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REMINDER OF REGISTRATION DEADLINE - 15TH October 2010
Day Conference on ‘Sleep, Well-being and Active Ageing: New Evidence for Policy and Practice’,
Thursday 28th October 2010, 9.45am-5.00pm
At Church House Conference Centre, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ
Deadline for Registration: 15th October
Registration fee £80 (Including lunch, refreshments and delegate pack)
To register online and for Conference details:
http://www.somnia.surrey.ac.uk/conferences.html
The Conference aims to:
• Place 'Sleep Quality' at the heart of the health, well-being and active ageing agenda
• Disseminate research findings from the 4 year ‘SomnIA: Sleep in Ageing’ project
• Influence policy and practice in relation to sleep and night-care in care homes
• Raise awareness of the importance of the lighting environment for sleep and well-being
• Improve policy and practice in relation to the management of insomnia in primary care
• Demonstrate how a range of novel sensor devices can improve sleep at home and in care homes
Conference Programme:
9.15 Registration and Coffee
9.45 Welcome and Opening
- Professor Sara Arber, Director, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender (CRAG), University of Surrey
- Baroness Sally Greengross, Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre
10.10-10.40 Promoting Ageing, Health and Well-being: The importance of sleep
- Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director, Age UK
- Professor Kevin Morgan, Sleep Research Centre, Loughborough University
10.40-11.20 Promoting Quality of Life for Care Home Residents
- Professor Mike Nolan, Sheffield Institute of Ageing Studies
- Anna Passingham, Counsel and Care
- Dr Ingrid Eyers, University of Surrey/Centre for Research on Ageing and Society, Vechta University, Germany
11.20-11.40 Coffee
11.40-12.40 3 Parallel Session
(A) Sleep and daily life in care homes: The residents’ perspective
- Theresa Ellmers, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender, University of Surrey
- Professor Jill Manthorpe, Director, Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London
- Des Kelly OBE, Executive Director, National Care Home Forum
(B) Improving lighting for sleep and well-being in older people
- Professor Debra Skene, Professor of Neuroendocrinology, University of Surrey
- Anthony Slater, Lighting Development Manager, Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Dr Luc Schlangen, Principal Applications Scientist, Philips Lighting
(C) Experiences of poor sleep in the community: Approaches and techniques to enable active ageing
- Susan Venn, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender, University of Surrey
- Dr Jenny Hislop, Health Experiences Research Group, University of Oxford
- Dr Paul Montgomery, Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, University of Oxford
12.40-1.40 Lunch
1.40-2.40 Therapies and technologies to optimise sleep and well-being in later life
- Professor Peter Lansley, Director, KT-EQUAL/SPARC, University of Reading
- Professor Colin Espie, Director, University of Glasgow Sleep Centre
- Jim Phillips, Policy Director, Expert Patients Programme (CIC)
2.40-3.40 3 Parallel Sessions
(A) 24 hour care home policies and residents’ sleep
- Dr Rebekah Luff, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender, University of Surrey
- Dr Heather Wilkinson, University of Edinburgh
- Dr Jacqueline Morris, Consultant Physician, British Geriatric Society Dignity Champion
(B) The development of technologies to improve sleep and well-being
- Professor Roger Orpwood, Bath Institute for Medical Engineering, University of Bath
- Professor Garth Johnson, Centre for Rehabilitation and Engineering Studies, University of Newcastle
- Dr Bruce Carey-Smith, Bath Institute for Medical Engineering, University of Bath
(C) Managing sleep and insomnia in chronic conditions
- Professor Kevin Morgan, Sleep Research Centre, Loughborough University
- Professor Niro Siriwardena, Professor in Primary and Prehospital Health Care, University of Lincoln
- Professor Colin Espie, Director, University of Glasgow Sleep Centre
3.40-4.00 Tea
4.00-5.00 Panel Discussion: Policies to improve active ageing, sleep and well-being
Chair: Professor James Goodwin, Head of Research, Age UK
- Professor Sir George Castledine, Chief Executive, Institute of Ageing and Health, Professor and Consultant in Nursing
- Dr Gillian Dalley, Consultant, BCD Care Associates
- Tom Owen, Co-Director, My Home Life
- Dr Graham Stokes, Director of Dementia Care, BUPA Care Services
- Dr Maureen Tomeny, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Partnership Director, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust
5.00 Close
Enquiries about the Conference:
Contact: Mrs Helen Vart, SomnIA Research Secretary,
Department of Sociology (K5),
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH
Tel: 01483-689292; Fax: 01483-689551
Email: [log in to unmask]
For further information visit: www.somnia.surrey.ac.uk
*The SomnIA Research Project is funded by the Cross-Council New Dynamics of Ageing initiative, a multidisciplinary research programme supported by AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC (RES-339-25-0009).
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