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Diversity and Debate in Alternative and Complementary Medicine:

3rd international academic & experiential conference for researchers & 
practitioners



Nottingham University 5th to 7th July 2006



Call for papers, workshops & presentations



The ACHRN conference is now in its 3rd successful year and provides a forum 
for debate on all aspects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). 
Participants come from both academic and practitioner backgrounds, 
representing a truly diverse range of theoretical approaches and therapeutic 
interests. The setting is the pleasant green campus at Nottingham University 
and the conference offers an excellent atmosphere for networking and 
participation, including practical artistic and therapeutic workshops.



*bursaries and discounts for those on low incomes without financial support 
to attend*



Presenters are encouraged to submit abstracts for any of the following types 
of presentation in 2006:



Research paper – verbal presentations of research findings of 20 minutes 
plus 10 minutes questions
Research workshop – participative format of 1 hour 30 minutes on a generic 
theme or methodology
Poster/Display – visual and/or textual presentations of research for display 
during the conference
Experiential Workshop – therapeutic or artistic workshops or demonstrations 
of 1 hour 30 minutes


We welcome submissions for academic papers and posters covering the 
diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches to CAM research and 
its various practices and techniques, for example:



·        Critical social-theoretical and political perspectives on CAM

·        Integration with biomedicine and epistemological debates

·        Patient and/or Practitioner centred research

·        Gender, Ethnicity, social exclusion and global issues

·        New Paradigm and Quantum/Systems perspectives

·        Qualitative, multi-method and multi-disciplinary approaches

·        Regulation and professionalisation of CAM

·        Healing mechanisms, placebo/non-specific effects and illness 
processes

·        Innovations in service delivery and evaluation methods for CAM 
services



*thematic sessions may be arranged on key topics in accordance with the 
range of submissions*





SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE:         Friday 24th February 2006



Please send abstracts of up to 300 words as a word document attachment to 
Alex Ryan at the conference email address below, indicating the type of 
presentation you are interested in and including the following information:

Name, Job Title, Institution/Professional Affiliation, Email Address, Phone 
Number



WEBSITE:                                            www.achrn.net

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Established in 1996 by a group of academic social scientists and health 
researchers located within multiple UK institutions, ACHRN is a forum for 
members (academic researchers, postgraduate students, CAM practitioners, 
service users, NHS and voluntary sector staff) to present research and to 
stimulate debate and dialogue on critical issues in the wider CAM community. 
Meetings are held four times a year on Fridays at the Friend’s Meeting 
House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester.

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