July 6-9 2008
A Global World - Practical Action for Health and Well Being
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
The Population Health Congress 2008. Major themes are: environment and health, social cohesion, social capital and health, food and health.
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July 7-11, 2008
19th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice
Singapore
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July 9-11, 2008
SAPC - Annual Scientific Meeting 2008
Galway, Ireland
Conference theme: Primary Care Research and Education. The conference will combine the annual meetings of the AUDGPI and SAPC. The hosts are planning a warm welcome and an eclectic range of activities for delegates from around the globe.
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July 10-11, 2008
Priority Setting for Systematic Reviews
Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area
The US Cochrane Center announces that this conference. Potential topics include: existing methods used to prioritize evidence syntheses; methods proposed to prioritize evidence syntheses; methods to implement priorities; choosing among competing priorities; deciding when existing reviews are sufficient to address a need and when new reviews are needed; developing an organizational framework and cross-group collaboration.
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July 21-22, 2008
Intervention Mapping: Developing and Evaluating Theory and Evidence-Based Programs.
Toronto, ON
Professor Nell Gottlieb, co-author of Health Promotion Planning: An Intervention Mapping Approach, will be presenting an introductory course on Intervention Mapping. All registrants will receive a copy of the book. This course is for both researchers and non-researchers interested in the evaluation of program interventions. After two days, you will have a basic knowledge of intervention mapping tools and be able to engage in project-based intervention mapping.
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July 23-26, 2008
Health Economics and Global Renaissance
Rome, Italy
The 7th European conference on health economics. The aim is to provide a forum for delegates to learn together, share experiences, examine new systems that can reach across traditional boundaries, and explore collaborative approach in health economics among users, providers and policy makers.
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July 24-25, 2008
Methods for Evaluating Medical Tests: Symposium 2008
Birmingham, UK
This multidisciplinary symposium provides a forum for disseminating recent research and stimulating dialogue amongst researchers and healthcare professionals actively involved in evaluating medical tests. The two-day conference is organised jointly with the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Oxford, and presents an opportunity to debate practice, methodological issues and current/recent research in the field of medical tests.
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August 2-8, 2008
2008 Summer School of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Venice, Italy
The Summer School will focus on hospital reengineering, looking at how hospitals interact with the rest of the health and care systems and with the communities around them, dealing with the relationships of hospitals with other actors.
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August 5-7, 2008
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health – Summer Institute
Kelowna, BC
Knowledge synthesis, translation, and exchange (KSTE) is a key mandate for the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health. This conference will focus on research, education, implementation, and evaluation within the emerging science of KSTE and will highlight a range of initiatives that exemplify KSTE in action in the six public health areas of the NCCs: Aboriginal Health, Determinants of Health, Environmental Health, Healthy Public Policy, Infectious Disease, and Methods and Tools.
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August 11-13, 2008
National Center for Health Statistics Data Users Conference 2008
Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), an agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is pleased to invite you to attend its 2008 Data Users Conference. As in past conferences, NCHS is proud to offer health statistical data users a forum to learn about the latest data collection, analysis, and dissemination activities being conducted at NCHS.
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August 25-29, 2008
26th International System Safety Conference.
Vancouver, BC
The ISSC 2008 conference will provide evidence-informed, practical knowledge about how best to integrate new knowledge and practical applications of recent thinking about methods to achieve enhanced safety. The conference features opinion leaders from the fields of high reliability, resilience engineering and human factors including Richard Cook, a physician, educator, and researcher at the University of Chicago. The conference usually draws people from risk critical industries, such as aviation, the petro-chemical and nuclear power industries, and the military; and has increasingly been introducing themes of specific interest to health care.
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August 28-30, 2008
20th International Conference of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT)
Vienna, Austria
The scope of the SMIT meeting is to link researchers in the field of minimally invasive therapy with medical device companies, and clinical practitioners for new developments for specialties such as surgery, radiology, urology, gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, etc. The conference also covers development of medical instruments, medical engineering and rapid prototyping.
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September 1-4, 2008
Third ICOH Conference on Psychosocial Factors at Work
Québec City, QC
The Third ICOH-WOPS international conference “Psychosocial Factors at Work: From Knowledge to Action”. The 2008 conference will address four major themes: preventive interventions; disability management and return to work; psychological harassment at work; and public policies on mental health at work. Papers will include mental health, musculosqueletal and cardiovascular diseases; quantitative and qualitative methodology.
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September 3-5, 3008
Nouvelles technologies de l’information et gouvernance des systèmes de santé
Lyon, France
Cette conférence a pour but de réunir dans une approche transversale chercheurs des sciences de l’ingénieur, des sciences de la vie, des sciences humaines, professionnels des soins et du management de la santé, professionnels des systèmes d’informations afin de mettre en perspective les contributions originales de chacun dans un domaine hautement stratégique.
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September 4-5, 2008
9th European Conference on Knowledge Management
Southampton, UK
ECKM 2008 provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners from Europe and elsewhere who are involved in the study, management, development and implementation of knowledge management initiatives to come together and exchange ideas.
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September 7-8, 2008
The Forum08
Hollywood, FL
Hear the outlook for population health in the medical home from American Academy of Family Physicians leader Bruce Bagley, MD, and Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative Chair Paul Grundy, MD. Also, with just two months before the hotly anticipated 2008 general election, get the latest word on the battle for the White House and Congress from former U.S. Senator John Breaux and acclaimed political analyst Charlie Cook.
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September 8-10, 2008
Integrated Care Summit
Hollywood, FL
Join DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance and the National Association of Manufacturers for their second Integrated Care Summit, a two-plus day education and exhibit event that gives employers tools and resources for successfully integrating prevention, wellness and disease management strategies throughout the workplace.
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September 10-12, 2008
1st Annual Canadian Health Leadership Network Symposium.
Montebello, QC.
Join Lord Nigel Crisp in a discussion on what works and what doesn't vis-à-vis leadership styles and behaviours. Engage in dialogue with leaders from Canada's academic, community, long-term and continuing care health sectors, senior government officials, national health organizations, as well as the next generation of health system leaders in Canada! CHLNet values leadership development throughout the lifecycle of leadership. Senior health systems leaders who attend are encouraged to sponsor an emerging leader from their organization to attend this very unique and intimate leadership development event.
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September 15-17, 2008
The Future of Primary Healthcare in Europe (II)
England
International conference on co-operation, integration and organisation of primary care. Conference themes are: urgent health care, migration and mobility, specialisms, changing hospital interfaces, workforce, chronic conditions.
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September 17-20, 2008
Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice: Maximizing Health, Celebrating Collaboration and Promoting Innovation
Toronto, ON
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network (INP/APNN) invite you to participate in the 5th International Conference on Advanced Nursing Practice. This conference will inspire advanced practice nurses around the globe to learn new ways to handle challenges, and will provide an exciting opportunity to network with clinicians, administrators, policy-makers, educators, researchers, students, and interdisciplinary colleagues.
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September 21-23, 2008
Data Users Conference 2008: Linking the Health Information Chain
Ottawa, ON
Now in its sixth year, this event continues to bring together analysts, researchers, health planners, and policy- and decision-makers to: Share new and innovative ways of using data; Showcase the use of data to support new health research; Identify challenges in data use; and Engage in a dialogue on how we can “put data into action”. The theme of this year’s conference, “Linking the Health Information Chain,” focuses on the linkages between the use of data for analysis in health services research and the use of data for planning and decision making.
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September 24-27, 2008
6th World Stroke Congress
Vienna, Austria
The 6th World Stroke Congress, organized by the World Stroke Organization. This biennial congress examines all aspects of stroke, aiming to provide future global strategies to combat the second most common cause of death worldwide.
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September 25-27, 2008
International Conference on Residency Education
Ottawa, ON
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada invites you to the only forum in the world solely devoted to promoting excellence in postgraduate medical education. Hear Dr. S. Barry Issenberg, University of Miami, speak on The Future of Simulation: Emerging Trends. Discuss the integration of international medical graduates into the Canadian health care system. This event — geared to clinical teachers, medical educators, program directors, postgraduate deans, postgraduate administrators, government leaders and policy makers, and researchers — is the medical education conference that you cannot afford to miss!
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October 1-4, 2008
11th European Health Forum
Bad Hofgastein, Austria
Under the title “Values in health – from visions to reality” common values and their influence on health policy and health care will be discussed. Following the traditional Gastein approach, senior decision makers from policy and administration, business and industry, research and civil society will discuss the future of these values in a globalised world and how they work in daily life.
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October 2-4, 2008
Privatisation and Marketisation of Health Care in Europe – Recent Trends and Policy Responses
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
The XVth Conference of the International Association of Health Policy in Europe. The conference will deal with the changing face of health care in Europe, shedding light on the scope and impact of privatisation and marketisation measures as well as alternative policy responses.
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October 2-6, 2008
NFLPN 59th Annual Convention
Orlando, FL
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October 9-10, 2008
Health Impact Assessment and Sustainable Well-being – HIA 2008 – Call for Abstracts
Liverpool, UK
The 9th international HIA conference will provide an international forum to debate and discuss a wide range of perspectives in Health Impact Assessment and to explore the role of HIA across a range of sectors. Abstracts should be submitted by 2 May 2008.
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October 17, 2008
8th Annual Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU) Conference
Toronto, ON
“Connecting Research and Clinical Care: Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Settings”. Attendees will be updated on recent advances of safety improvements as well as practical applications for long-term care providers to take back to their organizations to implement best practices.
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October 20-21, 2008
Health Care Leaders' Leadership Conference
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver BC
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October 21-22, 2008
Making Connections: New Ideas For Better Care
Richmond Hill, ON
This year’s conference is a joint conference between the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) and the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (ONPEA). Come and join us at this exciting event. We have over 40 workshops to choose from, lots of networking opportunities, good food and more!!
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October 23-24, 2008
Taking Charge of Our Health: Canadian Conference on Integrated Chronic Disease Self- Management
Toronto, ON
Taking Charge of Our Health: Canadian Conference on Integrated Chronic Disease Self- Management is a forum for health care professionals, consumers, researchers, and policy makers to come together to share self-management practices and achievements. The application deadline for abstracts and workshop proposals is 4PM on Friday, May 30th.
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October 23-25, 2008
The 2008 Home Care Summit ... The Power of People
St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick
The 2008 CHCA Home Care Summit provides an opportunity for delegates to learn from one another, and share effective health human resource and service delivery strategies in order to realize the Power of People. The presentations selected for the 2008 Home Care Summit will be those that provide insights and practical applications to support the following themes: strategy, networks, culture, leadership, health and safety. Closing date is April 30, 2008.
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October 25-28, 2008
Public health without borders
San Diego, California
The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists.
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October 26-29, 2008
Checking in: Health for All or Health for Some?
Ottawa, ON
The 15th Canadian Conference on International Health. CCIH 2008 ‘Checking In: Health for All or Health for Some?’ will provide a kaleidoscope of perspectives on primary health care and offer a forum for re-examining both successes and failures of practice, policies and research. Practitioners, community members, policy makers and researchers will meet to explore new global partnerships, to share new visions and ways of working in primary health care that offer possibilities for achieving improvements to community health, progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, improved equity on the social determinants of health, and strengthened health systems.
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October 28-31, 2008
Priorities 2008
Sage Gateshead, Newcastle-Gateshead, UK
The next conference of the International Society for Priorities in Health Care. Key topics for discussion and presentation will be as follows: theoretical and methodological advances in priority setting, practical advances in priority setting, achieving real solutions, knowledge transfer and exchange, information to underpin decisions.
The deadline for Abstracts is April 30, 2008.
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October 29-30, 2008
Education for the Future of Nursing: Building Capacity through Innovation
Markham, ON
This international conference focused on education for the future of nursing will provide opportunities for discussion, deliberation and sharing of lessons learned and future visions to set the stage for new prototypes of nursing education.
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October 29-31, 2008
7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008)
Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, Canada
The 7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008). The conference theme is Knowledge Integration: Successful Interventions in Urban Health. The theme was chosen to showcase action-oriented projects and best practices.
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November 3-5, 2008
OHA HealthAchieve2008
Toronto, ON
See the latest in technology, listen to some of the most dynamic leaders in the industry and participate in sessions covering many of the issues facing health care today.
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November 4-6, 2008
The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition 2008
Copenhagen
The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition has been designed for and by the healthcare IT community in the European region including: technology end users, vendors, providers and policy makers. Designated as one of Europe’s six “lead markets” for innovation, eHealth is a rising star in the growing EU Economy. WoHIT’08 will focus on shaping and developing the use, implementation, and evolution of this pillar of the new European marketplace.
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November 5, 2008
The Future of European Health Care Systems
Hamburg, Germany
The event will focus on the following two topics: Health Care Reforms in Europe: At the Crossroads between Free Market Economy and Central Planning? and Experiences of European Cross-Border Health Care.
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November 6, 2008
Chronic Disease and Aging: From Research to Policy to Practice. An International Dialogue: Meeting the Challenge in the Quebec Healthcare System
Montreal, ON
This international symposium will bring together decision and policy makers, researchers, healthcare managers and professionals, and members of the public to discuss how the Quebec healthcare system can best meet different challenges in light of the international experience and that of other Canadian provinces. (Simultaneous translation is available).
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November 6-8, 2008
Health and innovation in Europe
Lisbon, Portugal
The 16th European Conference on Public Health. Many topics will be discussed such as health promotion, public health practice and policy, health services research, infectious diseases control.
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November 7, 2008
Children’s Mental Health Matters: Understanding Suicidal Risk
Edmonton, AB
This conference is intended for anyone who provides assessment, treatment and/or support services for children, youth and their families including family physicians, child psychiatrists, specialists, primary care workers, health care professionals and community providers. The resource fair and workshops are designed to be educational, practical and interactive, addressing some of the most challenging areas for primary care practice: understanding suicide, risk assessment, current programs, treatment modalities and social change.
For more information, or to receive a copy of the conference brochure (available in August) please email GRHEdServices@capitalhealth.ca.
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November 12-14, 2008
New Directions in Population Health Research: Linking Theory, Ethics and Practice
Regina, SK
The Community and Population Health Research Training Program (CPHR) and the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) are hosting a national conference to explore recent innovations and existing or emerging trends in population health research as they relate to reducing health disparities for particular communities or populations. Abstracts are due April 30, 2008.
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November 12-16, 2008
Eliminating borders of knowledge – Call for Abstracts
Cordoba, Spain
The 6th Biennial Joanna Briggs Colloquium will be held at the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía. The objectives of the colloquium and convention are to: promote the international exchange of knowledge related to evidence-based health care, advance the science of evidence review, transfer and utilisation, and explore opportunities for international collaboration between consumers and health professionals from a range of disciplines. Deadline for abstract submission: Tuesday 3 June 2008.
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November 17-20, 2008
Strengthening Research for Health, Development and Equity
Bamako, Mali
The 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health. The purpose of the conference is to strengthen research for health, development and equity, by generating increased commitment to research and innovation, and by developing coherence and connectivity between the many different stakeholders active in this field.
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November 20-21, 2008
‘After Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘N’ Roll’: Geriatric Psychiatry Braces for the Future
Edmonton, AB
This two-day conference will focus on intriguing and less mainstream topics in Geriatric Psychiatry such as: cutting edge interviewing skills, crime and depression, sensuality and sexuality, effects of recreational drugs and that “one more glass of wine”, and cross-cultural issues.
The conference will be of interest to nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, recreation therapists, pharmacists and service providers using mental health strategies in their practice with seniors.
The Geriatric Psychiatry conference committee invites you to submit an abstract for a poster presentation
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December 3-5, 2008
Building Bridges: Moving Knowledge into Action; The Workplace Integration of New Nurses – Nursing the Future Conference.
Saskatoon, SK
The WINN-NTF Conference provides a forum for managers, educators, mentors, preceptors, faculty, human resources, new graduates, government, professional associations and unions to share knowledge, experiences and strategies that promote successful integration of new nurses in the practice setting.
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December 8-9, 2008
UK Conference on Evidence-Based Health Care
Oxford, UK
This conference is aimed at Health Care professionals who are interested in the practice of Evidence Based health care and want to explore issues around practicing teaching and the development of Evidence Based practice. The deadline for abstract submission is 29th August 2008.
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January 14-17, 2009
International Conference on Health Informatics – Healthinf 2009
Porto, Portugal
The purpose of the International Conference on Health Informatics is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general and to the specialized support to persons with special needs in particular.
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February 19-22, 2009
Revolutionizing Health Care with Informatics from Research to Practice
Victoria, BC
Information technology affects nearly every aspect of healthcare today. Health information systems are seen by many as the critical element in improving and modernizing healthcare in Canada and internationally. In order to achieve this potential there will need to be a stronger bridge between research and practice in order to solve complex healthcare problems using technology and to develop best practices based on proven results. This conference will be of interest and importance to all health professionals, clinicians, information technology experts, and anyone with an interest in the health care system.Deadline for submission of abstracts is June 30, 2008.
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