6th Annual Mental Health Nursing Conference.

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Who:

Institute of Nursing and Midwifery,
Mental Health Nursing Forum.

Subject:

Innovations and controversies in Mental Health Nursing, Education and Practice.

Date:

23rd March 2005

Place:

Greynore Hall,
University of Brighton,
Darley Road,
Meads,
Eastbourne,
East Sussex.
(Note: Nice place if you can find it, it could really do with a few more signposts to the campus - Dean)
(Note: Could also do with more parking spaces, especially disabled ones - Dean)

Programme:

09:00-09:30
Coffee and Registration.

09:30-09:35
Introduction and welcome:
Dr Liam Clarke - Chairperson: INaM Mental Health Nursing Forum

09:35-09:45
Opening Remarks:
Dr Alec Grant - Conference Chairperson.

09:45-10:45
The Marion Beeforth Memorial Lecture.
'Better than the Book'
A Presentation by The INaM User Training Group

10:45-11:15
Break / Coffee.
(Note: Seemed to be only tea or coffee, neither of which I drink, biscuits were nice though - Dean)

11:15-12:15
Groupwork
(Note: A time to discuss the new training module 'Mental Health Service users Perspectives on Mental Health Practice', some very interesting comments were made, mostly positive - Dean)

12:15-13:00
Plenary with presentation panel: Dr Alec Grant et al.

13:00-14:00
Lunch

14:00-16:00
Afternoon Presentations by:
Mark Hardcastle, Frank McCaffery and Nigel P Short.
(Note: Nigel P Short explained complicated problems with evidence based mental health diagnosis using cartoons from 'Far Side' making them very understandable. - Dean)
(Note: Mark Hardcastle included some very interesting case studies of young mental health service users and explained how important it is for people to get help before its forced on them i.e. being sectioned. - Dean)
(Note: Frank McCaffrey explained how rather than current issues, life experiences from the ages 0 to 12 are the root of many peoples problems in later life. - Dean)

16:00-16:30
Plenary: with Dr Liam Clarke et al.