Aims: to bring together academics, practitioners and policy-makers to (i) identify the health risks arising from loneliness and social isolation; (ii) explore interventions addressing loneliness and social isolation; (iii) consider the implications for policy and practice.
Speakers:
Professor Brian Lawlor - Professor of old Age Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin
Professor Tom Scharf - Professor of Social Gerontology, Newcastle University
Dr Kellie Payne - Learning and Research Manager, Campaign to End Loneliness
Professor Barbara Hanratty - Professor of Primary Care and Public Health, Newcastle University
Nicole Valtorta - NIHR Doctoral Fellow, University of York.
QRM - 5th October - Final Programme
QRM - October 2016 Presentations