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- NHS Information Strategy workshop
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- Meeting Diversity Event 08
- South West Regional Event - Current Topics in Consumer Health Information
- Information as a Therapy
Current Topics in Consumer Health Information
26 September 2008, University of Plymouth
This
one-day event for the South West of England was hosted jointly with the
University of Plymouth. The event looked at some of the current topics
in consumer health information, in particular:
• How to make your information accessible to a range of audiences
• How new technologies can be harnessed to inform and support patients and the public
• Quality information and how to engender trust in the people who use it
• What’s new in health information and how it can be applied to day to day work
To see a copy of the programme, click here
To see copies of the presentations and posters click on the title of the presentation as listed below:
- Accessible information for people with dementia, Rachael Litherland, Innovations in Dementia CIC, Exeter
- Involving Children in the creation of children’s information, Katrina Brockbank, Clinical Effectiveness Service Improvement Facilitator, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Beyond Tokenism - information suites for People with Learning Disabilities, Pete le Grys, Photosymbol
- Establishing and Running a Health Information Centre, Val Montgomery, Patient/Health Information Manager & Deputy Patient Liaison Services Manager, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust
- Devon Book Prescription scheme, Jon Perry, Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing from University of Plymouth
- Social Marketing, Amelia Carter, National Social Marketing Centre
- Capacity, consent and people with learning disabilities, Lesley Goldsmith, Research Student, University of Plymouth
Short poster presentations
- Peter Canham - National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease - IBD Patient Panels
- Eddie Scott - Connect – People with aphasia having a say
- Celine Lewis – Genetic Interest Group – What information do patients undergoing genetic testing need
- Linda Boorer - Derriford Hospital The impact of giving renal patients access to their records
- Julia Frost – Plymouth University – Decision support in antenatal care
- Professor Ray Jones - Plymouth University - Is there a role for touch screen health kiosks
Page last edited: 28 October 2008
