Looking back at the 3rd European Conference on Health Communication
(see below for Dutch version)

On 4 and 5 November 2021, ACHC researchers and colleagues from Radboud University, the University of Antwerp and the Hogeschool Utrecht organized the third European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC). The theme of this conference was “Health communication dynamics in turbulent times”.

The online conference attracted 150 participants from more than 15 different countries. The program consisted of 90 research presentations on the role of health communication in the context of technological developments and the rapidly changing media landscape. The best PhD presentations were awarded a prize during the festive closing session of the conference.

The two keynote lectures were delivered by Dr. Wyke Stommel (Radboud University Nijmegen) and Koen Wauters (VRT). Stommel spoke about the influence of video technology in postoperative consultations. Wauters described how his work as a science journalist in Flanders changed due to the corona crisis.

In addition to traditional presentations, there was also plenty of room for presenting work in progress. In addition, there were two PhD sessions; one on ‘learning from failure’ (by Prof. Elena Semino, Lancaster University) and one on publishing (with editors from Mobile Media & Communication, Patient Education and Counseling, and the European Journal of Health Communication).  In addition, EACH (International Association of Communication in Healthcare), TWG Health Communication of ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association) and the Health Communication division of ICA (International Communication Association) presented themselves.

Conference participants were also able to meet informally during the conference. There were ‘breakout coffee rooms’ and participants could test their knowledge about communication, health and coronavirus during the Pub Quiz night.

More information about the conference, including the complete program and book of abstracts, is available at www.echc2021.eu.

We look back upon a successful and inspiring conference and thank our sponsors: NeFCA and ECREA!

We also thank the organizing committee, existing of Hanneke Hendriks, Gudrun Reijnierse, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Enny Das, Heidi Vandebosch, Hans Vehof en Julia van Weert, and all the other people who supported the conference.

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European Conference on Health Communication 2021: een terugblik

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Op 4 en 5 november 2021 organiseerden ACHC-onderzoekers met collega’s van de Radboud Universiteit, de Universiteit Antwerpen en de Hogeschool Utrecht de derde European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC). Het thema van deze conferentie was “Health communication dynamics in turbulent times”.

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De online conferentie trok 150 deelnemers uit meer dan 15 verschillende landen. Het programma bestond uit 90 onderzoekspresentaties over de rol van gezondheidscommunicatie in de context van technologische ontwikkelingen en het snel veranderende medialandschap. De beste presentaties door promovendi werden tijdens de feestelijke afsluiting van de conferentie beloond met een prijs.

De twee keynotelezingen werden verzorgd door Dr. Wyke Stommel (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen) en Koen Wauters (VRT). Stommel sprak over de invloed van videotechnologie bij postoperatieve consulten. Wauters beschreef hoe zijn werk als wetenschapsjournalist in Vlaanderen door de coronacrisis veranderde.

Behalve traditionele presentaties was er ook volop ruimte voor het presenteren van work in progress. Voor PhD’s waren er bovendien sessies over ‘leren van mislukkingen’ (door Prof. Elena Semino, Lancaster University) en over het publiceren van onderzoek (met editors van Mobile Media & Communication, Patient Education and Counseling, en het European Journal of Health Communication). Daarnaast presenteerden EACH (International Association of Communication in Healthcare), de TWG Health Communication van ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association) en de Health Communication divisie van ICA (International Communication Association) zich.

Naast het wetenschappelijke programma konden congresdeelnemers elkaar ook informeel ontmoeten. Zo waren er ‘breakout coffee rooms’ en konden deelnemers hun kennis over communicatie, gezondheid en corona testen tijdens de Pub Quiz night.

Meer informatie over de conferentie, waaronder het complete programma en het book of abstracts, is beschikbaar op www.echc2021.eu.

We kijken terug op een succesvolle en inspirerende conferentie en danken onze sponsors: NeFCA en ECREA!

Ook veel dank aan de organiserende commissie bestaande uit Hanneke Hendriks, Gudrun Reijnierse, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Enny Das, Heidi Vandebosch, Hans Vehof en Julia van Weert en alle anderen die geholpen hebben bij de organsisatie.