 8th and 9th Rome, Italy

Language: English

The main topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to, the following ones:

• Gerontology in Performing Arts Medicine
• Pathologies in the artists: from prevention to treatment and to rehabilitation
• Medical Humanities and Performing Arts Medicine
• Fine arts and Performing Arts Medicine
• Construction and collection of cross-language resources
• Guidelines and evaluation
• Methods to adapt existing resources to new domains and styles

Info: congress08@ceimars.it

American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2012 Conference, Changing Winds: Innovation in Music Therapy

Thursday, October 11, 2012 - Sunday, October 14, 2012

AMTA's 2012 Conference will be held in October in St. Charles, Illinois (just outside of Chicago). The Opening Session begins on October 11th, 2012 at 7:30 pm. Concurrent Sessions: Oct. 12-14, 2012 Meetings: Oct. 9-14, 2012 Institutes: Oct. 10, 2012 CMTEs: Oct. 11 & 14, 2012.

Concurrent Sessions: Oct. 11-14, 2012
Meetings: Oct. 9 – 14, 2012
Institutes: Oct. 10, 2012
CMTEs: Oct. 11 & 14, 2012

Comics & Medicine: Navigating the Margins

22-24 July 2012 Toronto, Canada

Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Biomedical Communications Program, University of Toronto

Office of the Vice-Principal, Research, University of Toronto Mississauga

The third international interdisciplinary conference* on comics and medicine will continue to explore the intersection of sequential visual arts and medicine. This year we will highlight perspectives that are often under-represented in graphic narratives, such as depictions of the Outsider or Other in the context of issues such as barriers to healthcare, the stigma of mental illness and disability, and the silent burden of caretaking.

The conference will feature keynote presentations by comics creators Joyce Brabner and Joyce Farmer. Brabner, a comics artist and social activist, collaborated with her late husband Harvey Pekar on the graphic novel Our Cancer Year (1994), which won a Harvey Award for best graphic novel. Farmer is a veteran of the underground comics scene who nursed her elderly parents through dementia and decline as shown in her graphic memoir Special Exits (2010), which won the National Cartoonists Society award for graphic novels.

Possible topics:

Graphic pathographies of illness and disability
The use of comics in medical education
The use of comics in patient care
Depictions of the illness experience from the perspective of loved ones and family caregivers
The interface of graphic medicine and other visual arts in popular culture
Ethical implications of using comics to educate the public
Ethical implications of patient representation in comics by healthcare providers
Trends in international use of comics in healthcare settings
The role of comics in provider/patient communication
Comics as virtual support groups for patients and caregivers
The use of comics in bioethics discussions and education

We envision this gathering as a collaboration among humanities scholars, comics scholars, comics creators, healthcare professionals, and comics enthusiasts.

*Information about the 2010 conference, “Comics and Medicine: Medical Narrative in Graphic Novels,” in London, England, and the 2011 conference, “Comics and Medicine: The Sequential Art of Illness,” in Chicago, Illinois, USA, can be found at www.graphicmedicine.org.

22nd Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS)

The Annual Meeting will be held October 25-28, 2012 in Singapore, hosted by Paradigm Wellness.

IADMS enhances the health, well-being, training, and performance of dancers by cultivating educational, medical, and scientific excellence. The purpose for bringing this event to Asia is to raise awareness of dance wellness through the disciplines of dance medicine and science, and presentations that support this goal are especially encouraged. Presentations may be in a wide variety of formats.

Annual Meeting/Conference registration problems and questions: LocalHost@iadms.DancerWellnessProject.com

8th World Congress on Design & Health

27 June – 1 July 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Design & Health World Congress provides an opportunity to engage with the world’s foremost interdisciplinary network of thinkers in the field of design and health. Participants will join with architects, psychologists, physicians, nurses, health planners, environmental designers, health administrators, policy makers and other researchers, practitioners and key decision makers and influencers.

Tthemes, with a focus on the Asian, African and Middle Eastern emerging economies:

• The future hospital: creating places and spaces for healing
• Case studies of successful healthy environments
• Salutogenic design for healthy communities and urban planning
• Improving health by design in emerging economies
• Developing international benchmarks in design and health
• Health policy, finance & planning: creating access to healthcare for all levels of society
• Indoor environmental quality to improve health & well-being
• New design paradigms influenced by medical technology
• The role of traditional and complementary medicine in modern healthcare infrastructure

International Academy for Design & Health
Box 7196. 103 88
Stockholm
Sweden.

Tel: + 46 70 453 90 70 Fax: + 46 8 745 00 02
E-mail: info@designandhealth.com