1st Society of Health Play Specialists Conference
Friday 21st June 2024, UCLH Education Centre, Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG
Conference sponsored by Rescape Health
Theme: Celebrating our Profession
SoHPS Registrants £70
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Non SoHPS Registrants £85
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Students £50
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2023 Innovation and Creativity in Play speakers:
- Key Note Speakers; Kate Pye, Krutika Pau, Adrian Voce & Irene O’Donnell who will be delivering the keynote on the NHS England and Starlight Children’s Foundation Taskforce project
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Paediatric Screening – new play specialist approach
- Leeds Children’s Hospital: ‘upporting children and young people in the transition from liquid to table medication
- Moorfield Eye Hospital: Being playful in eye and vision research
- UCLH: Can play preparation be delivered virtually in the long term now the COVID-19 pandemic is over?
- P. Perez-Duarte Mendiola: Improving patient experience around the world
- Charlotte Fairall: Sophie’s Legacy
- Spread a Smile: Therapeutic entertainment programme for improving patient experience
2022 Conference speakers
- Keynote Speaker: Kate Pye, Professional Lead of NHS England, Children & Young People; National Update and developing play services across the NHS
- Charlotte Fairall; Sophie’s Story, a mother’s campaign
- Melanie Peeke, ADHD and Autism Lead, ADD-Vance; One size doesn’t fit all, nuggets of knowledge about children with ASD and/or ADHD
- Victoria Kempster, Noah’s Ark Hospice; ‘Play: the Bigger Picture’
- Peg Belson Lecture: Frenchesca James-Young, Senior Youth Support co-ordinator & advanced South Youth Support Specialists, UCHL
- The OnWArd Programme – outreach service for the Wellbeing of Adolescents
- Lisa Beaumont and Tracey Martin, Leeds NHS and Sandra Gulyurtlu, Starlight Children’s Foundation; Virtual is the new reality. A study of the use and impact of VR in hospital procedures.
- Adrian Voce, Interim Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Starlight Children’s Foundation; A new framework for children’s healthcare: Challenges and opportunities for the health play community
- Paulina Perez Duarte Mendiola, Paediatrician, MSc Medical Anthropology & PhD Student; Children’s perspectives of Hospital Specialised Play Interventions
2021 – Virtual Conference speakers
- Irene O’Donnell & Charlotte Mayhew-Goodwin The UCLH virtual pre-assessment clinic; sharing the story of how a health play specialist adapter their role during covid
- Laura Walters – Director of Services, Update from Spread a Smile charity
- Paulina Pérez-Duarte Mendiola; Exploring the Power of ‘Play’ and the role of ‘Health Play Specialists’ in the United Kingdom
- Krutika Pau –Director of children’s services; Update from Starlight charity
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