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 Public Health Conferences
Immunisation and Vaccinations
13th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM13)
Date: 19-23 May 2013
Venue: Maastricht Exhibition and Conference Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Further information is available on the ISTM website
24th National Immunisation Conference for Health Care Workers
Date: Friday 6th December 2013 from 0845 to 1700
Venue: The Manchester Conference Centre, Weston House, Sackville Street, Manchester
Immunisation & Vaccination Workshops 2013
Dates:15 - 17 May and 16 - 18 October
Venue Stockport Medical Education Centre, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Health Protection Agency Conferences
Community events
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