International Society for Men's Health and Gender
The International Society for Men's Health (ISMH) is an international organization, dedicated to [...]- and gender-specific medicine. Its goal is to increase health professionals' awareness of [...]- and gender-specific medicine and of men's health. Since its foundation in 2001, the ISMH has developed into a worldwide scientific network of physicians and other professionals in the field of public health, gender medicine and social sciences, for global information, experience exchange and education in the field of men's health.
Goals
The ISMH goals are
- to create an international network of health professionals and organizations.
- to promote cooperation among groups, organizations and individuals willing to increase awareness of men's health and investigate, treat and PReVENT men's illnesses.
- to foster the translation of gender- and [...]-specific research outcomes into practice.
- to promote interest and online and offline education in men's health.
- to initiate research on men's health with respect to [...], gender, ethnic and racial disparities.
- to promote research on men's health (epidemiology, basic research, public health, clinical and gender medicine).
- to provide a men's health information resource center.
Activities
The ISMH organizes international conferences on men's health topics all over the world. Every second year, the ISMH is responsible for the set-up of The World Congress on Men's Health & Gender (WCMH) which serves as a knowledge transfer forum for practitioners and scientists in the fields of gender-based medicine.
In cooperation with Elsevier, the ISMH publishes Journal of Men's Health (JMH), an international journal offering updates on practise issues, research and policy matters covering all aspects of men's health. The JMH is a resource of knowledge applicable to the care of patients, and offers information and insights AbOUT men's health medicine to healthcare professionals, men's health and other organisations, patient groups and policy makers.
The ISMH is working on the development of a tool for e-continuing medical education.
The ISMH cooperates with organizations worldwide, among them are, the Austrian Society for [...] Medicine (ASSM) and the International Men's Health Week.