Events

This section of the website contains information about events which APHO is signposting and other event details relating to our Public Health Observatories (PHO) Training Programmes.


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  • Website NMC Annual Midwifery Conference 2008

    Women and midwives together: partnership working Further information

    Coverage: Wednesday, 19th November 2008 to Wednesday, 19th November 2008

  • Website Safeguarding Across the Generations

    Safeguarding Across the Generations will be of interest to all professionals working with disabled children and vulnerable adults in the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors. The conference will include keynote p ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 19th November 2008 to Wednesday, 19th November 2008

  • Website Fathers Matter Training - Addressing child welfare concerns working with fathers

    A one day training event run by Family Rights Group in partnership with The Fatherhood Institute that is designed for all social care practitioners and managers.

    Coverage: Wednesday, 19th November 2008 to Wednesday, 19th November 2008

  • Website An introduction to child care law for voluntary sector workers and advocates

    The law and processes relating to children's social care are complex and frequently changing. This interactive course will clarify the duties local authorities have to support children and families, and will set out the ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 19th November 2008 to Wednesday, 19th November 2008

  • Website teenage pregnancy seminar

    The inclusion of teenage pregnancy in so many LAAs reflects the high priority given to reducing your under 18 conception rate and improving the life chances and economic prosperity of young people. To help reach LAA teen ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 19th November 2008 to Wednesday, 19th November 2008

  • Website National Healthy Schools Programme’s Conference on PSHE

    The third annual Healthy Schools national conference, PSHE! It's all about their future, will bring together health and education experts from all the 150 local Healthy Schools programmes across the country, to address t ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 20th November 2008 to Thursday, 20th November 2008

  • Website Childrens Services Leadership Summit

    Children's Services Leadership Summit creates a unique space for top level professionals to work through current challenges, discuss future policy and network with their peers. Focuses on: Transfer of LSC duties; Alig ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 20th November 2008 to Friday, 21st November 2008

  • Website Promoting Mental Health in Schools

    This conference is specifically designed to provide delegates with the tools to recognise students with a mental health difficulty, provide them with the right level of support, and raise awareness of mental health diffi ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 20th November 2008 to Thursday, 20th November 2008

  • Adobe Acrobat Document What is challenging about cultural diversity in CAMHS? Innovative clinical practice with children and young people

    Cultural diversity in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has been a significant issue in recent years. However, there has been a sense, both from government and other organisations, that the Delivering Race Equa ...

    Coverage: Friday, 21st November 2008 to Friday, 21st November 2008

  • Website Eating Well Conference: Public Health Nutrition Challenges for the 21st Century, 25 November 2008, London

    This one day conference will appeal to policy makers, practitioners, health professionals, students and supporters of the Caroline Walker Trust.

    Coverage: Tuesday, 25th November 2008 to Tuesday, 25th November 2008

  • Website Sexually harmful behaviour

    £275 per person incl VAT (£225 for applications received by 31/08/08)The aim of this course is to facilitate an understanding of children and young people who display sexually harmful behaviours and develop appropriate r ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 25th November 2008 to Wednesday, 26th November 2008

  • Website World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

    The third Congress follows the first and second events, held in Sweden in 1996 and Japan in 2001, which are aimed at affirming a global commitment to combating sexual exploitation of children and to galvanise internation ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 25th November 2008 to Friday, 28th November 2008

  • Website Strengthening partnership working: Developing our workforce together

    Aimed at: Local Strategic Partnership chairs and coordinators, chief executives, directors of public health, adults services and children’s services and regional employers representatives. At this event you can find o ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 25th November 2008 to Tuesday, 25th November 2008

  • Website Is All Bereavement Traumatic? - The Experience of Families and Professionals

    This conference aims to explore issues around bereavement and to address the impact on families and the professionals involved. Further information

    Coverage: Wednesday, 26th November 2008 to Wednesday, 26th November 2008

  • Website Safeguarding Children Conference

    With the publication of the Staying Safe Action Plan earlier this year and the Joint Chief Inspectors Report: Safeguarding Children in July, now, more than ever, is the time to take stock of where we are and where improv ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 26th November 2008 to Wednesday, 26th November 2008

  • Website Parental advocacy in the child protection process

    The law and processes relating to child protection are complex. Supporting parents faced with this system can be daunting for many reasons. This intermediate level course will use case studies to look at when and how a l ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 26th November 2008 to Wednesday, 26th November 2008

  • Website Integrated Working National Conferences

    The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) would like to invite you to a conference on integrated working. These events will provide you with an update on CWDC's work and an opportunity to share experiences of i ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 27th November 2008 to Thursday, 27th November 2008

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Child Health and Well-Being National Conference: Delivering Better Outcomes for All Children and Young People

    When the Children’s Plan was unveiled a year ago, it set out the Government’s vision for improving the lives of children, young people and families by the year 2020. At the same time, the Children’s Secretary Ed Balls,al ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 27th November 2008 to Thursday, 27th November 2008

  • Website Perinatal Psychiatry Annual Scientific Meeting

    Together we stand: supporting and enhancing mother-infant relationships for women with mental illness

    Coverage: Friday, 28th November 2008 to Friday, 28th November 2008

  • Website Self Harm Conference

    The MAP Self-Harm Project invites you to attend a free conference to mark the launch of a local protocol for supporting young people who self-harm.

    Coverage: Monday, 1st December 2008 to Monday, 1st December 2008

  • Website Finding focus: the way forward for inter-agency safeguarding training and development

    The 15th national PIAT symposium PIAT (Promoting Inter-Agency Training) is a collaborative partnership between Nottingham University, Sheffield University and the NSPCC. The aim of this symposium is to enable the LSC ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 2nd December 2008 to Wednesday, 3rd December 2008

  • Website Integrated Working National Conferences

    The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) would like to invite you to a conference on integrated working. These events will provide you with an update on CWDC's work and an opportunity to share experiences of i ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 2nd December 2008 to Tuesday, 2nd December 2008

  • Website Birthing Choices: What is the best option for you?-

    You are invited to attend a free public lecture

    Coverage: Thursday, 4th December 2008 to Thursday, 4th December 2008

  • Website Pandemic Influenza – Are Maternity Services ready? Joint RCOG/Department of Health Meeting

    OVERVIEW This meeting is to provide information on the effects of the pandemic influenza on maternity services in the United Kingdom. This is the only conference that specifically addresses the issues of pandemic influe ...

    Coverage: Monday, 8th December 2008 to Monday, 8th December 2008

  • Website Early Intervention for Families At Risk

    In January 2008 the Government pledged £16m to push forward its new ‘Think Family’ approach to help disadvantaged and vulnerable families. This new approach recognises that early intervention and prevention within a syst ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 9th December 2008 to Tuesday, 9th December 2008

  • Website 7th National Conference on Adolescent Eating Disorders: Partnership in Practice.

    Annual conference from the Royal College of Psychiatrists Education and Training Centre and other partners. Click here for more information.

    Coverage: Tuesday, 9th December 2008 to Tuesday, 9th December 2008

  • Website Effective Safeguarding Practice: Learning the Lessons from Serious Case Reviews

    A conference for practitioners and managers in children’s services

    Coverage: Wednesday, 10th December 2008 to Wednesday, 10th December 2008

  • Website Children and Young People's Services Annual Conference 2008: The Children's Plan One Year On

    In December last year, building on the progress made through the Every Child Matters Agenda, the Children's Secretary Ed Balls, outlined details of The Children's Plan: Building Brighter Futures through which, it is hope ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 11th December 2008 to Thursday, 11th December 2008

  • Website Safeguarding London's Children conference

    The London Safeguarding Children Board's annual Safeguarding London's Children Conference will take place at the QEII Conference Centre on Friday December 12th 2008. Further details, including booking information, will b ...

    Coverage: Friday, 12th December 2008 to Friday, 12th December 2008

  • Website Lean and Six Sigma - A Practical Guide for Clinicians and Managers at Directorate Level

    Chaired by Simon Dodds Consultant Surgeon, The Lean Academy Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, the conference provides a practical guide to implementing lean and six sigma across your own organisation at directorate ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 21st January 2009 to Wednesday, 21st January 2009

  • Website A Practical Guide to Improving Clinical Outcomes through Developing and Using Care Pathways

    “….change is most effective not only when it responds clearly to patient needs but also when it is driven by clinicians based on their expert knowledge of conditions and care pathways….” Professor the Lord Darzi ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 21st January 2009 to Wednesday, 21st January 2009

  • Website New Types of Worker in Health and Social Care Conference

    The International New Types of Worker Conference is a joint event being hosted by Skills for Health and Skills for Care. The event intends to highlight research, audits and projects which highlight new types of working. ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 22nd January 2009 to Friday, 23rd January 2009

  • Website Parents who Kill - Understanding And Trying To Prevent Parents From Killing or Seriously Injuring Their Children

    Speakers will explore: •different types of familial child homicide and the gender patterns evident across these different types. •empirical data from the Murder in Britain study with a particular focus on familial ch ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 3rd February 2009 to Tuesday, 3rd February 2009

  • Website Parents who Kill - Understanding And Trying To Prevent Parents From Killing or Seriously Injuring Their Children

    Speakers will explore: • different types of familial child homicide and the gender patterns evident across these different types. • empirical data from the Murder in Britain study with a particular focus on familial ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 5th February 2009 to Thursday, 5th February 2009

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Perinatal Mental Health South West Regional Meeting: 2009

    Following very positive feedback from other UKIMS meetings around the country we are bringing this meeting to the South West to provide the opportunity to meet and network with internationally acclaimed speakers.

    Coverage: Wednesday, 25th February 2009 to Wednesday, 25th February 2009

  • Website Family centred planning in child welfare

    A one day course designed for all practitioners working with children in universal and targeted services including Family Support workers, Health Visitors, Children Centre Staff, YOT Workers, CAMHS, SENCOs and Parenting ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 26th February 2009 to Thursday, 26th February 2009

  • Website Family Group Conference for new co-ordinators

    A three day course for those with some knowledge of family group conferencing and child care planning processes who wish to increase their understanding and necessary skills to co-ordinate a family group conference.

    Coverage: Monday, 2nd March 2009 to Wednesday, 4th March 2009

  • Website British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) 2009 Conference

    The conference will provide an opportunity for college members, International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units members, representatives from other national surveillance units and patient support groups to come to ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 3rd March 2009 to Tuesday, 3rd March 2009

  • Website Obstetrics for Lawyers

    A bespoke one-day training event for practitioners involved in pursuing and defending Obstetrics and Gynaecology claims. Past delegates have described the course as ‘Excellent and extremely informative’ ‘More hands on th ...

    Coverage: Wednesday, 4th March 2009 to Wednesday, 4th March 2009

  • Website Family Group Conference for new co-ordinators

    A three day course for those with some knowledge of family group conferencing and child care planning processes who wish to increase their understanding and necessary skills to co-ordinate a family group conference.

    Coverage: Monday, 9th March 2009 to Wednesday, 11th March 2009

  • Website Contemporary Community Children's Nursing

    With every twist and turn, the National Health Service seems to throw out a new challenge for the Community Children’s Nursing (CCN) workforce. This conference will provide an opportunity for delegates to hear about and ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 12th March 2009 to Thursday, 12th March 2009

  • Website Love is the drug: babies, parents and drink and drugs

    This unique combination of presentations from two specialists, one in Infant Mental Health and one in Substance Misuse, brings together current thinking on the biochemical and psycho-social impact of maternal substanc ...

    Coverage: Friday, 13th March 2009 to Friday, 13th March 2009

  • Microsoft Word Document National Conference on safeguarding Children for Named & Designated Health Professionals

    This is a National Conference on Safeguarding Children for Named & Designated Health Professionals and this event will be chaired by Dr Sheila Shribman, National Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Ma ...

    Coverage: Monday, 16th March 2009 to Monday, 16th March 2009

  • Website Ideas into Action (2

    his is the second in a series of Ideas into Action Conferences. A conference about childhood disability for multi-disciplinary workers from all agencies and organisations in all parts of the UK and Ireland.

    Coverage: Thursday, 19th March 2009 to Thursday, 19th March 2009

  • Website The Big Debate for Strategic Leads

    The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is committed to helping local areas drive the integrated working/workforce reform agenda forwards. As part of the CWDC’s programme of support for local areas, we are ...

    Coverage: Thursday, 26th March 2009 to Thursday, 26th March 2009

  • Website Working with children and young people show 2009

    The show provides essential guidance, promotes best practice and showcases key suppliers to leaders and employees of local authorities and their partners who are responsible for delivering the Government’s plans locally. ...

    Coverage: Tuesday, 19th May 2009 to Wednesday, 20th May 2009


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