Deadline: Submissions for the National Student Conference on the Arts & Humanities in Medicine

Attention Graduate and Health Professions Students!




Call for Papers ... Please circulate widely




Join us at the first national student conference on the arts and humanities


in medicine, to be held in Vancouver June 24-26, 2011. The summit, entitled


Medicina 2011: The Arts and Healing, will bring together students and


invited speakers from across Canada to discuss their work. The early bird


registration deadline is April 29, 2011. This interdisciplinary conference


is open to any graduate or professional student interested in the


intersection of the humanities and healthcare, including (but not limited


to): medicine, law, nursing, allied health, archaeology, anthropology,


sociology, ethics, history, philosophy, and art history.








We are now inviting abstract submissions, due April 8, 2011. Please review


the submission guidelines on the Medicina website at


<http://www.medicina2011.ca/> www.medicina2011.ca. To submit an abstract,


choose "Abstract Submissions" from the navigation bar and scroll to the


bottom of the page to find the submission link.





This year's summit will be hosted by an organizing committee at the


University of British Columbia. We hope you can join us and will consider


this venue for showcasing your work.





Sincerely,





The Medicina 2011 Team


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SUBMISSION CATEGORIES





The mind, the soul, and the body: Art as therapy


Submissions to this category include analyses of the role of art  in patient


care from both a clinical and physiological perspective. They may include a


clinical assessment of the impacts of visual and performing arts, writing,


and music on illness or disease, or examine the neurological response to art


therapy. Work in this category may evaluate the outcomes of art therapy in


special populations and its role in communication and development.





Theory and Practice: Ethics, law, and policy in medicine


This category deals with the definition of medicine and the morality of


medical practice.  Submissions may include topics dealing with epistemology,


political philosophy, and applied ethics. They may take a theoretical


approach to analysis or discuss empirical outcomes of specific policies.





Medicine across cultures & eras


Historical, cultural, and sociological factors all determine the course and


progress of medicine.  Submissions to this category may cover any aspect of


this complex interplay between cultural environments and a broad range of


topics in medicine.





The healing spirit


Physicians are often encouraged to lead by example in finding balance.


Artistic expression is an important outlet for the profound, inspiring,


saddening and inspiring experiences of everyday practice. This category is


for work exploring the effect of art & creativity on physician health,


well-being, and training.





PRESENTATION FORMATS





A. Traditional Academic Formats





.         Oral presentation (by invitation only)





.         Poster





B. Other Formats





.  Workshop





.  Visual art for display (painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media)





.  Digital media and film





.  Performance art including music, readings, dance, and other formats