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Conference special offer!

Special offer! Book 2 or more places* at our Promoting the “Best Start in Life” Conference – and get £20 off each ticket!

For iHV members, that means 2 places for £150* (or £75 for each member ticket) – instead of £190. Or for 2 non-members, that is 2 conference places for £210* (or £105 for each non-member ticket) – instead of £250! Please quote our special group discount code “IHV2018” to secure this special offer.

For SCPHN students – we are delighted to offer a fantastic student discount rate too! Student iHV members can book their place for £45 each – and Student non-member tickets are £60 each.

Standard rate Special offer*

when booking 2 or more places

iHV members

 £95 £75
Non-members £125

£105

SCPHN student –

iHV members

 £45 n/a
SCPHN student –

non-members

 £60

n/a

*Special group offer applies to new bookings only and only when booking 2 or more non-student delegate places – quote special group discount code “IHV2018” (please note this code is case sensitive on the booking system).

This is a great opportunity for HVs and SCPHN students to join this inspiring professional conference!

Take advantage of this special offer to support you to attend our accredited evidence-based practice conference – promoting “The Best Start in Life”!

We are also pleased to confirm our latest speaker – Lord Willis of Knaresborough on Genomics for health visitors – endless opportunities.  This promises to be an exciting and inspirational day!

Join us to be inspired by a fantastic line-up of speakers. Learn from the latest evidence. And become the best health visitor you can be!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Conference details

Conference date: 09:30 – 16:30, Wed 7 March 2018

Venue: King’s House Conference Centre, King’s Church, Sidney Street, Manchester M1 7HB – see map and directions

Book your place

 

5 days left to submit your abstract

We’ve received some great abstracts already – why not send in an abstract yourself?

With only 5 days for you to submit your abstract, time is short!

Gain the opportunity to present your innovation, practice development or research at our evidence-based conference on 7 March 2018 in Manchester – with exciting prizes for best poster/presentation.

Abstract submission deadline is Wednesday 24 January – so don’t miss out!

With the conference focused on giving every child The Best Start in Life, abstracts will be considered on the following key areas:

  • Health visitor prescribing
  • Role of health visitors in immunisation
  • Childhood nutrition
  • Oral health and sugar reduction
  • Getting families active
  • Atopic conditions in early childhood
  • Early identification of childhood disorders
  • Speech, language and communication delay
  • Non-specific learning difficulties
  • Safeguarding for The Best Start in Life
  • Domestic Violence
  • Sleep
  • Working with couple relationships

Abstract Submission and Timeline

Please submit your abstract as a Microsoft Word document to [email protected].  The abstract should be no more than 250 words and provide an overview of your innovation, practice development or research, clearly indicating the impact on supporting “A Best Start in Life for all children.”

  • 24 January 2018 – Abstract submission deadline
  • 24 January – 7 February – iHV peer-review process on subsmissions
  • 7 February 2018 – participants informed of acceptance of abstracts for either oral poster presentation or a poster.  Full guidance on the poster format and oral presentation will be provided if your abstract is successful.

It is important that you book to secure your conference place on or before the final registration deadline for accepting your offer to present.

Earlybird tickets (for members and non-members) are available until 11 February 2018, so don’t miss them!

For more conference details and to book your place

Call for abstracts

Win a prize by presenting your innovation, practice development or research

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for you to  present your innovation, practice development or research at our evidence-based conference on 7 March 2018 in Manchester- with exciting prizes for best poster/presentation.

With the conference focused on giving every child The Best Start in Life, abstracts will be considered on the following key areas:

  • Health visitor prescribing
  • Role of health visitors in immunisation
  • Childhood nutrition
  • Oral health and sugar reduction
  • Getting families active
  • Atopic conditions in early childhood
  • Early identification of childhood disorders
  • Speech, language and communication delay
  • Non-specific learning difficulties
  • Safeguarding for The Best Start in Life
  • Domestic Violence
  • Sleep
  • Working with couple relationships

Abstract Submission and Timeline

Please submit your abstract as a Microsoft Word document to [email protected].  The abstract should be no more than 250 words and provide an overview of your innovation, practice development or research, clearly indicating the impact on supporting “A Best Start in Life for all children.”

  • 24 January 2018 – Abstract submission deadline
  • 24 January – 7 February – iHV peer-review process on subsmissions
  • 7 February 2018 – participants informed of acceptance of abstracts for either oral poster presentation or a poster.  Full guidance on the poster format and oral presentation will be provided if your abstract is successful.

It is important that you book to secure your conference place on or before the final registration deadline for accepting your offer to present.

Early bird tickets (for members and non-members) are available until 11 February 2018, so don’t miss them!

For more conference details and to book your place

 

Bookings now open for iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference 2018!

Bookings are now open, with member discounts and early bird rates, for the iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference – promoting “The Best Start in Life” – taking place in Manchester on 7 March 2018.

We always seek to ensure our activities comply with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative – our events are not and never will be sponsored by the formula milk industry.

 

This conference provides an excellent opportunity for health visitors, practice educators, SCPHN lecturers, early years workers and student health visitors to develop their role in supporting the “Best Start in Life” for all children.

It will be of interest to colleagues from the international community who are working within this arena. It provides a unique opportunity for an intense day of accredited CPD that is perfect towards revalidation and furthering the positive impact of your practice.

The iHV has gathered national speakers to provide practice-related updates from the latest research evidence, specialist practice, NICE guidance and beyond. There will also be papers and posters from health visitor peers, and academics sharing their recent research and innovation.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to attend the iHV’s Evidence-based Practice Conference.

Delegate fees:

Conference rate includes full attendance at the conference and includes all refreshments, lunch and delegate materials.

Early bird rate (until midnight 11 February 2018) Standard rate (from 12 February 2018)

iHV members

 £95 £125
Non-members £125

£155

 

Book your place at iHV evidence-based practice conference – promoting “The Best Start in Life”

 

Wow – great day at #iHVLeadership17

What an amazing day we had on Tuesday at the iHV leadership conference and annual celebration event to mark the iHV’s 5th birthday! With over 100 delegates, the room was buzzing all day, and we had a great line up of speakers.

For those of you who could not either join us on the day or could not follow the #iHVLeadership17 hashtag on Twitter, we’ve collected and made a little “Storify” of yesterday’s tweets so you can follow some of what was shared.

Go to Storify - #iHVleadership17

We also have a few photos from our 5th birthday celebration event:

iHV Event, 28 Portland Place, London. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

iHV Event, 28 Portland Place, London. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

iHV Event, 28 Portland Place, London. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

iHV Event, 28 Portland Place, London. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

iHV Event, 28 Portland Place, London. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

iHV Event, 28 Portland Place, London. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

iHV Event, 28 Portland Place, London. Picture: www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

 

iHV leadership conference – now accredited

We are delighted to confirm that our leadership conference, “Making a difference through leadership” being held in London on Tuesday, 5 December 2017, is accredited – all delegates will receive 5 CPD points for their attendance.

‘Making a difference through leadership’ is a high quality leadership-focused accredited conference which aims to inspire and motivate health visitor leaders, making it perfect for health visitors, iHV Fellows, service leads and public health commissioners.

We have a full programme with leading speakers and experts, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

The last few places are available for this fantastic accredited conference – so don’t delay, book your place today!  Don’t miss out on 5 CPD points!

This is a MUST ATTEND event for health visitors, iHV Fellows, service leads and public health commissioners – please do join us on 5 December.

For more details and how to book

iHV presents at European Midwives Association annual conference

On 23 September 2017, the iHV was invited to give a presentation at the European Midwives Association’s (EMA) annual conference, this year dedicated to Perinatal Mental Health (PMH). The conference, hosted by the national organisation of Spanish midwives known as Federacion de Asociaciónes de Matronas de España (FAME) in Madrid, was attended by high level representation from 35 European member states.

Melita Walker (iHV Perinatal Mental Health Lead) presented on behalf of the iHV on UK Policy and best practice in Perinatal Mental Health, discussing the UK approach to PMH and national policy and research direction for the UK.

Melita Walker presenting at the EMA annual conference

The conference also heard from Mental Health Europe Director, Maria Nyman, who introduced the European landscape on Perinatal Mental Health, highlighting existing opportunities to further advance the issue at EU level. Presentations throughout the day shared good practice in PMH from across Europe and also the challenges faced by respective nations.

EMA annual conference 2017

Following the formal presentations, Melita joined a working group to think through what the direction of travel should be in relation to PMH and the education and training for midwives. The agreed action from the workshop was that the EMA would develop a position statement on PMH that will enable the mental health of mothers and fathers to be seen as important as physical needs during the perinatal period. There was consensus that PMH should be a “red thread”, running through all midwifery care, not separate, or as an add-on, and that midwifery training should also be designed to integrate mental health alongside physical health.

Melita Walker commented:

“It was a privilege to represent the iHV at this event.  The EMA is a fantastic organisation, dedicated to improving outcomes for women and their families. The Institute has worked closely with our colleagues in midwifery services and understands the important role they play in achieving good health outcomes, which is why we have recently developed our Maternity PMH Champions programme. It was wonderful for the iHV to support this event, to share our learning and to contribute to raising parity of esteem for mental health across a huge geographical area. PMH is immensely complex and no one agency can achieve good outcomes alone. It is only by working together, in partnership, that we will realise our collective aspirations for a mentally well society.”

Find out more about our Multi-agency Perinatal Mental Health Champions Training

Bookings now open for iHV Annual Leadership Conference 2017!

Bookings are now open, with member discounts and early bird rates, for the iHV ‘Making a difference through leadership’ Conference, being held in London on Tuesday, 5 December 2017.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to attend the iHV’s annual leadership conference.

The conference will followed by our special additional annual celebration event, providing you with opportunities to network with national leaders and celebrate achievement in the profession.

Full programme details will be announced shortly with leading speakers and experts, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

This is a MUST ATTEND event for health visitors, iHV Fellows, service leads, public health commissioners with limited places also available for SCPHN Students.

Event Details

  • Time: 09:00 – 18:30
  • Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2017
  • Venue: RSPH, 28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY

Delegate fees:

Delegate places are now available to book from £125 per person (member and non-member rates apply) – but do book early to get your early bird rate.  Early bird rates expire on 31 October 2017.

Conference rate includes full attendance at the conference and iHV celebration event and includes all refreshments, lunch and delegate materials. This also includes VAT at the current rate of 20%.

Early bird rate (until midnight 31 Oct 2017) Standard rate (from 1 November 2017)

iHV members

 £125 £155
Non-members £155

£185
All bookings are subject to our event booking Terms and Conditions

How to Book

Bookings may be be made online or offline, depending on your preferred method of payment.

  • For payments via credit/debit card, we are only able to accept online bookings via Eventbrite. Please complete the online registration and booking form to proceed to payment options.

Go to Eventbrite online booking and payment

  • For payments via cheque/invoice:
    • By email: Please download the registration form and send the completed form by email to [email protected]. If you are unable to download the form, please email us to advise and we will send it out to you.
    • By phone: Please call +44 (0) 207 265 7352 where we would be happy to complete the registration form for you. We will then send to you by email for checking and return with confirmation of acceptance to our event booking terms and conditions.

Download offline registration form for payment via cheque/invoice

Hold the date! iHV Leadership conference

“Making a difference through leadership”

‘Making a difference through leadership’ is our next Leadership Conference, being held in London on Tuesday, 5 December 2017, so please do hold the date!

Don’t miss out on a fantastic opportunity to attend the iHV’s annual leadership conference, followed by our annual celebration event.

Full programme details will be announced shortly with leading speakers and experts, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

This is a MUST ATTEND event for health visitors, iHV Fellows, service leads, public health commissioners with limited places also available for SCPHN Students.

Delegate places will shortly be available to book from £125 per person. Do keep an eye out for further details on members’ discount and early bird rates – bookings will open on 8 August.

Please REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TODAY to guarantee your place: by email to [email protected] 

Download save the date flyer

 

iHV delighted to sponsor Good Practice of Care for Women with Mental Health Conditions during Pregnancy

During Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we are delighted announce our sponsorship of the Good Practice of Care for Women with Mental Health Conditions during Pregnancy conference – taking place in London on Friday 23 June.

This one-day conference seeks to bring together those professionals along the Perinatal Mental Health pathway of care to understand what constitutes good practice of care for women with mental health conditions during pregnancy. This is one of the things the iHV works very hard to do through our multi-agency training. We know that if you bring representatives of the whole care pathway together at a local level- good things begin to happen.

Download our Perinatal and Infant Mental Health training brochure

Download conference flyer for more details