Health Promotion meetings & conferences

International Street Medicine Symposium IX

October 24-26, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

The Street Medicine Institute is excited to announce the 9th annual International Street Medicine Symposium, to be held in historic Boston, Massachusetts on October 24-26, 2013, with a special pre-symposium “Street Medicine 101” workshop on October 23rd for interested participants. The Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, widely regarded as one of the world’s largest and most effective homeless health care programs, has generously agreed to serve as a local sponsoring organization.

Learning Activities

The International Street Medicine Symposium is the world’s premiere educational event dedicated to the health care of unsheltered or “rough-sleeping” homeless populations. As always, the Symposium will offer a slate of homeless health care experts from around the globe presenting clinical topics, innovations, research outcomes, and best practices relevant to Street Medicine. The popular format mix of large-group lectures, small-group workshops, and poster presentations will be back again after positive reviews from last year’s Symposium. Additionally, there will be ample exposure to the talented clinicians and administrative staff of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program with scheduled site visits to the program’s renowned clinical facilities, including the Barbara McInnis House medical respite program. We hope to offer CME credits for eligible clinicians again this year.

Host City Spotlight

Street Medicine clinicians and administrators from around the world have long regarded the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program as a leader of the Street Medicine movement; many of the field’s most important research outcomes and clinical innovations have come from the talented clinicians and staff at BHCHP. The program’s extensive network of clinical services across the spectrum of homelessness and seamless integration into Boston’s world-class academic mental centers and health sciences educational institutions stands as an international model for comprehensive, continuous, and high-quality health care programming for persons experiencing homelessness.

In addition to its status as a homeless health care hub, Boston was chosen to host this year’s Symposium for its unrivaled combination of metropolitan beauty, history, international accessibility, and diversity. And there is no better time to visit Boston than late October, when the New England fall foliage season is at its spectacular peak!

Reconnect and Re-energize

As consistently reported by past participants, one of the most valuable experiences of the Symposium is the opportunity to interact with Street Medicine colleagues from across the country and around the world. Again this year, program activities will incorporate time to reconnect with old friends, make new contacts, and share stories of the triumphs and challenges of this important work. Participants will be inspired and re-energized as they renew a common commitment to improving the lives of their brothers and sisters living on the streets.

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2nd Global Summit

Occupational Health Nursing Across Borders: Practice, Protection, and Productivity

May 4-5, 2014 Dallas, Texas

Preconference May 3-5, 2014

Contact

AAOHN National Office
7794 Grow Drive, Pensacola, FL 32514
Phone: (800) 241-8014 | Fax: (850) 484-8762
www.aaohn.org | aaohn@dancyamc.com

Yale Food Systems Symposium

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut October 18-19, 2013

The parallel forces of urbanization and globalization are transforming our planet. They are bringing unprecedented changes to food production and distribution, livelihoods, communities, and the environment. While the pace of this transformation presents significant challenges to the creation of just and sustainable food systems, it may also create powerful opportunities: to support ecological stewardship, promote economic sustainability, cultivate human health, and ensure social justice. Currently, divergent food system paradigms compete for validity. How can these diverse perspectives be negotiated? How can we synchronize the efforts of research, policy, and practice?

The Yale Food Systems Symposium will bring emerging and established scholars and practitioners to work together in action-oriented sessions that address the complex ecological and socio-economic processes of food production, consumption, climate change and rapid urbanization. A variety of session formats will encourage transdisciplinary dialogue and an active exchange of ideas.

Questions may be directed to yalefoodsymposium@gmail.com.

Implications of the Affordable Care Act for Low Income Individuals and Families

November 1-2, 2013 Davis, California

The full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the coming years will bring many changes in the level of and process for access to health care among poor and working class Americans.  In November 2013, the Center for Poverty Research at the University of California, Davis will host an interdisciplinary conference focusing on research that provides insight and background into likely effects of the ACA on low income individuals and their families.

Global Mental Health Forum--Sustainable Development Through Global Action: The Case for Investing in Mental Health

Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, United Kingdom 27-28 September 2013

Following on from previous successful events on global mental health and the 2007 Lancet Series on Global Mental Health conference, we would like to invite you to attend our inaugural Global Mental Health Forum to be held on 27-28 September 2013 at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.

This year’s forum, hosted by the Centre for Global Mental Health (a joint initiative of King’s Health Partners and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), aims to encourage the sharing of evidence and experience to strengthen the case for greater investment in mental health research and services around the world– especially in low and middle income countries. Forum topics include: capacity-building; integrating mental health; programme development and implementation; scaling-up; evaluation; consumer experiences of care; mental health policies and plans; financing mental health. The forum will include plenary sessions; however, it will largely consist of submitted symposia, workshops and oral and poster presentations.

International Society for Exercise Immunology Symposium 2013

9-12 September 2013 Newcastle, Australia

The ISEI 2013 Symposium will be held in Newcastle, Australia from 9-12 September 2013. The theme of the symposium is: Exercise Immunology: Prescriptions for Health. International invited speakers will address the role of exercise, nutrition and immune protection on respiratory, gut, mental health and provide advice for exercise in children and ageing populations.

2013 Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) Annual Conference

June 7-10, 2013, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia

The 2013 Christian Connection for International Health (CCIH) Annual Conference will explore how Christian organizations are addressing inequities and encourage dialogue on how to bring cultural norms and values relating to gender relations closer to health and wholeness for all.  The theme of this year’s conference is Gender, Health and Development. The conference draws health and development professionals from all over the world.  Its primarily focus is on creating networks between those involved in international health, addressing technical issues and practical solutions to health challenges, and giving our participants skills and training that will aid their work in the field of international health. 

Second International Youth Mental Health Conference

The Second International Youth Mental Health Conference will be held at Brighton Dome, Brighton, UK, between September 30 and October 2, 2013.

Adolescence and early adulthood is a critical time for personal development. The major threat to this comes from mental ill health with 75% of mental and substance use disorders emerging by age 25. Latest research reveals the complex interplay of genes, environment, psychological and social factors underpinning the development of these conditions in young people. These conditions can have a devastating impact on young people’s potential to establish their own independence and goals. Yet most of these conditions are very treatable and, if caught early, most people will make a good recovery. Early access and engagement is crucial but traditional health services are not youth friendly. Major gaps exist between adolescent and adult services – just at the stage when early intervention could be most effective.

New models are emerging of youth mental health services that embrace therapeutic optimism and incorporate the principals of prevention, early intervention, and recovery. They place young people and their families at the centre of decisions about service and policy development. Youth-friendly accessibility, engagement, and age-appropriate interventions are key to their success.

‘Young people at the forefront of reshaping services’ is a conference that aims to improve our understanding of youth mental heath, identify gaps in service provision, promote more effective interventions and models of care. This conference will celebrate the vital contribution that young people and their families can make to this field.

Conference themes

• Young people technology and their wellbeing

• Youth participation and active engagement in programs and research

• Service reform and innovation

• Role of families and carers

• Innovations in treatment and interventions

Contacts and links

International Association for Youth Mental Health
Web: http://www.iaymh.org/

Kerryn Pennell
IAYMH Chairperson – Conference Organising Committee
Email: pennell@unimelb.edu.au

5th International Cancer Control Congress (ICCC5)

November 3 – 6, 2013 Lima, Peru

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.

Wireless Health 2013

November 1-3, 2013 John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

The Wireless Health annual conference series convenes the vanguard international research communities in Wireless technologies and mobile health research. Wireless Health 2013, hosted this year at Johns Hopkins University, invites cutting edge wireless, connected and mobile health research from engineering, computer science, biomedical and health disciplines.

The fourth annual Wireless Health conference will build upon the successes of Wireless Health 2010, 2011 and 2012, each of which included up to 400 attendees. The mission of the Wireless Health conference is to provide the highest‐quality academic, health and industrial research forum to develop an international community that will accelerate the development and adoption of new technologies for improving health and lowering costs. Central to this mission is the creation of a nurturing research forum that communicates the latest developments in the field, creates an opportunity for transdisciplinary collaboration, and provides an archival venue for the progress being achieved. This unique meeting brings together members of the medical and health research community, device manufacturers, clinical and health service providers, government leaders, and policy makers. Wireless Health 2013 will offer an outstanding set of peer‐reviewed papers and abstracts, interactive workshops, emerging application demonstrations, and world‐renowned invited speakers.