An offer you can’t refuse: the excellent ICBM Congress in a very lively and old European University City!

One day admission fees will be available for the 20th annual Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society’s meeting in Stockholm, June 5-8 in Stockholm.

One day admission fees will be available for the 20th annual Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society’s meeting in Stockholm, June 5-8 in Stockholm. 

Thursday only: 900 SEK (approx. 135 U$)
Friday only: 700 SEK (approx. 104 U$)
Saturday only 900 SEK (approx. 135 U$

 

The final program for the conference can be found here:

Program for 20th annual Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society’s meeting

 

Johanna Fritz vann pris för bästa postern den 26/4 på Beteendmedicinska konferensen vid Mälardalens högskola.

Preliminary Scientific Program for the 2013 International Conference on Health Psychology to be held the 14-15 Nov 2013 in Santiago, Chile.

 

Find Preliminary Scientific Program for the 2013 International Conference on Health Psychology to be held the 14-15 Nov 2013 in Santiago, Chile, here and call for papers and registration information here.

Vill du delta i en internationell e-kurs i grundläggande beteendemedicin?

Vill du delta i en internationell e-kurs i grundläggande beteendemedicin? Den innebär 5 seminarier online (10 timmar totalt) med deltagare från Sverige, Finland, Brasilien, Israel och Ungern. Du får 2 högskolepoäng och massor av kunskap! Krav: minst student i relevant högskoleprogram, t ex psykologi, sjukgymnastik, medicin, odontologi, mm. Kursen löper mellan 8 april och 17 maj. Var med som pionjär!

Se kursens fyer här!

Kontakta Anne H Berman (Anne.H.Berman@ki.se) via e-post för mer information. OBS snabba på – enbart 5 platser för deltagare från Sverige!

The annual meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society in Stockholm June 5-8 is getting closer! Please find below news related to the conference…

Dear Colleagues,
The annual meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society in Stockholm June 5-8 is getting closer! Please find below news related to the conference, with speakers now settled for all symposia. We hope that you share with us the excitement we feel about how the meeting develops in terms of its scientific contents and the nice opportunities that will be given to socialize in Stockholm. Don’t forget that the abstract deadline is Friday March 8 and that early bird registration closes on Sunday March 31.

Please see www.pnirs.org for more detailed information and read the NEWSLETTER here: Newsletter 1 final

Årsmöte 2013!

Svenska Beteendemedicinska föreningen bjuder in till årsmöte 2013!

När? 2013.02.20, 15.30-17.30

Var? Fatburen konferens, Västgötagatan 2, plan 3.

 

Varmt välkomna!

Nationell beteendemedicinsk konferens, 25-26/4-2013!

Programmet för Nationell beteendemedicinsk konferens, 25-26/4-2013, inkl. talarpresentationer

Anmälan

Anmälan ska ske senast 15 mars. Anmäl dig här
 

KONFERENSAVGIFT

I avgiften ingår lunch och fika.

1 dag
1 400 kr för deltagare från statliga organisationer (momsbefriad)
1 750 kr för privatpersoner samt anställda inom kommun, landsting och övriga organisationer (inkl. moms)

2 dagar
2 000 kr för deltagare från statliga organisationer (momsbefriad)
2 500 kr för privatpersoner samt anställda inom kommun, landsting och övriga organisationer (inkl. moms)

Middag på Elite Stadshotellet ,Västerås, 25 april kl. 19.00 (läggs till konferensavgiften)
460 kr (momsbefriad) alternativt 530 kr (inkl. moms)

Betalning
Avgiften betalas in senast 15 mars på BankGiro 5201-5864. Ange namn + BMK
 

Praktisk information

Tid: 25 april 2013, kl. 09.00-16.30 samt 26 april 2013, kl. 8.15-15.00
Plats: Mälardalens högskola, Sal Omega, R-huset, Västerås
Karta: Hitta rätt på campus Västerås
Om Västerås: visitvasteras.se
Boende: Förbokade rum finns på Hotell Esplanade, esplanade.acc.se . Kostnad: 749 kr/enkelrum, bokningskod: BMK 2013, senaste bokningsdag: 15 mars.

 

Varmt välkommen till den nationella beteendemedicinska konferensen på Mälardalens högskola!

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: INTRODUCTION – UPDATE Two-day training workshop

Welcome to:

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: INTRODUCTION – UPDATE

Two-day training workshop

Mon 22nd & Tue 23rd July 2013

Morgan Cole Lounge, Swalec Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Trainer: William R. Miller, PhD & Stephen Rollnick, PhD

INVITATION!

 

NIKMI – Nordisk Internationell Konferens om MI

En konferens med syftet att ge översikt över MI, presentera helt aktuell internationell kunskap och hur denna inspirerat och format tillämpningar av Motiverande samtal.

Var god se inbjudan här.

 

 

Nationell beteendemedicinsk konferens 25-26 april 2013!

Välkommen till en konferens där vi belyser beteendemedicinska aspekter på fysisk aktivitet och rörelse. Konferensen riktar sig till dig som arbetar inom hälso- och sjukvården och flera av de mest framstående namnen inom beteendemedicin finns med i programmet. Boka redan nu in datumen 25-26 april 2013!

Se inbjudan här.

Varmt välkomna!

Avdelningen för sjukgymnastik Akademin för Hälsa, vård och välfärd Mälardalens Högskola

Ett par spännande utbildningsdagar i februari 2013 om bipolär sjukdom!

Sveriges kliniska psykologers förening anordnar ett par spännande utbildningsdagar i februari 2013 om bipolär sjukdom!

Programmet

Alcohol and Dementia: improving understanding and practice

Alcohol and Dementia: improving understanding and practice

20^th November 2012

Aim of the event

The conference aims to improve practitioner’s knowledge and understanding of the links between alcohol and dementia and of conditions that fall under the umbrella of alcohol related brain damage (ARBD). The conference will also provide evidence of best practice in services for people with ARBD that will enable attendees to improve care and support for people with ARBD in their own area.

Who is it for?

Health and social care professionals supporting people with dementia and staff working in addiction services.

This event will also be of interest to members of alcohol & drug partnership groups and voluntary organisations.

Summary of event:

Evidence would suggest that the numbers of people with ARBD are increasing and as a result of this the condition is increasingly recognised by policy makers and practitioners alike. The focus of the conference is individuals with cognitive impairment, probably dementia, which has resulted from alcohol consumption. There are many terms for such conditions so the catch-all term of ARBD is used to encompass these. Treatment, care and support for this group can be challenging and in the past individuals have often fallen between existing services: dementia services can’t manage as the individual has alcohol problems and alcohol services can’t manage as the person has cognitive impairment. However, this is changing and there are growing numbers of specialist practitioners and services developing across the UK and this is reflected in the speakers at this conference.

The conference brings together a multi-disciplinary group of academics and practitioners and the presentations will provide opportunities for improved knowledge, understanding and practice for attendees. The speakers include clinicians providing diagnosis, assessment, and ongoing support and rehabilitation; practitioners who provide care and support for people with ARBD; as well as academics from social and biological sciences. This mix of presenters will ensure that a broad range of knowledge and best practice is presented.

This event will cover:

• Alcohol and dementia, an overview
• Cognitive/neuropsychological rehabilitation for people with ARBD
• Designing environments for people with ARBD
• Training frontline staff to work with people with ARBD
• Case management for people with ARBD
• Nutrition, alcohol and the brain

Additional Information

Cost: £95 per delegate

For further information about this event please contact Jemma Donoghue jemma.donoghue@stir.ac.uk or 01786 46 6315

Further information and online booking:

http://events.dementia.stir.ac.uk/alcohol-and-dementia-improving-understanding-and-practice

 

Rowdy Yates

Snr. Research Fellow

Scottish Addiction Studies

School of Applied Social Science

University of Stirling.

 

W: http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/groups/showgroup.php?id=4 (home)

      http://www.drugslibrary.stir.ac.uk/ (library)

      http://roryyates.bandcamp.com (Wrestling With Demons – recovery album)

T:  +44 (0) 1786-467737

M: +44 (0) 7894-864897

F:  +44 (0) 1786-466299

E:  p.r.yates@stir.ac.uk

Det finns fortfarande platser kvar till en konferens anordnat av Svensk förening för psykosomatisk medicin den 17-18 september ”Livshändelsers betydelse för hälsa”.

Vänligen se den formella inbjudan till konferensen här.

Submit Your Abstracts by September 11, 2012 for the 2013 SBM Annual Meeting

Society of Behavioral Medicine

34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
March 20-23, 2013 | Hilton Union Square | San Francisco, CA

Abstracts Welcome!

Submit Your Abstract by September 11, 2012!
Read the full Call for Abstracts for submission instructions

The Society of Behavioral Medicine – comprising researchers and clinicians promoting health through behavioral interventions and policy change - welcomes your abstract for possible presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting in one of America’s most exciting cities – San Francisco!

Four highly-attended poster sessions and myriad paper sessions allow students at all levels as well as researchers, practitioners, and policy advocates from such disciplines as psychology, nursing, medicine, and public health to freely exchange ideas and build networks. Abstracts will be accepted through Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. For more information visit the 2013 SBM Annual Meeting website.

Embodying the meeting theme, “Technology: the Excitement and the Evidence,” the conference program will explore the many ways that technological innovations are expanding the reach and impact of behavioral medicine. Abstract submissions addressing thematic areas of the conference are encouraged; such topics include linking behavior to brain health, using computers to encourage behavior change, utilizing mobile sensors to enhance patient care, harnessing social media to disseminate health information, and enhancing clinicians’ capabilities to deliver smoking cessation counseling. Submissions coinciding with other behavioral medicine topics are also welcome, such as adherence, behavioral medicine in clinical and medical settings, biological mechanisms in health and behavior change, complementary and integrative medicine, environmental and contextual factors in health and behavior change, health communication and technology, health decision making, health promotion, measurement and methods, population health, policy, and advocacy, psychological and person factors in health and behavior change, quality of life, racial, ethnic, and cultural factors in health, spirituality, and translation of research to practice.

Art Kramer to Deliver Keynote

 

Arthur F. Kramer, PhD

Arthur F. Kramer, PhD, whose brain health research has been featured in numerous media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, CBS Evening News, Today Show, NPR and Saturday Night Live, will deliver a keynote address at the 2013 SBM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Kramer’s research encompasses Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Aging, and Human Factors. A major focus of his lab’s recent research is the understanding and enhancement of cognitive and neural plasticity across the lifespan.

Dr. Kramer is the Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology and the Swanlund Chair and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Illinois. He holds appointments in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience program, and the Beckman Institute. He is a former Associate Editor of Perception and Psychophysics and is currently a member of six editorial boards. Professor Kramer is also a fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, a former member of the executive committee of the International Society of Attention and Performance, and a recent recipient of an NIH Ten Year MERIT Award.

David Mohr to Deliver Master Lecture

 

David C. Mohr, PhD

David C. Mohr, PhD, Director of Northwestern University’s Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies and a tenured professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, will deliver a master lecture at the 2013 SBM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Mohr’s work lies at the intersection of behavioral science, technology, and clinical intervention research and is focused on developing, optimizing, and evaluating interventions that harness web-based and wireless technologies to promote health and mental health.

Currently his projects include the development of a context sensing mobile application that harnesses indwelling sensor data. The data identify the user’s specific physical, social and emotional states. Another project entails the creation of a mobile intervention that monitors adherence to medications, provides just-in-time reminders, monitors response and side effects, and provides aggregated, actionable information to prescribing physicians. This later adherence system will be tested in patients receiving pharmacotherapies for depression and HIV, with a somewhat simpler version for patients with schizophrenia.

Stay tuned for future messages profiling more keynote and master lecturers.

Pack your Walking Shoes – for Chinatown!

 

SFCVB photo by Sheryl Schindler.

San Francisco is a city best explored on foot but hills can pose a challenge. So, when the conference day ends, be sure and step into a pair of comfortable shoes before exploring the city’s fascinating neighborhoods. Top among them is Chinatown, about a 15-minute walk from the Hilton Union Square.

Take a map to help you get there, but no worries if you lose your itinerary; enchantment can be your guide. After passing through the flamboyant Dragon Gate entrance, you’ll find Grant Avenue, chockablock with small stores selling Chinese herbs, teas, ointments, plastic Buddhas and more. To discover how local denizens shop and bargain for produce, live turtles and chickens walk down Stockton Street, between Columbus and Broadway, on Saturday afternoon.

Many of the area’s temples and churches welcome visitors as do the numerous art galleries. History buffs, be sure and check out the Chinese Historical Society of America, dedicated to the study, documentation, and dissemination of Chinese American history, at 965 Clay Street.

Whether you crave dim sum or Dungeness crab, simplicity or opulence, hair-raising hot or more temperate Cantonese – Chinatown has it all.

Discover more information about Chinatown in the San Francisco Chinatown list of restaurants and the Chinatown Neighborhood Guide of the SFGate.

SBM 2013: Explore the Science and San Francisco!
Click here to Submit Your Abstract

”Well-being, Quality of Life & Caregiving”. Welcome to the 27th Conference of the EHPS.

Welcome to the 27^th Conference of the EHPS!

”Well-being, Quality of Life & Caregiving”.

 

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Stan MAES (The Netherlands)

Provisional title: ”From Quality of (work) life to quality of care, a theory based empirical perspective”.

Gaston GODIN (Canada)

Provisional title: ”Health cognitions and health behaviour ”.

Lutz JÄNCKE (Switzerland)

Provisional title: ”Brain, Cognition, Self-Regulation and Health Behaviour”.

Cristal PARK (USA)

Provisional title: ”Religiosity and Health”.

Venue

The conference will take place at the Bordeaux Segalen University (site of La Victoire), located in the heart of the city centre, close to restaurants and shops. You will appreciate the old building and its real French University atmosphere ! Visit the website

 

It is our pleasure to announce the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society (PNIRS) to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, June 5 – 8, 2013 at the Radisson Blue Royal Park Hotel.

It is our pleasure to announce the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society (PNIRS) to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, June 5 – 8, 2013 at the Radisson Blue Royal Park Hotel. 

Three most distinguished researchers will give a Keynote Address during the Stockholm meeting:

Dr. Bruce Beutler, Dallas, USA, Nobel Laureate 2011 for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity.

Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, San Francisco, USA, Nobel Laureate 2009 for Physiology or Medicine for her discoveries concerning the molecular nature of telomeres
Dr. Fabrizio Benedetti, University of Turin, Italy, will address the neurobiology of the placebo response.

 

For more information, please see  www.pnirs.org

 

The PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society is an international organization for researchers in a number of scientific and medical disciplines, including neurosciences, immunology, physiology, pharmacology, psychiatry, behavioral medicine, infectious diseases, endocrinology and rheumatology, who are interested in interactions between the nervous and immune systems, and the relationship between behavior and health. An important goal is to conduct basic research that can be translated into clinically relevant health applications.

 

Manfred Schedlowski, Scientific Chair

President PNIRS

University of Duisburg-Essen

and

Mats Lekander, Organizational chair

Stockholms universitet och Karolinska Institutet

Inbjudan till workshop 4 – 5 oktober 2012 Tillämpning av Motiverande samtal – MI vid psykos och allvarlig psykisk problematik i kombination med substansberoende

Inbjudan till workshop
4 – 5 oktober 2012

Tillämpning av Motiverande samtal – MI
vid psykos och allvarlig psykisk problematik i kombination med substansberoende
Paul Ernshaw och Rory Allot

I samarbete med Christina Näsholm arrangerar Landstinget Västernorrland denna lunch till lunch workshop för dig som arbetar inom socialt arbete, psykiatri, kriminalvård, rättspsykiatri samt övrig hälso- och sjukvård. Kursen riktar sig till personer som har kunskaper i MI och som vill lära sig tillämpa MI vid psykos och allvarlig psykisk sjukdom och hur man kan kombinera MI med KBT.

Kursledare och tränare är Paul Ernshaw och Rory Allot från England, två erfarna psykologer, MI och KBT utbildare med omfattande erfarenhet av både praktiskt behandlingsarbete och forskning. De är erkänt duktiga på att förmedla sin kunskap på ett engagerande och utvecklande sätt. Båda har gedigen kunskap om möjligheterna, om utmaningar och dilemman, med tillämpa MI i dessa komplexa sammanhang och integrera MI och andra terapeutiska metoder KBT i arbetet.  

Inbjudan riktar sig både till dig som möter dessa klienter i ditt vardagsarbete och dig som arbetar med att förmedla MI till andra, dvs MI tränare och MI utbildare.

Undervisningen sker på engelska. Paul och Rory är lätta att lyssna till och tar stor hänsyn till behovet av översättning till eget språk. Grupparbete, diskussioner och övningar kan ske på eget språk och allt material kommer att finnas i svensk översättning.

Kursledare och tränare

Paul Ernshaw och Rory Allot
Båda psykologer, medlemmar i MINT, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers och välkända för sitt arbete med MICBT med personer med allvarlig psykisk störning och för sina spännande och lärorika workshops.

Läs mer om Paul och Rory och om deras forskning, behandlingsarbete och MI utbildningar på www.motivationalmatters.co.uk

På pubmed finner du flera av deras forskningsrapporter “Integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioural therapy for bipolar disorder with comorbid substance use.” länk till artikel

 

Tid och plats

Tid: Från lunch 4 oktober till lunch 5 oktober 2012 med kvällpass
på torsdagkvällen

Plats:Gideåbruk Hotell & Konferens som ligger en timmes bilväg från Umeå, 30 minuter från Örnsköldsvik och 10 minuter från Örnsköldsviks Flygplats. Mer information på www.gideabruk.se karta http://goo.gl/maps/tzt4K

Anmälan

Anmälan görs elektroniskt senast 20/9-2012 . Bekräftelse skickas ut efter 20/9
länk till anmälan

Deltagaravgift
Deltagaravgiften 2500 sek faktureras i efterhand

Deltagaravgiften inkluderar:

• Workshop
• Utbildningsmaterial
• Boende i enkelrum
• Måltider Dag 1 lunch, eftermiddagsfika och middag, Dag 2 frukost, förmiddagsfika och lunch

Arrangör

Landstinget Västernorrland

Om du har frågor, kontakta:

Johannes Dock +46 (0)70 560 60 54
johannes.dock@lvn.se

Christina Näsholm +46 (0)708 735 165

christina.nasholm@symposium.se

Varmt välkomna!

Future focused health. 11 October 2012 at the Royal Society of Medicine

 2012 Bupa Foundation seminar

Future focused health
11 October 2012
at the Royal Society of Medicine

The aim of the seminar is to promote the Bupa Foundation funding available for research towards a healthier society. We have invited leaders in this work to expand on current ideas through masterclass talks. We aim to inspire researchers to design the excellent projects needed to make a real difference to public health in future and to talk to us about funding them.

The seminar will be at the Royal Society of Medicine in London between 1.30 and 5.15pm on the 11 October 2012.

The speakers will include:

• Dr David Pencheon, Director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit (Keynote speaker)
• Dr David Ogilvie, UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), MRC Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge
• Dr Simon Griffin, Assistant Unit Director, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge
• Professor Graham MacGregor, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician at St George’s Hospital, London
• Professor Ann McNeill, Professor in Health Policy and Promotion, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham

The seminar will be followed by a networking session with drinks and canapés.

Places are limited so please do make sure that you register early.

//Professor Parveen Kumar CBE, MD, FRCP
Chairman of the Bupa Foundation

Ska du till Budapest på ICBM? Missa då inte detta!

”Getting Research into Policy and Practice:

Advancing the Science for Dissemination and Implementation in Behavioral Medicine ”

ICBM 2012 Satellite Forum

Wednesday 29 August, 2012 9am – 4pm

Programmet finner du här.