South West Public Health Scientific Conference
Category: Regional Public Health Events - Other
Date: March 22nd 2022
Location: Virtual - via MS Teams
SOUTH WEST PUBLIC HEALTH VIRTUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 (via MS Teams)
The aim of the Scientific Conference is to showcase both service and university based public health research and evaluation from across the South West.
The conference will be of interest to the wide range of public health academic and service professionals throughout the region, appealing to those working in local authorities, educational institutions, the NHS, UKHSA, OHID, business and the community and voluntary sector. If you are unsure if you are in the target audience for the conference, please email PublicHealth.SW@hee.nhs.uk to see if your attendance would be relevant.
The Scientific Conference offers a unique opportunity to showcase both service and university based public health research and evaluation from across the South West.
The event will promote debate and new learning across the full range of public health disciplines in the South West.
Registration is now CLOSED for this event. If you would like to attend, please email PublicHealth.SW@hee.nhs.uk
Draft Programme
| 10:30 | Welcome from the Chair Professor Maggie Rae, Head of School of Public Health and Transformation |
| 10:40 |
"Build Back Fairer" Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director, UCL Institute of Health Equity |
| 11:10 |
‘What do women know and think about preconception health? A cross-sectional survey in Bristol and North Somerset’ |
| 11:35 |
Tea/Coffee/Comfort Break |
| 11:50 | Parallel Sessions (4 virtual rooms) |
| 12:50 | Lunch |
| 13:20 |
Time to view the pre-recorded mini-oral sessions |
| 13:50 |
Parallel Sessions (4 virtual rooms) |
| 14:40 |
Chair/Award presentation |
| 14:50 |
‘Longitudinal cohort analysis of National Child Measurement Programme data in Plymouth: can BMI in Reception be used to predict the likelihood of obesity in Year 6?’ |
| 15:15 |
‘Perspectives on the pandemic and leading in a crisis’ Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health & Social Care |
| 15:45 | Closing remarks |
PARALLEL SESSIONS – MORNING
11:50 – 12:50
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Room 1 AM
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Room 2 AM
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Room 3 AM
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Room 4 AM
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Covid-19 infections |
Healthy weight and food |
Health and wellbeing in communities |
Health and wellbeing in schools |
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11.50 – 12.07 |
A1 Sarah Wane Swindon Borough Council Covid-19: Investigation of reinfections in Swindon |
A2 Ruth Kipping University of Bristol What is the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on preschool children’s eating, activity and sleep behaviours? A qualitative study
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A3 Andrew Gunther Plymouth Marjon University/Torbay Council To what extent has health and wellbeing featured in neighbourhood plans? A document content analysis of a sample of neighbourhood plans made between 2012-2020
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A4 Emily Widnall University of Bristol Early adolescent experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and partial school closures, a qualitative study.
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12.10 – 12.27 |
B1 Rachel Kwiatkowska University of Bristol/UKHSA Environmental sampling for SARS-CoV-2 in care homes: lessons from a pilot study
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B2 Alice Porter University of Bristol Do first-time parents of one- to two-year-olds in the UK use portion size guidance? Qualitative exploration of portioning practices and awareness of portion size guidance
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B3 Laura Tinner University of Bristol Empowering Bristol’s youth through art: exploring perceptions of health and inequality
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B4 Katrina d'Apice University of Bristol The Digital Health Contact (DHC), a School-Based Online Health and Wellbeing Screening Tool: Preliminary Findings and Professional Stakeholders’ Perspectives
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12.30 – 12.47 |
C1 Michael Dalili University of Bristol Who is accessing community lateral flow device testing and why? Characteristics and motivations of individuals participating in COVID-19 community testing in two English local authority areas |
C2 Joshua Elsey University of Bristol Body mass index and smoking status rules for accessing NHS hip and knee joint replacement surgery
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C3 Imogen Coningsby Bath & North East Somerset Council How to stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic: Findings from research in south Bath
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C4 Beki Langford University of Bristol How weight and body size affect learning: A qualitative exploration of experiences in secondary school
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Lunch (Pre-recorded mini-oral sessions can be viewed on the share-point site) |
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PARALLEL SESSIONS – AFTERNOON
13:50 – 14:30
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Room 1 PM
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Room 2 PM
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Room 3 PM
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Room 4 PM
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Mental health in schools |
Infant health |
Infection prevention/immunisation |
Public Health workforce |
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D1 Esther Curtin University of Bristol A process evaluation of a peer education project to improve mental health literacy in secondary school students: A qualitative study
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D2 Rebecca Wilson University of Bristol Educational and behavioural interventions to prevent abusive head trauma in infants under one year old: A systematic review and meta-analyses
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D3 Jo Kesten/Harriet Fisher/Deborah Hussey University of Bristol REducing bACTerial infections (REACT) study: acceptability and feasibility of an intervention to prevent bacterial skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs
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D4 David Evans University of the West of England Employer attitudes towards public health practitioner registration
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14.10 – 14.27 |
E1 Jo Kesten University of Bristol Experiences of delivering and receiving the Samaritans ‘Step-by-Step’ intervention to support schools following a suicide: a qualitative study
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E2 Beth Bennett-Britton Gloucestershire County Council What do young women need to encourage and support breastfeeding? Insights from an area of high deprivation
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E3 Harriet Fisher University of Bristol Co-development of an educational resource for the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme incorporating the ‘persons-based approach’
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E4 Emily Brown University of the West of England/Glos CC Behind the Scenes: A qualitative study exploring the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the public health workforce.
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Please note this event will be recorded
All registered attendees will be added to a SharePoint site where all links to join the event are made available, along with the full programme, speaker information and pre-recorded mini-oral sessions.