Dr Alison Tedstone

Deputy Director Diet, Obesity and Physical Activity / Chief Nutritionist at Public Health England

Learning Objectives

1. Overview of the government approach to tackle childhood obesity
2. Understanding the sugar reduction journey from evidence into action
3. Update on business progress towards sugar reduction

Dr Emma Boyland,

Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool

Learning Objectives

1. Describe food marketing prevalence across primary media
2. Describe food marketing power across primary media
3. Describe the evidence that food marketing influences eating behaviour in children

Professor Amandine Garde,

Law & NCD Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool

Learning Objectives

1. Identify the relationship between food marketing and children’s rights
2. Identify the implications that such relationship has for the UK government
3. Identify the responsibilities of business actors to promote compliance with children’s rights

Charlotte Waite,

ACE Aware, Public Health Wales
www.aceawarewales.com/timetobekind,

Learning Objectives

1. Give an overview of the ACEs research
2. Discuss what this has meant for public services – examples from the police, housing and health visiting
3. Consider what it means to be trauma informed (both in practice and at a system level)

Charlotte Waite,

Chair of the BDA England Community Dental Services Committee

Learning Objectives

1. Have a better understanding of what constitutes a vulnerable patient group
2. Have a better understanding of advocacy strategies to improve oral health outcomes for children and their families
3. Be more confident in recognising oral health inequalities in vulnerable patient groups for both adults and children and what can be done to reduce these

Dr Aideen Naughton,

Service Lead / Designated Doctor for National Safeguarding Team (NHS Wales)

Learning Objectives

1. Understand key aspects of normal brain development across the life course.
2. Gain oversight of the impact of adversities and stress on the brain.
3. Introduce the ecobio developmental framework to aid understanding of why ACEs may lead to lifelong impairments in learning, physical and mental health

Session 3

1400-1530

Dr Hannah S Barham-Brown,

GP Trainee and Equity Campaigner, Yorkshire and the Humber. Member of BMA Council, JDC, BMA Medical Ethics Committee, BMA Equality, & Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group hannahbarhambrown.com/

Learning Objectives

1. With reference to the BMA Disability Survey results, understand and appreciate the challenges faced by disabled children & health care practitioners
2. Develop a basic understanding of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with particular reference to issues facing dentists working with this patient group
3. Appreciate the benefits of a diverse workforce on patient care in the NHS

Dr Lola Solebo,

NIHR Clinician Scientist and Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London medscilife.org/stories/dr-lola-solebo/

Learning Objectives

1. To describe the normal trajectory of childhood development of the visual functions
2. To give an overview of childhood visual impairment in the UK
3. To describe the multi-disciplinary approach to improving outcomes for children with, or at risk of visual impairment

Melanie Thomas

Music Therapist, Clinical Health Psychology, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the training and role of Arts therapists in paediatric healthcare
2. Understand the neurological basis of music therapy in work with neuro-rehabilitation and neuro-diverse populations 
3. Use of principles of music therapy in wider clinical contexts