18th BIENNIAL SCHOOL NURSES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Location: University of Greenwich
Queen Anne Building
Old Royal Naval College
Park Row
London SE10 9LS

We are delighted to announce that the website for booking your place and submission of
abstracts for this exciting and dynamic biennial global event is now open.
This conference will focus on the health and wellbeing of school-aged children and young
people, providing international perspectives from practitioners and academics from school
nursing and partner organisations. Aimed at leaders in public health, school nurses, educators,
professional leads, allied professionals including commissioners, head teachers and other
stakeholders with an interest in children and young people.
Confirmed speakers include:
 Viv Bennett, Director of Nursing, Department of Health and Public Health England
 Sharon White, Professional Officer, SAPHNA
 Wendy Nicholson, Professional Officer - Nursing, Department of Health
 Geraldine Strathdee, National Clinical Director, Mental Health, NHS England
 Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England
 John Watson, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health
The conference will begin with a welcome reception on the evening of Monday 27 July, and the
conference programme will then run from the morning of Tuesday 28 July, through to late
morning on Friday 31 July. It is possible to book the full conference, or just part of it. A limited
number of rooms in a Greenwich University hall of residence have been reserved for
participants wishing to stay four nights from Monday 27 July.
Please visit the conference website to see initial information about the event and to book your
place. Please note that places are limited, and as it is peak time for hotels in London, you are
advised to book to attend the conference early and make any booking for
accommodation. Abstract submissions are invited by 30 January for consideration for oral or
poster presentation.
We hope we can look forward to seeing you in July. If you have any questions about the event,
please send an email to events@phe.gov.uk.

Sent by Public Health England Conferences and Events Team on behalf of
School Nursing International Conference 2015
Email: events@phe.gov.uk
Conference website: www.phe-events.org.uk/schoolnursing
Public Health England
Wellington House
133 – 155 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8UG
PHE website: www.gov.uk/phe
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