It is our pleasure to invite you to the first International Meeting on “Social and Arts Prescribing in Health Care”, which will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece in October 10-13th 2024.
Despite the abundance of evidence on the healing powers of different forms of art, national healthcare systems have not yet been able to capitalize on cultural heritage and art products in order to improve quality of care, and disease management. There in an increasing need for evidence-based guidelines on what types of art programs benefit which patient groups and in what way.
The meeting will bring together for the first time health professionals, health care policy makers, and representatives from the art world, artists and arts management, in an attempt to
- Profile existing practices of successful arts prescribing in healthcare.
- Present evidence on the impact of arts prescribing on specific health issues and medical conditions
- Discuss guidelines on arts prescribing implementation within Europe.
Greece is among the first countries within the EU to include Arts Prescribing among the national medical prescribing system from 2025. However, similarly to other countries in order for the initiative to succeed we need to enhance communication between the medical and the arts world and combine the experience of arts, with evidence based guidelines on what works and what doesn’t.
Proceedings of the meeting will be published in a special issue of Frontiers in Psychology(IF:4.322)
The meeting will have an interactive format, and will take place every day in a different cultural venue of Thessaloniki, combining work, with a rich cultural experience.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Thessaloniki, in October 2024!
Collegiate Regards
Efharis Panagopoulou
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The Meeting
The meeting will address four different aspects of Social and Arts Prescribing in Health Care.
- In-evidence: Studies examining the impact of art on development, prognosis and treatment of disease.
- In-practice: Programs by different institutions addressing different patient groups
- In-policy: Guidelines and brainstorming on how to include arts prescription in policy making
- In-education: Attempts, programs, and guidelines on how to educate health professionals at different levels on how to prescribe arts for the prevention, and treatment of disease.
- In- experience: Workshops addressing meeting participants
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Conference Themes
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We welcome contributions from different forms of art, potentially benefiting different aspects of physical and mental health and healthcare, including,
- oncology
- cardiology
- chronic disease
- neurological and degenerative diseases
- end of life and palliative care
- acute conditions
- geriatric care
- child and adolescent health
- women health
We welcome contributions concerning the involvement of art at all levels of healthcare, namely
- health promotion, and health education
- art in hospital settings
- art in primary care
Special emphasis will be given to the role of art on medical education, as well as the impact of art on health professional well being.
In addition to keynote lectures, the meeting will include expert round-tables, oral presentations, workshops, interactive poster sessions.
Αbstract Submission
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Deadline for abstract submission July 30th 2024.
You can download the guidelines for abstract submission here pdf
Please email your abstract to: prescribingarts@gmail.com
Keynote Speakers
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Daisy Fancourt MA (Oxon) MM, PhD FHEA FRSA FRSPH
Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre on Arts & Health
Charlotte Osborn-Forde
Chief Executive Officer National Academy for Social Prescribing
Experiences
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3. Cultural Events
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4. Hotel
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Registration
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Register online here!
Conference registration fees include:
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Cost for additional nights prior or following the meeting
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- 100€ for double room (sharing with another delegate)
- 200€ for single room
Conference delegates who wish to share a room with an accompanying person should pay an additional charge of 400€. This includes:
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- B&B accommodation for 3 nights (10/10, 11/10, 12/10)
- Three main meals in restaurants
- Access to all sessions and exhibition areas
- Welcome Reception-Opening Ceremony
- Conference Dinner-Greek Glenti
- All Cultural events and Walking Tours
Registration fees are indicated in Euros. All participants need to register their attendance prior to the conference. It is not possible to register or pay on site.
Participants can register only through the conference website.
Conference President
Efharis Panagopoulou, PhD
Efharis is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology and Human Factors in the Medical School of Aristotle University in Greece. She is internationally known for her work on stress and burnout in healthcare. She is the founder and Chair of the WELLMED network an International network of researchers, and practitioners and educators studying “Health Professional Well Being and Patient Safety”. She is the Chair of the Centre for Promotion of Culture and Health, in Greece and is leading arts prescription in the country. She loves drama both as a hobby and as away of expressing herself.
Centre for the Promotion of Arts and Wellbeing
