Helping People Take Control
09.15 – 12.10 Free to attend sessions — Day 1
13:40 Chair’s opening remarks
Alf Collins, Consultant in Pain Management, Taunton & Somerset NHS Trust
13:50 The Evidence — Self Care Reduces Costs and Improves Healthcare
Simon Knighton, Chief Executive, Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company
14:30 Encouraging positive behavioural change
Bob Lewin, Professor of Rehabilitation, University of York
15:10 Afternoon refreshments and exhibition
15:40 Examining the self management experiences and expectations of older people with long term conditions
Suzanne Parsons, Senior Research Associate, Picker Institute Europe
16:20 Co-Creating Health
Senior representative,Health Foundation