"New Approaches in Medicine Conference" at Bahçeşehir University

The "New Approaches in Medicine Conference - 1," organized in partnership with the Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, New York University (NYU) and the Bahçeşehir University Research Methods School (BAYO), brought together prominent scientists from the international community in Türkiye. The conference, which approached health from a biological, psychological and social perspective, featured names such as Perry Halkitis from NYU, Theodore Walls from the University of Rhode Island, and Niyati Parekh and Danielle Ompad, also from NYU.

In addition to Halkitis, faculty member at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, who gave a presentation on "Looking at Health through a Bio-Psycho-Social Lens," Ompad from the same school gave a talk titled "Psychological and Sociological Factors in Drug Use." On preventing smoking, which is also on Türkiye's agenda, the talk by Theodore Walls of the University of Rhode Island, "New Models on Heavy Smokers," was also one of the most anticipated topics of the conference. The talk by Niyati Parekh of NYU was titled "Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms and Intervention Techniques in Adults," while Halkitis's presentation "AIDS: Psychosocial and Structural Factors in Prevention and Treatment" was also part of the conference program.