Evidence Centre Symposium - Evidence to impact for a healthier Wales
Evidence to impact for a healthier Wales
The Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre will hold its biennial Symposium on Wednesday 19th March 2025, introduced by Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
The Symposium will highlight impact from the Evidence Centre and other research groups in Wales, and support attendees to develop focused research questions with a pathway to impact, to submit to the Evidence Centre’s next call for evidence needs.
Plenary session speakers will include:
- Professor Liz Green | Consultant in Public Health, Programme Director for Health Impact Assessments and Honorary Professor at Liverpool University
- Iain Bell | National Director for Public Health Knowledge & Research, Public Health Wales
- Dr Helen Munro | Clinical Lead for the Strategic Clinical Network for Women’s Health, NHS Executive
The Symposium will be a full-day (10:00 – 15:00), in-person session at the Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre.
Programme
09.30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Welcome | Professor Adrian Edwards, Evidence Centre Director
10:05 Opening Address | Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
10:15 Plenary 1 | Professor Liz Green, Consultant in Public Health, Programme Director for Health Impact Assessments and Honorary Professor at Liverpool University
10:30 Introducing the Evidence Centre and breakout sessions | Dr Alison Cooper, Evidence Centre Associate Director
10:45 Refreshment break
11:00 Parallel Presentations and Workshops:
- High Quality Services - What do the Welsh public understand about NHS dental services, what do they think it could look like, and what are their priorities? (Evidence Centre)
- Women’s Health - Supporting women, girls and people who menstruate to participate in physical activity. (Cardiff Evidence Synthesis Collaborative, Cardiff University)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing - Wellness in work - supporting people in work and assisting people to return to the workforce. (Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, Bangor University)
- Children and Social Care - Involving families in decision making with Family Group Conferencing. (Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre - CASCADE )
12:00 Lunch
12:55 Welcome back | Professor Adrian Edwards, Evidence Centre Director
13:00 Plenary 2 | Iain Bell, National Director for Public Health Knowledge & Research, Public Health Wales
13:15 Introducing the breakout sessions | Dr Ruth Lewis, Evidence Centre Associate Director
13:25 Parallel Presentations and Workshops:
- Waiting Lists - Surgical hubs in supporting planned care activity. (Evidence Service, Public Health Wales)
- Children and Young People - Factors associated with overweight or obesity in children under five years old. (Health Technology Wales)
- Primary and Community Care - End of Life and Palliative Care Data Science. (Population Data Science, Swansea University)
- Social Care - Health Determinants Research Collaboration, Wales Centre for Public Policy and Rhondda Cynon Taff Council. (Wales Centre for Public Policy)
14:25 Refreshment break
14:35 Plenary 3 | Dr Helen Munro, Clinical Lead for the Strategic Clinical Network for Women’s Health, NHS Executive
The Women's Health Plan for Wales - What next? Filling the gaps and paving new pathways in research
14:50 Closing remarks | Professor Adrian Edwards, Evidence Centre Director
15:00 Symposium ends