Call for Abstracts

Abstract Deadline: Extended to September 15, 2008!

Languages: English and Spanish

We invite abstract submissions in English or Spanish on the themes listed by Commission below, which may be from a country-specific, regional, or global perspective. Submissions from international collaborations and concrete experiences are highly encouraged.

Please choose the appropriate commission for your presentation, and then complete the Abstract Online Submission Form.

• 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

• 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 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

• 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.)

IMPORTANT: You must Register for the conference before submitting the Abstract Online Submission Form.