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| |  | Further information about course content, who should attend and registration form can be found in the attached document. | Sidney Smith Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh's Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh |
| | | Professor Ruth Lister, Donald Dewar Visiting Professor in Social Justice, University of Glasgow & Professor of Social Policy, Loughborough University.
"The Scales of Social Justice" - A Public Lecture hosted by the Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice
There is no charge for this lecture but places are limited.
For more information and a registration form, contact Elizabeth Nicholson on 0141 330 3664 or at e.m.nicholson@lbss.gla.ac.uk
| Bute Hall, Main Building, University of Glasgow |
| | | This one-day conference will examine the contemporary challenges facing Scotland as more people look forward to a longer life. By 2036, 25% of the Scottish population will be pensioners which has implications for society, particularly in terms of the health and social care of this demographic.
Many key issues will be addressed by a panel of expert speakers and provide a holistic view of challenges and solutions.
For more information about this conference, visit www.conferencesandtraining.com/olderscot | University of Stirling |
| | | PEACH UNIT & CH(C)Ps: Linking Evidence to Child Health Services in CH(C)Ps on the 4 October 2006
This is the first of a number of seminars being run throughout the year aimed at exploring the developing relationship between the Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health (PEACH) Unit and CH(C)Ps.
The programme for this event and a reservation form are attached. | Elphinstone Suite, Tulip Inn Glasgow, 80 Ballater Street, Glasgow |
| | | What can Social Enterprise do to help improve the health of the public? What can multi-disciplinary public health do to help social enterprise?
A joint conference to raise awareness of each other's work, roles and working together is being held on 3rd October 2006. Cost is £20.
For further information and application form contact Mrs C Keachie, Secretary - Scottish Forum for Public Health, NHS Lanarkshire. Catherine.keachie@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
| Stirling Baptist Church Conference Centre, Murray Place, Stirling |
| | | 7th Public Health Information Network for scotland seminar.
The seminar programme and reply slip can be accessed from the ScotHPO website: http://www.scotpho.org.uk/web/site/home/resources/PHINS_seminar_September_2007.asp
Places are limited. | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall |
| | | Evaluation Support Scotland is running a series of workshops to help people in the voluntary sector understand evaluation. Four workshops are being run between now and December in Glasgow and Edinburgh. For more details about these, visit http//www.evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/news/events.htm
These workshops are for staff, volunteers and trustees of voluntary organisations.
| Glasgow and Edinburgh |
| | | As part of the dissemination of the "Equal Access and Frontline Staff" report, Equal Access to Employment in Glasgow are holding a series of local dissemination events during September. These events would be of interest to frontline staff, middle and line managers, and service users.
For more information about the survey, visit http://www.easglasgow.com
If you would like to attend this event, please contact Margaret Rumsby on 0141 429 2518 or email margaretrumsby@easglasgow.com | Next Generation, 242 Netherton Street, Glasgow, G13 1BJ |
| | | As part of the dissemination of the "Equal Access and Frontline Staff" report, Equal Access to Employment in Glasgow are holding a series of local dissemination events during September. These events would be of interest to frontline staff, middle and line managers, and service users.
For more information about the survey, visit http://www.easglasgow.com
If you would like to attend this event, please contact Margaret Rumsby on 0141 429 2518 or email margaretrumsby@easglasgow.com | The Bambury Centre, 67 Yate Street, GLasgow G31 4AW |
| | | As part of the dissemination of the "Equal Access and Frontline Staff" report, Equal Access to Employment in Glasgow are holding a series of local dissemination events during September. These events would be of interest to frontline staff, middle and line managers, and service users.
For more information about the survey, visit http://www.easglasgow.com
If you would like to attend this event, please contact Margaret Rumsby on 0141 429 2518 or email margaretrumsby@easglasgow.com | Glasgow North Conference Centre, 179 Ayr Street, Glasgow G21 |
| | | "What do you do with your Participatory Appraisal Data?"
The course answers this question by looking at the analysis and presentation of data gathered.
Most commonly Participatory Appraisal data is gathered from large groups within the community. Collation, validation and presentation of this data is covered in the morning.
Where techniques are more specific to gathering quantitive data from groups of individuals the analysis is based on qualitative and psychological data anlaysis techniques. This topic is covered in the afternoon.
Dissemination of the findings will be covered at the end of the course.
If you are interested in attending please contact Gemma friel on 0141 201 9800 or gemma.friel@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
| Eastbank |
| | | Further information about this course can be found in the attachment. | |
| | | This ten week course is designed for those who work with children and young people and want to improve their skills in research and consultation. Run by the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, it involves a combination of online learning and classroom sessions based at the University of Edinburgh.
Bookings are now being taken for Autumn 2006. For further information and costs, contact Laura Marshall on 0131 651 3001 or visit the website, www.crfr.ac.uk | |
| | | Dissemination of survey carried out on frontline staff working in health, housing, social care, employment, training and education agencies.
Contact Details: Margaret Rumsby 0141 429 2518
email: margaretrumsby@easglasgow.com | Tulip Inn, 80 Ballater Street, Glasgow G5 0TW |
| | | CIVIC HUMANISM AND CONVERSATION ABOUT THE GOOD
Prof A.C. Grayling, Proffesor of Philosophy at Birbeck College University of London
This lecture focuses on the debate of how to best promote conversation within a community on how life practices can be changed for the better health and floourishing of its individual members.
Free of charge
Register online at: http://www.gcph.co.uk/seminar2.htm | Merchants House of Glasgow, 7 West George Street, Glasgow G 1BA |
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| | | Training will be available for staff | |