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Past events

International Webinar, Outbreak Management in Secure Settings, 9th December 2024

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The Health and Justice team at UKHSA ran a webinar to support the publication of the Multi-agency plan for incidents and outbreaks of communicable diseases in secure settings in England guidance (Management of incidents and outbreaks of communicable disease in secure settings. - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)).

Moderated by Sunita Sturup-Toft, Consultant in Global Public Health in the UKOTs and Prison Health Lead, this highlights UKHSA aims and the UKOT programme’s objectives around strengthening UKOTs abilities to respond to health threats in  vulnerable populations.

The webinar featured a variery of speakers from Australia, France, England, and Bermuda, who shared their experiences and case studies on managing outbreaks in prisons within their respective countries. The webinar provided valuable insights to enchance outbreak preparendess and response in secure settings. 

The slides presented can be accessed here.

This webinar is accredited by the Faculty of Public Health.

UKOTs Learning Series,  12th December 2024

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Behavioural Science

This session focused on Applying Behaviroual Science to Leadership and Public Health.

Led by Dr Dale Weston, a PhD qualifed Behavioural scientist with expertise in the application of psychological theory, analysis, and research methods to answer questions of public health importance.

Learning objectives:

• Understand behavioural science and where it can be applied: Learners will be able to define behavioural science and will be able to identify contexts in which it can be/ is used within their professional area.
• Understand a behavioural science informed approach to public health interventions: Learners will be able to articulate the key steps in the behavioural science informed approach to developing public health interventions.
• Begin to think about public health problems through a behavioural lens: Learners will undertake the first steps in conducting a behavioural diagnosis to help think about their public health problems in behavioural terms.

UKOTs Learning Series, 22nd October 2024

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Project Management and Personal Development Plans

This session focused on Planning for the future: Project Management & Personal Development Plans.

Led by Sarah Harris, Head of Project Capability in UK Health Security Agency, Margaret Onura, Building Digital UK, and Zara Patel, People Development Specialist in UK Health Security Agency. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Work more efficiently by using essential project delivery skills and concepts.  
• Gain an understanding of project delivery skills you might already be using.  
• Recognise the different progression routes in a career pathway.  
• Identify the five stages of career paving and the tools and resources to support.  
• Explore current skills gaps and identify one action to take. 

CMO Network, 17th October 2024

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Four Workarounds

In our daily work we know that often ‘perfect’ isn’tan option, and we need something easy, smart, and quick: a workaround. Paulo Savaget, the author of the Four Workarounds and associate professor at Oxford University, gives a summary of what the four workarounds are and how they could be applied in practice in resource-limited settings.

Paulo highlights the importance of flexible leadership and ways in which we can embrace change and find unique solutions to today’s problems.

UKOTs Learning Series, 17th September 2024

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Leadership

This session focused on Leadership, where the topics of growth mindset, leading others through engagement and relationships, and influencing colleagues & senior stakeholders were explored.

Led by Jessica Moll, Kayleigh Chard, and Stephanie Osagbaekhoe from the International Health Regulations Strengthening Team within UK Health Security Agency.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the principles of a growth mindset: Learners will be able to define growth mindset and identify how it differs from a fixed mindset.
• Apply growth mindset in professional settings: Learners will identify ways to encourage continuous learning and improvement in themselves and others.
• Engage and motivate teams: Learners will learn techniques to inspire and energize team members, aligning their work with the team’s goals and values.
• Communicate persuasively with stakeholders: Learners will develop skills to craft and deliver clear, compelling messages that resonate with stakeholders.

UKHSA UKOTs Public Health Conference, Manchester UK, June 2024

European Public Health Conference, Dublin Ireland, November 2023

7 health pomotion leads from Montserrat, Bermuda, BVI, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, St Helena, Anguilla attended the European Public Health conference.

UK’s IPS Conference in Liverpool, UK, October 2023

8 national IPC leads and focal points from 7 UKOTs: Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands and Montserrat attended the IPC conferene.

UKHSA UKOTs Public Health Conference, Sustaining Public Health Systems, Miami, June 2023