You are invited to attend this year’s annual Rural Health and Care Conference which is taking place on the 5th and 6th November 2019 at the Royal Welsh showground, Builth Wells, Powys. This year’s Conference focusses on “Rural Resilience in Health and Care, communities and individuals” and will offer over 25 presentations on a broad range of topics, from training and recruiting health and care staff in rural areas to practical examples of innovative projects and research taking place across Wales, the UK and as far afield as the USA and Australia.
Theme and Strands
• Rural Population Health,Well-being and Care
• The role of Rural Communities in Health and Care
• Telehealth / Telemedicine • Social / Green Prescribing
• Recruitment and Retention in Rural Areas • New Roles and specialisms in Rural Health and Social Care
• Education,Training and Development in Rural Areas
Plenary talks by:
Dr Tom Lawson, Postgraduate Medical Dean, HEIW
Dr Karen Sankey, Community Care Collaborative
Gareth Davies, Tir Dewi
Dr Ruth Hall, Independent Board member of HEIW
Dr Lisa Whittaker, Tenovus Cancer Care Research
An Agenda for the Conference is attached, along with options for the breakout sessions over the two days.
Attendance at the Conference is £10 per day or £15 for both days, but numbers are limited. If you would like to attend the Conference, please follow the link below:
https://ruralhealthandcare.wales/conference
For more information, please contact Anna Prytherch, RHCW Project Manager by phone 01970 635918 or email anna.prytherch(at)wales.nhs.uk
Book your place soon for what promises to be a very inspirational two days.
