Day One 12 May

Excursion to the Centre for Health Science

Shifting the Balance: Mr Paul Martin, Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland

The Psychology of Change - Going beyond the Tip of the Iceberg?: Dr Jim White, Clinical Psychologist

Working Across Boundaries: Dr Margit Steinholt, Consultant Obstetrician

Finding the Fifth Wave: Dr Andrew Lyon, International Futures Forum

Day Two 13 May

Session 1 - Delivering for Remote and rural healthcare; The role of the Rural Hospital

Delivering for remote and rural healthcare - General policy - Scotland. Dr. A. Ingram.

Future for local Acute Hospitals - Norway. Dr. Tor Ingebrigtsen.

Challenges in Delivering in Scotland's Rural General Hospitals. Professor A. Sim.

Challenges in Delivering in Norway's General Hospitals. Dr. Tor Ingebrigtsen.

Discussion

 Other related adstracts. Delivering for Remote an Rural Healthcare - a critique Prof J Farmer

Session 2 - Maternity and Child Health

KCND - Keeping Childbirth Natural and Dynamic. Mags McGuire.

Redesigning Maternity Services in Norway. Margit Steinholt.

Something Old - Something New. Wendy Jessiman.

New Model of statutory supervision of Midwives in North of Scotland. Mary Vance.

GIRFEC "Getting it Right for Every Child". Elisabeth Watson

The BIG Trial. Pat Hoddinott.

Implementing Baby Friendly In NHS Highland. Karen Mackay and Janet MacKellock.

Session 3 - Anticipatory Care and Managing Longterm conditions

Nairn Anticipatory Care Programme. Adrian Baker and Paul Leak.

Well North. Pip Farman.

Planning for the Most Vulnerable Groups, Stop pushing the elderly away. Heidi Aarmo Lund.

Brief Interventions in Alcohol. David Greenwell.

British Sign Language. Dr Christopher Stewart.

Implementing electronic records in small US Hospitals. Alison Hughes.

Session 4 - Improving Health through behavioural change

STEPS. Jim White

Enabling Self Care. Maggie Clark

The Hopes and Fears. Ian James and Jenny MacColl

Delivering Pulmonary Rehabilitation and improving quality of life. Katrina Flannigan

Health Behaviour Change - Motivational Interviewing in Highland. Jane groves

Condition Mangagement Programme. Brian Devlin

Quick turnaround. Lorraine Paterson

Session 5 - Delivering for Remote and Rural Healthcare - Improving Rural Access

Improving Rural Access - Detailed RGH Model. Professor A. Sim

The Role of the Community Hospital. Dr H. Greig

Shifting the Balance of Care Audit. Dr F. Tierney and Mrs. F. Grant

A working model for surgical services in a RGH. Mr D. Sedgwick

Bringing hospitals to patients (ambulance Boats). Dr. Svein Arne Monsen

Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) Pilot. DR R. McRoberts

Remote and Rural Workforce Model. Mrs F. Grant

Practitioner with Special Interest (PwSI). Mrs B. Flynn and Mrs J. Catherwood

Discussion

Other related abstracts

Session 6 - Education and Innovation

Vocational Education and Training Solutions for Allied Heath Skills shortages in Australia. Sue Kilpatrick

It's Really Happening. Pam Nicholl

Investing in Training. Liz Mansion

Education and Training in Geratric Rehab. Bente Nordbye

Making it Work. Carol McEachran

Delivering Life Support. Houy Chandy

Maintaining and Developing Skills in remote and Rural Areas. Jaki Lambert

Session 7 - New Roles and Models of Care

Network and innovative approach to delivering a heart failure service and Telecardiology. Maggie Clark

Physicians's Assistant in NHS Scotland. Mags Currie and Jane Farmer

Developing the generic support worker role. Lorraine Hall and Edna Mary Watson

Visible, Accessible & Integrated Care: Report of the Review of Nursing in the Community. Fiona Sharples and Susan O'Rourke

Helseparken. Anette Fosse

Out of Hours. Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik

Full circle. Catriona Dreghorn

Introduction to developing role of midwife sonograher. Jocelyn Reid

Session 8 - Community Resilience

The social, economic, human and institutional contributions of primary health services to rural communities. Maria Prior

COPD Cronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Katrina Flannigan

Stable Foundations for Unstable Lives. Maria McGregor

Village University. Ole Kristian Losvik

First Responders. Alan Knox

Travelling Community. Nancy Campbell