One-day Conference Research Articles

Stepping Up to the Plate: An Agenda for Research and Policy Action on Electronic Medical Records in Canadian Primary Healthcare

Building on a previous study, which identified gaps in primary healthcare electronic medical record (emr) research and knowledge, a one-day conference was held to facilitate a strategic discussion of these issues. This paper offers a multi-faceted research agenda and suggestions for policy actions as a way forward in bridging the gaps. one facet focuses on the need for research. The second facet focuses on harnessing the knowledge of primary healthcare emr stakeholders. finally, the third facet focuses on policy actions. this paper offers consensus-based suggestions with a view to improving the overall primary healthcare emr landscape in canada.

Urban Gardening in the Crisis Conjuncture

Urban gardening finds itself at a juncture – not only are crises caused and exacerbated by the industrial food system urgently demonstrating the need for more localised, sustainable, and democratically-determined food systems, but alternative food movements are increasingly negotiating crises of their own. Critical Foodscapes was a one-day conference part-funded by Warwick’s Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) and the Food GRP. The conference was put together with the intention of bringing a ‘critical studies’ approach to the emerging research area of urban community food growing; namely, to put critical – but constructive – pressure on some of the assumptions which underlie current theory and practice of the various forms of urban food growing. This article offers some reflections on the conference itself as well as on the prospects for urban gardening more generally.

Design, Knowledge, and Ignorance. Jude Chua's presentation for the Design Concept Conference

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation held a one-day conference discussing the design concept on 26 August 2016. This is Jude Chua's presentation of his article, "Design Without Final Goals: Getting Around Our Bounded Rationality."

Terrorism investigations and prosecutions in comparative law

The collection of articles in this special issue originated from a one-day conference held at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London on 10 May 2013, co-organised by the Queen Mary Crimi...

What students told us about their experiences and expectations of print and e-books

For the last 13 years at least, many of us have participated in the debate about the development of e-books to support education. Librarians, publishers and intermediaries all have a view about the format and the business models to support it and, of course, studies and surveys of students have informed that debate. However, it is not often that information professionals have the opportunity to sit down with a group of students, listen to their perspective and ask them questions. The UKSG One-Day Conference held in London in November 2015 offered such an opportunity with a panel session of students chaired by Jeremy Upton, Director of Library & University Collections at the University of Edinburgh. The debate uncovered the continued role of print alongside emerging e-book models. The students shared with us their frustrations in accessing the books they need, the financial challenges they face in terms of purchasing books and their expectations about library provision of books. This article is a summary for those readers who were unable to attend the session to hear for themselves the frank and eye-opening views from the student panel. As one member of the audience put it, the students provided us with gold dust. The students who so generously gave us their time were Tess McGovern, student of English literature and Cameron Myers, a law student, from King’s College London; Saleh Ahmed and Thomas Ash, who are postgraduates in library studies from City University London; and Lucy Hensher, a geography student and Lenart Celar, a psychology student, from the University of Sussex.

Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender book launch and one-day conference

Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender book launch and one-day conference

OUTLOOK 2015 - a One-day conference, jointly hosted by the BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX divisions of the UK's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), held at One, Great George Street. Westminster, London, February 2015

International Journal of Dairy TechnologyVolume 69, Issue 1 p. 153-154 Symposium OUTLOOK 2015 – a One-day conference, jointly hosted by the BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX divisions of the UK's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), held at One, Great George Street. Westminster, London, February 2015 John Sumner, Corresponding Author John SumnerAuthor for correspondence. E-mail:john@thesumners.infoSearch for more papers by this author John Sumner, Corresponding Author John SumnerAuthor for correspondence. E-mail:john@thesumners.infoSearch for more papers by this author First published: 23 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.12307Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume69, Issue1February 2016Pages 153-154 RelatedInformation

Welcome and opening remarks

Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen I am very pleased and honoured to welcome you all to this one-day Conference with which we are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the U nidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects . We are very appreciative of the willingness of the Italian Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities to open and support this Conference and to the Municipality of Rome to host it. The speakers and participants gathered here today are drawn from both the legal and practical sides of this question. I was not President of U nidroit when the Convention was negotiated and adopted, but I know that several persons who did participate in this ‘adventure’ are here today and that they bear witness to the obstacles that had to be overcome and to the need to reach an agreement on the recovery of stolen or illegally exported cultural objects. A warm welcome to you all.

‘A Slight Degree of Tension’: Training the Archaeologists of the Future

This paper stems from a presentation given at the University of Winchester in 2012 entitled ‘Building People, Building Skills, Building Relationships and Building Jobs: Training the Archaeologists of the Future’, which was part of the one-day conference ‘21st Century Archaeologists: Innovation in Training for Applied Archaeology’. Developing the content of that original presentation, but keeping its fundamental structure and argument, this paper reviews the pedagogical development of the academic discipline of archaeology in Britain from the post-war expansion of university-led archaeological training to the present day; consideration is not made, except in passing, to pre-degree training (e.g. in schools or further education colleges). Analysis of a range of sources demonstrates a surprising lack of formal pedagogy in archaeology as compared to other, comparable academic disciplines. Placed within the context of the broader development of the profession of archaeology, the reasons for this paucity of pedagogical development are discussed, alongside proposals for improvements in the future.

Ruling Climate: the Theory and Practice of Environmental Governmentality, 1500-1800

This one-day conference brought together scholars from across Europe and North America to discuss the relationship between governments and the environment in the early modern period. Papers discussed competing conceptions of environmental and climatic models and their use as instruments of control to justify a variety of social and economic interventions. With early career, established and leading scholars discussing environmental governmentality in global contexts, from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, the breadth of research at ‘Ruling Climate’ was testament to the vitality of the environmental humanities, and its current status as a leading movement in contemporary historical research.

‘A Slight Degree of Tension’: Training the Archaeologists of the Future

This paper stems from a presentation given at the University of Winchester in 2012 entitled ‘Building People, Building Skills, Building Relationships and Building Jobs: Training the Archaeologists of the Future’, which was part of the one-day conference ‘21st Century Archaeologists: Innovation in Training for Applied Archaeology’. Developing the content of that original presentation, but keeping its fundamental structure and argument, this paper reviews the pedagogical development of the academic discipline of archaeology in Britain from the post-war expansion of university-led archaeological training to the present day; consideration is not made, except in passing, to pre-degree training (e.g. in schools or further education colleges). Analysis of a range of sources demonstrates a surprising lack of formal pedagogy in archaeology as compared to other, comparable academic disciplines. Placed within the context of the broader development of the profession of archaeology, the reasons for this paucity of pedagogical development are discussed, alongside proposals for improvements in the future.

Emerging Nanomaterials for Healthcare – An Interdisciplinary Conference at the University of Warwick

“Emerging Nanomaterials for Healthcare”, a one-day conference held at the University of Warwick on 28 November 2014, brought together over 80 academics, postgraduates and industrialists from 17 institutions and organisations from across the UK. The aim of the meeting was to provide an interdisciplinary forum to discuss research towards solving current problems in healthcare using “smart” treatments based on nanomaterials. In addition to stories of success, an emphasis was also placed on lessons learned, as well as visions for future directions in this rapidly expanding field. Seven speakers and over twenty poster presentations directed discussion throughout the day, while the meeting closed with an interactive panel discussion.

The Art of Nick Cave: New Critical Essays ed. by John H. Baker, and: Autobiography by Morrissey (review)

Reviewed by: The Art of Nick Cave: New Critical Essays ed. by John H. Baker, and: Autobiography by Morrissey Lindsay Hansen The Art of Nick Cave: New Critical Essays. Edited by John H. Baker. Bristol: Intellect, 2013. [vi, 282 p. ISBN 9781841506272 (paperback), $35.50; (e-book), $20.] Illustrations, bibliography. Autobiography. By Morrissey. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013. [459 p. ISBN 9780399171543 (hardcover), $30; ISBN 9780143107507 (paperback), $18.] Illustrations. Editor John H. Baker, a faculty member in English, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies at the University of Westminster, has assembled this work, a collection of critical essays on Australian rock musician Nick Cave, best known for the musical acts Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Grinderman. Nick Cave has a cultlike following, which may have inspired this work. His songs, as well as his books, plays, and other output, draw inspiration from the Bible, and he stated in an interview with the Guardian that most of his songs can fall under the themes of love, possession, and violent death (Simon Hattenstone, “Old Nick,” Guardian, 22 February, 2008, http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/feb/23/popandrock.features, accessed 19 September 2014). Musically, Cave has been inspired most dramatically by Lou Reed and David Bowie. More recently, he can be classified as Southern Gothic, having provided some of the haunting music for HBO’s True Detective series. Baker explains in the introduction that the essays were culled from a one-day conference on Nick Cave organized by the University of Westminster, and that “papers on his work outside of songwriting would be particularly welcome” (p. 5). Perhaps because Baker is himself an English professor, he has included essays that focus almost exclusively on the literary aspects of Nick Cave’s work and very little on his music. The book is divided into five parts: “Cave, the Songwriter,” “Murder Ballads,” “Film and Theatre,” “Influences,” and “Sacred and Profane.” The contributors are primarily faculty in English, theater, and music at universities worldwide. Each essay has a bibliography, but there is no master bibliography for the book, nor is there an index. For the most part, while some essays could be read or reviewed out of context, the majority work best as complementary pieces of a larger body of Cave scholarship. This book is not for the casual appreciator of Nick Cave: the essays require a working knowledge of the singer’s life, his interest in theology and religion, and the folk tales and legends referred to in the songs. The first essay explores The Boatman’s Call and is based entirely on the author’s interpretation of Cave’s lyrics. It is somewhat dry and challenging to read, much like a serious literary analysis of a poem or short story. The author does not use literary jargon or write in an exclusionary way, but instead analyzes the lyrics so deeply that it may be difficult for casual listeners of these songs to appreciate. For example, on page 16, the author, in describing the song “Lime-Tree Arbour,” says “tactile experience reaffirms itself again, as in the opening track’s potent image of being held in the beloved’s arms.” The author also assumes that the reader has seen Wim Wenders’s Wings of Desire and will accept [End Page 489] the assertion that the “principal themes in that film offer an interesting, comparative commentary upon some of the central concerns of Cave’s album, The Boatman’s Call” (p. 13). Wings of Desire is a 1987 film that explores West Berlin from the viewpoint of two angels; the angels interact with a trapeze artist, and at one point Nick Cave performs with the Bad Seeds at a nightclub. Director Wenders later said of Nick Cave that “his songs deal with a desire for pure love or this longing for peace in spite of all the turmoil and unrest happening inside him” (Hattenstone). The next essay (by Carl Lavery) almost ignores lyrics and focuses instead on the music and sound. To that end, the author states “I want to build on, as well as move away from, those academic studies that analyze Cave’s performance in visual and lyrical...

Developing a patient-directed policy framework for managing orphan and ultra-orphan drugs throughout their lifecycle.

IntroductionPolicy decisions related to orphan and ultra-orphan drugs challenge traditional decision-making processes and often frustrate those affected by them. In general, these drugs are associated with significant uncertainties around clinical benefit, ‘value for money’, affordability, and ‘adoption/diffusion’, all of which arise from a lack of available high-quality evidence. Increasingly, patients with rare diseases and their families are looking for opportunities to contribute to initiatives aimed at reducing these uncertainties. Therefore, a policy framework for guiding their involvement is needed to optimize the impact of any evidence generated.ObjectivesThe aims of this study were (1) to explore opportunities for patient involvement in reducing decision uncertainties throughout the lifecycle of orphan and ultra-orphan drugs from the perspectives of patients within the Canadian rare disease community; and (2) to develop a policy framework for patient input that maximizes the impact of their involvement on decision uncertainties around orphan and ultra-orphan drugs.MethodsTwo one-day conferences and four workshops involving patients and/or families from rare disease communities in Canada were held to discuss issues around orphan and ultra-orphan drug development, access, and coverage, and identify opportunities for patient input to reduce related decision uncertainties. Their feedback and the findings from a recent literature review on patient involvement in rare diseases were combined into a draft policy framework based upon Kingdon’s multiple streams model of decision making. The framework was presented to a group of patients and other stakeholders, including providers, pharmaceutical drug plan managers, and industry representatives, and then revised accordingly.ResultsPatients and family members/caregivers identified tangible ways of contributing to the generation of information at all stages of the drug lifecycle. However, the proximity of that information to the reduction of a specific decision uncertainty varied. While the scope of possible ways mentioned was less broad when compared with the findings of the literature review, the focus was similar—capturing the clinical benefit of an orphan or ultra-orphan drug. A policy framework comprising three stages, each with a key question and corresponding set of sub-questions to be asked by patients, was developed. The three main sequential questions were as follows. (1) What uncertainties need to be addressed? (2) What roles should patients play? (3) Is each role feasible?ConclusionsReducing decision uncertainties around orphan and ultra-orphan drugs requires a policy framework that explicates when and what type of information needs to be generated, and recognizes the role of patients as important sources of such information throughout the lifecycle of these drugs.

The making of nanotechnology: exposing high-school students to behind-the-scenes of nanotechnology by inviting them to a nanotechnology conference

AbstractNanotechnology has been recognized in the 21st century as a new and modern science field. It is therefore necessary to update school science by integrating nanotechnology-related concepts into curricula for students in order to prepare an educated workforce and a responsible generation that will make scientifically literate decisions. The current study examines a unique way to address the teaching of the concept “the making of nanotechnology,” one of eight essential concepts of nanotechnology that should be taught in high school and at the undergraduate level, which were identified by a recent study. The concepts’ definition and explanation are presented. The main goal of the study is to learn how students’ participation in a one-day nanotechnology conference “NanoIsrael 2014”

The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Health Psychology Network 2013 and 2014 conferences

The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Health Psychology Network (KSSHPN) was established in 2008 to provide a forum for local health psychologists, students and trainees to network and share experiences and knowledge. The KSSHPN represents members from different areas of health psychology working in a range of settings. It aims to: increase awareness of health psychology as a profession; demonstrate the diversity of skills and roles health psychologists can have; improve links between academia, the NHS and industry; emphasise local resources for research support and funding; and develop training and continuing professional development opportunities. Organising a one-day conference appeared to be a promising way to support these aims.

Seeing is believing: New York Academy of Medicine's Vesalius 500th year celebrations.

This year marks the 500 year anniversary of Andreas Vesalius’ birth (ne Andries van Wesel, 1514–1564), and celebrations in his honor are taking place across the globe. Vesalius’ groundbreaking De humani corporis fabrica (The Fabric of the Human Body) appeared first in 1543. Departing from more stylized and metaphorical observations of the body and, most importantly, challenging the work of Galen, Fabrica profoundly changed medical and anatomical knowledge. Unlike the second-century Greek physician Claudius Galenus, who based many of his anatomical observations on dissections of dogs, pigs, and monkeys, Vesalius had the benefit of opening human bodies and, with the help of artists, rendering them as he saw them. In the process, he ushered in a new emphasis on artistic realism that has persisted through the ages. And yet, this relationship between art and anatomy is not without problems; what counts as art? Who has the right to speak for the body? What, in fact, is realism—or truth—when it comes to anatomical representation? These were the queries of the recent Festival of Medical History and the Arts at the New York Academy of Medicine, Vesalius 500: Art, Anatomy, and the Body (Oct 18, 2014). Engaging a group of scholars, physicians, artists, and performers, this one-day conference explored the legacy of Vesalius’ work and it is continued influence on medicine—and even upon embodied identity. Guest-curated by artist and anatomist Riva Lehrer and hosted/co-curated by Lisa O’Sullivan (Director, Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health, NYAM) and Paul Theerman (Associate Director), the one-day conference included sessions on everything from wearable anatomy art to medical 3-D printing demonstrations. Heidi Latsky presented the ‘‘GIMP’’ dance project, Alice Dreger discussed the invention of medical photography, and others focused their attention on the Fabrica itself—from the metaphors of the Frontispiece to the issues of translation, duplications, and even plagiarism.

Interdisciplinarity and Comparison in Turkish Studies

In October 2002, a number of established scholars from different academic disciplines but all sharing an interest in Turkey gathered for a one-day conference at Georgetown University, invited by th...

Using patients’ experiences of adverse events to improve health service delivery and practice: protocol of a data linkage study of Australian adults age 45 and above

IntroductionEvidence of patients’ experiences is fundamental to creating effective health policy and service responses, yet is missing from our knowledge of adverse events. This protocol describes explorative research redressing this...

Film and Television Policies in English-speaking Countries

This one-day conference was organised by CinEcoSA (Cinema, Economie & Societes Anglophones - Cinema, Economy in English-Speaking Countries), a research group which brings together academics working on the cinema and television industries of English-speaking countries. It is part of a new series of events on “Film & TV Policy” (2013-2014); the first such series organised by this research group was “Film Marketing” (2010-2011). This conference was itself the second installment in the cycle, a...