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| Call for Papers: International Conference on Pain, Suffering and Health Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:47 AM PDT *Call For Papers: * *Pain, Suffering and Health* to be held on 27 April 2012 at The University of Hong Kong. |
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key focus of the meeting is on the extent to which experiences and understanding of pain, suffering and health differ across cultural and
historical settings. A further aim of the conference is to consider the
implication and applicability of theoretically-oriented approaches for
health care professionals in clinical situations.
Possible topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:
· The nature and evolution of pain
· Culture and pain/Cultures of pain
· Elaborations on pain (in both Chinese and Western Medicine, History,
Philosophy, Literature, Music, Visual Art)
· Pain and communication
· Narratives of pain (particularly narratives of illnesses among
health care professionals)
· Pain and suffering
· Religious perspectives on pain and suffering
Papers will be considered on any related theme.
Each presenter is limited to 20 minutes, with additional time for questions
and discussion. To submit, please send via email a 300 word abstract by
Friday 2nd December 2011 at the latest (response by 20th December 2011).
Abstracts, which are sent in after this deadline, cannot be considered.
Please include the following information: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c)
email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. E-mails should be
entitled: Pain Abstract Submission.
All enquiries and abstracts should be directed to Dr. Barbara Dalle Pezze,
leader of the Philosophy, Therapy, Medicine research theme at the Centre for the Humanities and Medicine (HKU). Email: barbarad@hku.hk
key focus of the meeting is on the extent to which experiences and understanding of pain, suffering and health differ across cultural and
historical settings. A further aim of the conference is to consider the
implication and applicability of theoretically-oriented approaches for
health care professionals in clinical situations.
Possible topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:
· The nature and evolution of pain
· Culture and pain/Cultures of pain
· Elaborations on pain (in both Chinese and Western Medicine, History,
Philosophy, Literature, Music, Visual Art)
· Pain and communication
· Narratives of pain (particularly narratives of illnesses among
health care professionals)
· Pain and suffering
· Religious perspectives on pain and suffering
Papers will be considered on any related theme.
Each presenter is limited to 20 minutes, with additional time for questions
and discussion. To submit, please send via email a 300 word abstract by
Friday 2nd December 2011 at the latest (response by 20th December 2011).
Abstracts, which are sent in after this deadline, cannot be considered.
Please include the following information: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c)
email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. E-mails should be
entitled: Pain Abstract Submission.
All enquiries and abstracts should be directed to Dr. Barbara Dalle Pezze,
leader of the Philosophy, Therapy, Medicine research theme at the Centre for the Humanities and Medicine (HKU). Email: barbarad@hku.hk
(H/t H-SCI-MED-TECH)
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