Courses and Conferences - (2003) Volume 11, Issue 2
18 June 2003
Novotel, Manchester (West), Worsley, Manchester, UK
This conference gives the opportunity for delegates to examine the concept of ‘research governance’, listen to keynote speakers and share good practice.
This conference gives the opportunity for delegates to examine the concept of ‘research governance’, listen to keynote speakers and share good practice. The aims of the conference are to:
flexamine how research governance will a¡ect health professionals
• learn how to approach ethical committees and be successful
flevaluate the LREC process
• identify gaps in the research governance guidelines/policy
• consider the e¡ectiveness of research governance policy
• compare and contrast the research governance experiences of health and social care
• review the e¡ectiveness of research governance experiences of health and social care
• share good practice
• consider and evaluate the user perspective of research governance
• consider patient consent and how best to inform patients about research.
2-3 July 2003
Church House, Westminster, London, UK
As the use of integrated care pathways (ICPs), as a tool to achieve improvements in care delivery, is becoming more widespread, their benefits are becoming increasingly evident.
By outlining what should happen, when, and the expected result, ICPs help provide consistency and continuity to high-quality care. As well as supporting evidence-based practice, risk management and clinical audit, ICPs can help to minimise clinical error, improve patient safety and reduce complaints and claims – in addition to providing an opportunity for patients and the public to become involved in developing services.
The annual event, now in its third year, is made up of two streams spanning both days of the conference – this year with an international flavour, as speakers from Australia, Belgium and Germany, as well as from the UK, share their experiences.
The conference will cater for healthcare professionals with a range of experience in pathways, so whether you are interested in the basics of writing a successful ICP, or the more advanced topics, the choice of streams and workshops will give you the opportunity to tailor the conference to your role and responsibilities. There will also be plenty of opportunity to discuss specific issues that you are facing in the interactive ‘ICPs Surgery’.
14-15 July 2003
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
The conference will draw on learning from a number of regional and national events focusing on evidence, theory and practice within the field. Its aims are to:
flexplore the role of healthy settings as a vehicle for delivering e¡ective public health practice, within the context of current government agendas and priorities
flexplore ways in which healthy settings can support the work of local strategic partnerships and help to implement community plans and neighbourhood renewal strategies
flexplore the synergy between work in a diversity of settings and discuss how the approach can contribute to tackling cross-cutting issues
• reflect on, share and develop learning from settings and partnership working
• facilitate the development of theory and practice within the field and to debate ideas, issues and approaches.
21-22 July 2003
Conference Aston, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
The theme of the conference in 2003 will be ‘Clinical Audit – Improving the Quality of Healthcare’ and abstract submissions are invited for papers, both short parallel presentations and poster sessions. Categories include:
flaudits of domestic violence, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and wound care
flaudits of the NSFs – diabetes, CHD, older people and children
flaudits using the electronic patient record
flaudits of the patients’ experience with service delivery at all levels, and developing integrated care pathways
• mental health.
9-10 September 2003
Olympia Conference Centre, London, UK
This conference is a complete examination of the ways routine clinical practice can be supported and improved using clinical information – with particular emphasis on three key areas:
• the Integrated Care Records Service
flelectronic patient records – and their role in supporting patient-centred clinical practice and clinical governance
flelectronic records – with a focus on case studies and lessons that can be learnt from Electronic Record Development and Implementation Programme (ERDIP) demonstrators.
15 October 2003
Church House, Westminster, London, UK
The conference, celebrating 10 years of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme in the UK, will highlight its role in providing NHS decision makers with high-quality information about the coste¡ ectiveness of a wide range of healthcare interventions.
The focus will be some of the major contributions that HTA is making in the key priority areas of cancer, mental health and vascular disease.
HTA is becoming the keystone of evidence-based practice. This is not surprising, as HTA is the discipline that systematically assesses the e¡ectiveness, appropriateness and costs of health interventions. HTA deals not only with treatments such as drugs and operations, but health promotion, disease prevention, rehabilitation and long-term care. This conference will:
• present some of the recent HTAs carried out in key areas of the NHS
• reflect on the implications of the work of the programme so far
• look forward to how HTA will meet the increasing challenges of the future.
