The Public's Health after Covid: science and social justice Online Symposium

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Overview

Fifteen months after Covid-19 arrived in the UK, the College has convened 11 eminent scientists (8 from Scotland) to describe how they experienced and sought to overcome Covid-19; and suggest how to build a better ‘new normal’ and prepare for future pandemics. To protect all participants, this Symposium will be digital: speakers will record their talks remotely in advance; and on 14 April they will link with chairs who will monitor questions arriving via slido.com. This Symposium is open to all interested in Covid-19, including general and specialist physicians, general practitioners, public health specialists, doctors in training, patients and the public.

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Programme

Wednesday 14 April 2021

09.15

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
by Acting President, Professor Angela Thomas OBE, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Covid-19: what do we now know?

Chair: Professor Maggie Rae, Faculty of Public Health

09:20	Covid-19: real-time monitoring of Covid-19 in Scotland Professor Mark Woolhouse, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh spread of infection burden on health services *non-pharmaceutical interventions
09:50	Covid-19: human behaviour from individual frailty to collective resilience Professor Stephen Reicher, Social Psychology pandemic management in UK role of science *role of psychology and behavioural science
10:20	Break

Session 2 - Covid-19: how did we respond to growing (and at times misleading) evidence?

Chair: Dr Andrew Fraser, Senior Advisor, Public Health Scotland

10:40	Covid-19: decision-making in public health Professor Linda de Caestecker, Director of Public Health changes in practice changes in policy *changes in systems
11:10	Covid-19: decision-making in clinical practice Professor Ewen Harrison, Surgery & Data Science changes in practice changes in policy *changes in systems
11:40	Break

Session 3 - Covid-19: what did we learn?

Chair: Acting President, Professor Angela Thomas OBE, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

12:00	KEYNOTE: JAMES LIND LECTURE Covid-19: international comparison of policies and outcomes Professor David Nabarro, World Health Organisation variations with epidemiology variations in policy *variations in outcomes
12:40	Covid-19: Scottish response - past, present and future Dr Nicholas Phin, Director of Public Health Sciences Public Health Scotland - the first year Scottish successes *lessons for Scotland
13:10	Break

Session 4 - How has Covid-19 affected health inequalities?

Chair: Ms Caroline Costongs, Director, EuroHealthNet

13:50	Health inequalities and Covid-19 Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Institute of Health Equity health inequalitied in 2019 the effect of Covid-19 *how should governments now respond?
14:20	Covid-19 and disadvantage Professor Vittal Katikireddi, Social & Public Health Sciences the effect on black, asian and minority ethnic people on women, children and young people
14:50	Break

Session 5 - What opportunities does the 'new normal' offer?

Chair: Dr Lorna Watson, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Fife

15:10	Covid-19: opportunities for public health ethics? Dr ELM Maeckelberghe, Medical Sciences principles application to pandemic concomitant harm embedding PH ethics in practice
15:40	Covid-19: opportunities to improve the crisis responses to homelessness Ewan Aitken, Cyrenians how did Covid-19 affect crisis responses to homelessness? what changes were good and sustainable? *how to ensure the 'new normal' is better for all?
16:10	Break

Session 6 - What other opportunities does the 'new normal' offer?

Chair: Professor Marion Bain, Scottish Government

16:30	Covid-19: public health messaging during the crisis and looking ahead Professor Linda Bauld, Public Health partnership with public health communication with population *international collaboration
17:00	Closing remarks Plans for dissemination and publication

Fees

Online booking for this event closes on 14 April 2021 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

An early bird discount applies until Wednesday 17 March 2021.

Registration fees
	Early Bird fee (until 17/03/2021) for online half day	Early Bird fee (until 17/03/2021) for online full day	Fee (from 18/03/2021) for online half day	Fee (from 18/03/2021) for online full day
Standard fee	£69	£139	£79	£149
RCPE Fellow in UK or other high income country	£39	£79	£49	£89
RCPE Collegiate / Associate / Foundation Member	£39	£79	£49	£89
Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist / Postgraduate student/ RCPE Fellow in upper-middle income country	£35	£69	£45	£79
Retired RCPE Fellow / RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	£0	£0	£0	£0
Medical student	£0	£9	£0	£15

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Collegiate and Associate Members of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

Trainees – Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil, if confirmation of status provided – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within three days of this event, we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the organisers.

Venue:

RCPE Online, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

133897

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Event Coordinator

Marie Allan

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3680

Email

m.allan@rcpe.ac.uk

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