Highlands & Islands Ecosystem for rural mental health and active healthy ageing meeting
Date:
Monday 13 May 2019 - 10:00 to 18:00
Venue:
Inverness College UHI, Inverness, IV2 5NA
Organiser:
Scottish Rural Health Partnership
The Scottish Rural Health Partnership and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have jointly accepted an invitation from the ECHAlliance to establish a new Ecosystem in the Highlands & Islands.
They're really excited by this fantastic opportunity to create a new permanent mutually beneficial partnership for the Highlands & Islands which will focus on rural mental health and active healthy ageing with the dual aim of improving the delivery of rural health and social care services, and providing economic benefits.
This meeting shall be focusing on Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination in connection with Mental Health Awareness Week.
The meeting shall include presentations from Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, Scottish Crofting Federation and See Me Scotland. The afternoon workshop shall be led by Moray Wellbeing Hub.
Online access will be available for participants who are unable to join in person on the day.
For information contact SRHP@uhi.ac.uk
Price:
Free
Location:
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Draft Programme*
Monday 12th August
09.30 Registration
Poster Viewing and Exhibition, Inverness College UHI Atrium
10.00 Welcome Prof.Sandra MacRury, University of the Highlands & Islands & Scottish Rural Health Partnership
10.15 Key Note TBC 10.45 Plenary (1) Launch of Global Collaborative for Rural Mental Health, Dr Sarah-Anne Munoz, University of the Highlands & Islands and Dr Steve F. Bain, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
11.30 Plenary (2) International Perspectives on Rural Mental Health
12.30 Lunch Lunch - Poster Viewing and Exhibition
13.30 Breakouts (1) Three breakout session including paper session
15.30 Break Tea and Coffee - Poster Viewing and Exhibition
16.00 Plenary (3) Isolation and Loneliness
16.30 Closing Remarks
16.45 Reception Inverness College UHI Atrium Tuesday 13th August
09.30 Registration Exhibition - Inverness College UHI Atrium
10.00 Welcome Dr Sarah-Anne Munoz, University of the Highlands and Islands
10.15 Plenary (4)
Creativity for Dementia Care in the UK and Japan 10.45 Breakouts (2) Three breakout session including paper session
12.45 Lunch Lunch - Exhibition
13.45 Plenary (5) Social Isolation and Technological approaches in Scottish Islands: Western Isles and Shetland
14.15 Close Dr Sarah-Anne Munoz, University of the Highlands and Islands *Programme is subject to change. Breakout sessions will be available to book at a later date
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