|
The “International Conference on Healing Across Cultures: Learning from Traditions” will be held in Kerala, India, from July 6-8. The Center for Healing Across Cultures at Cleveland State University is accepting abstract submissions for this conference until January 31.1
The conference is being sponsored by Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH; Loyola College of Social Sciences in Kerala, India; the University of Ottawa, Canada; the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC; and the Baker Heart Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia. The conference intends to explore information on belief systems of health and wellness in different cultures, record information from traditional healers for the benefit of future generations, and initiate dialogue and action among scholars, medical practitioners and traditional healers of diverse cultural groups, among other goals. Abstracts for this conference will be accepted in either of the following 2 tracts: Scientific and Experiential (including documented traditions in practice and oral lineages).
To submit an abstract or to request information about abstract submission, contact Todd Pesek, MD, at t.pesek@csuohio.edu or 216-523-7353 or Murali Nair, DSW, at m.nair@csuohio.edu or 216-687-4570. For information about registering for the conference, please visit the following website: http://www.csuohio.edu/bahi/chac/estimated.htm.
-Courtney Cavaliere
Reference
1. Call for Papers page. Center for Healing Across Cultures Web site. Available at: http://www.csuohio.edu/bahi/chac/call%20for%20papers.htm. Accessed January 3, 2007.
|