Free Fringe Programme

A selection of visitor attractions, from interactive presentations to product demonstrations. Examples include:

Baxter Healthcare Ltd (Stand 60)

Managing Renal Dialysis at Home – A demonstration and discussion on peritoneal dialysis

Patients requiring renal dialysis have a choice of receiving their treatment in the Hospital or at Home. Peritoneal Dialysis is the most common form of home dialysis. Come to the Baxter stand to learn more about how peritoneal dialysis delivers care within the patient’s home, enabling patients to take control of their treatment.

Target Audience: All.

Time: 11.00am, 2.30pm (Session length: 30 mins)

British Association of Dermatologists (Stand 3)

Skin Disease: A Life Sentence

Dermatology is often perceived a sacrificial lamb when trying to reduce financial expenditure in health. Skin diseases can, however, be severe, requiring acute care and a variety of dermatology conditions (e.g. psoriasis) are long term requiring specialist care. It is important to commission high quality services to ensure the patient is given the right care, by the right person, first time. Come and hear how good commissioning of these services can ensure maximum quality and effectiveness from your precious pound.

Target Audience: Managers, commissioners.

Time: 11.00am, 1.00pm (Session length: 20 mins)

British Lung Foundation (Stand 2)

Working together to manage chronic lung disease

Highlighting the work of the British Lung Foundation focussing on areas where we support people with lung disease to better manage their condition, including information (written, web, telephone); BLF Active (exercise); BLF Nurses, Breathe Easy network and the NSF for COPD and how you and your patients can benefit.

Target Audience: Any involved in providing care or services for people with lung disease.

Time: 2.30pm (Session length: 15 mins)

CareMax International Ltd (Stand 66)

A PCT approach to development of an effective case management led Community Matron service

A presentation outlining a Community Matron development project undertaken by a PCT with CareMax support aimed at developing and implementing a new model for the local Community Matron service with an underpinning case management philosophy.

Target Audience: PCT Service Managers (both providers and commissioners), GPs, Community Matrons, Case Managers.

Time: 1.00pm (Session length: 30 mins)

Clinical Solutions (Stand 31/32)

Managing Long Term Conditions – the new reality

As managing long term conditions continues to become the focus of government and local strategies, finding a solution that delivers benefits cost effectively is increasingly important. Combining call centre based motivational support with integrated telecare for patients is the solution you should know more about. Come and find out why!

Target Audience: Directors and Decision makers responsible for and/or involved with LTCM programmes/commissioning.

Time: All day – on request. (Session length: 10 mins)

Clinical Solutions (Stand 31/32 - The session will take place at the Clinical Seminar area)

Y Chromosomes can seriously damage your health. Men die on average 8 years earlier than women. Which of the following three possible factors do you think best explains this deadly phenomenon:

• The Y chromosome has a self destruct mechanism as per Mission Impossible?
• The impact of social class, delayed use of health services, poor health literacy and lack of male friendly targeted services?
• Women kill men?

Find out the answer at this intriguing and thought provoking seminar. Please bring an open mind.

Presenter: Dr Ian Banks - President of the Men's Health Forum.

Target Audience: All.

Time: 11.00am (Session length: 30 mins)

Dendrite Clinical Systems (Stand 57)

Use Web based database tools to document care, track outcome and treatment

Demonstration of live National Registry software. Registries collect data on the clinical status and treatment of patients, track clinical progress and their responses to such treatments. Its aim is to give a better understanding of these conditions resulting in improved management thus leading to improved quality of life for patients.

Target Audience: All.

Time: 11.00am, 2.00pm (Session length: TBC)

Department of Health (Stand 36)

The Long Term Conditions Disease Management Information Toolkit (DMIT)

A brief demonstration of the Long Term Conditions Disease Management Information Toolkit (DMIT): The Disease Management Information Toolkit (DMIT) has been developed to inform decision-making at both a strategic and local level. DMIT will support decision-makers, commissioners and deliverers of care for people with LTCs to gain a better understanding of those conditions which are having the greatest impact on their local health population.

Target Audience: Decision-makers, commissioners and deliverers of care for people with LTCs.

Time: 11.00am, 1.00pm, 2.30pm (Session length: 20 mins)

Department of Health and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust (Stand 36)

Transforming services for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis within Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust

This session will highlight the learning from the Department of Health pilot project on establishing a new rheumatology model of care within Calderdale and Huddersfield, integrating primary, secondary and tertiary care in rheumatology, and supporting self care.

Target Audience: Anyone interested in whole system re-design of services, particularly by delivering a focus on support for self care across the whole patient pathway.

Time: 2.30pm (Session length: 30 mins)

Dr Foster Intelligence (Stand 29)

Using a social marketing approach for improving health and reducing inequalities

The Marketing Services division of Dr Foster Intelligence helps health and social care services develop appropriate public health strategies, interventions and communications campaigns. This fringe session will showcase examples of recent health improvement campaigns for COPD and other long-term conditions.

Target Audience: CEOs, Directors and Managers.

Time: 11.00am, 1.30pm (Session length: 30 mins)

Health Intelligence (Stand 77)

Early identification of Patients at risk of Long Term Conditions

Health Intelligence will demonstrate the capabilities of its flagship product CDRIntell. CDRIntell provides a range of comprehensive reporting facilities to assist, General Practice, PCT’s and SHA’s understand their patients/population. Primary and Secondary care patient data is analysed to risk stratify the population and identify patients who need a diagnosis.

Target Audience: Health Professionals in both Primary and Secondary care.

Time: 11.00am (Session length: 20 mins)

IMPRESS (joint venture between British Thoracic Society and General Practice Airways Group) (Stand 1)

IMProving and Integrating RESpiratory Services in the NHS

Introduction to IMPRESS’ work to support respiratory commissioners and clinicians to develop high quality person-centred integrated care and hand out of IMPRESS products including its highly regarded Jargon Buster, guide to coding issues, key standards for pulmonary rehabilitation and workforce, and referral criteria. For more information see British Thoracic Society and NHS Networks.

Target Audience: Commissioners of long term conditions, primary and secondary care clinicians.

Time: 11.30am, 1.30pm (Session length: 15 mins)

In touch with Health Ltd (Stand 79)

New Approach to Patient Self Care Education

This session introduces “Staywell”, a web-based system helping health professionals throughout the UK to audit levels of patient self care knowledge, and then provide targeted education to plug their knowledge gaps. Patient participation can be via internet, phone, on paper or face to face with a health professional.

Target Audience: LTC leads in PCTs; PBC leads; Community Matrons.

Time: 1.00pm (Session length: 15 mins)

Lancashire Condition Management Programme (Stand 55)

CMP Lancashire, established in 2004 was one of the seven initial pilot sites for Pathways to Work, CMP uses a number of mental and physical health interventions delivered by health care professionals working with jobcentreplus offices. The aim of the programme is to provide support in managing mild to moderate long term health conditions in order to facilitate a return to work. The programme is voluntary evidence based and has a clear outcome focus.

Target Audience: All.

Time: 11.00am (Session length: 30 mins – 1hr)

Leeds Metropolitan University (Stand 33)

The emerging portfolio requirements for advanced practice status with the NMC

Review of the emerging guidelines for the registration of advanced practitioner by portfolio, exploring the background context, likely consensus in the statutory body’s documentation, with the expected requirements for portfolio structure, content, and accreditation, utilising a case study as exemplar.er Leeds Metropolitan University, Debbie Casey Leeds Metropolitan University, Phillipa Hubbard Nurse Consultant Bradford PCT

Target Audience: Senior registered heath care professionals (nursing).

Time: 1.00pm (Session length: 30 mins)

NHS Choices (Stand 63)

Delivering effective management of long-term conditions

NHS Choices is developing a series of pathways for people who are at risk of, or who suffer from long-term conditions. They provide trusted information from the NHS and other respected health organisations about the important stages of a condition, including medical evidence and treatment options.

Target Audience: All.

Time: 11.00am, 1.00pm (Session length: 30 mins)

NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (Stand 41/42)

Prioritising Opportunities – bring care closer to home

Learn how to support your local organisation in strategically prioritising the opportunities to shift care closer to home. A range of approaches and tools to support you in the steps from prioritising which areas of care can be moved closer to home, to the practical delivery.

Target Audience: Commissioners.

Time: 11.00am (Session length: 30 mins)

NHS National Workforce Projects (Stand 25/26)

Developing effective teams - skill mix in neurological conditions

Three charities in neurological conditions (Epilepsy Action, Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis Society) support and develop specialist roles in neurological conditions. This session will outline how organisations can create effective teams to support long term neurological conditions.

Target Audience: Service leads and staff working in long term conditions.

Time: 11.30am, 2.00pm (Session length: 30 mins)

Pfizer Health Solutions – OwnHealth® (Stand 37)

Birmingham OwnHealth® 2 years on: how we made partnership work and where we go next

Birmingham OwnHealth is country’s largest co-ordinated service for people with long term conditions. It is built on a strong public-private partnership that is now planning for a significant expansion across health and social care. This workshop will explore the partnership experience, why it has worked and how it is informing our view of the future. Come and put your questions to our panel.

Panel: Andrew Donald – Director of Commissioning and Redesign Birmingham East and North PCT, Ronette Lucraft – Commercial Director NHS Direct, John Procter - Head of Pfizer Health Solutions

Target Audience: Brave innovators, visionary commissioners and good partners.

Time: 11.00am (Session length: 30 mins)

Sheffield Hallam University (Stand 72)

Assuring Competence - The Professional Development Tool for Long Term Conditions

A brief demonstration of the Professional Development Tool (PDT) for LTC.  This interactive online tool enables staff to identify and review existing case management skills and CPD needs. Employing organisations can use data from the tool to inform performance management; recruitment; job design; workforce development and education commissioning.

Target Audience: Long Term Conditions Leads, Education Commissioners, Staff working in long term conditions.

Time: All Day on request. (Session length: 15 mins)

t+ Medical (Stand 53)

How many long term condition patients can you manage?

Can you see in ‘real time’ how your LTC patients are managing their conditions? t+ Medical will demonstrate how their disease management system can give you an immediate insight into your LTC patients, through harnessing the power of their own mobile phone.

Target Audience: All.

Time: 11.00am, 1.00pm (Session length: 30 mins)

TCR (Nottingham) Ltd (Stand 45)

PARR Combinrd – A Working Solution

Two representatives from Oxfordshire PCT will demonstrate how they have successfully piloted the new QUEST PARR Combined software, and will illustrate the way forward with the web-based PARR Community Module.

Target Audience: PCT’s, Community Staff, PBC Groups.

Time: 11.00am (Session length: 30 mins)

The PSP Association (Stand 51)

This will be an information session about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Cortico basal degeneration (CBD) to raise awareness of the diseases (degenerative long term neurological conditions) and personalised needs of those affected by the conditions.

Information on the PSP Association and services/support provided.

Target Audience: Anyone working with older people or neurological patients; OTs; adult services staff; Physios; SaLTS.

Time: 12.00pm (Session length: 30 mins)

Tunstall Group Ltd (Stand 61)

Telehealth and Long Term Conditions

There are over 860m people worldwide living with a long term condition and this figure is set to continue to rise. Tunstall's telehealth solutions offer a way of delivering tailored care for patients with long term conditions in their own homes, improving quality of life and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

Target Audience: Clinicians, Commissioniners, Long Term Conditions Leads.

Time: 11.00am, 1.00pm, 2.30pm (Session length: 30 mins)

UK Thalassaemia Society / Sickle Cell Society (Stand 4)

Screening for Thalassaemia & Sickle Cell disease in primary care – we need your help!

Why the help of primary care professionals is vitally important in helping the NHS screening programme for sickle cell & thalassaemia achieve its objectives.

Target Audience: GPs, Practice Nurses / Managers.

Time: 10.00am, 11.00am, 2.00pm (Session length: 20 mins)