Seventh international conference on social science & medicine

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& Mrd Vol 14C. p. 235 Press Ltd 1980 PrInted

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EDITORIAL SEVENTH

COMMENT

INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE

CONFERENCE & MEDICINE

ON

FCTRTHER DETAILS Prospective participants will be interested to know that the following have kindly agreed to prepare Background Papers. It is hoped to have these papers available for prior distribution among all who have registered. Section A “Assessing the therapeutic efictiveness DR Guus SCHRIJVERS,The University

andjinancial

of Utrecht,

ofmedical cure”

efficiency

The Netherlands

B “Bases and determinants of value judgements in medical affairs” PROFESSORTRISTRAMENGELHARDT,Georgetown University, U.S.A. C “Comparatiue studies of he&h care systems” DR GUY-PIERRE CABANEL, AssemblCe Nationale,

France

D “Fashion and rationality in the allocation ofhealth resources” DR KWASI POKU NIMO, University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana E “Health carefinances in a contracting economic environment” DR JOHN DEEBLE, The Australian National University, Australia G “Methodological requirements and areas of conflict between und within the health und sociul sciences” DR DAREK NIKLAS, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland H “Pre-scientific medicines; their extent and value” PROFESSORANTONIO SCARPA. Instituto Italian0 di Etnoitria,

Italy

1. “Problems of dependent groups; the care of rhe elderly, the handicapped PROFESSORRAYMONDILLSLEY,Aberdeen M.R.C. Unit, Scotland J

und future development qf spatial and community PROFESSOR YOLA VERHASSELT.Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

” The contribution

K ” The contribution

of psychological

and social phenomena

and the chronicully

ill”

epidemiolog!,”

to an understanding

of the aetiologx

of disease

and

illness”

PROFESSORJUDITH SHUVAL, The Hebrew

University,

Israel

L “The distribution, prescription and advertising ofdrugs; patterns, problems and proposals” DR DALE B. CHRISTENSEN, University of Washington. U.S.A. M ” The oprimum utilisarion and appropriate responsibilities of allied health professionals” PROFESSORDAVID CELENTANO,The Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A. N “The relerunce

and performance of medical sociul scientists DR GILLES BIBEAU.University Laval, Canada

0

“The

relurionship

between

action and research

in developing

in health policy”

DR PETER HJORT. Unit for Health Services Research,

Norway

P “The relevance CI~the histor!, of medicine to an understanding PROFESSOROLGIARD KUTY. Liege. Belgium Q “The

role of the public in&ding self-care”

in the planning,

DR SUSAN RIFKIL University

management

continue

change”

qf

health activities

of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

for section F.

For further details of this meeting

c~f current

and evaluation

R “The sociul sciences and dentistry: current injuence andfuture DR PETER DAVIS. University of Auckland. New Zealand Negotiations

countries”

please write to: Dr P. J. M. McEwan Glengarden Ballatar Aberdeenshire AB3 5UB U.K. 235

opportunity,”

and programmes.