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The Royal Society
for the Promotion of Health
38A St. George's Drive,
London, SW1V 4BH
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 7630 0121
Fax: (+44) (0) 20 7976 6847
rsph@rsph.org
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Diary of Forthcoming
Events
Moving & Handling People 2008
31 January - 1 Febuary 2008, Disabled Living Foundation, London, UK
Moving & Handling People 2008 is based on providing hands on practitioners
in health and social care, and those with a strategic role with up to
date information and additional skills to assist them in every day safe
practice. Those involved in the field of moving and handling clients face
difficult handling situations each day that must be solved and managers
also have to plan for future service delivery. The conference programme
is designed to help delegates identify key issues to be targeted to ensure
safer handling in the future, while reviewing their own practice today.
For more information, go to www.movingandhandlingpeople.co.uk
My heart…. Your heart… Their heart
6-7 December 2007, Heart Research UK Conference, The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate
UK
Heart Research UK is hosting its first national conference with an exciting
and motivational programme focused around heart disease, nutrition, exercise,
health promotion and education. Breaking the mould of the standard conference
approach, we want you to go away energised, motivated and refreshed, equipped
with the tools you need to make sure you know how and why you should look
after your heart. Speakers include academics, practitioners and experts
in the field of heart health including Dr Derrick Cutting, Rt Hon Kevin
Barron MP, Dr Catherine Dickinson, Prof Tim Cable and Prof Tom Sanders.
Brochures and booking form can be found at http://www.heartresearch.org.uk/conference.htm
Web 2.0: What will actually benefit my charity?
4 December 2007, Baigent Ltd , London UK
Heard a lot of people talk about Web 2.0 and their Facebook page but not
sure how it could benefit your charity? This free seminar will demystify
Web 2.0 and explain the significance of user generated content and online
social networks for charities. We’ll include examples from some of
our clients like Scripture Union and the British Red Cross who are reaping
the benefits. For more info, see http://www.baigent.net/section.asp?id=351&cachefixer=.
Lessons learnt from handling major food safety incidents
27 November 2007, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, London,
UK
The seminar objectives are to identify and disseminate the lessons to
be learnt from handling major food safety events, to consider how local
authorities interact with large food businesses and to identify and discuss
the issues faced by home authorities and promote good practice in dealing
with these issues. To register, see http://www.nursingtimes.net/events/index.html.
Corporate Manslaughter, Directors' Duties' and Safety
Enforcement
19 November 2007, Centre for Corporate Accountability, London, UK
This conference looks at the likely impact of the Corporate Manslaughter
Bill on private and public organizations and the way the new offence will
be investigated and prosecuted. This event is ideal for: health and safety
representatives, public sector and crown bodies and safety officers. For
more information, email Ana-Maria Pascal at admin@corporateaccountability.org
or call 020 7490 4494
The NT Leadership Challenge
14 November 2007, Nursing Times, Northampton, UK
The Nursing Times Leadership Challenge is a unique learning experience
for senior nurses. It provides them with an innovative way of developing
their leadership skills and gain valuable insights into working collaboratively
across the health service. For more information, email conferences@emap.com.
2007 Association of Healthcare Communicators
Conference:
Reputation or Obliteration?
17-19 October 2007, Mercure St Paul's Hotel, Sheffield, UK
Reputation or Obliteration? is the title of
this year's Association of Healthcare Communicators Conference and Communicating
Health Awards. The conference promises to be inspirational, productive and
fun. This year's programme will challenge, entertain, inspire and
engage delegates throughout. Speakers include Chief Executives from the
public and private sectors, high profile individuals and top communicators.
The conference will be chaired by BBC journalist and presenter, Simon McCoy.
Click here for
more information.
Healthy kids summit
15 October 2007, Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London, UK
Organised by EducationGuardian
and SocietyGuardian, this summit brings together everyone responsible
for the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the UK, ready
to explore new approaches, both on a practical and strategic level to
ensure their contribution is relevant and valuable. Click here
for more information and to register to attend.
Giving children the continuity of care they deserve:
Are Social Work Practices the solution or radical changes in local authority
practice?
25 September 2007, The Law Society's Hall, London,
UK
The theme for this important conference is to consider
how we can give looked after children the support and continuity from
social workers they need if they are to do well. Our starting point will
be Consistent Care Matters – the report of the Green Paper Working
Group - and the strategy in the White Paper Care Matters: Time for Change.
Click here
for more information.
Achieving the education children in
care deserve: Will the White Paper make a difference?
20 September 2007, The Law Society's Hall, London, UK
This timely conference will provide
an excellent opportunity to take stock of achievements to date, examine
the potential of the future strategy for achieving better educational
outcomes for children in care and enable participants to examine the implementation
challenges. Click here
for more information.
Delivering Multidisciplinary Care in Pain Medicine
14 September 2007, The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
An evidence-based, broad approach to delivering multidisciplinary care
by multi-professional and patient training and research through all the
stages of the pain experience. Click here
for more information.
Fitness for work – Scottish launch of 4th
edition of the Faculty's seminal publication on occupational medicine
6 September 2007, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, UK
The Faculty of Occupational Medicine is joining with the Society of Occupational
Medicine (SOM) in Scotland for a Scottish launch of Fitness for Work.
The keynote speaker will be the National Director for Health and Work,
Professor Dame Carol Black and the conference will be followed by the
SOM Scottish Group’s AGM and by a dinner. Click here
for more information.
Pathways to work: promoting a life in work
13 July 2007, The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
It is difficult to refute a moral obligation on society to do all at its
disposal to support people of working age into a life of work; but what
kind of work? What progress has been made in the roll-out of the Government’s
Pathways to Work Programme? These and other related issues are the substance
of this important conference. Click here
for more information.
Prevention of falls and injuries in hospitals and care homes
2 July 2007, The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
Accidental falls are the commonest clinical incident in hospitals. They
are very common in care homes, with around 50% of residents falling each
year (many repeatedly). There is a need for evidence, guidance and sharing
of good practice on preventing falls in institutional settings. Click
here for more.
34th International Conference
on Global Health
29 May-1 June 2007, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC, USA
The Global Health Council's 34th Annual Conference is open to up to 2,000
delegates from around the world and takes the theme: 'Partnerships Working
Together for Global Health'. Key health issues which will be addressed
at the event include Global Health Policy, Disaster and Refugee Health,
Child Health and Emerging and Multi-Sectoral Issues. Presentations at
the event will explore a range of partnerships, such as those between
NGOs, the private sector and governments and between and among service
delivery, advocacy, research and academic organisations, with the common
goal of improving health worldwide. Find out more on the conference
website.
5th European Congress on Tropical
Medicine and International Health
24-28 May 2007, Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands
This congress is open to all health professionals and takes the theme
'Partnership and Innovation in Global Health'. Globally-renowned experts
are expected to convene at this event to exchange ideas on issues relating
to public health, tropical medicine, health economics and poverty. Topics
so far confirmed for some of the plenary sessions include vaccines, health
sector reform, infectious diseases and the 'North-South' research collaboration.
Please visit the conference website, www.trop-amsterdam2007.com,
for more details.
Emergency Planning and Response:
Policy and Good Practice Update
16 May 2007, MWB Victoria, London, UK
This one day CIEH conference has been designed
to examine emergency planning from an environmental health perspective,
and will bring together environmental, public health and emergency planning
experts to debate key areas around this issue. Attendees will be
able to network with colleagues in the field and can learn from Case Studies,
reviews of regulations and new initiatives. Speakers confirmed for
the event include Ian Holt, Chair of the Emergency Planning Society, and
Dr Ruth Ruggles of the Health Protection Agency. For more information
click
here.
AOHNP Annual Conference: The Business
of Occupational Health
10 May 2007, The Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
This year's conference will focus on how Occupational Health can and does
benefit your organisations. We will be covering a range of subject including
Developments in OH Education, Application of Evidence based guidelines
on Back Pain and Mental Health problems, plus much more. Visit www.aohnp.co.uk
for details. The night before the conference will see the Annual Ruth
Alston Memorial Lecture, this year entitled 'Is an Occupational Health
Nurse Consultant a benefit to the organisation/ company?'. This will take
place at the Marriott Hotel, Maida Vale, London, on 9 May. Click here
for further information.
1st International Conference of
the Journal Public Health
9-11 May 2007, SANA Lisboa Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
The first international conference of Public Health, the Journal of the
Royal Institute of Public Health, takes the theme 'Social, Cultural and
Economic Determinants of Health: International Perspectives for Global
Action' and will bring together international delegates to discuss current
knowledge of social, cultural and economic determinants of health. Keynote
speakers confirmed for the event include Professor Sir Michael Marmot
from University College, London, and Ilona Kickbusch, the Senior Adviser
to the Director of the Pan American Health Organisation. More details
can be found online at www.publichealth.elsevier.com.
11th Inter Island Public Health
Forum
17-19 May 2007, Les Cotils Christian Centre, St Peter Port Guernsey
The Inter Island Public Health Forum is an informal network of health
and other professionals working on, or with an interest in, the health
and healthcare of islands and other remote communities. The aim of the
Forum is 'to share good practice and successful progress in the delivery
of high quality public health against the special challenges facing an
island or isolated community'. The Forum has a rotating venue, and has
previously been held in the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Isle of Man, Isles
of Scilly, Guernsey, Gibraltar, the Western Isles (Hebrides) and the Orkneys.
Further details can be found online here.
Primary Care 2007
10-11 May 2007, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
This two-day conference is now Europe's largest
primary and community healthcare professionals and will feature 250 exhibitors.
There are 14 separate conference programmes which will cover a broad scope
of healthcare categories including general practice, child health, trust
management and community pharmacy. Delegates will have the opportunity
at the event to find out about the latest clinical, government and PCT
initiatives, update their skills and network with colleagues. The
conference is free of charge to attend for practising healthcare professionals,
find out more on the Primary
Care 2007 website.
Toward the Prevention of Cancer
24 April 2007, The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
This one-day symposium brings together a wide range of cancer experts
from the UK and France to discuss cancer prevention and epidemiological
factors. Topics that will be addressed include cluster analysis, environmental
and lifestyle factors, genetic predispositions to cancer and screening
for common cancers. The Jephcott Lecture, which follows the symposium
at 6.30pm and is free of charge, takes the title 'Cancer prevention: vaccine-based
approaches', and will be presented by Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
from Imperial College, London. Please visit www.rsm.ac.uk
for more information and to register.
15th UKPHA Annual Public Health
Forum
28th - 29th March 2007, EICC, Edinburgh, UK
2007's UKPHA Public Health Forum takes place at the Edinburgh International
Conference Centre and addresses the theme 'Generation to Generation: Sustainable
Directions for Public Health.' Up to 1,000 delegates from across the UK
and overseas are expected to attend to discuss and debate key issues such
as Health Inequalities, Sustainable Development and Social Marketing.
Speakers already scheduled to attend include the four UK Chief Medical
Officers and Alistair Darling MP. More details can be found on the conference
website.
Royal Society of Medicine Easter
Lecture 2007
Can cancer be cured?
26 February 2007, The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
This evening lecture will take place at The Royal Society of Medicine's
headquarters in Wimpole Street, London, and is being delivered by Professor
Karol Sikora, a globally-acknowledged authority on the modern management
of cancer. Professor Sikora is Professor of Cancer Medicine at Imperial
College School of Medicine, and is also Scientific
Director of Medical Solutions PLC, Britain's leading cancer diagnostic
company. For more information, please visit www.rsm.ac.uk.
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