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Early diagnosis and prevention - saving costs, saving lives
Tuesday, 20th July 2010
VENUE:Sixty One Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET
Dr David Colin-Thomé
Guest of Honour: Dr David Colin-Thomé, National Director for Primary Care, Department of Health
The coalition programme for government outlines the intention to investigate ways of improving access to preventative healthcare for those in disadvantaged areas as part of the strategy to tackle health inequalities.
This seminar will look at what more can be done to improve the early diagnosis and prevention of illness - focusing on the role of new technology in diagnosis and monitoring, on what more can be done to encourage research and innovation in healthcare, and the challenges faced in technology adoption.
Further sessions also examine the role of primary care in early diagnosis, including opportunities through increased access to diagnostic equipment in GP-led health centres and polyclinics, and how healthy living and prevention campaigns can be communicated more effectively to the general population, with reference to expected pressures on government social marketing budgets.
We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote presentations from Dr David Colin-Thomé, National Director for Primary Care, Department of Health; Christine Bamford, Director of Leadership and Organisational Development, National Leadership & Innovation Agency for Healthcare, NHS Wales; Colin Callow, Lead Associate, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and NHS Technology Adoption Centre; Dr Michelle Harrison; Chief Executive Officer, TNS-BRMB; John Henderson, Economist, Health Protection and International Healthcare, Department of Health and Professor Alan Maryon-Davis, Honorary Professor of Public Health, Department of Primary Care & Public Health Sciences, King's College London.
Other confirmed speakers include: Bettina Fitt, President, GE Healthcare UK and Ireland; Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester; Dr Catriona McMahon, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Director, AstraZeneca UK; Joe Rafferty, Chief Executive, NHS Central Lancashire; Martin Scarfe, Whole System Demonstrator Programme Director, London Borough of Newham & NHS Newham; Sheena Hobbs, Communications Manager, Whole System Demonstrator Programme, London Borough of Newham & NHS Newham; Dr Daniel Seddon, Head of the North West School of Public Health and Early Detection and Prevention Lead, Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network; Pritpal S Tamber, Publishing Director, Map of Medicine and Karen Taylor, Director, Health Value for Money Audit, National Audit Office have also kindly agreed to speak.
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior and Professor Alan Maryon-Davis, Honorary Professor of Public Health, Department of Primary Care & Public Health Sciences, King's College London have kindly agreed to chair this seminar.
