<div dir="ltr">CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:<br><br>The Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values (ACHEEV) invites you to submit an abstract on:<br><br>ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES<br>Equity, marginalisation, and inclusion in health<br><br>Date: 6 December 2024, Friday, all day<br>Venue: University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW Australia<br><br>SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW:<br>A variety of research methods that rest on engagement with citizens and communities have become an increasingly important way of addressing health issues that affect marginalised groups. <br>There are, however, key tensions that researchers face when engaging with citizens and communities. These include:<br>- Balancing interests of individual citizens and groups/communities/populations;<br>- Articulating identities in the context of intersectionality; <br>- Aiming for generalisability of findings at the risk of homogenising perspectives; and<br>- Promoting best practice engagement within the structures of academic research funding.<br><br>We welcome submissions for oral presentations that highlight challenges faced and lessons learned in navigating them. We are interested in the following themes across disciplines:<br>- Conceptual, critical and theoretical analysis of engagement with individuals and communities.<br>- Empirical perspectives and methodological designs that ensure meaningful, equitable and inclusive engagement in health research.<br>- Strategies to increase likelihood of knowledge translation into policy or practice.<br><br>KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:<br>Professor Jackie Leach Scully<br>Director, Disability Innovation Institute, University of New South Wales<br><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/SLysC6XQ4LfVPjpGKUp3tSB?domain=research.unsw.edu.au">https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-jackie-leach-scully</a><br><br>Dr Danielle Muscat<br>Westmead Lead of the Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of <br><a href="https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/danielle.muscat.html">https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/danielle.muscat.html</a><br><br>SUBMISSION DETAILS:<br>Please submit the following through our submission portal <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/pV8nC71R2NTEz48WkfWPK3A?domain=form.jotform.com">https://form.jotform.com/240937747383872</a> <br>• Title <br>• Abstract (250 words)<br>• Name, affiliation, and bio (max 50 words)<br><br>Submission deadline: 28 June 2024, Friday, 6 pm Sydney time.<br><br><br>About ACHEEV<br>The Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values (ACHEEV) was established in January 2019. Our work focuses on health: the health of people, other animals, society and the planet, and how all of these things are connected. Our research is rigorous, interdisciplinary and independent.  We are not afraid to ask difficult questions, and we have the skills, knowledge and experience to generate meaningful answers that can guide policy and practice.<br><br>For inquiries, please email Dr Yves Saint James Aquino at <a href="mailto:yaquino@uow.edu.au">yaquino@uow.edu.au</a>.<br><br>Best<br>Yves<br><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)"><b>Dr. Yves Saint James C. Aquino, MD, PhD</b></span><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace">He/him/his<br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:monospace">Postdoctoral Research Fellow</span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace">Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values</span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace">University of Wollongong, New South Wales, <b>Australia</b><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:monospace">Website: <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/flnBC81V0PTOXD2wRS25Ryd?domain=yvesaquino.com/" target="_blank">https://yvesaquino.com/</a><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace">Twitter: <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lDjaC91WPRTRzLlYBtO8w9A?domain=twitter.com" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/yvessj_aquino</a><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/sl67C0YKPviJkq7r3sOGbEM?domain=scholars.uow.edu.au" target="_blank">UOW Scholars Page</a><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace">Recent publication:  <br></span><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Aquino, Y. S. J., Carter, S. M., 
Houssami, N., Braunack-Mayer, A., Win, K. T., Degeling, C., ... & 
Rogers, W. A. (2023). Practical, epistemic and normative implications of
 algorithmic bias in healthcare artificial intelligence: a qualitative 
study of multidisciplinary expert perspectives. <i>Journal of Medical Ethics</i>. <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/phs9CgZ0N1iPqOoY2H7ZY5o?domain=jme.bmj.com" target="_blank">https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/22/jme-2022-108850</a> <br></span></div><span style="font-family:monospace"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div>