Pre-Conference Workshop Convener Biographies

Workshop 2 – Economic analysis and the cost effectiveness of prevention – Introduction to Economic Evaluation of Health Care Interventions Dr Claire McKenna, Centre for Health Economics, University of York (UK) Dr Claire McKenna is a Senior Research Fellow in the Team for Economic Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment at the Centre for Health Economics, University […]

Conference and Pre-Conference Speakers/Conveners

Pre-Conference Workshops, 15th October 2014 See the following link for further details of the workshops, including convener biographies and information on the SPAN bursaries for Early Career Researchers: Workshop 1 and 2 Details 1. Optimising behavioural interventions – the MOST model and understanding effective prevention programme components. We are very pleased to announce that workshop 1 will […]

SPAN Workshop Bursaries

The Science for Prevention Academic Network (SPAN) has been awarded a grant by the European Commission Lifelong Learning programme (LLP) to support the establishment of a network of prevention scientists and educators across Europe. The project aims to improve the integration of prevention science in the higher education sector and to improve staff and student […]

Conference Speaker Biographies

Conference Day 1, October 16th 2014 Plenary Session 1 1.1 The economic and social value of prevention in policy development Professor Kevin A. Fenton MD, PhD, FFPH National Director for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England, UK Professor Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, FFPH, is the Public Health England National Director for Health and Wellbeing. In […]

Pre-conference Workshops

Pre-conference workshops were convened with our SPAN partners on the 15th October. Workshops ran simultaneously from 0930-1530. The two workshops were: 1. Optimising behavioural interventions – The MOST model and understanding effective prevention programme components – Prof Linda Collins, Penn State University (USA), and Prof Fabrizio Faggiano, Avogadro University (IT) 2. Economic analysis and the cost effectiveness […]

Programme

Pre-conference workshops – 15th October 2014 Please click here for more information. Workshops will run concurrently from 0930-1600. Registration from 0900. 1. Optimising behavioural interventions – the MOST model and understanding effective prevention programme components. Convened by Prof Linda Collins and Prof Fabrizio Faggiano. Room: Aula 1 2. Economic analysis and the cost effectiveness of prevention […]

Research Fellow (evaluation) – Social Research Unit (UK)

This is an opportunity for an early to mid-career researcher with a passion for improving children’s lives and an interest in seeing their research make a difference. The Social Research Unit (SRU) is a unique organisation with a 50-year history of influencing policy and practice in children’s services with high quality research. The post offers […]

Poster Presentations

Poster competition winning posters from the 2012 EUSPR 1st Place Dr Daniel Hale – A Systematic Review Of Effective Interventions For Multiple Risk Behaviour General and Adolescent Paediatrics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK Contributing authors: Hale D, Fitzgerald-Yau N, Viner R 2nd Place P K Budzyna-Dawidowsk – Terms of Engagement: increasing efficacy of preventative interventions […]