The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, 3rd Annual International Arts and Health Conference, will present best practice and innovative arts and health programs, effective health promotion and prevention campaigns, methods of project evaluation and scientific research.

The 2011 Conference will continue to have a special focus on mental health and creative ageing, including programs for people with dementia and their carers; as well as workplace wellbeing programs; arts and health programs for Aboriginal communities; the built environment, design and health; medical education and medical humanities.

Conference streams

1. Arts and Health in Acute Care and Primary Care
2. Arts and Community Health
3. Arts in Health Promotion
4. Medical Humanities / Medical Education and Training / Creative Health
5. Arts and Health Research and Evaluation

Who should attend?

• Medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals and associations
• Government decision-makers and policy advisers in health, indigenous affairs, arts, science, education and training, community health, veterans’ affairs, cultural tourism and local government
• Executives in public and private hospitals, retirement villages, aged care and palliative care facilities
• Arts organisations, visual and performing artists, writers, arts in healthcare practitioners
• Representatives of Aboriginal communities
• Local Government representative from community cultural development, aged care and community health services
• Education authorities, academics, teachers and medical and healthcare colleges
• Researchers, particularly in the area of health and social sciences
• Art and museum educators and curators
• Art therapists
• Media

Important Dates

• Call for Abstracts and Nominations for the 2011 Arts and Health Australia Awards for Excellence closes Friday 29 July 2011
• Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts will be made by email by Monday 22 August 2011
• Presenters with successful submissions to register for the conference by Friday 16 September 2011
• Early bird registrations close Friday 7 October 2011
• Digital copy of accepted oral presentations, workshops and posters to be submitted to Arts and Health Australia by Monday 31 October 2011