FacultyFaculty ofof PublicPublic HealthHealth CommitteeCommittee of of the the Faculty Faculty of of Public Public Health Health in in Scotland Scotland

Public Health in Scotland Transcending Boundaries Thursday 2 & Friday 3 November 2017 MacDonald Aviemore Resort

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Conference organisation Public Health in Scotland This year’s annual Scottish Public Health Conference is being organised by the Faculty of Public Health in partnership Transcending Boundaries with the West of Scotland NHS Boards and comprises the following planning group members: Convenor, CFPHS Julie Cavanagh Humanity faces health challenges on a scale not previously NoSPHN Pip Farman encountered in the modern era and trans-disciplinary working NHS Grampian Chris Littlejohn will be increasingly required to develop resilient and sustainable NHS Health Scotland Carrie Blair solutions. Scotland is not impervious to the threats posed Specialist Registrars Group Catherine Flanigan by global climate change, peak oil, air and water pollution, NHS Highland Elisabeth Smart global economic crises, new and emerging diseases, artificial NHS Lothian Graham MacKenzie intelligence and automation, and rising inequalities and NHS Louise Wilson exclusion but new technologies, social communications and NHS Elizabeth Robinson change offer opportunities to advance health. NHS Western Isles Colin Gilmore Spanning boundaries is what good public health practice is Maggie Watts about. People working in public health have always had to ScotPHN Ann Conacher transcend boundaries to practice effectively. Our approach to this Phil Mackie is becoming increasingly important and we need to be seen to be SHSC Events Cheryl Goff Victoria Delargy leading change. Chris Jordan Boundaries are a defining characteristic of the moment. University of the Highlands and Islands Everywhere, boundaries are being radically challenged, debated Jenny Hall and redrawn, for example the boundaries between: further Sarah Morton economic progress and ecological crisis; the old politics and Aberdeen University Mike Crilly the new; nation states and the relationships between them; old health system organisations and new; geographical and Robert Gordon University Caroline Comerford organisational boundaries; diseases and their transmission; different disciplines and sectors; communications; definitions of healthy and unhealthy; governments and citizens; partnerships and relationships. Boundaries can be helpful. They codify accountability, clarify rights and responsibilities, and help us to manage complexity. Boundaries can be real or imagined, divisive and inclusive, an obstacle or a strength for cooperation and cohesion. This conference will offer delegates the space to reflect on the breadth of challenges we face, the opportunities we must maximise, the boundaries we must span and our collective Further information/queries strategies to transcend them. If you experience any difficulty in At the conference, sponsors will have the opportunity to engage submitting abstracts or require further information please contact: with public health professionals currently working across SHSCEvents Scotland and the UK and with professional public health leaders, NHS National Services Scotland from the Faculty of Public Health, Scottish NHS Health Boards Scottish Health Service Centre and national public health organisations. Crewe Road South Edinburgh EH4 2LF Tel: 0131 275 7925 Pip Farman & Chris Littlejohn Fax: 0131 623 2525 Co-Chairs of the Faculty of Public Health Committee Email: [email protected] Announcement of Conference and Call for Abstracts

Submission of abstracts Submission of shorter presentation

The theme of this conference is on understanding applications boundaries and/or how to transcend them as this applies across all of our work. Within and beyond Shorter presentations of five minutes will be included again the conference theme the conference organisers this year. They should focus on the main themes of the conference. welcome abstracts from all specialists, practitioners and researchers demonstrating effective public health This approach is included to enable ideas, issues, thoughts, or around the themes shown below (we give a few work in progress to be raised to allow the audience to think, examples) however, abstracts on new and existing work reflect upon and add to in small open fora. In this way we on any aspect of public health will also be very welcome. hope to encourage even more active participation and support networking of people and ideas to link and merge from dialogues. 1. Global / international health (e.g. microbial resistance, work with asylum seekers) These presentations must be no longer than FIVE minutes in 2. Realistic public health (e.g. work on variation, value, total and should seek merely to put forward the idea, linked innovation) to one of the main themes of the conference as outlined on 3. Sustainable and resilient public health (e.g. the previous page. Agreed presentations will be aggregated boundaries in environmental protection; or of the around the identified theme and the session will offer sufficient presentations to encourage dialogue across and public health workforce) within presentations. 4. Leading change (e.g. understanding the impact of complexity, uncertainty, evidence, politics) There will be a chair/facilitator to encourage such interlinkings. 5. Building partnerships and relationships (e.g. between healthcare professionals’ decision-making and Deadline for receipt of shorter presentation patients’ lived experience and preferences; between community planning organisations) applications Monday 9th June 2017 6. Reducing health inequalities (e.g. in health status; of Guidance for submission of shorter presentation applications health improvement; or health intelligence) Submissions for shorter presentations will only require 7. Boundaries in public health practice (e.g. between or the title of the idea and the theme identified, not the within public health domains; between academic and submission of a full abstract. services) Submissions should include the following: title of the Deadline for receipt of abstracts 9th June 2017 idea, the theme identified and your contact details Guidance for submission of abstracts including current email address. Abstracts that do not adhere to the guidelines outlined Please email applications for shorter presentations to: on the abstract submission site, or are received after the [email protected] closing date will not be considered. Please do not submit these via the online abstract All abstracts should be submitted online by going to submission site. www.fphscotconf.co.uk and following the links to the Shorter presentation applications will be acknowledged abstract submission site. Abstracts must adhere to the on receipt (by email) and authors will receive notification guidelines that can be found there. of the selection committee’s decision in late July/early August. Those who submit abstracts for presentation at the Shorter presentation applications that do not adhere to the conference will also have the option of putting their work guidelines outlined above, or are received after the closing date, forward for the Elizabeth Russell prize. The criteria for this will not be considered. prize can be viewed on the conference website. Please note that shorter presentation sessions will only occur if Abstracts will be acknowledged on receipt (by email) and there is sufficient interest. authors will receive notification of the selection committee’s decision in late July/early August. Oral presentations will be allocated 15 minutes including time for questions and answers. Poster presenters will have the opportunity to present their posters over the two-day period during the lunch and refreshment breaks. Conference registration

Further information regarding registration and accommodation costs will be available in the conference registration brochure which will be circulated in July/August. Please note that acceptance of an abstract or shorter presentation application does not provide a free place at the conference. All abstract presenters, including those selected to make oral presentations, are required to register in the usual way. A limited number of reduced fee places will be available for delegates unable to secure full funding to attend the conference. Faculty of Public Health Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland

The conference organising group appreciate the contributions from the Faculty of Public Health, NHS Health Scotland, NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Western Isles, NoSPHN, ScotPHN, University of Highlands and Islands, Aberdeen University & Robert Gordon University

The North of Scotland NHS Boards

NHS Grampian NHS Shetland NHS Grampian is in the North East corner of Scotland, NHS Shetland is responsible for the public health and covering the populations of , Aberdeenshire and healthcare of 23,000 people living in the northernmost Aberdeen City. Its population of over half a million islands of the UK, 80 km to the northeast of Orkney (10% of Scotland) varies from inner city to extreme and 280 km southeast of the Faroe Islands, between rural living with industries including oil and gas the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. One third of the production, fishing and farming. NHS Grampian is population lives in the main town of Lerwick, with the responsible for improving health and for the delivery rest living across 14 of over 100 islands which make up of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare. It does Shetland. Shetland has high employment rates, and, so in partnership with the 3 local authorities and for most people, a high standard of living; this tends other public and voluntary organisations, and also to obscure the fact that there are numbers of families enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with both and individuals who live in poverty and isolation. the University of Aberdeen and The Robert Gordon The NHS Board, Integrated Joint Board and Shetland University; in particular in health and health care Islands Council work closely with Community Planning research, workforce planning and training. Partners to address the health needs of the population.

NHS Highland NHS Western Isles NHS Highland covers 42% of the land mass of Scotland Bord SSN nan Eilean Siar (NHS Western Isles), serves and provides for a population of 321,000 across a population of 26,000 living in the Outer Hebrides. Highland Council and and Bute Council areas. NHS Western Isles is responsible for providing It is an area of contrasts with 28% of the population appropriate, accessible, modern primary and secondary living in urban areas and 28% in very remote, rural health care services over a distance greater than that areas including island populations. Approximately from Edinburgh to Belfast. The NHS Board has three 40% of NHS Highlands population live in the 15% hospitals with the main general hospital in the town most access deprived areas which is 180% higher than of Stornoway, . There is also the Uist and the Scottish level. In common with most of Scotland Barra Hospital in Benbecula and General Practitioner NHS Highland has an inverse population pyramid with led services at St Brendan’s Hospital in Barra. an aging population and clear inequalities with life expectancy being approximately 5 years less among NoSPHN the most deprived compared to the least deprived. NHS The North of Scotland Public Health Network Highland has developed the Highland Quality Approach (NoSPHN) is a collaboration between NHS Grampian, (HQA) to transform the design and delivery of safe, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS effective and person centred services across primary Western Isles. The Network aims to link groups of and secondary care. NHS Highland works closely with public health/health improvement professionals, The Highland Council, Argyll and Bute Council and the to work in a coordinated manner where this adds North of Scotland Public Health Network (NoSPHN). It value, to contribute to improving health and reducing also collaborates with the University of the Highlands inequalities, thus maximising shared resources. and Islands (UHI) and works with the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) through newly formed NHS Health Scotland Community Partnerships. NHS Health Scotland is a national Health Board working with public, private and third sector organisations NHS Orkney to reduce health inequalities and improve health. NHS Orkney serves a population of around 21,500 Our 2012–17 corporate strategy A Fairer Healthier residents who live on the archipelago which consists of Scotland sets out our vision of a Scotland in which all 70 islands although fewer than 20 are inhabited. The NHS of our people and communities have a fairer share of Board has one based in Kirkwall the opportunities, resources and confidence to live and plans for a new hospital and healthcare facility. longer, healthier lives. To achieve our mission to reduce NHS Orkney works in partnership with Orkney Islands health inequalities and improve health we work with Council and a range of other partners to ensure delivery stakeholders across all sectors to influence policy and of services to meet the population’s health needs. practice, informed by evidence, and promote action across public services to deliver greater equality and improved health for all in Scotland.

Sponsorship opportunities If your organisation would be interested in exhibiting or supporting the conference please contact SHSCEvents or visit our website for further details. www.fphscotconf.co.uk ScotPHN Robert Gordon University The Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN) is Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (RGU) provides hosted by NHS Health Scotland and is accountable to industry led undergraduate and postgraduate courses the Scottish Directors of Public Health collectively. leading to highly relevant awards and degrees. The It was created in 2006 as a collaborative network university is comprised of eleven schools which are which would add value to the work of Public Health situated on a beautiful campus on the banks of the Directorates and agencies across Scotland. River Dee. Its formal remit is to: RGU is ranked at 95.6% as a top - rated UK University • undertake prioritised national pieces of work for Graduate employment. Furthermore it is first for where there is a clearly identified need; four courses in Scotland; one of which is in Health Professions; also ranked fifth in the UK. The School • facilitate information exchange between public of Health Sciences encompasses Applied Social health practitioners, link with other networks and Sciences, Health Promotion, Nursing and Midwifery share learning; and Pharmacy and Life Sciences • create effective communication amongst The School is multi-professional covering the professionals and the public to allow efficient disciplines of Diagnostic Radiography, Health co-ordination of public health activity and Promotion, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and • support and enhance the capabilities and Sport & Exercise Science. There are a range of Under functionality of the Scottish Directors of Public Graduate and Post Graduate Courses including an MSc Health Group. in Public Health and Health Promotion. Most recently, the first element of ScotPHN’s remit, that The RGU School of Health Sciences has strong links of undertaking nationally prioritised projects, has been with practitioners and managers within the NHS, extended to ensure any issues identified as nationally Health and Social Care, Local Authorities and private important by NHS Boards, and sectors. The School has a reputation for the quality of the National Planning Forum are undertaken and that the delivery of all its professional courses. these national public health priorities are undertaken in a co-ordinated manner across Scotland. Aberdeen University Founded in 1495 the University of Aberdeen is the 5th The University of the Highlands and Islands oldest University in the UK. It attracts over 14,500 The University of the Highlands and Islands is the students a third of whom are international students UK’s leading integrated university encompassing taking undergraduate, postgraduate and research both further and higher education. Based in the study to doctorate level. The Medical School is situated Highlands and Islands of Scotland, our partnership on one of the biggest health complexes in Europe and of 13 independent colleges and research institutions offers Masters Programmes in Public Health (MPH), is locally based and rooted in communities, but with Global Health and Public Health Nutrition. national and international reach. Our Rural Health and Wellbeing research group contributes to the knowledge base on preventing ill-health and promoting wellbeing by enhancing the understanding of patterns and experiences of health, illness and their underlying drivers particularly in a rural context, and through contribution to the development of health services policy and delivery. This is achieved by addressing real life policy and practice challenges through close collaboration with policy makers, health service staff and communities.

This year’s conference will be held at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/Aviemore/

NHS National Services Scotland, Scottish Health Service Centre, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2LF Tel: 0131 275 7925 Email: [email protected]