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UCC is looking forward to hosting COMET 2023 in June! #comet2023ucc

COMET is an international and interdisciplinary conference on communication, medicine and ethics.
COMET aims to bring together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds, involving various healthcare specialities and the human and social sciences. A special emphasis will be on the dissemination of ongoing research in language / discourse / communication studies in relation to healthcare education, patient participation and professional ethics.
The 2023 conference will be hosted by University College Cork (Ireland), and will take place in the Western Gateway Building.
- Dates: 20-22 June, 2023
- Venue: Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Ireland
- Contact: comet2023@ucc.ie
To find out more, please visit https://www.ucc.ie/en/comet2023/
Plenary Speakers
COMET 2023 will feature the following plenary speakers:
- Professor Mary Catherine Beach, Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Professor Chris Code, Exeter University, UK
- Professor Hossam Hamdy, Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
We are happy to announce the call for proposals for the 21st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine, and Ethics (COMET), which will be hosted by University College Cork, Ireland, 20-22 June, 2023. The Pre-COMET Masterclass is scheduled for 19 June, 2023.
The COMET conference aims to bring together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds involving various healthcare specialties and the human and social sciences. A special emphasis is on the dissemination of ongoing research in language/discourse/communication studies in relation to healthcare education, patient participation and professional ethics.