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Diary 20th May 2015, 28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY Food Poisoning – The Challenges and Controls The recent ‘Railway Hotel Case’ resulted in a death, 33 illnesses, a landmark fine and custodial sentences as a result of an outbreak of Clostridium perfringens. Delegates will meet and hear from the legal team working on this case. Lawyers and expert witnesses will give a unique insight into the outbreak, the trial, the verdict and the sentence, to help to understand why it happened, what went wrong and what systems and procedures should have been in place to prevent this outbreak and ultimately how to make sure this never happens again. For more information, contact our events team, [email protected] 4th June 2015, 28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY Arts, Wellbeing and Health: Promoting Good Practice and Evaluation The opening event of the London creativity and wellbeing week, this interactive one day conference has been designed to celebrate, and learn from, past achievements and explore plans for the future. The role of arts and music in health improvement continues to thrive in the United Kingdom, and this conference provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on this field following May’s general election. The focus of the day will be on current innovations and initiatives, perspectives on evaluation and research, the case for investment, securing commissioning and integrated care – the role for arts. This event is also the official launch of a new Special Interest Group for Arts and Health. For more information, contact our events team, [email protected] 11th June 2015, John Snow House, 59 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN Level 2 Award in Understanding Mental Wellbeing This qualification aims to provide candidates with a knowledge and understanding of the principles of mental wellbeing, the effect of mental wellbeing on the individual and community and how mental wellbeing can be maintained or improved. Assessed via a multiple-choice examination at the end of the course, this Award would be of use to anyone with an interest in holistic health or anyone who wishes to understand mental wellbeing and how to improve mental wellbeing at an individual and/or community level. For more information, contact Gina Mohajer, [email protected] 17th June 2015, John Snow House, 59 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN Level 2 Award in Understanding Dementia This one day training programme aims to provide delegates with a better understanding of dementia using a ‘person-focused approach’ which puts compassionate care at the heart of the training. The course covers many topics surrounding the experience and progression of dementia, including the different types of dementia and their risk factors, the functions of areas of the brain and how a person with dementia can live well within society. Designed for people for whom a better understanding of dementia is going to make a real difference to the care and support they can offer, this training prepares candidates to take a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the day for the RSPH Level 2 Award in Understanding Dementia, which has been developed in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society. For more information, contact Gina Mohajer, [email protected]
Breastfeeding could be linked to higher IQ A long-term study conducted in Brazil has found a link between breastfeeding and intelligence, demonstrating that longer durations of breastfeeding are linked with increased intelligence in adulthood, longer schooling and higher adult earnings. The study, a prospective, populationbased birth cohort study of neonates, was launched in 1982 in Pelotas, Brazil, with information about breastfeeding being recorded in early childhood. Most of the babies, irrespective of social class, were breastfed – some for less than a month and others for more than a year. Participants were given an IQ test at the average age of 30 years, and information on educational achievement and income was also collected. Those who were breastfed for longer scored higher on measures of intelligence as adults. They were also more likely to earn a higher wage and to have completed more schooling. Lead author Dr Bernardo Lessa Horta from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil said, ‘Our study provides the first evidence that prolonged breastfeeding not only increases intelligence until at least the age of 30 years but also has an impact both at an individual and societal level by improving educational attainment and earning ability. What is unique about this study is the fact that, in the population we studied, breastfeeding was not more common among highly educated, high-income women, but was evenly distributed by social class.’ Source: Association between breastfeeding and intelligence, educational attainment, and income at 30 years of age: a prospective birth cohort study from Brazil. The Lancet Global Health, 2015; 3: e199–205.
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RSH0010.1177/1757913915581331DiaryDiary
Diary
Diary 20th May 2015, 28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY Food Poisoning – The Challenges and Controls The recent ‘Railway Hotel Case’ resulted in a death, 33 illnesses, a landmark fine and custodial sentences as a result of an outbreak of Clostridium perfringens. Delegates will meet and hear from the legal team working on this case. Lawyers and expert witnesses will give a unique insight into the outbreak, the trial, the verdict and the sentence, to help to understand why it happened, what went wrong and what systems and procedures should have been in place to prevent this outbreak and ultimately how to make sure this never happens again. For more information, contact our events team, [email protected] 4th June 2015, 28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY Arts, Wellbeing and Health: Promoting Good Practice and Evaluation The opening event of the London creativity and wellbeing week, this interactive one day conference has been designed to celebrate, and learn from, past achievements and explore plans for the future. The role of arts and music in health improvement continues to thrive in the United Kingdom, and this conference provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on this field following May’s general election. The focus of the day will be on current innovations and initiatives, perspectives on evaluation and research, the case for investment, securing commissioning and integrated care – the role for arts. This event is also the official launch of a new Special Interest Group for Arts and Health. For more information, contact our events team, [email protected] 11th June 2015, John Snow House, 59 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN Level 2 Award in Understanding Mental Wellbeing This qualification aims to provide candidates with a knowledge and understanding of the principles of mental wellbeing, the effect of mental wellbeing on the individual and community and how mental wellbeing can be maintained or improved. Assessed via a multiple-choice examination at the end of the course, this Award would be of use to anyone with an interest in holistic health or anyone who wishes to understand mental wellbeing and how to improve mental wellbeing at an individual and/or community level. For more information, contact Gina Mohajer, [email protected] 17th June 2015, John Snow House, 59 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN Level 2 Award in Understanding Dementia This one day training programme aims to provide delegates with a better understanding of dementia using a ‘person-focused approach’ which puts compassionate care at the heart of the training. The course covers many topics surrounding the experience and progression of dementia, including the different types of dementia and their risk factors, the functions of areas of the brain and how a person with dementia can live well within society. Designed for people for whom a better understanding of dementia is going to make a real difference to the care and support they can offer, this training prepares candidates to take a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the day for the RSPH Level 2 Award in Understanding Dementia, which has been developed in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society. For more information, contact Gina Mohajer, [email protected]
Breastfeeding could be linked to higher IQ A long-term study conducted in Brazil has found a link between breastfeeding and intelligence, demonstrating that longer durations of breastfeeding are linked with increased intelligence in adulthood, longer schooling and higher adult earnings. The study, a prospective, populationbased birth cohort study of neonates, was launched in 1982 in Pelotas, Brazil, with information about breastfeeding being recorded in early childhood. Most of the babies, irrespective of social class, were breastfed – some for less than a month and others for more than a year. Participants were given an IQ test at the average age of 30 years, and information on educational achievement and income was also collected. Those who were breastfed for longer scored higher on measures of intelligence as adults. They were also more likely to earn a higher wage and to have completed more schooling. Lead author Dr Bernardo Lessa Horta from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil said, ‘Our study provides the first evidence that prolonged breastfeeding not only increases intelligence until at least the age of 30 years but also has an impact both at an individual and societal level by improving educational attainment and earning ability. What is unique about this study is the fact that, in the population we studied, breastfeeding was not more common among highly educated, high-income women, but was evenly distributed by social class.’ Source: Association between breastfeeding and intelligence, educational attainment, and income at 30 years of age: a prospective birth cohort study from Brazil. The Lancet Global Health, 2015; 3: e199–205.
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