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XXst European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care
August 15-18, 2007. Cardiff University, Tower Building (School of Psychology), Park Place
Cardiff, UK1.
"Ethics, philosophy and Public Health"
This conference will be organised by the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare (ESPMH) and the Cardiff Institute for Society, Health and Ethics
Focus
The focus of the conference is on ethical and philosophical issues in public health. Abstracts addressing the philosophical dimensions of the following topics can be submitted:
The concept of public health
The relationship between individual and population health
The relation between clinical medicine and public health
Health as a public good
Health as a human right
Resource allocation in public health
Social inequalities in health
Personal responsibility for health and (un)healthy behaviours
The role of law in public health
Ethical issues in public health research
Public health and genetics
Philosophical and ethical issues in relation to health systems research; health impact assessment; health promotion; vaccination / immunisation
Time Table
October 2007: start registration
1 January 2007: deadline for submission of abstracts
January 2007: selection of abstracts
February 2007: draft programme
1 April 2007: first deadline for registration and payment
Les mer her.
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