European Society for Health and Medical Sociology 

 ESHMS Award 2008

Call for nominations

The European Society for Health and Medical Sociology (ESHMS), periodically confers a special award to a distinguished European scholar who has made a significant scientific contribution to the field of Health and Medical Sociology and to the development of the ESHMS.

Until now, the awarded scholars were George Brown (UK), Margot Jefferys (UK), Johannes Siegrist (Germany) and Judith Shuval (Israel).

All the members of the Society who wish to propose a nomination, can address it to the Award Nomination Committee, stating a clear and evidence-based rationale for the proposal and including a detailed CV and references of the scholar proposed. 

The proposals of nomination should be sent to the President of the ESHMS at guidogiarelli@tin.it . The deadline for no nominations is May 1 2008.

                                                                  THE ESHMS NOMINATION COMMITTEE

Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts

INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON

THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH (RC15)

INTERIM MEETING

&

THE CANADIAN MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY ASSOCIATION

INAUGURAL MEETING

“Making Connections for Health”
McGill University, Montréal, Canada

May 13-16, 2008

Conference of the Austrian, German and Swiss Groups for Health and Medical Sociology:
 

        Auf dem Weg zur "Gesundheitsgesellschaft"? - On the Way to "Health Society"
 

        Bad Gleichenberg/Styria, Austria,

 March 27-29, 2008
 

        Plenary speakers: T. Abel, J. Behrens, M.Greco, I. Kickbusch, J.M. Pelikan
        Parallel sessions; Poster presentation
        Conference language: German (some papers are presented in English)
 

        website: www.fh-joanneum.at/gesundheitsgesellschaft for furtherinformation
 

        Programme