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
TimeSession

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 University

10.30am

Keynote 2
"Minding the gap: connecting and coordinating for quality in mental health care"
Professor Ben Hannigan, Schoo of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University

11.15am

Tea and coffee
Conference exhibition and poster viewing - Great Hall

11.45am

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-1pm

1pm

Lunch
Conference exhibition and poster viewing - Great Hall

2pm

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 London

3pm

Tea and coffee
Conference exhibition and poster viewing - Great Hall

3.30pm

Keynote 4
"Community mental health nurses and compassion: an interpretive approach"
Kim Barron, Charge Nurse, Paisley Community Mental Health Team

4.30pm

Close

Registration & Fees

8.30am - 4.30pm (Registration opens 8.30am)

Fees

£80 Full Day Rate 
£40 Student Discounted Rate

There 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 7JL

Telephone: +44(0) 28 7167 5437 
Email: m.oneill@ulster.ac.uk