Power and Autonomy in Alternative and Complementary
> Medicine: 4th international academic & experiential
> conference for researchers & practitioners
> Nottingham University UK Wed 4th to Fri 6th July 2007
>
> WEBSITE: www.achrn.net
>
> The ACHRN annual conference is a forum for
> wide-ranging debate on research in Complementary and
> Alternative Medicine (CAM), with academic and
> practitioner research presentations together with
> research methodology and experiential workshops. The
> conference is noted for its friendly collegial
> atmosphere, with participants from both academic and
> practitioner backgrounds, representing a diverse range
> of theoretical perspectives, therapeutic interests and
> methodological approaches.
>
> This year the conference is foregrounding the theme of
> `POWER AND AUTONOMY' in recognition of the continued
> need to understand power relations in the CAM field
> and the implications for research activity. We will
> invite key speakers to address this topic and provide
> targeted discussion space on political, cultural and
> socio-economic dimensions of CAM research and
> practice. CAM operates in various contexts: private
> business, public sector services, community projects,
> global markets and local practitioners. In this
> climate, issues of regulation, efficacy and
> integration are fiercely contested and many tensions
> and inequalities persist in relation to health and
> health care provision. We particularly welcome
> submissions which directly address our key theme of
> power relations: in professions and institutions,
> research methods and academic disciplines, evidence
> and evaluation, consumerism, sustainability, social
> change and paradigm renewal.
>
> WE ALSO WELCOME SUBMISSIONS WITHIN OUR USUAL BROAD
> REMIT OF `DIVERSITY AND DEBATE':
>
> • Healing processes, placebo effects and the
> therapeutic relationship
> • Global CAM practice: examples in and beyond the UK
> • Participatory epistemologies and qualitative
> research in CAM
> • Gender, ethnicity, justice and social exclusion
> • Patient and/or practitioner centred research
> • New Paradigm and Quantum/Systems perspectives
> • Multi-method and multi-disciplinary approaches
> • Innovative service evaluation methods for CAM
>
> WE HAVE A BURSARY SCHEME FOR THOSE ON LOW INCOMES AND
> WITHOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT
>
> SUBMISSIONS GUIDANCE:
>
> Presenters are encouraged to submit abstracts for any
> of the following types of presentation:
> RESEARCH PAPER: verbal presentations of research
> project findings (20 minutes plus 10 minutes
> questions)
> POSTER/DISPLAY: visual/textual posters on research -
> displayed during the conference with brief
> presentations
> RESEARCH WORKSHOP: participative formats on research
> or methodology themes (1½ hours)
> EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP: practical therapeutic or
> artistic workshops/demonstrations (1 hour or 1½ hours)
>
> Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words (as
> Word attachments) to the Conference Co-ordinator:
> Dr Alex Ryan at the conference email address:
> conference@.... Decisions will be
> announced and bookings open early April. Please
> contact Alex by email above for further information.
>
> Abstracts must include the following details:
>
> NAME, TYPE OF PRESENTATION, JOB TITLE,
> INSTITUTION/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION, EMAIL ADDRESS,
> PHONE NUMBER
> NOTES: for research papers, please indicate the
> methodology, state of completion and relevance to
> conference themes.
> For research workshops, please state whether your
> session will be more suitable for beginners or
> experienced participants.