Patient stories in Context

The interdisciplinary Nordic research group "Health, Art and Society" (HAS) at the University of Tromsø is pleased to announce the international conference "Patient stories in context".

The conference will take place on Monday 23rd January and Tuesday 24th January 2017, at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, UiT.

The international and interdisciplinary conference, entitled Patient stories in context enlightens illness narratives in a literary, sociological, medical and healthcare perspective. The conference will focus on patient stories both as a unique literary genre and as potential contributors to a more patient-centered medicine and healthcare. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Molly Andrews, University of East London: Speaking another’s pain: Narratives and Ventriloquism.
• Anne Kveim Lie, Universitetet i Oslo: Patient stories and their uses: From “consultation by letter” to “patient centered care”.
• Matías Martínez, Universität Wuppertal: Patient Stories as Narratives: Constructions or Fictions? 

You may register for the conference here