July 6, 2023 - July 7, 2023

Fairness in Challenging Times in Health and Health Care – 2023 IME National Conference

Horizon, Leeds, LS10 1JR

How can we help academics, clinicians and our current learners sustain productive and effective working lives whilst managing the many competing demands upon resources? How can we act to mitigate the impact of the challenges we see? Which concepts matter and how will we apply them in practice? How must we act to secure the health and wellbeing of our populations in the coming decades? And can we, as individuals and as a society, live with the knowledge that with hard decisions comes risk of certain harm to some?

We will build on the theme of our very successful 2022 conference “Being Heard” by asking what fairness looks like when resources are stretched. In the ever deepening backdrop of a socioeconomic crisis, we will examine what fairness means for the NHS, its patients and our health & social care colleagues. Taking an intersectional approach, we will explore the ethical and legal considerations of justice, inclusivity and variability. With the help of esteemed speakers and contributors, we will analyse what good, safe, equitable care could and should look like in the coming years. We will ask ourselves what is necessary, what is achievable and where we should focus our best efforts to meet both individual and population need.

All this and more at ‘the UK’s friendliest conference’.

Confirmed speakers include:
Prof Chris Mounsey, University of Winchester, UK
Havi Carel, University of Bristol, UK
Martha Albertson Fineman, Emory University School of Law, USA
Felix Bongomin, Gulu University, Uganda
John Walsh, Leeds Community Healthcare Trust, UK
Brandy Schillace, USA, Medical Humanities Editor in Chief
David Bosworth, University of Sheffield, UK

This is a draft programme and subject to change

 

09.15-10.00    Registration & Coffee

10.00-10.10    Conference opens

10.10-10.45    Keynote Speaker 1 – Setting the scene – Dianne Addei, Senior Public Health Advisor, National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, NHS England

10.50-11.30  Keynote Speaker 2 – VariAbility: towards a new way of ethical understanding – Chris Mounsey, Professor of Eighteenth-Century English literature, University of Winchester

11.30-12.00    Coffee Break

12.00-13.00    Workshops [& parallel stream]

13.00-14.00    Lunch and Poster Viewing

14.00-15.30    Workshops & parallel stream

15.45-16.30    Keynote Speaker 3 – Havi Carel, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bristol

16.30-17.30    Debate

17.30-19.00    Evening Social

This is a draft programme and subject to change

 

09.00-9.30    Registration and Coffee

09.30-10.15    Keynote Speaker 4 – David Bosworth, Director of Social Work Education, University of Sheffield

10.15-11.00    Keynote Speaker 5 – John Walsh, Organisational Development Lead, Leeds Community Healthcare Trust

11.00-11.30    Coffee

11.30-13.00    Workshops/parallels

13.00-14.00    Lunch

14.00-14.45    Keynote Speaker 5 – Felix Bongomin, Internal Medicine Physician & Lecturer, Gulu University, Uganda

15.00-15.45    Martha Fineman, Professor of Law, Emory Law, USA

15.45-16.00    Conference Close

Horizon
3rd Floor
2 Brewery Wharf
Kendall Street
Leeds
LS10 1NE

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Horizon is only a 7-minute walk from well-connected Leeds Central Station, allowing delegates to easily join from almost anywhere in the UK. Nearby parking is a 9-minute riverside walk away at CitiPark Leeds Dock, where there is a discounted day parking rate of £5.50. Should you wish to travel by air, Leeds Bradford Airport is a 30-minute drive away via the A65, making the event easily accessible to international delegates.

By  Train
Leeds train station is a approx 7-minute walk from Horizon Leeds – depending on how fast you walk!
Leave the station via the Marks and Spencer exit (directly in front of the exit barriers)
Turn right onto New Station Street
Walk to the end of New Station Street
Turn right onto Boar Lane
Cross Lower Briggate by Nando’s Restaurant and turn right
Continue to Bridge End
Walk over the bridge
Turn left onto Dock Street
Turn right at the entrance to Brewery Wharf (this will be on your right)
Walk to the end of the road
Horizon Leeds will be on your left and Jury’s Inn will be directly in front of you

Watch this video to help you get your bearings https://player.vimeo.com/video/135338353

The closest car park to Horizon Leeds is: CitiPark Leeds Dock – approx 9-minute walk. Tickets may be purchased in advance on their website, or through pay points on site. Electrical vehicle charging (EVC) points are available. Visit Zap Map to find more EVC points.
Blue badge parking is on Waterloo Street at the end which meets Hunslet Road.

Students – £25 for one day/£40 for 2 days

IME members – £50 for one day/£90 for 2 days (In order to get this price please ensure you log in at the top right of the booking page)

Non-members – £85 for one day/£150 for 2 days (IME Membership is only £80 for full membership (£70 for Concessionary members) with a £10 discount available when paying by Direct Debit – sign up here before registering to get the members delegate fee)

Accommodation is not included in the delegate fee. We do not have recommended hotels however the Leonardo Hotel (formerly Jurys Inn) is situated just 15 metres from the conference venue. Other hotels within a 10 minute walk include Malmaison (5 min walk), Travelodge Leeds Central, Leeds Marriott Hotel (6 min walk), Ibis Leeds Centre Crown Point Rd and Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre.

There is disabled access throughout the building with two lifts in the ground floor
lobby