Events

The organizing committee is excited to welcome you to Oslo, Norway in June 2025 for a conference gathering colleagues working at the intersection of biomedical science and the social sciences and humanities. We aim to build a network of peers working in the field of social medicine, including health practitioners jointly trained in the social sciences or humanities and scholars across disciplines committed to nurturing health for all through practice, theory, and/or action.

The world’s migrant population is increasing. Numerous factors combine to shape the mobility of people and populations within and across borders in our time, including armed conflict, violence and political repression, as well as global economic policies that deepen inequality and produce poverty. People on the move meet many forms of borders, including borders that regulate access to nation states, rights, services, work and health care. In this seminar we explore the many ways that borders constitute in migratory processes today.

Store gap mellom forskningsresultater, praksis og pasientbehov kan medføre mangel på likeverdige helsetjenester og dårlige helse for noen innvandrergrupper.