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Call for Abstract Submissions to Havana Conference Medical Education for the 21st Century: Teaching for Health Equity
July 7, 2008
Medical Education for the 21st Century: Teaching for Health Equity
November 30-December 3, 2008
Havana, Cuba
Abstract Deadline: September 1, 2008
Languages: English and Spanish
Abstract online submission: http://siglo21.sld.cu
Who should attend: Health professionals and researchers in the fields of medical and health sciences education, public health; and basic, clinical and social sciences to exchange the latest thinking and new paradigms in medical and health sciences education. The conference premise is that we are united by a common objective: to achieve health care that responds to the needs and hopes of people around the world, especially those of marginalized and discriminated populations. (NOTE: It is legal for US participants to attend this conference.
Sponsors & Organizers: Ministry of Public Health of Cuba, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Latin American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES), Latin American Federation of Medical Schools (ALAFEM), International Association of Health Policy (IAHP) and the National Council of Scientific Societies in Health, Cuba. Endorsed by: Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) and the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC).
To register for the conference and submit abstracts: http://siglo21.sld.cu.
For questions and arrangements for travel:
U.S. participants contact Bob Guild at Marazul Charters: bguild@marazul.com.
All others contact viviancalzado@havanatur.cu.
Themes for Abstracts: listed by Commission below. Papers may be from a country-specific, regional, or global perspective. Submissions from international collaborations are encouraged.
Commission 1: New Paradigms and Tendencies in Medical Education.
- New paradigms and tendencies aimed at achieving health equity, relevance and quality in health care.
- Training of human resources in health for public service: knowledge, competencies, commitment
- Recruitment of medical students: who are the doctors of the future?
- In-service training: primary health care as an academic setting
- Integrative medicine in health sciences curricula
Commission 2: Medical Education and Society
- Physicians as teachers: impact in development of interdisciplinary teams
- Instilling ethics and values
- The role of social sciences in medical education
- Research as a curricular element: best practices and experiences in medical sciences
- Social determinants of health: guiding strategy in the education of human resources for health
- Education of leaders for health management
Commission 3: Quality in Medical Education
- Quality control, evaluation and accreditation systems for medical education: towards regional accords for cross-border competency standards and recognition of medical and health sciences degrees
- Observatory projects: impact of training in health outcomes
Commission 4: The Health Professions: Educating for Health Equity
- Training of human resources in the health professions, geared towards achieving health equity, relevance and quality in health care. (This commission will discuss training in the health professions other than medicine.)
For more information, visit:
English: http://siglo21.sld.cu/index.php?s=5&p=5
Spanish: http://siglo21.sld.cu
category: Member Organization News : Conferences
contributed by on 11 August 2008
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