Scientific Sessions

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

• Covid 19 issues
• Respiratory diseases
• HIV
• Tuberculosis
• Hepatitis
• Dengue
• Ebola
• Zika
• Infectious diseases

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES NCDS

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• All forms of Cancers
• Behavioral and biological risk factors
• Mortality and morbidity of NCDs
• National defense responses
• Health and Disability

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

• Primary health care
• Primary health care management
• Quality in primary health care
• Primary care
• Family medicine and primary care
• Primary care medicine & services
• Dental primary care
• International Health

PUBLIC HEALTH AND NURSING

• Community health nursing
• Nursing management
• Patient care in nursing
• Critical care in nursing
• Mental health nursing
• Pediatric nursing
• Veterinary Nursing

EPIDEMIOLOGY

• Cardiovascular and clinical epidemiology
• Clinical trials and evidence synthesis
• Environmental epidemiology
• General epidemiology and methodology
• Infectious disease epidemiology

NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

• Nutrition immunology
• Nutrition counselling and education
• Macronutrients
• Micronutrients
• Food Science
• Human Physiology
• Nutritional Biochemistry

OCCUPATIONAL AND SAFETY HEALTH

• Commuting accidents and injuries
• Ergonomics in the workplace
• Exposures to toxic substances in the workplace including heavy metals and radiation
• Issues among elderly workers, migrant workers, underage workers, pregnant workers
• Nanotechnology and nano particles: exposures, measurements and policies
• Noise-induced hearing loss and impairment
• Psychosocial factors at work
• Risk characterization, risk rating, and risk communication
• Social Security Organizations, health insurance and coverage: policies and issues
• Work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

• Global environmental health
• Outdoor and indoor air quality
• Road traffic accidents
• Surface and ground water quality
• Toxic substances and hazardous wastes
• Trans boundary air pollution
• Homes and communities
• Infrastructure and surveillance
• Air and water pollution
• Sewage and waste disposal
• Health and Climate Change

MATERNAL HEALTH

• Human resilience
• Management and treatment of mental health issues
• Mental disorders / Psychosis
• Mental health rehabilitation
• Psychiatry & mental health nursing

FAMILY PLANNING

• Contraceptive services
• Basic infertility services
• Broader reproductive health services, including patient education and counseling
• Pregnancy testing and counseling
• Pregnancy–achieving services including preconception health services

ADOLESCENT YOUNG ADULTS HEALTH

• Motor vehicle accidents
• Sexually transmitted infections.
• Smoking including cigarette, e-cigarette, vape and shisha
• Substance use and abuse
• Suicide and Homicide
• Teens and unplanned pregnancies
• Homelessness
• School and Student Health

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

• Abortion
• Early marriage
• Female genital mutilation
• Gender equality
• Ostracism
• Reproductive health care
• Reproductive rights
• Sexual hygiene and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Sexual rights
• Violence against women

HEALTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT

• Health Policy Research
• Indigenous Health
• Clinical Medicine
• Preventive Health
• Hospital management
• Organization of health services
• Case-Mix for NCDs
• Health Statistics and hospital statistics

METABOLIC SYNDROME

• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Causes of metabolic syndrome
• Diagnosis, treatments and medications
• Pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome
• Risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome
• Signs and symptoms

INFANT AND CHILD HEALTH

• Infant health
• Child health
• Low birth weight
• Marasmus and Kwashiorkor
• Growth and development
• Physical and emotional health
• Obesity and children
• Growth charts
• Communicable diseases
• Breast feeding

TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, AND SUBSTANCE USE

• Issues in Smoking
• Substance abuse
• Alcohol abuse
• Rehabilitation

MENTAL HEALTH

• Human resilience
• Management and treatment of mental health issues
• Mental disorders / Psychosis
• Mental health rehabilitation
• Psychiatry & mental health nursing

HEALTH ECONOMICS

• Global health policy
• Health economics and hospital behavior
• International health care marketing
• International healthcare marketing
• Legal and financial health planning

DENTAL HEALTH

• Oral Health
• Gum health
• Dental hygiene
• Periodontal diseases
• Oral cancers
• Dental caries
• Dental hygiene

PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES

• Community pharmacy
• Hospital pharmacy
• Clinical pharmacy
• Industrial pharmacy
• Regulatory pharmacy

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION

• Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
• Virtual and Immersive Reality
• Technology Implementation and Behaviour Change
• Cybersecurity, Big Data and Health Informatics
• Assistive Music Technology
• mHealth and Telehealth
• Medical engineering and biomaterials
• Telerehabilitation

HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Building health skills and knowledge
• Efficiency of health care and public health service delivery
• Facilitating clinical and consumer decision-making
• HC & HIT in healthcare: digital devices, software and social media in healthcare
• Health care quality and safety
• Improving the public health information infrastructure
• Public Health and Social Media
• Supportive care in the community and at home
• Health Promotion and Health Education

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

• Access to educational, economic, and job opportunities
• Access to health care services
• Access to mass media and emerging technologies (e.g., cell phones, the Internet, and social media)
• Availability of community-based resources in support of community living and opportunities for recreational and leisure-time activities
• Availability of resources to meet daily needs (e.g., safe housing and local food markets)
• Exposure to crime, violence, and social disorder
• Quality of education and job training
• Residential segregation, language/literacy
• Social norms and attitudes (e.g., discrimination, racism, and distrust of government)
• Socioeconomic conditions (e.g., concentrated poverty and the stressful conditions that accompany it)
• Transportation options, public safety, social support

Other Disciplines

Smoking, Alcohol and Health
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Innovations
Health Promotion and Health Education
Health and Climate Change
Health Policy Research
Public Health and Nursing
School and Student Health