http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/forthcoming.aspx?EventsListingOrig_SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/interpersonal-narratives-and-mental-health.aspx There is an increasing interest in the study of self-narratives in the context of mental health, as many suggest that psychiatric disorders are at bottom 'disorders of the self'. Do the narratives of people with a psychiatric diagnosis lack correspondence with reality or internal coherence? Can interventions aimed at restoring correspondence or coherence, contribute to recovery and increased wellbeing? We would like to explore these issues, and the role of narratives in the understanding of mental health service users' sense of autonomy and responsibility. Wed, 08 May 2013 07:33:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/interpersonal-narratives-and-mental-health.aspx Park House http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/best-practice-for-PROs-in-randomised-clinical-trials.aspx Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly assessed in clinical trials and provide 'the patient voice' in evidence on treatment effectiveness. Researchers at the University of Birmingham (chaired by Dr Calvert) are leading a programme of work, which aims to enhance the design, implementation, analysis and reporting of PROs in trials, to improve the way that results are used to inform clinical care. Thu, 09 May 2013 10:48:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/best-practice-for-PROs-in-randomised-clinical-trials.aspx Hornton Grange http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/communicating-mental-health-c1700-2013.aspx Building on the success of 'Complaining about Medicine' (11/2012), this two-day workshop seeks to broaden this important, but underdeveloped area: communicating medicine and health. The event will help consolidate a new group 'Social Studies of Medicine': disparate University of Birmingham scholars researching social aspects of health, with historical, ethical, policy-oriented or medical humanities approaches. Yet the clear aim of this workshop is to widen and deepen interdisciplinarity by exploring how diverse fields are impacting on the rich lineage of communicating mental health, and vice versa. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:11:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/communicating-mental-health-c1700-2013.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/political-power-tax-complexity.aspx An interdisciplinary colloquium will be held in Birmingham on 19 September 2013 to investigate the relationship of political power and complexity in the UK tax system. The immediate output will be a submission of a series of articles to a special issue or section of Social and Legal Studies, but it is also hoped that the colloquium will stimulate ongoing working relationships and ultimately further collaborative publications. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:14:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/ias/workshops/2013/political-power-tax-complexity.aspx