Events and Conferences
Upcoming conferences and study days
This page provides information and direct links to local, national and international conferences and study days. It allows health care professionals to be informed about conferences and educational events happening right across the globe.
We hope this resource will encourage, inspire and stimulate you to submit papers, apply for travel scholarships and get involved in networking and sharing best practice.
Public Health Conference
The RCN Public Health Forum hosted the RCN’s first Public Health conference to discuss and examine the interlinked factors that impact on public health on Friday 17 February 2012 at the Novotel West, Hammersmith, London.
Sandra Grieve , Chair of the RCN Public Health forum said in her opening speech:
“This is the first time that we have brought together the breadth of Public Health nursing, all of the different strands of specialism as well as generalists and those who work at the strategic level. We very much hope that you enjoy this approach and are able to strengthen professional links with other groups of nurses who deliver the same shared public health outcomes.“
Keynote speeches were given by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the new UCL Institute of Health Equity, and Professor Viv Bennett, Department of Health Director of Nursing and Government’s Principal Advisor on Public Health Nursing.
The conference was closed by Professor Dame Carol Black, the government’s Expert Adviser on Health and Work.
The programme for the conference, which contains a complete list of the days presentations and speakers, can be found here (PDF 90.6KB)
Should you wish to look at any of the presentations featured at the conference, we have a selection which can be accessed by following the links below.
Agnes Mosobela - TB Screening Partnership in Sex Workers (PDF 614KB)
Andy Hull - Green Infrastructure for Health and Well Being (PDF 802KB)
Angela Mawle - Public Mental Health (PDF 682KB)
Ben Baumberg - The benefits system: Causing or preventing ill health (PDF 936KB)
Ian Peate - Some mothers do 'ave 'em (PDF 196KB)
Jan Maw - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PDF 4.59MB)
Jane Chiodini - Travel Health Update (PDF 3.53MB)
Jane Gray - Health & Homelessness (PDF 441KB)
Jo Webber - Children and young people's health, where next? (PDF 117KB)
Karen Wagner - The Migrant Health Guide (PDF 984KB)
Michael Marmot - Fair Society, Healthy Lives (PDF 5.44MB)
Nicola Meredith - Influenza, Every Nurses Business? (PDF 2.42MB)
Simon Birkett - Traffic, air pollution and the biggest public health crisis for decades (PDF 980KB)
Steve Boorman - Employment, Occupational Health and Accident Prevention! (PDF 1.45MB)
Tabitha Griffin - Raising the profile of Health visiting (PDF 16KB)
Teresa Czajka - Emotional Aspects of Your Consultations Workshop (PDF 388KB)
Tim baxter - Healthy Lives Healthy People, the new public health system (PDF 454KB)
Viv Bennet - A New Focus on Public Health: Maximizing the nursing contribution (PDF 642KB)
For help in accessing PDF files see [How access PDF files]
Forthcoming Travel health Conferences
Joint Conference of the Faculty of Travel Medicine and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. (CPD Approved: 5.5 points)
“Should they stay or should they go?” -the duties of employers and health professionals for workers abroad. This conference will provide important information for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and employers, who are involved with employees who travel abroad for their work.
Tuesday 11 September 2012.
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square
London WC1 0XG
To Book: email: Patrick.cullen@fom.ac.uk Tel: 020 3116 6910 Fax: 020 3116 6900
The Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM4)
The Burlington Hotel Conference Centre Dublin Ireland
June 6-8 2012
9th Asia Pacific Travel Health Conference and 5th Regional Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine.
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore
May 2-5 2012
13th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM13)
Maastricht Exposition and Conference Centre, Maastrich, The Netherlands
May 19 - 23 2013
Immunisation and Vaccinations
Immunisation and vaccination workshops 2011/12
Stockport Medical Education Centre, Stepping Hill Hopsital
Workshops will be held on the following dates:
Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May 2012
Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th and Friday 12th October 2012
Health Protection Agency conference
Health Protection 2012
Health Protection 2012 is an annual 2 day conference facilitated by the Health Protection Agency and to be held at Warwick University on 11-12th September.
You have an opportunity to present and display posters (subject to the application process), discover what’s happening in the field of health protection and network with fellow stakeholders. Nurses from a variety of public health practice have attended in the past. Many have presented and a health protection nurse who shall remain nameless once won a poster competition!
Click here to find out more information.
The deadline for oral or poster presentation abstracts is Thursday 3rd May. A list of categories can be found under ‘Abstract submission’.
Community events
If you know of any events which aren't listed - or if you are organising a local event - email the editor and we will list the event free of charge, unless it is a purely commercial venture.