Language, technology and communication in healthcare
University House, Professor's Walk, The University of Melbourne.
Interdisciplinary research and engagement for 21st century healthcare
This symposium brings together interdisciplinary researchers, clinicians, and educators from the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), as well as Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine disciplines (STEMM) to discuss aspects of communication for healthcare in the 21st century.
Themes of the symposium include:
- Health technologies and regenerative medicine
- Communication technologies for health access and equity
- Corpus linguistics and translation of health information
- Discourse approaches to analysing healthcare interactions
- Clinical communication for the health professions
- Team communication and coordinated care.
The symposium will be opened by Professor John Prins, Head of the Melbourne Medical School.
Registration is essential - limited places available
Download the symposium program.
Download the speaker abstracts.
Confirmed speakers
| Dr Caitlin Barr | The University of Melbourne |
| Dr Charlotte Denniston | The University of Melbourne |
| Dr Tanisha Jowsey | University of Auckland |
| Professor John Hajek | The University of Melbourne |
| Professor Klaus Høyer | University of Copenhagen |
| Associate Professor Jonathan Knott | The University of Melbourne |
| Associate Professor Megan Munsie | The University of Melbourne |
| Associate Professor Christine Phillips | Australian National University |
| Professor Peter Schulz | The University of Lugano |
| Professor Lesley Stirling | The University of Melbourne |
| Professor David Story | The University of Melbourne |
| Dr Claire Tanner | The University of Melbourne |
| Associate Professor Robyn Woodward-Kron | The University of Melbourne |