ICCH 2009 - International Conference on Communication in Healthcare ICCH2009

The 2009 conference (ICCH) will be held at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa in beautiful Miami Beach, Florida, USA. This conference is organized by the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare (AACH) in partnership with the European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH).

The International Conference will feature Jozien Bensing, PhD (October 5th) and Michael Leonard, MD (October 6th) and William Branch, MD (October 7th) as the keynote speakers.

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Call for Symposia & Abstracts
If you are interested in submitting a symposium for the International Conference, please click below.

Call for Symposia & Abstracts

Objectives
Following this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. To review and discuss the newest research in healthcare communication

2. To review and discuss cutting-edge research methodologies in healthcare communication

3. To review and develop strategies for teaching and assessing communication skills at all levels of professional development (medical students, residents, practitioners)

4. To review and develop strategies for assessing and improving the experience of being a patient



Emphases of this year¡¯s conference are:

Ethical issues in Healthcare Communication

Patient safety as a Communication Issue

Inter-cultural Issues in Communication

All topics related to communication in healthcare will be considered. All submissions are welcome and encouraged.