We invite papers from researchers and practitioners across the areas of design and health in order to develop new dialogues and offer different perspectives. Given that our focus is very much on designing with people, we encourage submissions from individuals using services and products, and the sharing of real-life experiences.<\/p>\n
With increasing pressure to rethink our healthcare systems and set against complex and interconnected global challenges, we particularly welcome contributions that interrogate meanings and assumptions relating to the terms \u2018design\u2019 and \u2018health\u2019, and offer the following words \/ terms as provocations:<\/p>\n
Design?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Health?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Care?<\/p>\n
Taboo?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Value?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Success?<\/p>\n
Risk?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Technology?\u00a0 \u00a0 Change?<\/p>\n
There are three submission types in Design4Health2018:<\/p>\n
These should aim to give a brief summary of a piece of research or a project, either completed or still in progress. These may be from the perspective of researchers or of participants in the research.<\/p>\n
Initial submission:<\/strong>\u00a0Abstracts for submissions of this kind should be a maximum of 300 words (including all text) and may include up to 3 images. Abstracts will be peer reviewed and authors of accepted abstracts will submit\u00a0full papers<\/strong>\u00a0before the conference. Recognizing that healthcare and the lived experiences of illness are enacted and shaped through everyday objects (instruments, devices, dress, furniture), we offer an opportunity for presenters to use these (actual or photographs) as the basis of their presentation. The object \/ artefact may be the outcome of the research (a resulting product or design), the method (the practice through which the research was undertaken) or be the stimulus for the research (reflecting a real-world challenge).<\/p>\n Initial submission:<\/strong>\u00a01 PDF document of maximum 3 pages A4 landscape, including a maximum of 300 words (including all text e.g. title, captions). The text can be incorporated with the images for a more visual format. See the\u00a0Call for Papers<\/a>\u00a0for full details. Proposals will be peer reviewed and authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit\u00a0visual essays<\/strong>\u00a0before the conference. Poster submissions are invited in the form of a brief (150 word) abstract plus an A4 or A3 text \/ visual representation of your work in pdf format. \u00a0On acceptance, presenters are requested to produce a visually engaging poster using a template which will be provided. The finished poster should not contain extensive amounts of detailed text but may provide further detail through links and\/or associated A4 or A5 handouts. Templates and guidance relating to the posters will be provided on the conference website. If accepted, you will be allocated time to present your poster at specified times during the conference.<\/p>\n All submissions will be reviewed by a peer review panel.<\/p>\n
\nFull papers:<\/strong>\u00a0Full papers of 3000 words should describe the work in more depth, and may be accompanied by up to 7 images.<\/p>\nArtefact-led presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nVisual Essays<\/strong>\u00a0should be no more than 1000 words and use a template to be provided.<\/p>\nPosters<\/strong><\/h3>\n
General information on submissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n