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Health Statistics User Group in association with Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research, City University London Workshops on 24 April 2015 Mortality statistics workshop 10.30-12.30 Maternity and child health information workshop 14.00 -17.00 Convocation Suite, Centenary Building, City University London Entrance in Spencer Street, near corner with St John Street http://www.city.ac.uk/visit#9537=1 Health Statistics User Group (HSUG) is holding two separate workshops on 24th April. The first will be about the changes the Office for National Statistics is making to the coding of the causes of death at all ages, including stillbirth and perinatal mortality, in England and Wales. The second is about maternity and child health information in all four countries of the UK. Registration These workshops are free but numbers are limited so you need to register if you wish to attend. If you wish to register for one or both of these workshops, please email [log in to unmask] stating whether you wish to attend the morning workshop, the afternoon workshop or both workshops. Mortality Statistics Workshop: 10.30-12.30 10:30 Sign-in and coffee / tea People attending both morning and afternoon sessions can sign in for both at the start of the day. 11:00 Chair's Introduction - Deana Leadbeter 11:05 to 11:25 Changes to ONS mortality statistics - Claudia Wells, ONS This will cover changes to cause of death coding resulting from the implementation of IRIS, the new cause of death coding system and also the potential impact of changes to death certification procedures. 11:25 to 12:00 Breakout sessions in smaller groups to discuss the implications of the changes 12:00 to 12:30 Feedback from breakout sessions and discussion Lunch break 12:30 to 14:00 Please note that lunch is not provided. You can either bring your own or buy it at the wide range of local facilities, ranging from student facilities in the University to a great choice of delicacies from cafes and takeaways in Exmouth Market. Maternity and Child Health Information Workshop: 14.00-17.00 Because of the considerable number of data sources and volume of information available in the four countries of the UK, information about data sources will be circulated to participants in advance. There will be wi-fi access so that participants can bring laptops and access these on the day. Major data producers will give brief overviews, focussing on recent and impending developments. 13:40 Sign-in for people attending the afternoon session only 14:00 to 14:10 Welcome and Introduction to purpose and structure of workshop 14:10 to 14:45 Presentations by data producers, focussing on recent and impending developments. The speakers will then participate in the group sessions, and will be available to answer any queries on data sources from their organisations. 14:45 to 15:20 Group Session 1 Activities What are the main activities in the area of maternity and child health for which data are needed? These will include activities that workshop participants do themselves and others that they know about. 15:20 to 15:30 Feedback from Group Session 1 15:30 to 15:45 Tea / coffee break, This will include opportunities for workshop participants to review and prioritise material produced from group session 1 15:45 to 16:30 Group Session 2 Information Requirements What information is used or needed to carry out these activities? Where is the information used, by whom, how often and for what purpose? Data / Information Sources What are the sources of this information, including both information that has already been processed, and data that need further analysis before they are useful? Is the information easily accessible, in a suitable format and of suitable quality? 16:30 to 16:50 Feedback from groups and other comments 16:50 Closing comments, discussion of ways forward 17:00 Close Remote access We plan to make facilities for phoning in available, but this may prove difficult in a room with a capacity of 50. We are also planning to offer remote Access via Adobe Connect, but if you want to use this, please contact Alison Macfarlane, [log in to unmask] in advance, so that we can test the arrangements. We cannot guarantee that either of these facilities will be available on the day, but notes from the meeting will be posted on the HSUG web site www.hsug.org.uk , and further discussion after the workshop will be possible via the web site. Alison Macfarlane School of Health Sciences City University London 1, Myddelton Street London EC1R 1UW Phone (0) (44) 207 040 5832 Email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.city.ac.uk/health/staff-directory/alison-macfarlane This email and its contents are the property of City University London. If you are not the intended recipient of this message and any attached files, please delete it. Unauthorised copying or distribution of this message, its attachments or parts thereof, is strictly prohibited unless specifically stated otherwise. Please consider the environment before printing my email You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.