www.isbm.info
What is the International Society of
Behavioral Medicine (ISBM)?
ISBM is a Federation of national,
regionally-based or specialized scientific
societies, concerned with issues relevant
to behavioral medicine
25 members, 2 affiliate members
North America, Central and South America,
Europe, Asia, Australia/NZ
Membership
If you are a member of a member
society, you are automatically a member
of ISBM
Take advantage of your membership
Activities
The function of ISBM is to
● Stimulate research and practice in
behavioral medicine
● Coordinate communication and
interaction within the worldwide
behavioral medicine community
Activities
● International Congress of Behavioral Medicine
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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
(IJBM)
Newsletter
Early Career Network (INSPIRE)
Teaching seminars, curricula
Facilitation of international collaborative
research studies
Liaison with other professional organizations
Benefits of international
collaboration
● Collaboration among strong research groups
 High quality science
 Research opportunities
● Exchange of teaching materials and methods
 High quality teaching
 Teaching opportunities
● Strengthen BM practice, clinical care and public
health
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High quality guidelines
Benefits of international
collaboration
● Collaborative effort
● Joined forces
● Different perspectives and new insights
● Enhanced understanding
Executive Committee
Joost Dekker, Netherlands
President
Norito Kawakami, Japan
Past President
Adrienne Stauder, Hungary
President Elect
Petra Lindfors, Sweden
Treasurer
Frank J. Penedo, United States
Secretary
ICBM
Groningen, the Netherlands
August 20 - 23, 2014
Ronan O’Carroll, United Kingdom
Chair Scientific Program Committee
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IJBM
Christina Lee, Australia
Editor-in-Chief
Biobehavioral mechanisms
● Clinical studies
● Public health, health promotion and prevention
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Free access ISBM/SBM members
www.isbm.info
IJBM
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Early Career Network
(INSPIRE)
Carina Chan, Malaysia
carina.chan@monash.edu
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Networking opportunities
Mentorship opportunities
Support education, training and professional
development
Visibility of early career research
Promote international research collaborations
Newsletter
Beate Ditzen, Switzerland
Free access:
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Anne H. Berman, Sweden
Education and Training Committee
● Survey on education and training
Paula Repetto, Chile
International Collaborative Studies Committee
● Workshops
● Research networks
Kasisomayajula Vishwanath, USA
Organizational Liaison Committee
● Diabetes and depression
● Guideline European Cardiology Society
● Survey
Neil Schneiderman, USA
Strategic Planning Committee
Sakari Suominen, Finland
Nominations Committee
Angela Maia, Portugal
Membership Committee
Urs Nater, Germany
Communications Committee
Shin Fukudo, Japan
Finance Committee