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International Consortium for Communication in Health Care
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International, interdisciplinary collaborative translating cutting-edge research into best practice and training for safe and compassionate health care.
Website: https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/
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Looking forward to welcoming presenters and attendees to Lancaster in September!
Image shows the entrance of George Fox, where the symposium will be held. Image shows a view in Williamson Park of the Ashton Memorial. Image shows the entrance of Lancaster Castle at sunset. Image shows part of Lancaster Castle and the Priory.
July 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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📑Key themes: chronic and long-term health, infectious diseases and pandemics, vaccinations, interactions in clinical settings, end-of-life care.

🗣️Speakers will join us from Australia, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.

All are welcome!
June 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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📆 Talking of activities, our next event will be on 11-12th September 2025, where Lancaster University (UK) will host the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH). We hope to see you there!

For more information, see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
Image shows the entrance of Lancaster Castle on a sunny day.
March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Interested in what we do? See the following pages for more about our...

Projects: ic4ch.wordpress.com/about/projec...

Activities (including recordings from past events): ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

The International Charter for Human Values in Healthcare: ic4ch.wordpress.com/about/the-in...
March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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We currently have members from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

You can find our more about our organisation members here: ic4ch.wordpress.com/about/consor....

You can meet some of the people involved here: ic4ch.wordpress.com/about/consor....
This image shows the IC4CH members as listed on our website. The page reads as: Our member organisations apply their research findings to improve healthcare practice, from the development of educational resources and professional development modules, to policy innovation and recommendations for organisational change. The Institute for Communication in Health Care Australian National University, Australia Research and Impact Initiative on Communication in Healthcare The University of Hong Kong (HKU RIICH), Hong Kong Communication in Healthcare (COHEN) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science Lancaster University, United Kingdom UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics University College London, United Kingdom Health Communication Network Queensland University of Technology, Australia Health Communication Research Unit (HCRU) University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Affiliate member: Dr Elizabeth A. Rider, Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School; Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Our dual focus is on innovative research to understand the role of communication in a wide range of healthcare contexts, and translating findings to education and practice to improve patient safety and the quality of healthcare practice globally.

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Introducing IC4CH: The International Consortium for Communication in Healthcare
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March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM