Events

Wednesday Seminar Series

A free seminar series facilitated by the Institute of Mental Health. The multi-disciplinary series is delivered by Trust employees and national, and international speakers on a range of contemporary mental health issues. The seminars, held at the Sir Colin Campbell Building on the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee Campus, are open to all Trust employees and Institute members. Following lunch, the seminars run from 1pm to 2pm on most Wednesdays.

Sessions set to take place from November onwards include a review of the primary care use of anti-depressants for mild to moderate depression, the dominant model of masculinity in depression, the impact of frontline crisis  working on morale, burnout and job satisfaction, and ‘making change happen’.

Please note: The Institute of Mental Health Seminar Series has now finished for this semester. The Series will commence again on Wednesday 29th September 2010.

-         Draft Programme [Word Document - 267 KB]

Designing Applied Health Research: From Idea to Bid Proposal

The NIHR RDS for the East Midlands put on a 2 day learning event

Date: 13th - 14th September 2010
Venue: University of Nottingham

This new course, designed to help in the preparation of applications to the National Institute for Health Research or other research funding body, is principally aimed at researchers and clinicians who have some experience of research but have not previously been principal investigators in this type of project. However the course is not restricted to potential principal investigators: other members or indeed more than one member of a research team will be very welcome. On registration for the course, each participant will be expected to submit a research idea which they would like to work up towards a proposal in the workshop sessions. There will be advice given on the importance of literature reviews, different quantitative designs and qualitative methods, the use of mixed methods in health research, health economics, the role of your local Research Design Service, other sources of support, funding streams and building a suitable research team. A third day, to be held Monday 27th September, will provide an opportunity for participants to present the proposal they have been working on to a panel of experts and peers for feedback and further development.  A detailed programme will be available shortly.

This course will be free of charge to NHS, social care and voluntary sector researchers and their academic partners. Full time students not normally accepted.  Applicants will be informed at a later stage if accepted on to the course.  Further details and booking arrangements will be available on the RDS EM website: http://www.rds-eastmidlands.org.uk/

Please note: Numbers will be restricted

Problem Solving Therapy: The Next Wave

Date: 16th September 2010
Venue: University of Nottingham
Contact: Lorna Viikna
Tel: 0115 8231301
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We are pleased to announce a skills training day by Professors Christine Maguth Nezu and Arthur M Nezu of Drexel University, Philadelphia

Delegates will learn about:

• Recent clinical advances in problem solving therapy (PST) for a range of psychological and health problems, including mood disorders, personality disorder, and how these clinical problems impact adaptation, severity and course of health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity.
• Strategies for addressing negative problem orientation and fostering positive problem orientation.
• PST and the challenging client.
• Problem solving for the clinician: participants will learn how to apply problem solving principles to theircognitive behavioural case formulation, treatment planning, and development of clinical progress notes.

BABCP and IMH members (Early Bird rate) - £135
Non-members - £155

To register your place please contact Lorna Viikna

CLAHRC-NDL Conference

Date: 21st September 2010
Venue: Trent Vineyard, Nottingham
Contact: Kiren Bhadare
Tel: 0115 8231268
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"Improving health care: the role of CLAHRC-NDL in meeting the ‘innovation, prevention and productivity’ agenda"

The conference is an opportunity for CLAHRC-NDL to demonstrate the impact that it is already having and the potential impact that work in progress is likely to have. 

Conference objectives:

• To help delegates to understand the bigger picture and the long-term nature of the issues that face health care.
• To provide evidence of the impact of CLAHRC-NDL on existing services, through its applied research and implementation studies.
• To provide arguments to support the role of CLAHRC-NDL in future health care research and implementation, through research bids and through its influence on commissioning.
• To foster and reinforce the health communities with an interest in CLAHRC-NDL research themes, and establish CLAHRC-NDL as an indispensable part of the regional health scene, based on close alliances between members of its communities of practice.
• To reinforce the commitment of our partners, by associating CLAHRC with high-quality applied research in health care, and demonstrating effective collaborations with clinical services.

-         Conference Flyer/Draft Programme [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 46 KB]

For more information, or to register please visit www.clahrc-ndl.nihr.ac.uk/conference2010

Next stages for the mental health strategy

Date: 26th October 2010
Venue: Central London

This seminar will look at the next stages of the mental health strategy. Key discussion will be around the current mental health strategy reviewing its early impact, outlining the challenges that have been faced and how they have been addressed - and asking what further steps should be taken to improve public mental health. Public mental health is becoming increasingly important in healthcare and in the workplace, with the search for cost savings a priority in meeting the future financial demands on the service. This seminar will also discuss priorities for service delivery, coordination of services and the challenges for implementation.

We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote presentations from Anthony Deery, Head of Mental Health Operations, Care Quality Commission; Dr Hugh Griffiths, Deputy National Clinical Director of Mental Health, Department of Health and Dr Jo Nurse, National Lead for Public Mental Health and Well-being, Department of Health.

At this early stage, Lucy Bailey, Resilience Programme Manager, Children Schools and Families, Hertfordshire County Council; Sue Baker, Director, Time to Change; Tracey Butler, Managing Director, Raise!; Mark Davies, Director, Campaigns and Communication, Rethink; Helen Forster, Director, Working Well Trust; Angela Greatley, Chair, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust; Bob Grove, Joint Chief Executive, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health; Lucie Russell, Director, Campaigns, Policy and Participation, YoungMinds; Jim Symington, Deputy Director, National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU); and Dr Jenny Taylor, Chair, Division of Clinical Psychology, British Psychological Society have kindly agreed to speak. Further senior speakers are being approached.

Charles Walker MP has kindly agreed to chair part of this seminar.

For more information, or to register please click here.

Institute of Mental Health Anniversary Lunch

Date: 3rd November 2010
Venue: B03, Sir Colin Campbell Building, Innovation Park, University of Nottingham
Contact: Lorna Viikna
Tel: 0115 8231301
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This year, this lunch is especially important as we will be presenting prizes for the best publications, launching our annual report as well as hearing about some major projects that the Institute has been developing and delivering over the past year; please see below the provisional programme.

-         Institute of Mental Health Anniversary Lunch 2010 - Programme [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 43.92 KB]

Next steps for improving offender health - following up the Bradley recommendations

Date: 26th October 2010
Venue: Central London

Guest of Honour: Rt Hon the Lord Bradley, author of The Bradley Review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system

This seminar will focus on what more can be done to improve offender health with particular reference to improving quality and provision of healthcare services for offenders and others within the criminal justice system with mental health issues and learning disabilities.

The seminar follows on from the Bradley Review regarding people with mental health issues or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system, and the ongoing offender health and mental health strategies.

Other confirmed speakers include: Gill Arukpe, Chief Executive, Penrose; Alex Baylis, Programme Manager, Care Quality Commission; Martin Corfe, Lead Nurse, Criminal Justice Liaison Team, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Sean Duggan, Joint Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health; Sean Duggan, Joint Chief Executive, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health; Vanessa Fowler, Head of Specialist Mental Health & Secure Services, Kent and Medway Primary Care Trust; Professor Eddie Kane, Head of Section, Personality Disorder Institute, Institute of Mental Health; Dr Marcus Roberts, Director of Policy and Membership, DrugScope;Jenny Talbot, Programme Manager, Prison Reform Trust; Phil Taylor, Governor, HMP Wormwood Scrubs and Dominic Williamson, Chief Executive, Revolving Doors Agency. Further senior participants are being approached.

Baroness Masham of Ilton and Baroness Gale have kindly agreed to chair the seminar.

For more information, or to register please click here.

INVOLVE Conference 2010

Date: 16th - 17th November 2010
Venue: East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham
Contact: Rosemary McMahon
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INVOLVE’s national conferences bring together people with a common interest in public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research. This includes members of the public, service users, researchers, research commissioners and representatives of voluntary sector organisations. The aim is to encourage the sharing of knowledge and learning. The focus of the conference is on innovation and impact including:

• Ways in which the public are involved in research
• Understanding the impact of public involvement - how it makes a difference
• Providing a platform for research on public involvement in research

For further information please visit http://www.profbriefings.co.uk/involve2010/

Mental health care in Europe – Learning from differences

Date:  23rd - 25th June 2011 
Venue:  Ulm, Germany 

The IXth ENMESH International Conference will be held on 23-25 June 2011 in Ulm, Germany. The conference theme will be “Mental health care in Europe – Learning from differences”.

Please visit www.enmesh.eu for further information.