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THE
INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
QUANTITATIVE
MODELLING IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH
CARE
IMA
HEALTH 2010
Mary
Ward House, Central London, 29 - 31 March 2010
Conference
Aim
The aim of the
conference is to bring together health care managers, clinicians, management
consultants, and mathematicians, operational researchers, statisticians,
economists, computer scientists etc from across the world with a view to
bridging the gap between the communities and to exploring recent developments
and identifying fruitful avenues for further research.
Keynote
Speakers
The keynote talks
will be given by health services leaders as well as prominent academics involved
in health operational research. Confirmed invited speakers include:
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Prof Sir Bruce
Keogh, NHS Medical
Director |
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Prof William
Pierskella, UCLA Anderson School of
Management, USA |
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Dr Kate
Sylvester, Clinical
Systems Improvement |
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Dr David
Worthington, Lancaster University Management
School |
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Call for
Papers
We
invite researchers in all relevant problem domains and methodologies to submit
abstracts of 300-500 words online at http://online.ima.org.uk/ or to
Amy Marsh at [log in to unmask] by 20
December 2009. Case
studies and methodological papers are both welcome. Authors of accepted
abstracts will be notified by the end of January
2010.
Authors
should indicate whether they wish to make an oral or a poster presentation.
Poster presentations are particularly welcome as they stimulate discussion and
feedback. We are also planning
a special poster presentation session for all researchers and PhD students in
particular to show their work in progress, as well as a prize for the best
poster.
Selected
papers presented at the conference (whether orally or as a poster) will be
published in the Springer journal Health
Care Management Science or
the IMA
Journal of Management Mathematics.
Further information can be found at www.ima.org.uk/Conferences/health2010
Venue
Mary Ward House is a fascinating Grade 1 listed building built in 1898 and financed by the wealthy philanthropist Passmore Edwards. It lies in the heart of London's Bloomsbury, an area reputed for its pubs, restaurants, and cultural activities, within ten minute walk from the British Museum and the British Library, and benefits from excellent transport links. Further information can be found at the venue website - www.marywardhouse.com.
The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England. Registered Office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW.