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The Centre for the Humanities and Medicine at the University of Hong Kong is proud to host the 2026 International Consortium for Healthcare Communication (IC4CH) Symposium. The event brings together world-leading academics from institutions across Australia, Singapore, South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The Symposium will feature world-leading interdisciplinary research on health(care) communication that addresses burning public health issues. The aim of the symposium is to enhance healthcare practice and training through evidence-based health communication research. Over two days, the event will foster dialogue among researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, NGOs, and other stakeholders. While the event highlights the work of IC4CH members, it also creates space for additional scholars and stakeholders to share diverse perspectives, enriching the exchange of ideas. The symposium brings together academics from the global south and the global north to explore pertinent themes and debates in health(care) communication. A special focus will also be dedicated to emerging technologies such as telehealth and AI, emphasizing their impact on clinical communication and healthcare delivery in our rapidly evolving digital landscape.
About the Symposium
Selected Speakers
Our speakers are all distinguished members from the IC4CH Consortium
Professor of Language and Health
Department of Culture, Communication and Media, Centre for Applied Linguistics, University College London
IC4CH Member
President’s Chair Professor in Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University
IC4CH Member
Prof. Elena Semino
Co-Director of the Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, Lancaster University
IC4CH Member
Prof. Diana Slade
Director of the Institute for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH Founding Member), Australian National University
IC4CH Member
Prof. Jennifer Watermeyer
Director, Health Communication Research Unit (IC4CH Member), University of the Witwatersrand
IC4CH Member
organizing committee
Prof. olga zayts
Director, Centre for the Humanities and Medicine, Faculty of Arts, The University of Hong Kong
Prof. brian king
Deputy Director, Centre for the Humanities and Medicine, Faculty of Arts, The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Paul Wong
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
dR. VINCENT TSE
Member, Research and Impact Initiative on Communication in Healthcare, The University of Hong Kong
Mr. ANGUS CHAN
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Administrative Manager, Research and Impact Initiative on Communication in Healthcare, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
mS. FLORA LAM
Research Assistant, Research and Impact Initiative on Communication in Healthcare, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
mR. Farrukh AKHMEDOV
Student Ambassador, Research and Impact Initiative on Communication in Healthcare, School of English, The University of Hong Kong