SOUTH WEST PUBLIC HEALTH VIRTUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE 2026
Wednesday 18th March 2026
Via MS Teams
| 10:30 |
Welcome from the Chair Professor Maggie Rae, Head of School of Public Health/Regional lead |
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10:40 |
‘Size of the Prize’ tbc Dr Matt Kearney OBE, CEO Into-Action.Health; Senior Adviser to UCL Partners |
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11:10 |
‘A mixed methods evaluation of Common Ambition Bristol (CAB): co-producing interventions with African and Caribbean communities to tackle HIV inequity and increase testing’ (Highly commended abstract) Dr Fiona Fox, Research Fellow, University of Bristol and NIHR ARC West |
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11:35 |
Break |
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11:50 |
Parallel Sessions (4 virtual rooms) |
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12:50 |
Lunch Break |
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13:20 |
Mini-Oral Sessions (3 parallel sessions of 4 mini-oral presentations/1 local authority showcase) |
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14:00 |
Parallel Sessions (4 virtual rooms) |
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14:40 |
Break |
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14:55 |
Chair/Award Presentation Professor Maggie Rae, Head of School of Public Health/Regional lead |
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15.00 |
‘Accelerometer measured physical activity in UK Early Childhood Education and Care Settings: A cross-sectional study’ (Highly commended abstract) Kim Hannam, Research Fellow, University of Bristol |
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15:25 |
‘Evaluation of the light touch pathway approach as part of the national ‘Swap to Stop’ scheme in Devon’ (Highly commenced abstract) Francesca Cattrall, Advanced Public Health Practitioner, Devon County Council |
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15:50 |
Closing remarks |
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16:00 |
Close |