Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations
We are issuing a call to researchers, service providers, practitioners, trainers, those who work with men’s groups ... to submit a 200 word abstract for a Poster Presentation on their work with men in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. These posters will be displayed at a forthcoming conference which is being organised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in partnership with the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI). This event is titled ‘From Policy to Practice: Profiling the Impact of Ireland’s National Men’s Health Policy’, and it will take place on Thursday 13th June 2013 in Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin.
The aim of this conference is to highlight the key outputs in the area of men’s health in Ireland that have been delivered since the publication of the Men’s Health Policy and 5-year Action Plan, and to set priorities for core policy areas in men’s health in the future.
Abstracts should relate to work which falls under the following key themes:
- Gender specific health promotion targeted at men - alcohol, drugs, smoking, obesity, physical activity, violence, injury prevention and sexual health
- Men’s health in the workplace
- Men's health and fatherhood
- Gay and bi-sexual men's health
- Community development work with a focus on men's health
- Mental health promotion and suicide prevention in men
- Chronic illness prevention and treatment for men
- Gender and palliative care
- Men's health among ethnic minorities
- Men’s health training
All abstracts submitted will be considered for a Poster Presentation at this event. Please submit your abstract by email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by no later than 5.00pm on Friday 10th May 2013. Notification of acceptance will be issued by Wednesday 15th May 2013.
Further details on the conference itself will be available in the near future.