Rural Mental Health Conference: Tackling Isolation and Fostering Connections

Rural Mental Health Conference: Tackling Isolation and Fostering Connections

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Date: 
Monday 12 August 2019 - 09:30 to Tuesday 13 August 2019 - 14:30
Venue: 

Inverness College UHI, Inverness, IV2 5NA

Organiser: 
Scottish Rural Health Partnership

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

Photo by Jeremy Perkins on Unsplash

Price: 
£75 for both days; £50 for day one; £50 for day two
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