3rd Health4Life Conference

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
Venue: School of Nursing DCU

Abstracts from Health Care Professionals are Welcome for Concurrent Presentations & Posters

Closing Date for Submissions: 3rd June 2008

Judgement, assessment and decision-making are core activities in the provision health and social care, from the perspective of both service-users and professionals. This year's Health4Life conference at Dublin City University will see several key international speakers discuss judgement, assessment and decision-making in health and social care from diverse perspectives. Over two days the conference will look at judgement, assessment and decision-making within the context of health systems as well as from the perspective of the individual's making judgements, assessment and decisions. In addition to the keynote speakers, concurrent themed sessions will see international presentations, panel discussions and workshops on the application of ideas and theories on judgement, assessment and decision-making in specific areas, including:

• Organisational and Ethical Perspectives
• Care of the Older Person
• Service-Users’ Perspectives
• Judgement, Assessment & Decision Making by Individuals in Health & Social Care
• Maternity Care and Midwifery

September 3rd – Judgement, Assessment & Decision Making in Health & Social Care: Organisational & Health Systems Perspectives

Keynote Speaker:

Walter Sermeus, Professor in Healthcare Management, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium

Concurrent Presentation Streams, Chaired by Invited Expert Speakers/Panels

• Organisational and Ethical Perspectives
• Care of the Older Person
• Service-Users’ Perspectives

September 4th – Judgement, Assessment & Decision Making by Individuals in Health & Social Care

Keynote Speakers:

James Shanteau, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, Kansas State University
Len Dalgleish, Professor of Decision Making, HealthQWest, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling

Concurrent Presentation Streams, Chaired by Invited Expert Speakers/Panels

• Judgement, Assessment & Decision Making by Individuals in Health & Social Care
• Maternity Care and Midwifery

Further Information can be obtained from:
Gerard Clinton
Phone: 01 7008523