The conference is devoted to broadly understood issues of health, prevention, and treatment of diseases from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The aim of the conference is to create a space for reflection on the contemporary understanding of health and disease – both in a medical context and from the perspective of social sciences and humanities, such as law, psychology, pedagogy, economics, anthropology, and sociology. We will also discuss health and disease from the perspective of culture (games, fairy tales, films, TV series, music), literature, media, and art.

The event aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience between specialists in various fields, promoting the creation of joint strategies for improving the quality of healthcare and promoting a healthy lifestyle, as well as addressing health and illness issues in a comprehensive and effective manner.

Proposed (sample) thematic areas of your conference presentation:

• A Holistic Approach to Health – Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine in Patient Care
• Health and Illness History
• Psychosocial Determinants of Health and Illness – The Impact of Stress, Relationships, and Lifestyle on Human Well-Being
• New Technologies in Diagnostics and Treatment – ​​The Role of • Artificial Intelligence, Telemedicine, and Health Monitoring
• Ethical and Legal Aspects of Medical Decisions – Between Patient Autonomy and Physician Responsibility
• Mental Health as the Foundation of General Health – The Importance of Prevention, Therapy, and Stigma Reduction
• Bioethics – Case Studies
• Medical Law – Selected Topics
• 21st Century Diseases of Civilization – Prevention, Treatment, and Challenges for Healthcare Systems
• Children's Health and Illness – Pedagogical Case Studies
• Sociological Analyses of Health and Illness
• Health and Illness in Culture – Film, Fairy Tales, Games, Songs
• Health and Illness in Literature and Art
• The Importance of Health Education and Social Awareness in Disease Prevention
• The Relationship Between the Body and Mind – The Influence of Emotions, Trauma, and Beliefs on the Course of Illness and the Process Treatment
• Anthropological Perspective on Health and Illness
• Healthcare Systems in Selected Countries
• Public Health in the Age of Globalization – Epidemiological Challenges, Migration, and Access to Healthcare
• Balance Between Individual and Societal Health – The Role of Health Policy and Community Responsibility

And many more!

We encourage you to address these problems and to conceptualize their upcoming solutions. Importantly, the thematic areas mentioned above are to be treated only as examples. We strongly encourage you to go beyond them.

Presentations may be based on your own or third-party research (review literature and research of others), as well as take the form of posters or case-studies.

We accept presentations in Polish and English.

• Medical students and doctoral students, medical professionals, lawyers, psychologists, and experienced researchers, as well as all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

Presentations may be delivered in the following languages:

• Polish
• English

According to the above-mentioned languages, the panels (sessions) of the conference will be arranged.

• Prof. Tomasz Brzozowski, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Andrzej Urbanik, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Błażej Kmieciak, Ph.D. (The Maria Grzegorzewska University)
• Prof. Anna Skalska, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Agnieszka Kubicka-Trząska (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Renata Markiewicz, M.D., Ph.D. (Medical University of Lublin)
• Prof. Agnieszka Kozioł-Kozakowska, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Grażyna Lietzau, M.D., Ph.D. (Medical University of Gdańsk)
• Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. (Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Pediatrics & Dermatology Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
• Magdalena Jaworek, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Aleksandra Karykowska, Ph.D. (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences)
• Dr. Monika Jach (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)
• Dr. Aureliusz Kosendiak (Lower Silesia University in Wrocław)
• Dr. Valery Loumber (Director of Academic Development)
• Luke Darby Bartosik (Managing Director of the Center for Medical Studies; President of the Center for American & European Studies)

➤ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and fill in the Speaker Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/oihFnxidx3iAeZjp7

2️⃣Submit the above-mentioned Speaker Registration Form by 23.59 on April 20, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by April 21, 2026.

3️⃣Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via e-mail. The fee must be paid by April 23, 2026 at the latest.

➤PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

Fill out the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/ZgwVB1B2fQaWWqcTA

Submit the Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on April 24, 2026. Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a passive conference participant certificate).

Pay the audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to you via e-mail. The fee must be paid by April 26, 2026 at the latest.

Don’t worry! Registered audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule with a full list of speakers and names of their presentations before submitting the conference fee. The schedule will be delivered to registered audience by email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 229 PLN / 55 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 259 PLN / 65 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 129 PLN / 40 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 159 PLN / 50 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*:

"first name and last name – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – International Academic Conference “Health and Sickness”"

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two, three or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or other institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• It is possible to receive a certificate for co-authorship of research by individuals who do not present at the conference but have actively participated in the research presented at the conference. In order to receive such a certificate, it is required that (1) each co-author of the research pays the fee as for active participation, (2) each co-author of the research completes an active participation form with the indication of the other co-authors, and (3) the presenting participant (speaker) sends a documentary statement (e-mail) confirming the names of the non-presenting co-authors of the research at the conference and their academic affiliations.
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Paper certificates of participation will be sent by traditional mail up to two (Poland) months from the end of the conference – due to the approaching scholarship deadlines, we will attempt to send them even faster.
• Digital certificates are sent within a week from the end of the conference to *all* participants.
• Each participant will receive a certificate on the composition of the Conference Committee.
• Each participant will receive a certificate confirming the status of the Center for American Studies / Center for Medical Studies as a scientific society engaged primarily in independent and continuous scientific activity, along with a complete list of the members of the Academic Council.
• In addition to the certificates and the confirmation of the composition of the Academic Council, all participants will also receive a Book of Abstracts bearing an official ISBN (International Standard Book Number). The Book of Abstracts may be attached to the certificate as part of scholarship and grant application procedures.
• We recommend following the guidelines below when preparing your abstract:

(1) Polish version – https://tinyurl.com/yp5pwyzd

(2) English version – https://tinyurl.com/bde7uazf

Preparing your abstract in accordance with these guidelines increases the chances of a positive review and acceptance to present at the conference as a speaker.

• The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by the Organizer (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).