Report from the 6th British International Autoethnography Conference 22nd-23rd July, Bristol

Tim Beuscher writes:

Chris Westoby presents

The theme this year was activism, social justice and collaboration. Delegates came from all over the UK, Bangladesh, the USA, Norway, Denmark, representing disciplines across health, the arts, humanities, social sciences, computer science, sport. Presentations and performances took many forms, including sketching, song, theatre, poetry and film. 

This year, Hull University had double representation with Chris Westoby performing his work “narrative’s power to educate and inspire open discourse about mental health” and Tim Buescher on the organising committee as well as performing “a shared silence”.

The committee and guests

The committee have agreed to run the conference again next year at Bristol harbourside. For those interested in trying out or finding out more about writing for and about the self, the next “What about me?” group for writing about the self/ autoethnography will take place on 29^th August, 13:00-15:00, venue TBC.

Roger Watson addresses inaugural conference in Italy

L-R: Professor Elizabeth Rosser (Sigma); RW;
Professor Loredana Sasso FAAN (Genoa); Dr Milko Zanini (Genoa);
Professor Alison Kitson (Flinders); Professor Annamaria Bagnasco (Genoa)
Dr Gianluca Catania (Genoa)

Professor Roger Watson addressed the inaugural conference on Fundamentals of Care in Italy recently at the University of Genoa.

Midwifery student presents at RCM Education conference 2018

Melissa Tweddle, a second year midwifery student discussing partnership working at a Pecha Kucha style session by student midwives at the RCM Education Conference 2018 held in London on 12 June 2018.

Positive Choices – Dublin 19 – 20 April 2018

Mary Dearing reports:

On 19 and 20 April 2018 a group of nursing students (learning disability) attended the 14^th national ‘Positive Choices’ conference hosted this year by Trinity College Dublin. Second year learning disability nursing student Ed Jones writes:

The sun shone and the Guinness flowed but more importantly Positive Choices/Positive Commitments allowed Registered nurses and student nurses in Learning/Intellectual Disability to meet and share ideas. It was also an opportunity to share experiences with professionals and service users. There were speakers on the effects of ageing with a learning disability, how dementia affects people with learning disabilities, especially those with Down’s syndrome. There was invaluable advice on how to further your career and a pertinent message for those at the start of a new venture came through from many speakers – the need to push yourself out of your comfort zone (but not so much that it becomes detrimental).  We learnt about a nurse’s visit to India. He talked about measures taken to protect vulnerable people with learning disabilities from exploitation, including organ harvesting. We learnt more about mortality reviews – a chance to understand and learn from good and bad practice. We found out more about how best to provide Positive Behavioural Support for clients in distress.

Positive Choices offers the chance to support, meet and learn from our clients, our peers, academics and Registered nurses. It was a pleasant bonus to be in sunny Dublin and we can’t wait to do it all again in Birmingham in 2019!

Healthcare experts focus on dementia challenges

Professor Esme Moniz-Cook led a recent conference on dementia at The University of Hull which has been comprehensively  reported on the University of Hull website and on the Humber Bondholders website.

Annual Conference of British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

At the forthcoming Annual Meeting of British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis colleagues from Hull led by Camille Ettelaie are presenting 1/6th of posters. This is only behind London, Oxford and equal to Birmingham all of which have multi-centre facilities in this field. Camille is also going to give an oral presentation at this conference.

Clinical Psychology Research Conference

Final year clinical psychology doctorate trainees showcased their thesis projects at a celebratory end of training research conference in the Brynmor Jones Library. A diverse range of topics included: dementia; intellectual disabilities; interpreters; army veterans and voice hearing.

Peter Draper at Cambridge

Professor Peter Draper led a workshop on creative approaches to teaching in health and social care education, at the NET (Networking for Education in Healthcare) conference, held at Churchill College, Cambridge, 5-6th September 2017

Professor Julie Jomeen in China

Our Dean Professor Julie Jomeen has been in China, in Suzhou, to address an international conference on humanistic nursing hosted by the University of Soochow.

Group photograph; Julie is 13th from the right!

Conference: European Understandings of Advance Decision-Making

12th September 2017

University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

This interdisciplinary conference marks the culmination of the ESRC research seminar series ‘Towards a European understanding of advance decision-making: a comparative, interdisciplinary approach’

Registration

Registration for the conference is free, but compulsory. Numbers are limited and early registration is highly recommended. Please register via Eventbrite.

Bursaries will be available to fund travel and accommodation costs for PhD students – please email if you wish to apply for financial support. The conference is aimed at both academic and professional attendees.

Keynote speakers

Professor John Ellershaw (Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Liverpool)

AND

Professor Rob Heywood (Professor of Medical Law, University of East Anglia):

“Shaping Our Future Destiny: Legal Observations on Advance Decision-Making - Past, Present and Future.”

Karin Cooper in Belfast

Dr Karin Cooper has been in Belfast presenting a paper based on an innovative teaching project which drew upon Boal’s social pedagogy – Forum Theatre.  This project was grant funded by Ferens Educational Trust. The paper was part of a session exploring sociological teaching for the future at the Sociological Association of Ireland 2017 44^th Annual Conference.

Our Social Work colleagues have been in Sweden

Social Work Lecturers Lisa Revell and Vicky Burton from the Social Work Department recently accompanied four students Emily Merrifield, Jay Sundal, Carol Johnstone and Phillipa Isaac to the successful and invigorating International Student Conference at the University of Mid Sweden in Ostersund, Sweden 3rd - 7th April. The international partnership is a collaboration between four European universities; Mid Sweden University in Ostersund Sweden, The University of Applied Science in Vienna Austria, CARITAS - College of Social Work in Olomouc- Czech Republic & The University of Hull,  England.  Staff were funded through the Erasmus scheme and three students received partial funding through the Faculty following a competitive process based on abstract submission.

 

The theme for this years conference was' Social Workers as Critical Advocates' and given this current political climate across Europe, this could not have been more apt. Pictures show a social activist movement #freehugs and students presenting at the conference.

Our bodies: our groups

Our Bodies: Our Groups New Readings in Group Analysis (NRGA) Conference 2017   Saturday 1 July 2017, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Institute of Group Analysis, London NW3 5BY

With presentations from Catherine Hayes, Sue Mitchell and Susanne Vosmer   The annual New Reading in Group Analysis conference presents an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in Group Analysis, whether member of the public, IGA trainee or IGA Member, to come together to discuss emerging ideas, visions and applications the field. Over the years, the NRGA conferences have promoted dialogue on many levels; within the Group Analytic field; between Group Analysis and other fields; as well as between the theory and practice of Group Analysis.  It is a forum where both new and old narratives can be heard and discussed, providing an opportunity for reflective and critical thinking while building on the Group Analytic foundations of the field. This year we have an exciting day planned with three group analysts presenting different papers on aspects of the body and embodied experience in group analysis. The NRGA Committee consists of Vasilli Magalios, Claire Barnes, Julia Borossa, Maddy Loat and Daniel Anderson.   Fees from £49 MORE INFORMATION HERE

Long Term Conditions 2017 conference: report

The amazing view across London
from the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster,
with Big Ben, the London Eye and The Shard in the distance 

Despite the early start to the day, we enjoyed a fabulously sunny London (albeit in passing) as we attended the Long Term Conditions 2017 conference at The QEII Centre in Westminster this week.

It's just as well that there were three of us attending, as there was much on offer and we each attended different workshop and seminar sessions to optimise the opportunity to gather information.
With content focused on Dementia, Cardiovascular & Respiratory Diseases, Cancer, and Diabetes & Obesity, speakers highlighted current practice and research in these diverse areas of care.

What did we learn?

• that there are some really exciting examples of good practice in the organisation and delivery of care, for example the Better Together project, helping people with long term conditions get home and stay home following health challenges, utilising integrated approaches to care delivery
• that the contribution of very diverse members of a multi-disciplinary team can achieve great things when permitted to think creatively and, for example supported by The British Heart Foundation using the House of Care Programme;
• that one size does not fit all, and that integrated approaches need to be tailored to local need, and draw upon a more diverse array of agencies, for example The Fire Service;
• the whereabouts  of some fantastic resources, for example where to find public health data and learning resources such as Public Health England's fingertips website, and the British Social Attitudes website. Please do check these resources out for future reference, if you are not already aware of them.

Gill Wilson, Jackie Hutchison & Lizzie Ette

Gill

Jackie

Lizzie

Social media conference

Social Media for Learning in Higher Education #SocMedHE16 at Sheffield Hallam University 16^th December 2017

Jane & Lizzie

Jane Wray and Lizzie Ette attended the conference to learn more about how social media could be used within teaching and learning to enhance the student experience. As social media becomes more prevalent in everyday life, students increasing wish to engage with and use social media as a tool for learning and personal and professional development.

The conference attendees were from all over the UK and from different academic disciplines but with a shared interest in the potential of social media to transform the learning and teaching environment. Interactivity was key and the day started with a team session to develop on online resource to share with the rest of the conference (all done within one hour!) and this was focused on the principles of the empowered learner. Formal presentations followed with presenters sharing their experiences of using different social media platforms with students and colleagues. The key messages from the conference were:

• Don’t be afraid to dabble until you find the right social media platform for you and your students
•  For every different teaching approach and for every possible group size there are technologies that can support and enhance those approaches
• Digital literacy is increasingly linked to employability and is an expected competency for all students graduating from HE

You can catch up all the discussions and debate from the conference via the hashtag #SocMedHE16. Lizzie and Jane with the support of Kirsty Fishburn and Kate Heaney will be sharing their learning from this event (and other helpful social media top tips) at a faculty lunch-time seminar on Wednesday 3 May 2017.

Access to mental health services for young people in hull and East Riding

Conference just beginning with local MP Alan Johnson in attendance seen here with colleagues from the Department of Psychological Health and Wellbeing

Health and illness in our everyday lives

Please see details of this event below. Colleagues past and present from the faculty have a poster: Wilkinson, Y., Whitfield, C., Hannigan, S., Azam Ali, P. and Hayter, M., 2016. Young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’.  Reference Wilkinson, Y., Whitfield, C., Hannigan, S., Azam Ali, P. and Hayter, M., 2016. A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’.  British Journal of School Nursing, 11(4), pp.183-191. Health and illness in our everyday lives   Join us on Saturday 12th November 2016, 10am-4pm for a free public event about health matters at Lightstream Stadium, Preston Road, Hull HU9 5HE   ·                Discover how living in Hull could influence how long you live ·                Learn how to become a nurse or a doctor ·                Take part in a range of fun activities, including health snakes and ladders, and our ukulele workshop (11am – midday) ·                Find out about healthy eating, and sporting opportunities in your area   Free to attend – all are welcome!   To find out more click here  or email julie.seymour@hyms.ac.uk #esrcfestival

Hull York Medical School | Hertford Building, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX

Conference presentation by Kirsty Fishburn

Kirsty spoke a national conference for prescribing in mental health on Tuesday 27^th September 2016, which was well attended nationally. It helped promote this areas of prescribing bringing professionals together to network and promote work and research in this area. Due to Kirsty speaking we have been offered reduced rates if any of us would like to attend a conference run byHealthcare Conferences UK . They have stated ‘We would be pleased to offer a 20% discount to colleagues that you recommend us to.  Please ask them to quote ‘hcuk20spk’ when submitting their booking

PhD student Abdullah A Almilaibary wins poster prize

Abdullah with his poster

Our PhD student, from Saudi Arabia, Abdullah A Almilaibary won the best poster prize for his poster: Factors Associated With Voluntary HIV Testing Uptake among Young People in Saudi Arabia at the '2016 International Symposium: HIV and Emerging Infectoius Diseases' in Marseilles, France

Addullah is supervised by Professor Mark Hayter and Dr Jeremy Jolley.

Hong Kong conference report by Amanda Lee

Earlier this month, I attended the 6^th Pan- Pacific Nursing Conference and Colloquium on Chronic Illness Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. As one of the key nursing conferences in South-East Asia, it attracts academics from across the globe.

Prior to the conference I visited the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) – the largest nurse education provider in Hong Kong – to meet with Professor Alex Molasiotis, the Head of the School. Professor Molasiotis is one of the most cited cancer nursing researchers in the world. We discussed the potential for collaborations linked to my research on Gastro-oesophageal cancer. I also met with Professor Loke from HKPU and Professor Pat Davidson, a founder of the advanced practice nursing movement in America, Dean of Johns Hopkins University.

As my research involves mapping incidence of cancer against socioenvironmental factors, I visited the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Sciences at HKPU to meet with Professor Chen (Director of Research at HKPU). This was organised to explore potential research collaborations around cancer care in Hong Kong.

MY visit to HKPU coincided with the HKPU 6 yearly academic review and I was delighted to be invited to a working lunch with Professor Molasiotis and the Deans of Nursing from Johns Hopkins University, University of Manchester, National University of Singapore and Professor Violette Lopez, Director of Research at the National University of Singapore.

At the conference I presented an oral paper ‘Using geographical research techniques to inform gastroesophageal cancer prevention: A study to predict areas of high incidence of advanced presentation’, which enabled me to make links and network with other researchers in related fields. I was also able to meet Professor Yuli Zang, Deputy Dean at the Shandong University, School of Nursing to discuss research synergies and a potential visit next year. Professor Chen from HKPU attended my presentation and we had some interesting discussions on the application of my PhD research methodology on cancer patterns in Hong Kong. Professor Chen is a renowned researcher and grant holder for a number of projects across Australasia.