Events
Forthcoming events
"Mindfulness with Jon Kabat Zinn"
ADVANCE NOTICE OF TWO FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN JUNE 2012
Booking will open shortly. Please revisit this website in February 2012.
- EVENING MEETING
title "Living in the present moment: an evening with Jon Kabat Zinn"
speaker Dr Jon Kabat Zinn (Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School)
date and time Tuesday 19 June 2012, 6.00 to 9.00pm
venue Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow
event fee £30 - ONE DAY CONFERENCE
title "International mindfulness research conference with Jon Kabat Zinn"
speakers to include Dr Jon Kabat Zinn (Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School), Dr Maura Kenny (Centre for the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression, Adelaide, Australia), Professor Stewart Mercer (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow), Dr Alistair Wilson (Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow)
date and time Wednesday 20 June 2012, 9.30am to 4.30pm
venue Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow
event fee £150
Practice nurses teaching medical students
date and time Tuesday 27 March 2012
venue House 2, General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, G12 9LX
open to Practice nurses
to book a place Click here
"Recent developments in general practice"
A continuation of the "Practical problems" series: 4 new evening CPD meetings for general practitioners
Spring 2012
themes, dates and times
(1) "If general practice is the answer, what's the question?" (Tues 21 February 2012, 7.00 to 9.00pm)
(2) "Prevention of stroke" (Wed 14 March 2012, 7.00 to 9.00pm)
(3) "Personality disorder in primary care" (Tues 27 March 2012, 7.00 to 9.00pm)
(4) "Health problems of drug users" (Tues 15 May 2012, 7.00 to 9.00pm)
venue House 2, General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, G12 9LX
aimed at General practitioners
details Evidence of continuing professional development will be vital for revalidation, the emphasis being on identifying and addressing learning needs. The University of Glasgow, in conjunction with the West of Scotland Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS Education for Scotland, has developed a series of evening meetings to enable general practitioners to address practical patient management issues and, at the same time, demonstrate learning gain.
link to more information Click here
to book a place Please complete our online booking form
registration fee (for each session attended): Standard £30; RCGP members £15; NES partnership members £15; AiTs £15;
Numbers are limited so early booking is advised
other information Tea/coffee and sandwiches will be provided before the start of each session
Training in mindfulness approaches in health care
An 8 week course for health care professionals
09 February to 29 March 2012 FULLY BOOKED
This course is fully booked, and applications have now closed. For future mindfulness-related events hosted by General Practice and Primary Care, please check back on this site in Spring 2012.
day and time Thursdays, 2.30 to 4.30pm
dates 09 Feb, 16 Feb, 23 Feb, 01 March, 08 March, 15 March, 22 March, 29 March 2012
PLEASE NOTE Participants must sign up for all 8 sessions
course fee Funded by Working Well and free of charge to NHS employees
venue House 2, General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, G12 9LX
open to NHS health care professionals (primary or secondary care)
more information Available here