Aneurin Bevan University Health Board will be hosting its Fifth Research and Development Conference on the 24th June 2014 at the Christchurch Centre, Newport.

This year’s theme will be ‘Informing and Improving Practice.’

If you would be interested in attending the event for free or would like some more information please contact Mike Morgan on either Michael.Morgan@wales.nhs.uk or 01633 656353.

The following speakers have agreed to present at the Conference:

• Dr Andrew Goodall, Chief Executive
• Dr Paul Buss, Medical Director
• Professor Lars Sundstrom, Director of Innovation and Translation, West of England Academic Health Sciences Network
• Professor Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing at the University of South Wales
• Dr Nilima Parry-Jones, Haematology Consultant
• Dr Nick Mason, Critical Care Consultant
• Dr Julie Vile, Mathematician, ABCi
• Mrs Wendy Warren, KTE Project Researcher
• Mr David Jenkins, Health Board Chair

Currently the following organisations/departments have reserved stands at the event:
1. National Centre for Mental Health
2. Academic Dermatology
3. E2L Limited
4. The University of South Wales
5. Music in Hospitals
6. The ABHB Education and Development Department
7. Cardiff University
8. RDCS
9. Springfield Day hospital
10. The Life Exchange
11. Tenovus,
12. The ABUHB Communications Team
13. The IP Office
14. Arthritis Research UK
15. Scope Wales
16. The ABUHB Employee Well-Being Team
17. Older People and Ageing Research Network
18. The ABUHB Library
19. Macmillan
20. Royal College of Physicians Wales
21. GX Group
22. Protection of Vulnerable Adult (POVA)
23. St Mary’s Pharmaceutical Unit, Cardiff and Vale UHB
24. Health & Safety, Aneurin Bevan Health Board
25. Carers Measure Team
26. 3M
27. ABCi
28. South East Wales Academic Health Science Partnership (SEWAHSP)
29. Wales School for Primary Care Research & Community Nursing Research Strategy
30. British Heart Foundation
31. Research & Development Department, Powys Teaching Health Board
32. The Children and Young People’s Research Network, Cardiff University
33. Velindre NHS Trust/Wales Cancer Trials Unit
34. Velindre Early Phase Unit
35. Frontier Medical
36. Sharp Clinical Services
37. Medical Education Department, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
38. NISCHR AHSC
39. Cancer Research Wales
40. NHS Centre for Equality and Human Rights
41. The Welsh NHS Confederation
42. MediWales
43. Putting Things Right Team
44. Staff Survey Information
45. Children’s Burns Research Centre at Cardiff

Entertainment will be provided on the day by:
• The Tenovus Choir
• The Keith Little Jazz Trio.