37th Annual Rural Health Conference
April 22-25, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada
The nation's largest rural health conference, created for all of those with an interest in rural health care, including rural health practitioners, hospital administrators, clinic directors and lay health workers, social workers, state and federal health employees, academics, community members, and all others interested in rural health care.
World Hearing Voices Congress
November 20-22, 2013 Melbourne, Australia
Traditionally held in Europe, this extraordinary conference brings together the world’s leading experts on hearing voices and recovery. It is an event unlike anything else in mental health, filled with hope, innovative thinking and collaboration. This year the congress will be hosted in Melbourne by Voices Vic, Prahran Mission.
The congress is consumer-led, but is developed by a working group which also includes members from all mental health disciplines, real practice and the latest research, carers & families, and multicultural & indigenous perspectives.
Working together to build our understanding about hearing voices and new ways of thinking about recovery.
For voice hearers, consumers, service users, clinicians, community workers, carers and family, researchers and students.
Three days of new ideas, collaborative conversations, innovative research and practice, and stories of hope and creativity.
The themes for this year's congress have been announced:
1. Madness has meaning
2. Inviting curiosity about voices
3. A new era in leadership by those with lived experience
4. New practice and research for working with voices
5. Opening new doors for families and carers of voice hearers
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.
13th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference
5-8 MAY, 2014 Salvador, Brazil
The International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference is coming to Latin America for the first time in 2014 and will be held in Salvador, Brazil, between 5 - 8 May. Previous conferences have been located in every other continent around the world. PCST 2014’s main theme is “Science communication for social inclusion and political engagement”.
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.
2013 Roundtable on Aging and Intellectual Disability
September 19, 2013 – September 20, 2013 Simmons College Boston, Massachusetts
Special Interest Group on Aging with an Intellectual Disability Roundtable
Theme: Bridging between Aging and Intellectual Disabilities
A series of short papers addressing some or all of the following will help guide the Roundtable discussions:
1. Common experiences and challenges in health and aging
2. Bridging the aging and intellectual disability service systems
3. Changing profiles in family caregiving and caregiver supports
4. Redesigning long term services and supports (and/or long term care)
5. Examples of cross-system learning
6. Opportunities from collaboration
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders 2013 Conference
A Brighter Future: Prevention and Intervention on Behalf of Students with Challenging Behaviors
September 26 – 28, 2013 Chicago, Illinois
We are looking forward to your attendance! Please visit www.ccbd.net for details. Please contact Renee Thomas with any questions at 2013CCBDCONF@gmail.com
1st Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference
July 8-9, 2013 Singapore
The 1st Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference (WNC) will be held in beautiful and vibrant Singapore. Nursing practice is both a science and an art. It requires scientific skill yet demands a strong background in the social sciences and humanities. Nursing makes a significant contribution to the health maintenance, health promotion and well-being of individuals, local communities and populations.
The theme of the 2013 conference is health disparities. As a key part of the health workforce nurses are at the forefront of the provision of health care, and carry out their work in a global context of increasing social, economic and cultural inequalities that impact health. A major challenge for current and future nursing practice, education and management is to address health for all and work towards equity and access to health care.
The Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference (WNC) aims to explore advances in nursing practice, management and education in relation to health disparities as well as a breadth of other topics. Through networking and sharing, WNC will provide an opportunity for nursing practitioners and educators to exchange research evidence, models of best practice and innovative ideas.
The Conference Committee will ensure there is a program of leading topics with international expert speakers. Throughout the two days there will be opportunities to hear key presentations and seminars and participate in workshops focused on innovation in nursing research, practice, education and management.
2013 TASH Conference
December 11-14, 2013 Chicago, Illinois
The TASH Conference highlights progressive practices in the disability community. It’s a place where advocates, self-advocates and all variety of professionals and academics converge to share ideas, discuss priorities and take action to create positive change in the lives of people with disabilities.
About the 2013 TASH Conference Theme
A Movement United
By bringing together research, practice and advocacy, the TASH Conference builds bridges between stakeholders in the field and unites them in advancing inclusive lives for people with significant disabilities.
This theme was inspired by three major concerns in our work:
1. People with disabilities are often lumped into segregated (or parallel) systems and services, distancing them from inclusive environments.
2. Systems and services that are effective in including people with disabilities do not communicate with one another, creating gaps.
3. Different stakeholders in the disability field attack issues very differently and don’t necessarily align to advance progress.
