Compassion Challenges and Opportunities for Mental Health
14th Annual Mental Health Conference 2017
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About
This is our fourteenth annual mental health conference at Magee campus. This conference will provide an opportunity to enhance the wealth of experience and knowledge that is gained through the exchange of ideas with conference delegates, within the mental health field and from the wider network of disciplines working within our schools and communities both statutory and voluntary.
Inclusive to this invitation are persons who are experts by experience of mental health problems and their families.
Programme
8.30am
Registration and coffee
9am
Welcome: Dr Malachy O'Neill, Head of School of Irish Language and Literature and Provost of Magee campus
9.15am
Opening Address: Martin Daly, Consultant in Service User Experience, BHSCT
9.45am
Keynote 1
"Interpersonal Relationships in Mental Health Nursing: never mind the quality, feel the compassion"
Professor Hugh McKenna, Dean of Medical School Development at Ulster University10.30am
Keynote 2
"Minding the gap: connecting and coordinatingfor quality in mental health care"
Professor Ben Hannigan, Schoo of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University11.15am
Tea and coffee
Conference exhibition and poster viewing - Great Hall11.45am
Platform Sessions Service User Experts
Session One:
11.45am-12pm: Mrs Rosie Moore
Session Two:
12pm-12.15pm: Miss Kelly Donaghy
Session Three:
12.15pm-12.30pm: Miss Karen Elliot and Miss Brona Dyson
Open Forum Discussion:
12.30pm-1pm1pm
Lunch
Conference exhibition and poster viewing - Great Hall2pm
Keynote 3
"Quality and Compassion: is it possible to have one without the other?"
Professor Mary Chambers, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, St. George's, University of London3pm
Tea and coffee
Conference exhibition and poster viewing - Great Hall3.30pm
Keynote 4
"Community mental health nurses and compassion: an interpretive approach"
Kim Barron, Charge Nurse, Paisley Community Mental Health Team4.30pm
Close
Registration & Fees
8.30am - 4.30pm (Registration opens 8.30am)
Fees
£80 Full Day Rate
£40 Student Discounted RateThere are a limited number of concessionary places available by arrangement directly with conference organisers for registered charities and service users. The above fees include lunch, refreshments and conference documentation.
For further information on the event, please contact:
Ms Marie O'Neill, Conference Manager
Ulster University
Institute of Nursing and Health Research
School of Nursing
Magee campus
Northland Road
Derry~Londonderry
BT48 7JLTelephone: +44(0) 28 7167 5437
Email: m.oneill@ulster.ac.uk