Oral Presentations

2008
Davies, M. Developing Evaluation Plans: Research questions, routine data and collaboration. University of Glamorgan, February 2008

Evans A, Porter A, Thomson C. 'It could be you: involving people in research on accessing unscheduled health care' Involving People Progress Meeting. Swansea 2008.

2007

Addis S, Shepherd M, MacBride-Stewart S, Davies M. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Older People: Health and Social Care Needs: A Review. The 8th European Sociological Association Conference. Glasgow 2007.

Cheung WY, Watkins A, Snooks H, Peconi J
Has NHS Direct Wales eased pressure on other immediate care services? HTAi Conference, Barcelona 17-20 June 2007.

Davies M Patient Decision making, culture control and exclusion: A narrative interview study with London based maternity clinicians at the BSA Medical Sociology Group, Thursday 6th – Saturday 8th September. Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

Davies M Clumps and Vistas on the future: Clinicians’ perceptions of women’s embodiment and their preferred decisional role in maternity services at the Knowing / Unknowing Bodies Seminar, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University on 4/5 September 2007

Mann MK, Morgan HE, Roberts C, Shepherd M, Weightman AL
Identification of social determinants of health indicators: the case of cancer
Closing the Gap: European Health Inequalities, Cardiff February 2007.

Porter, A. and Evans, A.
Spaces of engagement in action research
AAG annual meeting, San Francisco, 17th -21st April 2007

Porter A, Peconi J, Evans A, Snooks H, Lloyd K, Russell I
Equity and service innovation: the implementation of a bibliotherapy scheme in Wales
AWARD Conference ‘Working together to deliver evidence-based care’ Bangor, 30 March 2007

Porter A, Peconi J, Evans A, Snooks H, Lloyd K, Russell I
Books on prescription: health information resource or treatment?
Comet 2007, Lugano 28-30 June

Porter A, Peconi J, Evans A, Snooks H, Lloyd K, Russell I
Equity and service innovation: the implementation of a bibliotherapy scheme in Wales
HSRN, Sheffield 5 June 2007

Reeves, C
Getting Together and Breaking up: Negotiating Entrance and Exit from a Probation Hostel at the Beyond Boundaries conference held at the University of Wales, Bangor on 8th January 2007.

Segrott J, Rolfe G, Jordan S.
What do nurses understand by evidence based practice?
Evidence based practice, practice based evidence. Holland House Hotel, Cardiff,
28 September 2007

Segrott J, Rolfe G, Jordan S.
Nurses' understanding and implementation of evidence based practice.
An Interprofessional Learning Conference, Liverpool John Moores University,
May 2007

Segrott, J ‘Geographies of fear and spatial practices: some thoughts on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’, Cardiff Psychiatric Continuing Medical Education Lecture Programme. 16th November 2007.

Shepherd M, Elliot E, Williams G, Weightman AL, Addis S
Public policy on social determinants of health: how do we provide the best evidence? The 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada 10-15 June 2007.

Snooks H
Involving patients in Emergency Care Research.
QUIC conference, Swansea, 8 June 2007

Snooks, H; Davies, M; Evans, A; Russell, I. Chronic Conditions Management: Evaluation approaches. Presentation to CCM workshop, Parkway Hotel, Newport. June 2007

Snooks H
Emergency care for Older People: Risks and Opportunities
Falls and Fracture Prevention in Older People Conference, Aberystwyth, 26 June 2007

Snooks H
Consequences of the introduction of NHS Direct Wales for the NHS and patients: results of a national evaluation.
WedFed Conference, Cardiff, 21 September 2007

Wells B
Workplace Health: Picture of Occupational Health Provision in Wales. Health, Work and Wellbeing. The Occupational Health contribution, Swansea Thursday 15 February 2007.

Williams G
Understanding Health Inequalities: theories, concepts and evidence. Closing the Gap: European Health Inequalities Cardiff, 27 February 2007.

2006

Davies M(presenter), MacBride-Stewart S, Addis S, Shepherd M
‘The health & social care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older people’ Society for Academic Primary Care, Birmingham, March 2006

Evans A, Snooks H, Rapport F
“The best method we’ve got … it is the voice of the community”: How effective are Community Researchers in collecting data from deprived and rural communities? Angela Evans oral presentation at ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Faulkner A
Shifting forces in the regulatory innovation of emerging medical technology in Europe: from ‘provenance’ to ‘production’. European Association of Studies in Science & Technology (EASST), University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 23-26 August 2006.

Faulkner A
Regulatory policy as innovation: constructing a technology zone for tissue engineering in the European Union. SPRU Science & Technology Policy Research - 40th Anniversary Conference - The Future of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, University of Sussex, September 11 - 13, 2006.

Matheson H, Shepherd M, Collins T, Biscomb B
‘Its not cricket: changing media representation of sport and physical activity’ International Sporting Cultures Conference, Liverpool, May 2006

Matheson H, Shepherd M, Biscomb K, Carter T
‘Bloody football. Again!’ Symposium at British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences Annual Conference, University of Wolverhampton, September 2006.

Matheson H, Shepherd M, Biscomb K
‘It’s Not Cricket! The Changing Representation of Sport in Contemporary UK Newspaper’ at the International Sporting Cultures Conference in Liverpool, 17 May 2006.

Perry J
Caring for Carers: A Problem with Identity British Society of Gerontology Conference, Bangor, 7-9th September 2006.

Porter A, Snooks H, Gaze S, Youren A, Whitfield R, Rapport F, Woollard M
“Should I stay or should I go?” Deciding whether to go to hospital after a 999 call’
Health Services Research Network meeting, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1st June 2007

Porter A, Snooks H, Gaze S,Youren A, Whitfield R, Rapport F, Woollard M
“Should I stay or should I go?” Making the decision about whether to go to hospital after a 999 call’ at the Society for Social Medicine 50th Annual Scientific Meeting, Leeds, 13-15th September 2006.

Reeves C
Empowering carers through the Carers Strategy. British Society of Gerontology Conference, Bangor, 7-9th September 2006.

Seddon D, Tommis Y, Robinson C
Carer Support: the effectiveness of the National Carers Strategy in meeting carer needs, Alzheimer Europe, Paris June 2006.

Seddon D, Tommis Y
‘In their own right: assessing the needs of family carers’. Plas Tan y Bwlch, Maentwrog for the Princes Royal Trust December 8th 2006.

Shepherd M
‘Which values? Whose values? Participation in priority setting in the UK NHS’ – Sixth International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Toronto, September 2006.

Snooks H, Cheung WY, Munro J, Peconi J, Rance J, Williams A.
Patients’ and professionals’ views of appropriateness of advice given by NHS Direct Wales, Health Service Research Network, June 1, London

Snooks H
‘Alternatives to the standard emergency ambulance response: a review of costs and benefits’ ‘Prehospen Konferens’ in Boras, Sweden 3-4 April 2006

Snooks, H
‘Management of non-serious calls to the emergency ambulance service: issues in provision of advice in place of an ambulance’. ‘Prehospen Konferens’ in Boras, Sweden 3-4 April 2006

Souza M, Faulkner A
Alerts and Alarms: sociotechnical complexity and the regulation of a health technology in Brazil and the UK. BSA Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 14-16 September 2006.

Tommis Y
Supporting carers for people with dementia in rural and urban settings. British Society of Gerontology Conference, Bangor, 7-9th September 2006.

Tommis Y, Seddon D
Carer research at Bangor, Adult Services Research Conference, Cardiff, 19th October 2006.

Tommis Y, Robinson CA, Seddon D
The effectiveness of the National Carers Strategy in meeting carer needs. Crossroads Annual Conference, Coventry, 15th November 2006.

Turner J, Snooks H, Gaze S et al
Is management of low priority 999 ambulance calls by nurse advisers worthwhile? ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006

Williams A, Snooks H et al
Future options for primary care and community nursing roles in Wales. ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Williams G
‘The social determinants of health: explanation and action.’ Communicating with the public: influencing behaviour change, Cardiff, February 2006.

Williams G
‘The meaning of well-being’ Well-Being in Wales Network Conference, Builth Wells, 2006.

2005

Davies MM, Papadopoulos I, Fleming L
Creating new cultural borders: narratives of ‘home’ and maternity service use and the employment and education choices of young Moroccan origin women in London. Young People, Mobilities, Borders, 2nd Meeting, 24-26 October, Marseilles.

Halter M, Snooks H, Close J, Cheung WY, Roberts S.
Emergency care of older people who fall: a missed opportunity 999 EMS Research Forum, Ambex, Harrogate. Paper presented by Mary Halter, London Ambulance Service.

Matheson H, Flatten K, Shepherd M
Social and cultural impact of media representation of female athletes: A 20 year perspective. Sport and Quality of Life, 2005. Brno, Czech Republic, Nov 10-11 2005. (presented by Dr H. Matheson)

Porter A, Snooks H, Woollard M, Whitfield R, Rapport F, Gaze S, Youren A
Covering our backs: emergency ambulance crew’ attitudes to decision-making and documentation in non-conveyance cases. 999 EMS Research Forum, Harrogate.

Reeves C
In Their Own Right: Carer Assessments, Communities and Care: Research, Policy and Practice Conference, University of Brighton, 23rd April 2005.

Seddon D
In their own right: assessing the needs of carers for people with dementia, Alzheimer Europe, June 2005, Ireland.

Tommis Y
Caring for people with dementia in rural and urban settings: similarities and differences, Alzheimer Europe, Ireland, June 2005.

Turner J, Snooks H, Youren A, Gaze S, Fall D, Davies J
Is reassessment of calls for an ambulance by nurses acceptable to callers?
HTAi, Rome 2005. Paper presented by Helen Snooks.

Williams G, with colleagues from Cardiff Institute for Society Health and Ethics (CISHE), conference presentations on healthy living centres and health impact assessment to UK Public Health Association conference in Newcastle, March 2005.

Williams G
The determinants of health, partnership working and public health. 9th Annual Public Health Days, Quebec, Canada November 2005.

Williams G
Health Impact Assessment in Wales and Quebec. Roundtable Discussion, National Institute for Public Health, Quebec November 2005.

2004

Peconi, J.
Compliance and Communication: Gaps between what NHS Direct Nurses record, what callers hear and what they do. RCGP conference, 2004.

Peconi, J.
An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and health care contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales. RCGP conference, 2004.

Seddon D
Supporting family carers in paid employment – a needs-led approach. Alzheimer Europe, Prague, May 2004.

Posters

2007
Porter, A., Peconi, J., 'Working with documents in a study of policy implementation: shifting the focus from quantitative to qualitative methods'
QUIC/AWARD conference 'It's all in the mix', Swansea, 5th December

Porter, A., Snooks, H., Lloyd, K., Peconi, J., Evans, A., Russell, I. 'Opening up the research question with mixed methods: a study of Book Prescription Wales' QUIC/AWARD conference 'It's all in the mix', Swansea, 5th December

Reagon, C; Elwyn, G, Davies, M Demand Management – exploring new interfaces using multiple methods, QUIC/AWARD Conference, Swansea December 5.

Davies S, Phillips C, Snooks H, Peconi J, Rance J
The cost consequences of NHS Direct Wales
WEDFED conference, Cardiff, 21 September 2007

Snooks H, Peconi J, Cheung WY, Munro J, Rance J, Williams A
An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and healthcare contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales.
WEDFED conference, Cardiff, 21 September 2007

Cheung WY, Snooks H, Peconi J, Watkins A, Nicholl J
Has NHS Direct Wales eased pressure on other immediate care services?
WEDFED conference, Cardiff, 21 September 2007

Davies S, Phillips C, Snooks H, Peconi J, Rance J
The cost consequences of NHS Direct Wales HTAi Conference, Barcelona 17-20 June 2007.

Porter A, Peconi J, Evans A, Snooks H, Lloyd K, Russell I
The Implementation of a bibliotherapy scheme in Wales HTAi Conference, Barcelona 17-20 June 2007

Halter M, Snooks H, Close J
Older people who fall: the risk and opportunity of ambulance non conveyance HTAi Conference, Barcelona 17-20 June 2007

Rolfe G, Segrott J, Jordan S.
‘What do Nurses understand by Evidence Based Practice?’, Evidence Based Practice, Practice Based Evidence, Holland House Hotel, Cardiff, 28th June, 2007.

Mann MK, Morgan H, Roberts C, Shepherd M, Addis S, Weightman A
Identification of social determinants of health indicators: the case of cancer Social, cultural and economic determinants of health: international perspectives for global action, Lisbon, Portugal 9-11 May 2007.

Rolfe G, Jordan S, Segrott J.
Nurses' Understanding and Implementation of Evidence Based Practice. An Interprofessional Learning Conference. Liverpool John Moores University,
May 2007.

Naylor D
Work-family conflict and work place stress costs industry and the NHS Millions of pounds each year North Wales AWARD Conference, University of Wales, Bangor, ‘Working together to deliver evidence-base care’, Friday 30th March 2007.

Naylor D
Workers’ attitude to work can have implications for their stress levels. North Wales AWARD Conference, University of Wales, Bangor, ‘Working together to deliver evidence-base care’, Friday 30th March 2007.

Perry J
‘Caring for older carers: A problem with identity?’ North Wales AWARD Conference, University of Wales, Bangor, ‘Working together to deliver evidence-base care’, Friday 30th March 2007.

Porter A, Peconi J, Evans A, Snooks H, Lloyd K, Russell I
Equity and service innovation: the implementation of a bibliotherapy scheme in Wales . HTAi Conference, Barcelona 17-20 June 2007.

Reeves C
Getting Together and Breaking Up: Negotiating Entrance and Exit from a Probation Hostel. Presented at ‘Beyond Boundaries’ Annual University of Wales, Bangor Research Student Conference, 8th January 2007.

Reeves C
Multi-Agency Working: in Partnership or in Conflict? AWARD North Wales conference, University of Wales, Bangor, ‘Working together to deliver evidence-base care’, Friday 30th March 2007.

2006

Cheung WY, Snooks H, Peconi J, Watkins A, Nicholl J
Has NHS Direct Wales eased pressure on other immediate care services? ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Davies S, Snooks H, Peconi J, Phillips C, Rance J
The cost consequences of NHS Direct Wales. ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Evans A
How far did community consultation influence planning and delivery of health and social services in a local ‘healthy living’ initiative in deprived areas of West Wales? ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Evans A, Snooks H, Rapport F
“The best method we’ve got...it is the voice of the community” How effective is using Community Researchers to collect data from deprived and rural communities? Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine, Leeds, 13th – 15th September 2006.

Faulkner A
Self-monitoring blood-clotting therapy: political economy and evidentiality. Enhancing Self Care: The Evidence Base, Social Dimensions of Health Institute, Universities of Dundee and St. Andrews, 3-5 May 2006.

Gaze S, Turner J, Snooks H, Youren A, Dixon S, Fall D, Davies J
“Just Doing Our Bit”: Staff Experiences of Implementing an Alternative 999 Response’. ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Gaze S, Porter A, Snooks H, Woollard M, Whitfield R, Youren A
The Policy of Non-Conveyance and Clinical Documentation: Results from a UK Survey of Ambulance Services. Poster presentation at ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Gaze S, Turner J, Snooks H, Youren A, Dixon S, Fall D, Davies J
Poster presentation at AMBEX 2006- 999 EMS Research Forum: “Just doing our bit’ - Staff Experiences of Implementing an Alternative 999 Response.’

Matheson H, Shepherd M
Social and cultural impact of newspaper representation of female athletes: a 20 year analysis. British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences Annual Conference, University of Wolverhampton, September 2006.

Peconi J, Snooks H, Porter A
What are the lessons for workforce planning from the literature on the effectiveness of services jointly delivered by health and social care providers? ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Porter A, Snooks H, Youren A, Gaze S, Whitfield R, Rapport F, Woollard M
“Should I stay or should I go?” Making the decision about whether to go to hospital after a 999 call’. ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Porter A, Gaze S, Snooks H, Whitfield R, Youren A, Rapport F, Woollard M
Taking risks with records? Emergency ambulance crews’ attitudes to documentation in non-conveyance cases. ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Sugar A, Snooks H, Gibbons A, Gray M, Watkins A
A prospective randomised controlled trial to compare the outcomes of transbuccal and intraoral plating of mandibular angle fractures. Poster presentation at ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Snooks H, Peconi J, Cheung WY, Davies M, Rance J, Williams A
Compliance and communication: gaps between what NHS Direct Wales nurses record, what callers hear and what they do. ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

Snooks H, Peconi J, Munro J, Cheung WY, Rance J, Williams A
An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and healthcare contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales. ‘Building research and development in health and social care in Wales’ conference in Swansea, June 2006.

2005

Evans A, Snooks H
Can community involvement change service delivery in deprived and rural areas: findings of the Pembrokeshire SHARP Project NLIAH Inaugural National Conference, 2005.

Snooks H, Chamberlain D, Cooke M, Dale J, Davies C, Edwards A, Jones S, Lyons R, Moncur S, Peconi J, Richmond P, Vetter N
Emergency/Immediate Care Thematic Research Network in Wales: scoping the potential, Third Mediterranean Emergency Medicine, Conference, Nice. September 2005.

Snooks H, Cheung WY, Peconi J, Davies M, Rance J, Williams A
Compliance and communication: gaps between what NHS Direct Wales nurses record, what callers hear and what they do, Third Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Conference, Nice. September 2005.

Snooks H, Cheung WY, Munro J, Peconi J, Rance J, Williams A
An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and healthcare contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales, Third Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Conference, Nice. September 2005.

Snooks H, Cheung WY, Munro J, Peconi J, Rance J, Williams A
An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and healthcare contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales. Health Technology Assessment International conference, Rome.

Snooks H, Chamberlain D, Cooke M, Dale J, Davies C, Edwards A, Jones S, Lyons R, Moncur S, Peconi J, Richmond P, Vetter N
Emergency/Immediate care thematic research network in Wales: scoping the potential. 999 EMS Research Forum, Harrogate.

Youren A, Gaze S, Snooks H, Turner J
Variability in 999 call outcomes reached by nurse advisors working within different triage models. HTAi Rome 2005

Tommis, Y
Caring for people with dementia in rural and urban settings: similarities and differences, Alzheimer Europe, June 2005, Ireland.

2004

Peconi
An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and health care contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales. Poster displayed at HTAi Krakow, One HTAi –yesterday, today & tomorrow, 2004.