Congresso Salvador 2007

• The posters will have the following dimensions: 96 centimeters (width) and 1 meter (height). The title must be visible from 2 meters away, followed by the name(s) of the author(s) and the respective institution(s).
• Even though it is recommended for a better esthetic, the commission does not require the posters to be plotted, but only determines the following items to be observed: introduction, objectives, materials and methods, results and conclusions. The poster must also present a contact address and, when necessary, the financial funds of the work;
• The posters will be in exhibition during all the event and might began to be posted in June 14th, and must be withdrawn until June 18th. Posting and withdrawn of the posters will be of the author's responsibility and will have support by the congress organization;
• It will be granted a mention of honor to posters selected by the Congress Scientific Committee;
• The certificate of the poster presentation will be given during the Congress, at July 17th and 18th. Posters not presented will not receive certificates.

Instructions to Lecture

• This activity will last 60 minutes, when a renowned speaker will talk about specific themes.

Instructions to Panel

• This activity counts with a coordinator (entitled to an exhibition) and up to four speakers. It was organized from the proposals sent by institutional pairs and the Scientific Committee. The objective of the session is to debate important issues to the area, and includes a public debate and participation with question at the end of the session. It will last 90 minutes.

Instructions to Oral Communication

• This activity counts with a coordinator and up to five speakers. It was organized with abstracts submitted to evaluation. The objective is to present the papers and includes a debate among the public with questions at the end of the session. It will last 90 minutes.

Instructions to Forum

• A group of people or social actors interested in a specific theme related with the Congress themes. It will have one coordinator and abstracts of papers submitted to be distributed to all participants. The activity is open to all registered at the Congress and will have as a final product, a report to be published at Abrasco Bulletin afterwards.

BY POST : March, 05th 2007
ONLINE: March 18th, 2007 at 12pm (Brasilia time)

Each group of themes has various numbers of sub-themes, suggested by the Congress promoters.
Each theme has its coordinators, and each of the sub-themes will have one coordinator who will be able to organize the production related to that sub-theme. All coordinators will be linked through a virtual network.
The authors must choose one of the groups of themes and their sub-themes to submit an abstract.

Theme A - PUBLIC HEALTH TODAY: THE PRACTICES, THE THEORETICAL AND POLITICAL DEBATE

A.1 - Social and Human Sciences at Public Health: epistemological and methodological challenges;
A.2 - Ethics, Policies, Information and Communication in Health: the creation of Integrated Knowledge Networks;
A.3 - Health Professionals Education;
A.4 - Economy of Health Policies;
A.5 - Traditional Therapeutic Systems and Emerging Health Practices;
A.6 - Culture, Health and Illness: body, subjectivity and practices in Public Health.

Theme B - EQUITY AND RIGHT TO HEALTH

B.1 - Universal Health Systems: changes, progresses and challenges;
B.2 - Experiences of New Models of Management and Organization at Health Services;
B.3 - Integrity and Integrality at Health Institutions;
B.4 - Work Relations and Health in a Globalized Economy;
B.5 - Health Technologies Innovation and Evaluation;
B.6 - Gender, Sexuality and Health;
B.7 - Ethnic, Race and Right to Health.

C.1 - Psychological Distress, Discomfort and Life Conditions;
C.2 - Globalization of Violence, Daily Violence, War and Health;
C.3 - Inequality, Discrimination and Social Exclusion;
C.4 - Ethics, Responsibility and Social Justice;
C.5 - Solidarity, Positive Reciprocity and Sociability;
C.6 - Migrations, Urban Space and Conditions of Life and Health;
C.7 - Hunger and the Right of Food.

Theme D - MOBILIZATION AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION: ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

D.1 - Participation and Social Control in Health;
D.2 - Social Demands and the Production of Rights to Health;
D.3 - Civil Society Mobilization and Social Movements in the Defense of Health;
D.4 - Identity Movements, Diversity and Differences in Health;
D.5 - Collective development at the worldwide Construction of Rights to Health;
D.6 - Democratization vs. Institutionalization: limits at the participation process of health policies;
D.7 - Social Mobilization for Health in the Context of Progressive Governments.