We are pleased to invite you to:

The Institute of Health and Wellbeing Maurice Bloch Annual Lecture Series 2015/16

Title: The Power of activating personal social networks to manage health & well-being: optimising connections and mobilising resources

Presenter: Professor Anne Rogers

Date: Tuesday 29 March 2016

Time: 1pm lunch will be served 30mins beforehand

Venue: Yudowitz Seminar Room, Wolfson Medical School Building

Chair: Professor Frances Mair

Abstract:

It is increasingly recognised that increasing the effective targeting and promotion of self-care support for long-term conditions requires a focus on patient contexts and networks. This session aims to:

i) present evidence from research which has explored how the power and capacity of personal networks can take the aspiration of self- management beyond the confines of traditional medical and health care settings.

ii) present the development and implementation of GENIE – a webbased tool which comprises: network mapping; user-centred preference elicitation and need assessment; and facilitated engagement with resources

Biography

I am interested in supervising in the following areas with a focus on the use of qualitative methods: Sociological approaches to understanding and implementing long term condition management .Sociology of Mental Health and Illness, including cross-cultural analysis of stigma and approaches to managing mental health, Health Policy (Mental Health/Long term condition management). The role of weak ties and pets in long term condition management.

Primary research group: Innovative and Essential Care

Research projects

Whole System Informing Self-management Engagement (WISE)

The HealthLines Study: expanding the role of NHS Direct in the management of long-term conditions

Exploring the potential of ‘telehealth’ (internet and the telephone) to improve care for people with long term conditions.

National Evaluation of Whole Systems Demonstrator Sites