INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2010
PLEASE NOTE NEW DATES ANNOUNCED: 5-8 September 2010, Verona, Italy
Call for Symposia - abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2009
Join us at the EACH 2010 ‘International Conference on Communication in Healthcare’, at the Polo Zanotto, University of Verona, Italy.

Keynote speakers

  • Fabrizio Benedetti, Italy
  • Phyllis Butow, Australia
  • John Heritage, USA
  • Judith Hall, USA

Important dates and deadlines

15 January 2010: Deadline for submission of oral abstracts, poster presentations and workshops.

The 2010 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare is organised by EACH (the European Association for Communication in Healthcare) in association with Patient Education and Counseling, an Elsevier publication, and is hosted by the University of Verona.

EACH is an interdisciplinary non-profit organisation which brings together researchers and trainers in the field of communication in healthcare. Its objectives are to facilitate the exchange of ideas and products of teaching and research activities across a network of individuals and institutions in Europe and beyond.

Call for Papers

Submit abstracts here

Submit abstracts by 15 January 2010, for oral and poster presentations, and workshops, on the following topics:

  • Basic and applied research in clinical communication.
  • Teaching clinical communication skills.
  • Shared decision making in general hospital and hospital practice.
  • Communication and emotion.
  • Communication in cancer care.
  • Intercultural communication.
  • Patient participation and perspectives.
  • Communication technology and e-learning.
  • Psychophysiology and communication.
  • Research methodology.
  • Ethical issues in communication.

Latest News...

Online registration now open
2 Jan: Book your delegate place now
Online registration for is now open for the 2010 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare. Reductions apply for members of EACH and non members can join as part of the conference ...
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New invited speaker announced
31 Dec: Fabrizio Benedetti joins invited speaker line-up
Fabrizio Benedetti of the University of Turin Medical School and National Institute of Neuroscience joins the invited speakers at the EACH 2010 Conference.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2010
Patient Education and Counseling
Official journal of EACH
Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary, international journal for patient education and health promotion researchers, managers, physicians, nurses and other health care providers. The journal seeks to explore and elucidate educational, counseling and communication models in health care. Its aim is to provide a forum for fundamental as well as applied research, and to promote the study of the delivery of patient education, counseling, and health promotion services, including training models and organizational issues in improving communication between providers and patients.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2010