The Scientific and Organisation Committee cordially invites you to submit abstracts for one or more of the following presentation formats: seminar of 3 hours duration, workshop of 90 minutes duration, paper of 30 minutes duration or a poster presentation.

Abstracts can be submitted online on the following conference sub-themes:

1. Strategies and initiatives to manage violence in the health sector at local, institutional, organisational and (inter)national levels: lessons learned
2. Patterns of staff aggression and violence: including horizontal & vertical violence,and gender and discrimination issues
3. Patterns of staff & institutional aggression and violence against clients
4. Patterns of client aggression and violence against staff
5. Impact of violence including psychological, professional, ethical, economic, financial, legal, social, and political issues
6. Environmental and specific health care setting considerations including urban and rural
7. Methodological issues regarding researching violence in the health sector
8. Training and educational issues regarding clients and workers
9. Stigma, blame and attribution issues
10. Awareness promotion, visibility, and public attention

http://www.oudconsultancy.nl/Violence-Healthsector/violence/...