BSA Yorkshire MedSoc Group Event Friday 16th January 2015: 12:00 – 16:00 Programme University of York Tree House, Berrick Saul Building Lunch and networking 12:00 – 13:00 Keynote 13:00-14:00: Deborah Lupton, Canberra University, Australia ‘Digital health data, big and small: some critical sociological reflections’ Coffee and Tea 14:00 - 14:30 Paper presentations: 14:30 - 16:00 John Gardner, University of York, UK (14:30pm - 15:00) ‘The broad clinical gaze in paediatric deep brain stimulation’ Chrissy Buse, University of Leeds, UK (15:00 - 15:30) ‘Looking out of place: clothing and the boundaries of ‘home’ and privacy in dementia care’ Clare Jackson, University of York, UK (15:30 - 16:00) ‘Healthcare professionals initiating decisions in labour: A pilot conversation analytic study of data from One Born Every Minute’ Future plans for the Group (16:00 - 16:30) This will be a great opportunity to meet with others with an interest in sociology of health and illness/medical sociology, to share ideas and help to build the Yorkshire research community. Who should attend? The meeting is open to researchers, academics and postgraduate students. But we also welcome anyone who has an interest in the sociology of health and illness. Cost of attendance Lunch and refreshments will be provided. In order to cover our costs and to help with future meetings the following charges will apply: £15 for BSA Members, £20 for Non-members, £10 for BSA Concessionary members, and £15 for Non-member students Registration: http://portal.britsoc.co.uk/public/event/eventBooking.aspx?id=EVT10400 About the BSA Yorkshire MedSoc Group The British Sociological Association Medical Sociology group for Yorkshire was launched in February 2014 with an event at Sheffield University (plenary speaker Prof Mary Dixon Woods) that brought together researchers from across the region to discuss stimulating work conducted by well-established and more junior colleagues. This was followed by a second event at Leeds Beckett University with a plenary from Prof Maggie Mort) and presentations from early career researchers based in Yorkshire. Events include lots of time for networking with other researchers and opportunities get involved with the Group. Study Group Page: http://www.britsoc.co.uk/study-groups/yorkshire.aspx