Monday, June 30, 2008

[EQ] Call for Abstracts: Medical Education for the 21st Century: Teaching for Health Equity

 

Medical Education for the 21st Century: Teaching for Health Equity - Call for Abstracts


November 30-December 3, 2008

Havana, Cuba

 

Website: http://siglo21.sld.cu – URL English: http://siglo21.sld.cu/index.php?s=6&p=6

 

To achieve health care that responds to the needs and hopes of people around the world, especially those of marginalized and discriminated populations.

Jointly Sponsored & Organized by

Ministry of Public Health of Cuba, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Latin American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES), Latin American Federation of Medical Schools (ALAFEM), International Association of Health Policy (IAHP), National Council of Scientific Societies in Health, Cuba

Endorsed by Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC), Teaching for Health Equity Network (THEnet), Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC)

 

 

Abstract Deadline:                  September 1, 2008

Languages:                             English and Spanish  Abstract online submission: http://siglo21.sld.cu


Papers may be from a country-specific, regional, or global perspective. Submissions from international collaborations are encouraged.

 

CONFERENCE THEMES: 


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

 

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

 

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

 

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.)

 

 

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