During these clarifying times where people have been asked to physically distance, and there are increased demands on the health and social care sectors to respond to COVID-19, the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) offers health and social care workers an opportunity to socially connect through a four week webinar series focusing on the use of Appreciative Inquiry. (AI)

The series will look to provide participants with an opportunity to:

• Understand Appreciative Inquiry and how it can be used to co-create new ways of working in both health and social care sectors

• Explore tools, techniques and practices that can be used to support existing practice

• Hear from topical experts who are already applying Appreciative Inquiry to both their professional and personal lives

• Connect socially in the development of a community of discovery that can continue to share learning

• Inquire into appreciative conversations and apply questions and reframes to enable resiliency growth

Sessions and Speakers

• SESSION TWO: FOCUSING THE APPRECIATIVE LENS IN CLINICAL AND CARE SETTINGS DURING THIS TIME OF FLUX
• Wednesday 27 May, 2-3pm
• Suzette Woodward – National Patient Safety Expert
• Sally Shiels, Anaesthetist
• Amanda Mohabir – Anaesthetist
• Caroline Maries-Tillott – Patient Safety Service Lead

• SESSION THREE: THE POWER OF BOTH FOCUS AND APPRECIATIVE GROWTH MINDSET DURING AND BEYOND DISRUPTIVE TIMES
• Wednesday 3 June, 3-4pm
• Adrian Plunkett, Consultant Paediatric Intesivist
• Emma Plunkett – Consultant Anaesthetist
• Jan Somers – Appreciative learning facilitator, personal - and leadership coach

• SESSION FOUR: COMMUNITY OF DISCOVERY
• Wednesday 10 June, 3-4pm
• Daniel Hodgkiss – Patient Safety Assistant Programme Manager
• Alison Jones – Learning from Excellence Fellow
• Sally Shiels – Anaesthetist
• Jan Somers – Appreciative learning facilitator, personal - and leadership coach
• Suzanne Quinney - Appreciating People
• Tim Slack - Appreciating People
• Caroline Maries-Tillott – Patient Safety Service Lead

Final details are being formalised for the next session.

Who should attend?

Health and social care staff from a range of settings such as Acute, Community, Specialist, Integrated and Mental Health NHS Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, GPs, Care Homes. The session would also be useful for other AHSN staff and Appreciative Inquiry practitioners.

Accessing the webinar

Upon completion of registration you should receive a confirmation email. You will receive an email with joining instructions by 11am on Tuesday 26th May with the following information:

• Instructions on how to access Webex ahead of the session (you must download Webex / create an account before the session begins)
• Guide on how to use the basic Webex functions
• A link to the session

If you do not receive these instructions, please contact communications@wmahsn.org.

Reasonable Adjustments or Access Requirements

The WMAHSN team are keen to ensure each of our events are accessible to all. For those who require reasonable adjustments, please can we ask to you advise your specific requirements in the booking process. Alternatively, please contact sarah.wootton@wmahsn.org to discuss your needs in greater detail