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* Apologies for cross-posting * Booking is now open for the following event: The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions (18th Sociology of Health and Illness Monograph) Launch event - Tuesday 4th September 2012 John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, UK Event outline 10.30 Registration 11.00-11.15 Introductions: Dr Hannah Bradby, Monographs Editor, Sociology of Health and Illness Editorial Board: Introduction to SHI Monograph series Dr Natalie Armstrong & Dr Helen Eborall: Introduction to the 18th SHI Monograph: The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions 11.15-12.05 Session 1: Prof David Armstrong, King's College London - Reflections on 'Screening: mapping medicine's temporal spaces' Janina Kehr, Universität Zürich - Reflections on 'Inclusion/Exclusion. Tuberculosis screening between social risk and political responsibility in contemporary France and Germany.' 12.05-13.05 Session 2: Dr Stuart Hogarth, King's College London - 'A molecular monopoly? HPV testing, the Pap smear and the molecularisation of cervical cancer screening in the USA' Dr Alex Faulkner, King's College London - 'Resisting the screening imperative: patienthood, populations and politics in UK prostate cancer detection technologies' Dr Ipek Demir, University of Leicester - Discussant 13.05-13.45 Lunch 13.45-14.45 Session 3: Dr Nete Schwennesen, Steno Health Promotion Center, Denmark - 'Representing and intervening: Doing good care in first trimester prenatal risk assessment' Prof Stefan Timmermans, UCLA - 'Expanded newborn screening: articulating the ontology of diseases with bridging work in the clinic' Prof Alison Pilnick, University of Nottingham - Discussant Q&A 14.45-15.00 Tea 15.00-16.00 Session 4: Panel discussion Chairs: Dr Natalie Armstrong & Dr Helen Eborall Panel: . Dr Hazel Thornton, Independent Citizen Advocate for Quality in Research and Healthcare . Dr Anne Mackie, Director, UK National Screening Committee . Dr Margaret McCartney, GP and author of 'The Patient Paradox - why sexed up medicine is bad for your health' . Prof David Armstrong, Professor of Medicine and Sociology, King's College London Discussion topic: what can sociology contribute to contemporary debates about medical screening? 16.00-16.30 Session 5: Workshop and discussion: Moving forward - next steps for the sociology of screening 16.50-17.00 Closing remarks Registration fee: £35 (includes refreshments) To book a place, see: http://shop.le.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?modid=1&prodid=2762&deptid=7&compid=1&prodvarid=0&catid=681 For details, see: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/health-sciences/research/soc-sci/the-sociology-of-medical-screening-critical-perspectives-new-directions-launch-event E-mail: [log in to unmask] Dr Natalie Armstrong & Dr Helen Eborall Social Science Applied to Healthcare Improvement Research (SAPPHIRE) Group Department of Health Sciences University of Leicester 2nd Floor, Adrian Building University Road Leicester LE1 7RH 0116 229 7253/7261 [log in to unmask]