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Health IN A CHANGING SCOTLAND The ball’s in our court CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ANNUAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE Thursday 6 & Friday 7 November 2014 Macdonald Aviemore Resort Faculty of Public Health Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland www.fphscotconf.co.uk Announcement of Conference and Call for Abstracts 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 Health in a Changing Scotland or shorter presentation application does not provide a free place at the conference. All abstract presenters, including those selected to make oral presentations, are The ball’s in our court required to register in the usual way. A limited number of reduced fee places will be available for delegates unable to secure The title and cover picture for this year’s conference are full funding to attend the conference. The conference plenary sessions will be made intended to reflect 2 key events in 2014 which could have available for those who would like to join the significant implications for Public Health in Scotland – the conference by video-conferencing. Independence Referendum and the Commonwealth Games (although not on the 2014 programme, tennis has long been Conference organisation on the list of approved optional Commonwealth Games sports). By the time of the conference both of these will have This year’s annual Scottish Public Health Conference is being organised by the taken place, and this provides an ideal time to discuss how Faculty of Public Health in partnership with we can proactively use the opportunities that the Games and the North of Scotland Health Boards and Referendum provide to shape the health of our population and comprises the following planning group the structures that support this. members: Simon Hilton, NHS Grampian (Co-Chair) The FPH Scottish Conference is an important opportunity for Pip Farman, NoSPHN (Co-Chair) those working across the spectrum of public health to come Emilia Crighton, Faculty of Public Health together in order to provide context for their work, develop Karen Goodwin, Faculty of Public Health new and strengthen existing networks, and gain inspiration. Robert Henderson, NHS Highland This year’s themes combine the established domains of public Louise Wilson, NHS Orkney health practice with topic areas which represent extensive Wendy Hatrick, NHS Shetland challenges and opportunities for a range of other agencies, but Martin Malcolm, NHS Western Isles in which a strong public health voice is needed. We will hear Emily Stevenson, NHS Grampian from interesting and motivational speakers from a variety of Dorothy Moir, NHS Grampian backgrounds, and hold what we are sure will be a lively panel Phil Mackie, ScotPHN session to get those critical juices flowing. Ann Connacher, ScotPHN Politicians from all of the mainstream political parties have been Jill Hopper, SHSCEvents setting out a vision for a more progressive, equal Scotland, and Annie Beckham, SHSCEvents there is agreement that whatever the result of the Referendum, there will be changes to the landscape in which we operate. So, Further information/queries as we enter a new era in Scotland, we hope that the conference If you experience any difficulty in submitting will encourage and inspire delegates to develop a vision for our abstracts or require further information country’s future. What messages do we want to give the public please contact: and politicians about the importance of the health of the whole SHSCEvents population? What can we do and how do we position ourselves NHS National Services Scotland Scottish Health Service Centre to deliver this vision? The ball is in our court. Crewe Road South Simon Hilton and Pip Farman Edinburgh EH4 2LF Co-Chairs of the Conference Planning Committee Tel: 0131 275 6497 Fax: 0131 275 2369 Email: [email protected] Sponsorship opportunities If your organisation would be interested in exhibiting or supporting the conference please www.fphscotconf.co.uk contact SHSCEvents for further details. Announcement of Conference and Call for Abstracts Submission of abstracts Submission of shorter presentation applications Within and beyond the conference theme the conference organisers particularly welcome As an innovation, shorter presentations of 5 minutes have abstracts from all specialists, practitioners and been introduced at previous conferences. These have proved researchers demonstrating effective public health successful and so will be included again this year. They should around the themes shown below. However, focus on the main themes of the conference. abstracts on new and existing work on any aspect This approach is included to enable ideas, issues, thoughts, of public health will also be very welcome: or work in progress to be raised to allow the audience to think, reflect upon and add to in small open fora. In this way we hope to • Early Years/Children encourage even more active participation and support networking • Health and Social Care Integration of people and ideas to link and merge from dialogues. • Health Improvement These presentations must be no longer than FIVE minutes • Health Protection in total and should seek merely to put forward the idea, • Health Inequalities linked to one of the main themes of the conference. Agreed • Improving Healthcare Services presentations will be aggregated around the identified • Public Health in Collaboration theme and the session will offer sufficient presentations to • Remote and/or Rural Perspectives encourage dialogue across and within presentations. • Sustainability of Services There will be a chair/facilitator to encourage such interlinkings. • Legacy Issues in Relation to Events Deadline for receipt of shorter presentation Deadline for receipt of abstracts applications Monday 23rd June 2014 Monday 23rd June 2014 Guidance for submission of shorter presentation Guidance for submission of abstracts applications Submissions for shorter presentations will only require Abstracts that do not adhere to the guidelines outlined on the the title of the idea and the theme identified, not the submission abstract submission site, or are received after the closing date of a full abstract. will not be considered. Submissions should include the following: title of the All abstracts should be submitted online by going to idea, the theme identified and your contact details www.fphscotconf.co.uk and following the links to the including current email address. abstract submission site. Abstracts must adhere to the guidelines that can be found there. Please email applications for shorter presentations to: [email protected] Those who submit abstracts for presentation at the conference will also have the option of putting their work forward for the Please do not submit these via the online abstract Elizabeth Russell prize. The criteria for this prize can be viewed submission site. on the conference website. Shorter presentation applications will be acknowledged Abstracts will be acknowledged on receipt (by email) and authors on receipt (by email) and authors will receive notification will receive notification of the selection committee’s decision in late of the selection committee’s decision in late July/early August. July/early August. Shorter presentation applications that do not adhere to the Oral presentations will be allocated 15 minutes including time for guidelines outlined above, or are received after the closing date, questions and answers. will not be considered. Poster presenters will have the opportunity to present Please note that shorter presentation sessions will only occur if their posters over the two-day period during the lunch and there is sufficient interest. refreshment breaks. This year’s conference will be held at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/Aviemore/ www.fphscotconf.co.uk Faculty of Public Health Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland Acknowledgements 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, No SPHN, ScotPHN and SHSCEvents. NHS Grampian NHS Highland NHS Grampian is in the North East corner of Scotland, covering NHS Highland’s catchment area comprises the largest and most the populations of Moray, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City. Its sparsely populated part of the UK with all the attendant issues of a population of over half a million (10% of Scotland) varies from difficult terrain, rugged coastline and populated islands. The area inner city to extreme rural living with industries including oil and covers 32,568 km², which represents approximately 41% of the gas production, fishing and farming. NHS Grampian is responsible Scottish land surface. NHS Highland serves a population of some for improving health and for the delivery of primary, secondary 320,000 people who are resident within the Highland and Argyll & and tertiary healthcare. It does so in partnership with the 3 local Bute Council boundaries. NHS services work closely with both authorities and other public and voluntary organisations, and also Councils and with a range of other partners. enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with both the University of Aberdeen and The Robert Gordon University; in particular in health and health care research, workforce planning and training. NHS Orkney
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