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An initiative of the CHCI Medical Humanities Network Program, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI)
Date: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Location: K0.31 (Small Committee Room), King’s Building, King’s College London, Strand Campus, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
The Centre for the Humanities and Health, King’s College London, would like to invite you to our first workshop on medical humanities and ageing. We are one of the six CHCI member centres and institutes working on a project to further the development of medical humanities as a subject of study: each partnering centre conducts specific research on ageing, undergirded by collaborative reflection on issues of evidence, value, and evaluation.
Programme:
10:00 – 10.30: Welcome
10:30 – 11:30: Panel: Fragile Persons
Dr Lucy Burke, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Martina Zimmerman, King’s College London
11:30 – 12:00: Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00: Panel: Old Age and Community Networks
Professor Pat Thane, King’s College London
Dr Hannah Zeilig, University of the Arts, London
13:00 – 13:30: Concluding remarks
Seating is limited, so if you would like to attend, please contact Dr Maria Vaccarella (maria.vaccarella@kcl.ac.uk) by Monday 1st December 2014
