📢 Call for Abstracts- extended until 25 April 2025
The International Association for the Scientific Study for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Health Issues Special Interest Research Group (SIRG) is inviting you to submit conference presentation proposals for oral and poster presentations to the IASSIDD Health Issues SIRG conference, co-hosted with the Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich. This internationally focused conference will take place at the historic Greenwich Maritime Campus from 1-2 September 2025 - in the old Royal Naval College, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Southeast London. 🌳🏛️.
IASSIDD is the global association for scientific research with people with intellectual disabilities, and the Health Issues SIRG focuses on all aspects of health and health research for people with intellectual disabilities. Accordingly, the theme for the conference is: Inclusive practices to promote the health of people with intellectual disabilities. We welcome conference presentation proposals for all aspects of inclusive practices to improve health in this group.
Who do we want to hear from?
✅Researchers
✅Health and social care professionals
✅Anyone who supports people with intellectual disabilities
✅People with lived experience of intellectual disabilities
Some areas of special interest include:
⭐Health promotion and preventive care,
⭐Healthy aging for adults with intellectual disabilities,
⭐Risk factors for chronic diseases,
⭐Health screening and early detection,
⭐Primary and acute care,
⭐Addressing health needs,
⭐International collaborations,
⭐Health systems and policies,
⭐Training for health professionals
⭐Innovative research methodologies in health issues.
We welcome oral and poster presentations on all aspects of health issues in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Therefore, we are calling for abstracts on how research, policy-making, and clinical practices with people with intellectual disabilities can be inclusive, and meaningfully include people with intellectual disabilities, their families, and their supporters, while at the same time improving their health and wellbeing.
This two-day, internationally focused conference will include keynote presentations, oral and poster presentations, and informal networking opportunities. It is expected to be a sufficiently small conference to ensure that there are opportunities for discussion and generating new ideas.
The extended deadline to submit an abstract is Monday 25 April 2025 by 11:45pm GMT. Information about the proposal format and the link to submit is available below.
