Tickets available now for our conference: ‘Collaborate to Innovate: Enabling Citizen-Centred Care’

We’re thrilled to announce that free tickets are now available for our upcoming conference: ‘Collaborate to Innovate: Enabling Citizen-Centred Care’, jointly hosted by UEA Health and Social Care Partners and UEA Citizens Academy.

Places are now available to book on a first come, first served basis. Our last conference attracted a sold-out crowd, and we are expecting tickets to be snapped up - make sure you secure your place now.

Where: UEA’s Enterprise Centre

When:  Wednesday 12 July 2023

Start time:  Registration from 8.30am, finishing with networking drinks at 4pm

Book your place here.

The morning programme showcases guest speakers and outcomes from funded research projects, and the afternoon programme offers workshops on best practice in co-production and public and patient involvement in research. You’ll have the opportunity to network with experts and peers from your field and get valuable insights from their experiences. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Have you booked your ticket? Let us know! Tag us on social media using the hashtag #CollaborateToInnovate

Draft programme (subject to change)

8.30 - 9.30

Registration, Refreshments

9.30am - 9.50

Conference Opening Address 

With Associate Professor Carrie Jackson, Research Director UEA Health and Social Care Partners and Professor Caitlin Notley, Director, Citizens Academy'

9.50 -10.15am

Welcome Remarks from Sir Michael Marmot (pre-recorded)

Title: Tackling Health Inequalities: Science and Community Engagement

10.15 - 10.45am

Panel Discussion of Keynote Address

Facilitated by Phil Ward, Director Eastern Academic Research Consortium

10.45 - 11am

Coffee & Comfort Break

11am - 12.30pm

Showcasing the Impact of Partnership Funded Research

This showcase enables delegates to hear from practitioners about the impact of research projects and scholarships funded by the partnership in 2022-2023. Delegates will have the opportunity to sign up to workshops ahead of the conference so that they can attend the themes of most interest to them from work undertaken in the field of population health management, digital inclusion and transformation and child and adult mental health.

12.30 - 1.30pm

Lunchtime Networking Event

Poster Exhibition and Information Exchange Stalls

The lunchtime networking event enables delegates to visit a research poster exhibition evidencing the impact of projects on patient and community health and wellbeing, improvements in health and care services and innovations in health technology. There will be a range of information exchange stalls from organisations showcasing the work they undertake across the region.

1.30pm - 4pm

Co-production Workshops: Shaping Research Together focused on what matters

We are offering a choice of six workshops that share case study examples of good practice in designing research or service improvements in partnership with citizens. Delegates will have the opportunity to choose two workshops to attend.

4-5pm

Drinks Reception and Networking

Summary observations of the day with live illustration from Rebecca Osborne.