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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2012
4-7 September 2012, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2012
Join us at the EACH 2012 ‘International Conference on Communication in Healthcare’, at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK.

Invited speakers

Theresa Marteau, Kings College London and Cambridge, UK
Richard L Street, Jnr., Texas A&M University, USA
Jan van Dalen, University of Maastrict, The Netherlands


The 2012 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 St Andrews.

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.

Proposals are currently invited for Symposia on the following conference 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 chronic conditions including cancer care.
  • Intercultural communication.
  • Patient participation and perspectives.
  • Communication technology and e-learning.
  • Psychophysiology and communication.
  • Research methodology.
  • Ethical issues in communication.

The deadline for submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations is 27 January 2012.

Jozien Bensing Award
29 Nov: 
Nominations are invited for the Jozien Bensing Award by 1 July 2012. See the Jozien Bensing Award page on each-conference.com for details.
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Exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities
7 Oct: 
A range of exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities are available to companies looking to promote their products and services to the delegates at the Conference. Please download the Exhibition and ...
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2012
The Supporting Journal
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 2012
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2012 sponsorship opportunities