Programme

Conference programme
Time Session
09.00-09.30 Registration, poster exhibition and refreshments in the Great Hall
09.30-09.40 Welcome and overview

Prof Simon Gregory, Deputy Medical Director, Primary and Integrated Care, Health Education England, and Sir David Behan, Chair, Health Education England 

09.40-09.50 One year on
Prof Wendy Reid, National Medical Director and Director of Education and Quality, Health Education England
09.50-10.20 Keynote speech: The language of kindness
Christie Watson, Author
10.20-10.50 Keynote speech: Support doctors at risk: Association of Anaesthetists guidelines
Dr Emma Plunkett, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s Hospital
10.50-11.00

Shared learning with…
Lewis Smith-Connell, Project Manager, Zero Suicide Alliance

11.00-11.20 Q&A session
11.20-11.50 Refreshments, networking and poster exhibition
11.50-12.20 Morning workshops: To comprise of engaging and informative sessions including:
 
  • Sparkling Moments Using Graphic Medicine and Appreciative Inquiry to Reflect on Positive Work Experiences 
    Dr Linda Miller, GP/Coach and Careers Coach at PSU, HEE, and Appraiser/Medical Educator (Imperial and QMUL), and Niro  Amin, Training Programme Director, Health Education England
  • The power of choosing kindness
    Lizzie Chandra, Fellow to the Future Leaders Programme, Health Education England
  • Finding ‘your people’ – utilising social media to find and build your support network
    Student Nurse Project
  • Practitioner health programme
    Lucy Warner, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Practitioner Health
12.30-13.10 Afternoon workshops: To comprise of engaging and informative sessions including:
   
  • Sparkling Moments Using Graphic Medicine and Appreciative Inquiry to Reflect on Positive Work Experiences (session continued) Dr Linda Miller, GP/Coach and Careers Coach at PSU, HEE, and Appraiser/Medical Educator (Imperial and QMUL), and Niro  Amin, Training Programme Director, Health Education England
  • Mindfulness - Cultivating attention and Caring for Self and Others
    Andy Phee, Mindfulness Teacher and Community Mental Health Nurse
  • Start the Conversation, End the Stigma
    Dr Vanita Gandhi, National Medical Clinical Director’s Clinical Fellow, Dr Chee Yeen Fung, National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow and Dr Paul Sadler PG Dean Wessex, Health Education England Team

  • Mindfulness: South London 8 week course for cultivating wellbeing and compassion  
    Dr Florian Ruths, Consultant Psychiatrist, Maudsley Hospital
13.10-14.00 Lunch, networking and poster exhibition
14.00-14.20 Post-lunch energiser session
14.20-14.35 Reflections
Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, Professor of Nursing, University of West London
14.35-15.35

Keynote speech: How to Sleep Better and Take The Stress Out Of Sleep
James Wilson, The Sleep Geek

15.35-16.15 TED talks featuring:
 
  • Sharp Scratch: The BMJ Student podcast shining a light on the hidden curriculum
  • How throwing spaghetti made us better doctors
  • How Talking About Death Makes Us Feel Less Alone
16.15-16.25 Poster presentation awards
16.25-16.30 Closing remarks