Events

Specialist Stop Smoking Advisers and Administrators

Continual Professional Development

Learning Event 2011

Somerset College for Arts and Technology

24th November

9.30-16.30

The Stop Smoking Advisers Continual Professional Development (CPD) Event is back and bigger than ever before. 2011 will see the inclusion of specialist stop smoking administrative teams alongside the specialist advisers.

Key note presentations:

NARS Nicotine Assisted Reduction to Stop

Professor Linda Bauld

Professor Bauld is an international expert in public health policy, and is Professor of Socio-Management, University of Stirling. She was previously Professor of Social Policy and Head of Department in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath.

Since 2007 she has served as the UK government's scientific adviser on tobacco control and as Vice-chair of Cancer Research UK's Tobacco Advisory Group. Her primary research interests are in the field of tobacco control and smoking cessation, and drug and alcohol policy.

The Role of Common Mental Health Problems in Stopping Smoking

Dr Lisa McNally

Lisa is a Chartered Health Psychologist, specialising in the delivery of NHS Stop Smoking Services. She also works as a freelance consultant and coordinates the Smoke Free Minds Project Group. In addition to this role Lisa works within the NHS as a Public Health Lead for Stop Smoking Services and Mental Health Care. Her other projects include work with the National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT), the Tobacco Free Initiative at the World Health Organisation, and the PGD on Tobacco Control Harm Reduction at NICE.

The programme

The programme has been created following detailed consultation with Local Stop Smoking Service Managers, Advisers and Administrators. Smokefree South West runs this popular annual event to allow dedicated stop smoking teams in our area to access effective information and learning with the help of nationally renowned experts. Please see the attachments for full details.

The popular market place will return providing an opportunity for local services to show case your excellent and innovative projects. There are five market stalls still available, if you would like to apply to showcase local work please contact us using the details below, please include a short brief about your market stall in the form of an abstract or a half page newspaper advert style.

The afternoon will involve small, interactive expert workshops on a broad range of topic areas including Secondary Care, Pregnancy, QuitManager, Lost to Follow Ups and Inequalities. Please read the attached workshop summaries and select the workshop most relevant to your current work area.

Who should attend

This event is for members who are already experienced in the Local Stop Smoking Service Team, namely Advisers and Administrators, as this is a CPD event to assist in professional development.  If you are not an Adviser or Administrator but would like to attend, please get in touch as soon as possible.

Booking

If you would like to book a place at the Learning Event, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

You must include:

name

job title

organisation

telephone no

email address

method of transport

workshop choice

any accessibility needs or any dietary requirements other than vegetarian

When responding, please cc-in your Line Manager. Bookings must be made by Friday 11/11/11.

Parking/Transport

Parking is very limited on the SCAT site and must be pre-booked so please utilise public transport where possible. Please see attached Park&Ride details.  

Car sharers will be given priority for parking spaces. If you would like to book a parking place please include the names of the people you will be bringing to the event.

For Sat Nav purposes the address and postcode are:

Somerset College of Arts and Technology

Wellington Rd

TAUNTON

TA1 5AX

For further information about the College please see the weblink below:

http://www.somerset.ac.uk/how-to-find-us

CPD Certification

Attendance and certificates will only be available to delegates who attend the complete day event. If you are required to leave early please ask your Line Manager to contact us by email to confirm the time you will be leaving the event.

Any cancellation of your place must be 48 hours prior to the event. Late cancellations will incur a £20 cancellation fee.

We very much look forward to seeing you on the day.