Health and Society

We invite social scientists who want to present their work to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference. Please fill in the following application form and send it back by Friday, 28 November 2008, with an abstract (up to 300 words) to the following electronic address:

csa@unic.ac.cy

Abstracts will be reviewed by a Scientific Committee and the results will be announced by Friday, 16 January 2009. The deadline for the submission of the final papers is Monday, 16 March 2009.

Conference themes might include:

1. The Psychosocial Aspects of health and illness
2. The contribution of the social sciences in health: theory and practice
3. Health and Social Behaviour
4. Social Policy and Health Services
5. Effectiveness of Health Care Systems
6. Insurance system and Health
7. Inequalities in Health
8. Social exclusion – health problems and inequality in health care
9. Ageing, health needs and health care services
10. Health care services for persons with Disabilities and social inequality
11. Society and mental illness
12. Cultural issues and Health
13. Social Aspects of Sexuality
14. Social History of Medicine
15. Issues of Medical Anthropology
16. Studies in the Field of Sociology of Health
17. Teaching Methods in the Sociology of Health
18. Health professionals / patient relationship
19. Migration, Health and Culture
20. Health and Workplace
21. Community Care
22. Ethics and Medicine
23. Complementary and Alternative Care
24. Public Health and Health Promotion
25. Gender and Health

Important dates:

* Friday, 28 November 2008 – Abstract submission

* Friday, 16 January 2009 – Evaluation results

* Monday, 16 March 2009 – Paper submission

The official languages of the conference will be Greek and English

Sponsors:

* International Sociological Association (ISA)

* University of Nicosia

* RUBSI