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*CALL FOR PAPERS*
*Theorising Personal Medical Devices: New Perspectives*
*18th-19th September 2014 *
*Post-doctoral Suite, 16 Mill Lane, University of Cambridge, Cambridge*
Fuelled by the accelerating pace of technological development and a general
shift to personalised, patient-led medicine alongside the growing
Quantified Self and Big Data movements, the emerging field of personal
medical devices is one which is advancing rapidly across multiple domains
and disciplines - so rapidly that conceptual and empirical understandings
of personal medical devices, and their clinical, social and philosophical
implications, often lag behind new developments and interventions. Personal
medical devices - devices that are attached to, worn by, interacted with,
or carried by individuals for the purposes of generating biomedical data
and/or carrying out medical interventions with/on the person concerned -
have become increasingly significant in clinical and extra-clinical
contexts owing to a range of factors including the growth of multimorbidity
and chronic disease in ageing populations and the increasing sophistication
and miniaturisation of personal devices themselves.
The aim of this symposium is to consider recent theoretical developments in
the humanities and social sciences in relation to personal medical devices,
and to address important gaps in understanding such as the differences
between wearable and non-wearable devices, the ontological implications of
personal devices for concepts of the body, the self, and technology, and
the extent to which such questions may arise with particular force owing to
‘new’ technologies.
The symposium will take place at the University of Cambridge over two days,
with the first day consisting of papers and keynote presentations, and with
the second day consisting of further papers and a concluding panel of
invited discussants from a range of backgrounds including computing
science, clinical medicine, technology, and philosophy.
*Keynote speakers:*
· Dr. Alex Faulkner, University of Sussex
· Dr. Steve Matthewman, University of Auckland
· Dr. Nick Fox, University of Sheffield
The symposium will combine invited and submitted papers from established
and emerging scholars to consider how recent theoretical literature can
shed light on current debates surrounding personal medical devices these
and other important issues. Some of the questions that papers may address
include:
· How ‘personal’ are personal medical devices?
· How new are ‘new’ medical technologies?
· What are the implications of personal medical devices for
enduring philosophical dualities such as mind/body and self/society?
· What are the implications of personal medical devices for
understandings of illness, medicine, and technology?
· How can the interaction of diverse theoretical perspectives drive
new conceptual understandings of personal medical devices?
We welcome submissions of papers that address these and other questions
that relate to the use of personal medical devices. Paper proposals should
consist of:
* a paper title
* authors/co-authors
* a short abstract of fewer than 300 characters
* a long abstract of fewer than 250 words.
Please submit papers by *Monday 14th July 2014* in either Word or PDF
format to Conor Farrington ([log in to unmask] ) or Rebecca Lynch (
[log in to unmask] ).
Submissions from both early career and more established researchers are
welcome, with a small number of the presentation slots reserved for
early-career researchers (i.e. doctoral students or researchers in their
first post-doctoral position). Thanks to Wellcome Trust funding we are also
able to offer a limited amount of funding towards travel costs and cost of
attendance for three early career presenters. Please specify if you would
like to be considered for this.
There will be a small charge of £15 for attendance over the two days of the
symposium. This covers refreshments and lunches over both days and is
payable on registration.
Full-length versions of accepted presentations will be pre-circulated to a
number of discussants who will introduce the papers and chair subsequent
discussion. In addition to paper proposals, we also invite applications
from individuals who wish to be considered as discussants, with a limited
amount of funding available for two early-career discussants – again,
please specify if you wish to be considered for this funding.
Discussant proposals should consist of:
* a CV and brief autobiography
* a general description of areas of research expertise
* a description of specific areas of interest with regard to personal
medical devices/relevant bodies of theoretical work
Please contact Conor Farrington ([log in to unmask]), Rebecca Lynch (
[log in to unmask] ), or Simon Cohn ([log in to unmask]) if you
would like further details of the event.
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*Rebecca Lynch*
Research Associate (Medical Anthropology)
Behaviour and Health Research Unit (BHRU), Department of Public Health and
Primary Care
Cambridge Institute of Public Health,
University of Cambridge (Forvie Site),
Robinson Way,
Cambridge CB2 0SR
01223 761726
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My working days are Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday.
Social Analysis of Health Network (SAHN) website:
http://sahncambridge.wordpress.com/
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