NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2024

Event Date: 07/11/2024 to 07/11/2024 Venue: COSLA Conference Centre, Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh

'Balancing Viewpoints: Rights, Data and Empowerment'

This year we are hosting a hybrid event, with the opportunity to join us in person at the venue or virtually online. Anyone with an interest or involved with mental health research in Scotland can attend. We are delighted to announce that Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak (Chief Scientist, Health) will be joining us to give the opening address.

Please note, this event has now sold out. You can join the waiting list using the option on our Eventbrite page.

Speakers include

• Dr Rob Waller, NHS Lothian
• Kathy Harrison and Dr Elvina Gountouna, DataLoch
• Prof Deborah Cairns, University of Glasgow
• Dr Roisin Mooney, University of Oxford
• Prof Liz Hughes, Glasgow Caledonia University
• Prof Colin McKay, Edinburgh Napier University
• Graham Morgan, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
• Dr Thomas Ward, King's College London
• Dr Premal Shah, NHS Lothian/University of Edinburgh
• Dr Mark McCann, University of Glasgow
• Dr Veenu Gupta, Durham University

Meeting programme

9.30	Registration and orientation
10.00	Dr Donald MacIntyre Welcome
10.10	Dame Professor Anna Dominiczak Opening address
10:30	Dr Rob Waller, Kathy Harrison and Dr Elvina Gountouna The challenges and options when using routine data to support mental health research	Session Chair: Nagore Penades
10.55	Professor Deborah Cairns The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory: Addressing the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities
11:20	Comfort break and poster presentations
12.00   Mental Health Act	Dr Roisin Mooney: Findings from an experience based investigation and Co-design of approaches to Prevent and reduce Mental Health Act Use Professor Liz Hughes: Understanding how police respond to mental health concerns Professor Colin McKay: SIDMA and capacity – what next? Graham Morgan: Involving people with lived experience of mental ill health in discussions and research around mental health legislation: barriers and solutions Followed by a panel discussion	Session Chair: Lucy Mulvagh
1.15	Lunch and poster presentations
2.15	Dr Thomas Ward Optimising AVATAR therapy for people who hear distressing voices: learning from the AVATAR2 trial	Session Chair: Andy Siddaway
2.40	Dr Premal Shah The explosion in adult ADHD assessment demand – a perfect public empowerment storm?
3.05	Dr Mark McCann Systems, social networks and mental health
3.30	Comfort break and poster presentations
4.05	Dr Veenu Gupta Supporting and Empowering the Lived Experience Workforce: Reflecting on the Past, Being Present, and Looking to the future	Session Chair: Sean Harper
4.30	Dr Donald MacIntyre Poster prizes & closing remarks

Download a PDF copy of the programme.

Download a short summary of speakers presentation talks.

Poster submissions

If you would like to submit a poster abstract please complete this form and email to Lisa Martin. Posters will be presented in person and poster presenters will automatically be registered for an in-person place. The closing date for poster abstracts is 25th October. We are unable to accept submissions after this date.

Exhibitor stands

Please note, we have now reached capacity for promotional stands.

Further information

Lunch and refreshments will be provided for our in-person delegates free of charge.

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