26 August 2010
Making the Rhetoric a Reality
Beardmore Conference Centre, Clydebank

This conference will provide participants (clinicians, nurses, AHPs, patient group representatives) an opportunity to appreciate the importance of health literacy contextualised in approaches to supported self-management.

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26 August 2010

Long Term Conditions Collaborative Final Year Conference: 'Passing the Baton'

James Watt Centre 2, Heriott Watt University
LTCC are pleased to announce that we will be holding ‘Passing the Baton’, our final LTCC Annual Conference on Thursday 26 August at Heriott Watt University, Edinburgh. The Cabinet Secretary will give the keynote address and the event shall feature a world café style session, linking LTCC workstreams to the Quality Strategy.

Please click here for further information

31 August 2010
“Invest to engage” seminar
Aberdeen Foyer, Marywell Centre, Marywell Street, Aberdeen

This is an un-missable opportunity for local organisations wishing greater engagement with statutory sector partners.

Organisations participating in the seminar will be shown how to develop an engagement framework tailored to their needs so that they can increase their capacity to influence statutory sector partners.
They will also have the opportunity to submit their own case studies for discussion on the day, further personalising the agenda in their favour.

Register online here, download the event flyer and registration form here or call the Voluntary Health Scotland team on 0131 225 7290.

31 August 2010
Health Improvement Topics: holistic approaches in a topic focused environment
Edinburgh
This CHEX practice development seminar will explore the challenges of working towards health improvement outcomes which are ‘topic-focused’ (e.g. smoking, obesity, alcohol, substance misuse, physical activity, sexual health, food and mental health) and will highlight community development approaches to tackling the health inequalities which underlie these health issues.

Go to the CHEX website for further information


1 and 2 September 2010
Scottish CAB Service, Annual Conference
Edinburgh Conference Centre, Herriot-Watt University

There are many different breakout and plenary sessions on offer. The conference is designed so that you can pick and choose the sessions that you’ve most interest in and that are of greatest relevance to you. (For detailed information on what’s happening in each breakout session, visit the CAB wesbite)

Delegates can come for the full conference, or only a day – whatever suits them better. We’ve a range of packages and pricing options to suit most budgets.

Click here for further information

14 September
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
‘Does EACH Child and Young Person’s Health Matter? Asking the Difficult Questions’

Action for Sick Children (Scotland)’s conference, ‘Does EACH Child and Young Person’s Health Matter? Asking the Difficult Questions’, challenges Scotland to fulfil its obligations under the UNCRC, to uphold the EACH charter and keep its promises to its children and young people. The conference will be chaired by Dr Kate McKay, the National Clinical Lead for Children and Young People’s Health in Scotland. Please see the flyer for further details and booking form. Information including draft programme can also be accessed at on Action for Sick Children (Scotland)’s website.

If you would like to attend, please book early as places are limited.

Begins 14 and 15 September 2010
Leading Edge Associate: Leadership for Senior Managers

In an often frantic environment, senior managers in the third sector rarely have the time to reflect upon the impacts of their actions as leaders. Leading Edge Associate offers participants time out to focus on and improve their leadership skills, over the course of a year, with peers operating in similar roles to help them to learn and apply new approaches to leadership in their day to day roles.

Fees dependent on organisation size. For further details contact Danny Scott on 0131 243 2674 or email learn@theacademy-ssea.org

16 September 2010
The Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre
Clydebank

The symposium will explore how children can best be supported to manage their condition in schools, including:
• The challenges faced by parents, teachers and children with diabetes
• Why helping children to self manage their condition is vital to future health
• The different models of care that have been developed across Scotland
• How education and health care professionals can work together
• The lessons for Education Authorities and diabetes services

Closing date for all registrations is Friday 3rd September
email: diabetesinschools2010@hfeventmanagement.co.uk or go to their website


18 September 2010

Bipolar Scotland AGM and Annual Conference

Menzies Hotel, 27 Washington Street, Glasgow

Bipolar Scotland will be holding their Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference on Saturday 18 September 2010 from 10am - 3.45pm. The main theme of the conference will be "Celebrating Self-Help". Will Lyons, a journalist with the Wall Street Journal, will be one of our keynote speakers. Will wrote an article for the Scotsman and has been interviewed by Fergal Keane on BBC Radio 4, on his experience of caring for his wife who has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Also, Aileen Bell and Alan Douglas from Bipolar Scotland will be giving a talk on self-help groups - the story so far.

The afternoon session will include workshops on Welfare Reform - Which Way Now? Self-Help groups - do they work? and participative workshops with Universal Comedy and Tai Chi. Please note that Bipolar Scotland will be able to meet the cost of travel expenses for those in severe financial hardship. For a booking form, please contact Bipolar Scotland on 0141 560 2050, or e-mail info@bipolarscotland.org.uk

21 September 2010
Tackling illicit tobacco: a Scottish summit for healthier, safer communities
Perth Concert Hall

Do you agree that the availability of cheap illicit tobacco undermines government public health policy as well as being an evasion of excise duty?

Do you think that communities are made less safe because of the activities of organised criminals who trade in tobacco along with other counterfeit and smuggled goods, drugs and alcohol?

Join ASH Scotland in discussing this at the summit


22 September 2010
"Availability of new medicines - what is important to you?"
Edinburgh Corn Exchange

Numbers will be restricted, so an early indication of attendance is advised.

Further information e-mail: fgrierson@abpi.org.uk

29 September 2010
Older People and Substance Misuse
University of Glasgow

This conference will address the growing issue of substance misuse by older people. It will provide you with an overview of the current trends of substance misuse amongst older people and the issues involved in working with them, including perspectives from the health, social care and voluntary sectors.

The conference will be of interest to anyone working with older people in any capacity and will allow for discussion and information exchange on this important issue.
For further information click here


4 - 8 October 2010

Self Management Week
Scotland-wide

Click here for the events taking place in Self Management Week

7 October 2010,
Equality and Diversity in the 21st Century: Creating a Fairer Society

Central London
Creating a commitment to equality is based on the understanding that equality is good for the individual, society and the economy. Age discrimination alone is estimated to cost the UK economy £31 billion annually and health inequalities cost the NHS an additional £5.5 billion every year.

Delegates will hear how the Equality Act will work in practice, the impact on their organisation and what they can do to prepare for its full implementation. With presentations from various sectors, this forum will offer a timely opportunity to discuss the ramifications of the act and hear case studies from leading practitioners.

The event is aimed at central government departments and bodies, local authorities, equality officers, procurement officers, solicitors from the public and private sectors, police, training and HR officers, teachers, policy and strategy officers, representatives from the third sector, members of chambers of commerce, NHS representatives, CBI, trade union representatives, think-tanks, universities and colleges.

Click here for further information, including the full programme

Book now


28 October 2010
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
Heriot-Watt University

Palliative care is everybody’s business
From raising public consciousness of death/dying to the implications of euthanasia legislation, and from the origins of palliative care to the realities of delivering compassionate care today:- we hope we have assembled a challenging and diverse programme. As well as hearing from excellent speakers you will have opportunities to participate in discussions which will help to shape directly the future of palliative care in Scotland.

Visit the website for the full programme and registration form, email:office@palliativecarescotland.org.uk or contact Tel: 0131 229 0538


9 November 2010
Multiple Conditions event
Falkirk Wheel

LTCAS are putting on a multiple conditions event.  The aims of this event are:

· Raise awareness of the issues of how people manage their multiple conditions

· Raise Awareness of how services manage people living with multiple conditions

· Identify gaps in research evidence

· Bring key agencies and people together to identify the way forward

Further details to follow


22 March 2011
LTCAS Annual Conference and AGM
Save the date

Further details to follow