International Conference on Communication in Healthcare 2018

This international conference brings together teachers, researchers, practitioners and policy makers from around the world working to explore and improve all aspects of communication in healthcare from a variety of perspectives. The conference itself will set a friendly and communicative atmosphere for highlighting best practices and innovations in the field, exchange of ideas and networking. In addition to traditional presentation formats such as oral and poster presentations, symposia and interactive workshops we will include sessions on works in progress, innovative and creative formats, roundtable discussions and national, language and discipline based networking sessions. Participants will be challenged by our plenary speakers into considering new ideas in assessment, research, policy, and patient engagement. Special programming will be aimed at engaging the next generation of academics, practitioners and policy makers in communication in healthcare, students and other trainees.

Early Bird Registration Fees

EACH / ACH member: £520
EACH / ACH PhD student member: £340*
Non-member: £650
PhD student non-member: £390*
Undergraduate student: £125*

Early bird registration deadline is 1 June 2018

*Attendees registering at the PhD or Undergraduate student rate are required to submit proof of student status when registering. Instructions are provided when registering online.

Fees include: all elements of the conference programme, including welcome drinks reception and conference dinner**. Accommodation and travel is not included and should be booked by delegates directly.

Please note there are no 1 day or partial conference registration options. All registrations are for full conference attendance from the 1 – 4 September 2018.

**Please note: whilst the conference dinner venue can accommodate a large number of people, space is limited. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so we advise you book your place on the conference early to avoid disappointment.

Cancellation policy

Bookings must be made online and paid for before the event, your position will not be secured until payment has been received.

Cancellations received in writing on or before 1st June 2018 will receive a full refund less a 20% administration charge. Any cancellations thereafter will not be refunded. Substitute delegates will be accepted at any time in order to avoid cancellation charges.

SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

17:00 – 18:30  Plenary: How to assess communication and other complex skills? The assessment literature in transition [Cees van der Vleuten, Professor of Education and Director of the School of Health Professors Education, Maastricht University, NL]
18:45 – 20:00  Welcome Drinks Reception
18:45 – 20:00  Poster session 1

SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER

08:30 – 10:00 Plenary: Re-thinking communication with the seriously ill [Ronald Epstein, MD, Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry & Oncology and Director of the Center for Communication and Disparities Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, US]
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment break
10:30 – 12:00  Parallel Session 1
12:00 – 13:30  Lunch
13:30 – 15:00  Session 2: Networking Mercado
15:00 – 15:30 Refreshment break
15:30 – 17:00  Parallel Session 3
17:15 – 18:15  Poster Session 2

MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER

08:30 – 10:00  Plenary: In pursuit of ‘patient engagement’: challenges, barriers and breakthroughs [Meg Gaines, Director of the Center for Patient Partnerships and Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin, US]
10:00 – 10:30  Refreshment break
10:30 – 12:00  Parallel Session 4
12:00 – 13:30  Lunch
12:30 – 13:30  Roundtable Discussions
13:30 – 15:00  Parallel Session 5
15:00 – 15:30  Refreshment break
15:30 – 17:00  Parallel Session 6
19:30 – 23:00 Conference Dinner – Pallácio da Bolsa, Rua de Ferreira Borges, 4050-253 Porto, Portugal

TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

08:30 – 10:00 Plenary: Realistic medicine – changing culture and practice in the delivery of health and social care [Catherine Calderwood, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, UK]
10:00 – 10:30  Refreshment break
10:30 – 12:00  Parallel Session 7
12:00 – 12:30  Refreshment break
12:30 – 14:00  Parallel Session 8
14:00 – 14:30  Refreshment break
14:30 – 15:00  Closing Plenary