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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
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Interdisciplinary Summer School
Social Sciences Meet Health Care
Theme: Inclusive Innovation in Health Care
September 21-26, 2014 | Dresden, Germany
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About the event
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to announce an international gathering of
high-potential junior and senior academics who have one common goal: to push the boundaries in
interdisciplinary research in social sciences and health care. The overarching goal of the
Interdisciplinary Summer School is both to stimulate the individual research of each participant and to
develop an intensive knowledge exchange. All participants contribute their expertise from multiple
scientific backgrounds, such as economics, medicine, or sociology, and create a sustainable research
network.
Theme: "Inclusive Innovation in Health Care"
Health outcomes vary across countries and populations. Particular groups of people experience lower
quality of health care services or are less likely to receive routine medical procedures. With a specific
focus on those who are disenfranchised from the tremendous benefit of medical progress, this
Interdisciplinary Summer School focuses on the potential of inclusive innovation as a tool to reduce
health inequalities.
Program and Research Priorities
The six-day program is filled with a number of keynotes by renowned international experts,
presentations and workshops. The following core themes will be addressed:
Health care systems as framework for inclusive innovation
Inclusive medical technologies
ICT as enabler for inclusiveness
Patient capabilities
Business models for inclusive innovations
Invited speakers are Gerry George (Imperial College London, UK), Bart Nieuwenhuis (University of
Twente, Netherlands), Günter Schreier (Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria), and others.
Participants
We are looking for interdisciplinary talents from the fields of economics, business administration,
informatics, medicine, education science, philosophy or any other discipline with linkages to social
sciences and health care. TU Dresden particularly accepts application of researchers, who are in an
early stage of their academic career, such as PhD students, post-docs, and junior faculty members.
Participants will be selected in accordance with the quality of their doctoral curricula, research
interests, and application materials. If interested, senior faculty members are welcome to contact us
as well.
Application & Fees
The event is funded by the German Excellence Initiative. Accommodation costs of participants are
covered entirely by TU Dresden. Travel expenses are refunded based on travel allowances determined
by the German Academic Exchange Service. Registration fees are not charged.
In order to apply, please submit your CV (max. 2 pages), your list of publications and an abstract of
your current or future research project covering the topic of Inclusive Innovation in Health Care
(max. 500 words) via e-mail to
summerschool.gsw@tu-dresden.de.
Closing date for submissions is June 1st, 2014. The decision on acceptance will be sent out by June
21th, 2014.
Location
The Interdisciplinary Summer School takes place in the beautiful German city of Dresden, which unites
a multitude of different facets. Especially the blending of baroque architecture and vivid student
lifestyle turn Dresden into a unique and fascinating place to visit.
Further information
Please visit
www.innovation-in-healthcare.org for more up-to-date information about the schedule,
the application procedure, or further organizational details.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Dresden!
Best regards
The organization committee
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Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Interdisciplinary Summer School
Organization Committee
Dr. Sebastian Gurtner, Dr. Marco Gießmann,
Sophia Fischer, Nadine Hietschold
E-mail:
summerschool.gsw@tu-dresden.de
Phone: +49 351 463 33865
Visit us at
www.innovation-in-healthcare.org