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Nominations to the Editorial Board of the journal Sociology of Health & Illness (Posted 06/08/2009)

Vacancies on the Editorial Board of the journal Sociology of Health & Illness will be determined by election at the Annual General Meeting of the BSA Medical Sociology Group at the Conference at the University of Manchester, on Friday 4th September 2009.

 

The Editorial Board meets twice a year, usually once at the Medical Sociology Conference and once in London.  It is expected that all Editorial Board members take an active role on the Board.  This includes refereeing articles throughout the year and contributing to the Board meetings, which advise the Editors. Elected members serve a three year term, after which they are eligible for re-election for one further term.

 

Please note that nominees do not need to be members of the British Sociological Association.

 

Nominees should complete the Nomination Form and return it (preferably electronically) to:  Professor Hilary Thomas (Chair of the Board).

 

Latest issue of Medical Sociology online available (posted 06/08/2009)

We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume Four, Issue 1 of Medical Sociology online (MSo). This online journal can be accessed via the MSo website.

 

We are keen for MSo to become a forum for debate so we encourage you to submit a response to any of the articles for consideration for publication in the next issue.  We would also like to invite responses or submissions for papers for future issues of MSo.  Submissions or communication please to the MSo Editorial Team.

 

Proposals for the 18th Sociology of Health and Illness monograph (18/07/2009)

Proposals are invited for the eighteenth volume in the monograph series to be published by Sociology of Health and Illness in conjunction with Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. The Editorial Board of the journal will consider all proposals for the 18th monograph when it meets in September 2009.  Deadline:  14 August 2009.  Read more>

 

NEW - Sociology of Health & Illness Virtual Special Issues (09/06/2009)

Sociology of Health & Illness have developed a series of Virtual Special Issues to highlight the richness and variety of papers that have appeared in the journal, new and old. The latest virtual issue, edited by Richard Tutton and Nina Hallowell, explores the Sociological Perspectives on Genetics, Genomics and “Post-Genomics”. The editors, experts in the field, have written introductory guides to key articles that have appeared in the journal since it was founded in 1979. To read this Virtual Special Issue, and others within the series, please click here.

 

Spreading knowledge about key data resources on health and lifestyles (03/06/2009)
'Studying Lifestyles: Resources Past, Present and Future' was a popular and successful one-day seminar held at the British Library, London, on 9 March 2009. The event was designed around health and lifestyles, two key research topics. Its aim was to raise awareness of existing UK-based research resources and encourage their use by both academics and students for postgraduate dissertations and research projects. Read more>

 

Advanced Market Commitment wastes taxpayer donations: Report by Donald Light for Health Action International (15/04/2009)
The report shows how the current Advanced Market Commitment, as a way to get new vaccines to poor children, wastes taxpayer donations.  Most of the money will go to extra profits rather than to immunizing millions more children.  The AMC concept has been promoted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since its inception as a "magic bullet" that will save millions of lives.

 

The report describes alternate designs of AMCs that were not used and invites new discussion of those alternatives so that advanced purchase commitments can lower prices and immunize millions more children.  An Executive Summary contains many of the key points.  Review the report.

 

Health Sociology Review - Call for New Editorial Team (19/03/2009)

The TASA Executive seeks to appoint a new editorial team for the journal Health Sociology Review for the four-year term 2010–2013.

 

Applicants must be TASA members and must be able to demonstrate interest and involvement in the sociology of health (broadly defined). Applications for Associate Editors are particularly welcomed from TASA members living outside of Australia.  Find out more.

 

SHI PhD Awards (23/12/2008)

The Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness (the charity which owns the journal Sociology of Health & Illness) seeks applications from sociology, social policy, medical, nursing, and other departments for this award of £8,000 p.a. to the student and £3,000 p.a. to the department for a PhD on any medical sociological topic. The university department must undertake to provide other necessary costs to supplement the part-funding and to provide suitable research training.

 

An application must be made by would-be supervisors (as with the ESRC case awards scheme) by the end of January, for a decision by the Foundation by the end of February. The Foundation expects to make two awards on this occasion. Successful departments may then make their own arrangements to select suitable students.

 

Application forms and guidance notes are available from the SHI Foundation website.
 

Sociology of Health & Illness - Reduced Subscription Rates for BSA Members (10/12/2008)

Sociology of Health and Illness is an international journal which publishes sociological articles on all aspects of health, illness, medicine and health care.  Empirical and theoretical contributions in this field in the form of original research reports or review articles are welcomed. In addition to the six regular issues published each year, subscribers receive a further special issue. These themed issues aim to identify and contribute to new areas of debate and research in the discipline and each issue is devoted to an important topic of current interest.

 

Are you a member of the BSA?  If so, you can benefit from reduced subscription rates for SHI - find out more.

 

The Policy Press has just published a new book, 'Healthcare in the UK', by Ian Greener (10/12/2008)

The book contends that attempts to reform the NHS can only be understood by reference to both the wider social and political contexts, and to the organisational and ideational legacies present within the NHS itself. It aims to take students beyond a basic understanding of the historical development of health policy in the UK, to one that demonstrates an appreciation of the interactions between health policy, organisation and society.

 

For more information please see The Policy Press' website.  It is is currently available on their website with a 20% discount.

 

Alternatively, try MSo for articles focussed on the broad area of medical sociology.

 

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