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The 4th Annual Chief Scientific Officer’s Conference and
Healthcare Scientist of the Year Awards
27th and 28th November, Holiday Inn Regent’s Park, London
DELIVERING A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
This is to
remind you about this year's Chief Scientific Officer's Conference that will
be hosted by journalist and TV presenter, Vivienne Parry and builds on the
success of previous years. Please kindly ensure you formally register online
at
www.glasgows.co.uk/cso2007 to secure your place. Capacity at the venue
is limited therefore places will need to be allocated on a first come first
served basis.
The conference is widely recognised as the key platform for the promotion of
healthcare scientists and the contribution of science to more effective
healthcare delivery. Attendance is strongly recommended.
Further details of the programme have now been updated on the web site.
Topics include plenaries covering the NHS reform agenda, research and
innovation, science futures, emergency planning and building a world class
workforce as well as workshops and the opportunity to network.
We have some truly outstanding speakers confirmed. David Nicholson CBE, NHS
Chief Executive will outline his vision for the NHS and take questions from
the audience. Dr Russell Hamilton, Deputy Director of R&D at the Department
of Health and Dr Maire Smith, Director of Innovation at the NHS Institute of
Innovation and Improvement will discuss how research and innovation are at
the centre of evidence based healthcare. On day two, Dr David Harper, Chief
Scientist at the Department of Health will demonstrate how the
UK is leading the world on health
protection, focusing specifically on the issues surrounding Avian Flu.
Emergency planning will also be addressed in a presentation from Dr Penny
Bevan, Director at the Department of Health. And, from theory to reality, Dr
John Cooper, Deputy Director of the HPA Radiation Protection Division, and
closely involved in the Polonium 210 incident, will be outlining the science
behind the headlines of this dramatic event. There will also be a session
dedicated to building a world class workforce and services responsive to
needs and challenges, with contributions from, among others, Dame Gill
Morgan, Chair, NHS Confederation.
In addition to the Departmental speakers, we also have contributions from a
number of accomplished scientists. Professor Kathy Sykes, physicist and
presenter of BBC TV's Rough Science will join the innovation session along
with Graham Spittle, who heads up IBM's Dursley Labs and also chairs the
Technology Strategy Board. Lord Winston together with former Reith Lecturer
and professor of gerontology, Tom Kirkwood, will be talking about cutting
edge science at the beginning and end of life respectively. Professor Jeremy
Baumberg who leads a £4million EPSRC Nanophotonics programme at the
University of Southampton will be taking a peek into the far future and how
nanoscience might affect the work of healthcare science and finally, with an
eye to the Olympics, now just five years away, Professor Ron Maughan of
Loughborough University will be looking at what the sports science of 2012
may involve and how it might impact on laboratories and on us less than fit
mortals in the future.
Finally we are delighted to have secured the inspirational speaker Professor
Geraint Rees from the
Institute of
Cognitive Neuroscience at
University College London. Professor Rees who is also the 2007 Francis Crick
Lecturer at the Royal Society, will deliver a keynote address 'Paying
Attention'.
Further details on the event, including details of delegate fees can be
found by visiting
www.glasgows.co.uk/cso2007 .
The annual Healthcare Scientist of the Year Awards will take place on the
evening of Tuesday 27th November. The categories and application form can be
accessed by logging onto
www.glasgows.co.uk/cso2007 . Please download these now to allow plenty
of time for submission. Last year's winners provided outstanding examples of
good practice that were widely praised by the Department of Health.
I recommend you continue to monitor the web site for further programme
updates and look forward to seeing you in November.
With kind regards
Professor Sue Hill OBE
Chief Scientific Officerpartment of Health
