Public health science: A national conference dedicated to new research in public health
Friday 23 November 2012
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
Aim and purpose of event: The Royal Society of Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, National Heart Forum, and The Lancet invite abstract submissions for a national conference dedicated to new research in public health. This multi-disciplinary event aims to showcase the exceptional talent and creativity in the UK public health research community, across all aspects of public health and inclusive of all methodological approaches, with a special focus on the intersection between public health science and policy. This will be an abstract-driven event with keynote speakers from leaders in public health. Peer-reviewed abstracts will be published online in The Lancet.
Please note that the date for abstract submissions has now passed and we are no longer accepting new submissions.
You may also be interested to attend a screening of the Call Me Kuchu, hosted by the RSM Global Health Film Initiative, in association with the Section of Epidemiology and Public Health, directly after this meeting at 6.30pm. Register here http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/ghd09.php
*****Please note online registration for this meeting is now closed. Places are available on the day but lunch cannot be guaranteed*****
9.00 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
9.30 am |
Welcome and introduction |
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Richard Horton, The Lancet and Rob Aldridge, University College London |
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Creativity and innovation in public health science |
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| Chair: Simon Capewell, University of Liverpool and Louise Hurst, NHS East London and The City | |
9.40 am |
Effectiveness of an internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural aid to improve mental wellbeing: A randomised controlled trial |
| Professor John Powell, Senior Clinical Researcher, University of Oxford | |
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Exploring the use of physical loyalty cards for behaviour change in public health: A randomised controlled trial |
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| Dr Ruth Hunter, Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast | |
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The effect of plain cigarette packaging on attention to health warnings |
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| Dr Kate Mandeville, Public Health Specialist, World Bank | |
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Development and use of a privacy protecting total population record linkage system to support observational, interventional and policy relevant research |
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| Professor Ronan Lyons, Professor of Public Health, College of Medicine, Swansea University | |
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Effect of restrictions on television food advertising to children on exposure to advertisements for 'less healthy' foods: A repeat cross-sectional study |
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| Dr Jean Adams, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Newcastle University | |
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The role of dietary choices in cognitive behaviour: A prospective population- based study |
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| Miss Dorina Cadar, PhD Student, University College London | |
11.10 am |
Tea, coffee and poster viewing |
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Methodological approaches to public health science |
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| Chair: Klim McPherson, National Heart Forum and Neeraj Bhala, Clinical Trial Service Unit, University of Oxford |
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11.45 am |
Future modelling of chronic diseases: Foresight and beyond |
| Dr Tim Marsh, Director, Modelling, National Heart Forum | |
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Development of a CONSORT extension for interventions in public health and related disciplines |
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| Mr Sean Grant, Doctoral Candidate, Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, University of Oxford | |
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Machine learning and sentiment analysis of unstructured free-text information about patient experience online |
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| Dr Felix Greaves, Research Fellow, Imperial College | |
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The Public Health Responsibility Deal: How should such a complex public health policy be assessed? |
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| Professor Mark Petticrew, Professor of Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | |
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Hospital and community transmission of Clostridium difficile: A genome sequencing study |
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| Dr David Eyre, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford | |
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Multidisciplinary group performance in the context of integrated care: Measurement of integration intensity |
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| Dr Matthew Harris, Academic Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London | |
1.15 pm |
Lunch and poster viewing |
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Intersection between public health science and policy |
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| Chair: Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Katie Cole, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | |
2.15 pm |
From tobacco control research to policy: The example of smoke-free legislation in England |
| Dr Michelle Sims, Research Fellow, University of Bath | |
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Public health science systems and policies: The UK in a European context |
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| Professor Mark McCarthy, Professor of Public Health, University College London | |
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Formulating and implementing of evidence-based public health policy in political environments: The health trainer service initiative in England. |
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| Dr Jonathan Mathers, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham | |
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Public health science and minimum unit pricing for alcohol: Learning from Scotland. |
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| Ms Clare Beeston, Principle Public Health Advisor, NHS Health Scotland | |
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The appraisal of public health interventions |
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| Dr Alastair Fischer, Health Economist, NICE | |
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People power or pester power? Multiple sclerosis, YouTube, and the liberation procedure |
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| Mr Braden O'Neill, DPhil Candidate, University of Oxford | |
3.45 pm |
Tea, coffee and poster viewing |
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Visions for the future of public health - science |
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| Chair: Simon Capewell, University of Liverpool | |
4.15 pm |
Keynote speech: Intersection between public health and policy - the science and art of increasing the impact of our work and its translation into policy |
| Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | |
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Keynote speech: A brave new world of public health - how to ensure UK public health science remains world class |
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| Klim McPherson, National Heart Forum, | |
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Open discussion chaired by Simon Capewell, University of Liverpool |
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5.15 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
5.20 pm |
Closing remarks |
| Richard Horton, The Lancet | |
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Meeting ref: EPD01 CPD: 5 credits |
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