South West Public Health Annual Scientific Conference
Wednesday 3rd June 2009, Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare 

Parallel Session Topics      Abstracts of Parallel Session Presentations

Session 1 – Morning 11.30 – 12.50

	Prince Consort Hall ROOM A	Ashcombe Suite ROOM B	Grove Suite ROOM C	Clarence Suite ROOM D
	Communication	Young People	Socio-economic Determinants	Health Protection
	Chair: Brian O’Neill	Chair: Ruth Kipping	Chair: John Mooney	Chair: Maarten Hoek
11.30 – 11.50	A1 David Evans UWE   A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units	B1 Sarah Gunn University of Bristol   Developing a peer-led health promotion programme: the example of AHEAD	C1 Kate Thomas University of Bristol   Socio-economic disadvantage from childhood to adulthood and locomotor function in old age	D1 Anders Wallensten HPA SW   No evidence of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 from wild birds
11.50 – 12.10	A2 Lynne Eagle UWE   Accentuating the Positives or Negatives – Impact of Message Framing on Health Communication	B2 Norma Daykin UWE   The role of alcohol in weekend radio output aimed at young people: a mixed methods study	C2 Iain Lang Exeter University   Total burden of exposure to environmental toxicants in relation to ethnicity	D2 Linda Matthews     An audit of Rubella susceptibility rates in the Cwm Taf (South) NHS Trust
12.10 – 12.30	A3 Amanda Owen-Smith University of Bristol   Do patients want to know if their healthcare is being rationed….and will clinicians tell them?	B3 Judi Kidger University of Bristol   Emotional health support in secondary schools: a mixed methods study	C3 Bruce Bolam GOSW   Do high levels of universal immunisation coverage control area-level deprivation effects	D3 Mark Kealy HPA An outbreak of Tuberculosis at a utility call centre
12.30 – 12.50	A4 Susan Hamilton University of Bristol   Impact of local news reporting on suicides from Clifton Suspension Bridge	B4 Emily Klineberg University of Bristol   Adolescent self-harm: a qualitative study on disclosure and help-seeking	C4 Julie Mytton NHS Bristol   Estimating the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy in Bristol	D4 Ada Bennett HPA SW   An assessment of commissioning needs of services for HIV/AIDS in the South West Region

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Parallel Session  2– Afternoon 2.00 – 2.40  Abstracts of Parallel Session Presentations

	Prince Consort Hall ROOM A	Ashcombe Suite ROOM B	Grove Suite ROOM C	Clarence Suite ROOM D
	Health Improvement (1)	Health Improvement (2)	Cancer	Screening
	Chair: Bruce Bolam	Chair: Sarah Lawson	Chair: Tom Kenny	Chair: Susan Hamilton
2.00 – 2.20	A5 James Hawkins University of Bristol Long Term Smoking Relapse: A Study Using the British Household Panel Survey	B5 Lisa Patel NHS Bristol The Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-II Receptor Antagonists in Primary Hypertension	C5 Luke Hounsome SWPHO Analysis of the Increase in Incidence of Malignant Melanoma and Correlation with External Factors	D5 Julian Elston PenTAG / Devon PCT Public health implications of establishing a  national programme to screen young athletes
2.20 – 2.40	A6 Louise Hurst NHS Wiltshire  Health Improvement in the Workplace: Current Activity & Good Practice in the NHS in London	B6 Simon Evans UWE  Assessing the impact of the Gloucestershire Partnerships for Older People Project (POPP)	C6 Alexander Ives SWPHO  Lung cancer incidence trends by socio-economic deprivation and by sex	D6 Richard Martin University of Bristol  What is the value of screening for prostate cancer?

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