Psychosocial meetings & conferences

3rd International Public Health & Palliative Care Conference

Limerick, Ireland, 25-27 April 2013

The International Public Health and Palliative Conference has been growing in its number of participants since the first conference was held in 2009 in Kerala, India. Up to 250 delegates will gather together for the 3rd International Public Health and Palliative Conference to be held in Limerick, Ireland between 25-27 April, 2013.

As part of the Conference, we are delighted to announce that the International Association for Health Promoting Palliative Care will be launched.

The scientific programme will consist of key-note speakers, invited papers, concurrent presentations and facilitated workshops based on submitted abstracts. We aim to achive a high number of scientific contributions in Limerick and will mix these with creative, thought provoking contributions, workshops and café conversations that bring clinicians and academics, professionals and non professionals together to discuss and reflect on death, dying, loss and care.

Conference organisers:

Milford Care Centre & the University of Limerick
c/o Milford Care Centre
Limerick, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0)61 485 843
FAX: + 353 (0)61 331 181
PublicHealthPalliativeCare.org

1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries

November 5-7, 2012 Tel Aviv, Israel

The 1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries is a highly anticipated and ambitious event that seeks to deal with novel issues appearing in a world of open frontiers, new opportunities and international upheaval and conflicts, particularly relevant in light of recent events in the region.

Identity is an evolving concept, where group boundaries have become blurred. Mental health professionals will be given the opportunity to participate in stimulating and fruitful discussions on a great variety of issues such as clinical aspects of acculturative stress, neuropsychopharmacology and integrative treatment methods.

The conference, to be held 5-7 November 2012, is aimed at leading psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, social anthropologists, students and anyone with a specialized interest in the rapidly evolving area of transcultural psychiatry.

Preliminary List of Topics

Mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders related to migration
Cultural neuropsychopharmacology
Suicide and cultural transition
Trauma and migration
Religiosity and spirituality
Stigma and Culture
Cultural transition

Kenes International
Kenes Group Building
2 Hayarden St.
Airport City, Lod 70151
Israel
Tel: +972 3 9727405
Fax: + 972 72 2447271
E-mail: wpa-tps@kenes-events.com

14th MS Nurse Workshop

October 9, 2012 Lyon, France

Aim of the course

This is an educational program created to encourage the dissemination of scientific knowledge among nurses working in the field of multiple sclerosis (MS). Disease management in research and clinical practice, with a special emphasis on the nurses’ crucial role, will be reviewed. Management of main signs and symptoms of the disease, such as spasticity, pain, psychosocial distress, cognitive impairment and genitourinary problems will be addressed both from the physician and nurse perspective.

Learning objectives

This course will offer to participants:

Updates on etiologic factors and pathogenetic mechanisms
An overview of diagnostic tools used in patient screening and follow-up
A review of research methodology in MS
Criteria to optimize treatment administration

Target audience

Nurses involved in the treatment of persons with multiple sclerosis.

Scientific Secretariat

Serono Symposia International Foundation
Salita di San Nicola da Tolentino, 1/b
00187 Rome, Italy

Project manager: Serena Dell’Ariccia
T +39-06-420 413 251 | F +39-06-420 413 677
E-mail: info@seronosymposia.org

Serono Symposia International Foundation is a Swiss Foundation with headquarters in 14, rue du Rhône, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland

Pan Arab Psychiatric Conference (PAPC2012)

Novembe 29-December 1, 2012 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The theme selected for the Mental Health Changes in the Arab World (Violence, Trauma and Recovery) will address the involvement of the mental health professionals in providing services for people affected by the recent developments in the region. It is an opportunity to discuss and share development, trends, scientific research and treatments advancements in the impact of the violence on the mental health specifically and psychotrauma and Psychiatric disorders in general not forgetting Recovery.

Together with a carefully selected educational program and a group of highly renowned regional and international keynote speakers, we promise you a significant scientific enrichment for people involved hoping to benefit the region on the ground in the post period of the conference and initiate mental health programs the region needs.

Meeting Minds Experts
PAPC2012 Professional Conference Organisers

pco@papc2012.com

12th World Congress on Stress, Trauma & Coping

February 19-24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland

The 12th World Congress on Stress, Trauma and Coping is the premier forum for multidisciplinary exchange of ideas and information among those who provide crisis and disaster mental health services.

Sessions during the 12th World Congress have been designed to provoke critical thinking challenge current convention offer innovative ideas and insights & fully explore the many applications of critical incident response in various industries, settings and situations.

World Congress participants will identify the tools needed to solve current problems and explore the future direction of the crisis intervention field. The 6 day World Congress will include a variety of presentation formats ideally suited to exploring concepts, practical applications and results in sessions designed for professionals in all practice settings and experience levels.

World Congress Major Content Themes
Over 125 presenters will cover the spectrum of crisis intervention in these and other areas:

Research / Innovations Military Disaster Response Healthcare Settings Faith Based Applications Emergency Services, Public Safety Corporate / Industry / EAP Specialty Populations Team Development and Care Schools, Children

Who Should Attend

The ICISF 12th World Congress is a “must attend” experience for anyone working in the fields of crisis intervention, traumatic stress, emergency services & disaster mental health, including:

Disaster response personnel Psychiatrists Humanitarian aid workers Counselors Law-enforcement officers Social workers Firefighters Faith-based providers EMTs / Paramedics Employee representative organizations & Unions Military personnel First response support agencies Homeland security personnel Media correspondents / journalists Emergency service administrators Grief counselors Emergency operations administrators & managers Employee assistance professionals Corrections officials Commercial & industrial organization employees Healthcare professionals & administrators Airline & other transportation industry personnel Educators, school employees Communication officers & dispatch personnel Crisis workers Security professionals Suicidologists Victim's advocates Psychologists Risk managers

Why Attend?
The Crisis Intervention field continues to grow, building on excellent proven programs and strategies while incorporating innovations that meet the needs and challenges of the diverse populations we serve. As crisis interventionists we must learn from one another to continually improve the services provided to the level of best practices.

At the 12th World Congress, you'll have an incomparable opportunity to interact with experts in the field and hundreds of your peers from around the U.S. and world who, like you, are committed to providing assistance to those affected by critical incident stress. Choose from over 70 presentations that will explore how the practice of crisis intervention is evolving and adapting to meet the needs and challenges of the future.

Please address any questions to:

Shelley Cohen
World Congress Program Manager
scohen@icisf.org
(410) 750-9600

American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences 2012 Annual Conference: Therapeutic Issues of Spiritually Transformative Experiences

Thursday, Friday, Saturday October 18th to October 20th, 2012 Conference

Sunday, October 21st, 2012 Certificate Workshop

San Mateo, California

ACISTE provides education and certificate training for mental health professionals, pastoral counselors, spiritual directors and other professionals who wish to increase their competency and develop their expertise in working with clients who have had spiritually transformative experiences. The conference brings together researchers, experiencers and practicing professionals to present their expertise in this growing field of specialization and awareness.

Intended Audience:

Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Psychotherapists
Clinical Social Workers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Professional Counselors
Addiction Counselors
Pastoral Counselors
Spiritual Directors

Agenda Topics include:

Recognizing Spiritually Transformative Experiences in clinical practice
Spiritually Transformative Experiences vs. pathology
Changes, aftereffects and challenges following a spiritually transformative experience
Integration models of a Spiritually Transformative Experience
Spiritually Transformative Experiences throughout history
Diversity of content, cross-cultural and subpopulations of experiencers
Experiencer perspectives/needs assessments (case studies, study results)
Clinical approaches and issues

Contact Information

Email: info@aciste.org

Address:
ACISTE
PO Box 1472
Alpine, CA 91903-1472

16th Annual Meeting of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer

October 27-29, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts

The Collaborative Group of Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer program was developed to keep clinicians and scientists up-to-date on new developments in hereditary colorectal cancer research, including implications in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with the hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes. The 16th Annual Meeting of CGA-ICC will present supportive information and updates on hereditary colorectal cancer research for clinicians.

Target Audience

The program will be directed to colorectal surgeons, medical oncologists, gastroenterologists, researchers, geneticists, nurses, colorectal cancer registry coordinators, genetic counselors, psychologists and other professionals involved in the care of individuals with hereditary colorectal cancer.

Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:

Recognize the psychosocial and medical implications of hereditary colon cancer to optimize care of adolescents and young adults with Lynch syndrome;

Describe evidence-based data outlining the benefits and risks of treatment strategies for Lynch syndrome patients with rectal cancer, FAP patients with duodenal polyposis, and MYH-associated polyposis;

Summarize the latest finding from basic, clinical, and psychosocial research on hereditary colon cancer;

Discuss the latest pathways to and prevention of neoplasia in the hereditary colon cancer syndromes including immunologic approaches and novel molecular pathways;

Develop clinical management strategies for patients with variants of uncertain significance, unusual intestinal tumors, and serrated polyposis syndrome;

Derive strategies to optimize the benefit of hereditary colon cancer registries and extra-colonic cancer surveillance in hereditary colon cancer;

Utilize available genomic methods to create personalized medical strategies that optimize the benefit-risk profiles of treatment options;

Critically debate surgical approaches to treating rectal cancer in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, MYH-associated polyposis, and duodenal disease.

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

2012 International Society for Quality of Life Research Annual Conference

The Journey of Quality of Life Research: A Path Towards Personalized Medicine

The 2012 ISOQOL 19th Annual Conference will be held in Budapest, Hungary, 24-27 October.

Our goal is to provide attendees with a conference focused on the most important topics and trends in health-related quality of life research through thought-provoking, relevant presentations.

Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators Third Annual Navigation and Survivorship Conference

September 14-16, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona