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Hosted by LJMU Institute for Health Research | 9: 30 am – 4:30 pm | Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Student Life Building, Copperas Hill, Liverpool John Moores University, L3 5GE
This free-to-attend event aims to showcase the latest LJMU health research on children, young people, and families.
The meeting is being organised by Dr Lawrence Foweather and Dr Emma Ashworth, who jointly lead the children, young people and families interest group within the Institute for Health Research at Liverpool John Moores University.
The meeting aims to bring together partners and key stakeholders in Liverpool City Region to showcase their latest research and foster new research ideas and collaborative action in addressing child health inequalities.
The meeting will be relevant to representatives from academia, industry, the public sector and the third sector that have an interest in children, young people and family health and well-being. This may include researchers, public health professionals, clinicians and health care professionals, policy-makers, health specialists, paediatricians, physicians, educators, community and business leaders, psychologists and behavioural scientists, amongst others.
Presenters include a mixture of early, mid, and senior career researchers, spanning across the broad range of research themes within the special interest group.
The morning programme will begin with a welcome from the Chairs and Head of the Institute for Health Research before presenters will set the scene for the event with an overview of the regional context around children and young people’s health. The two-morning sessions include presentations on health and well-being from a range of disciplines.
The afternoon programme includes two breakout sessions and four specific research themes. There are several breaks scheduled throughout the day to promote networking and discussion.