Public Events at Queen Margaret University
QMU Public Lectures - Programme for 2011/12
| ‘PATIENT HEAL THYSELF’ – A NEW LANDSCAPE FOR DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE IN CHRONIC DISEASE
Presented by: Professor Rosemary Richardson, Dip. Diet, MSc, PhD
Honorary Professor, School of Health Sciences |
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The ageing demographic time-bomb, combined with an environment that demands a relentless focus on reducing costs, has acted as a catalyst for change in the management of chronic disease. Adopting an appropriate package of evidenced based system reforms, which include patient self-management, has the potential to improve outcomes and infer cost savings. Reflecting on personal engagement with this agenda, this lecture charts the improvement journey of one service which others may replicate, adapt or criticise.
When: Wednesday 22 February 2012, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Where: Halle Lecture Theatre 3148, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, EH21 6UU
Booking: Booking for this lecture is essential. Please email Events or T: 0131 474 0000 and ask for Events.
| THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF TOURISM IN THE 21 ST CENTURY
Presented by: Brian Hay, BSc, MSc, PhD, MTS
Visiting Professor, School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management |
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As much a personal as a professional life journey, Brian will explore the changing nature of tourism, and will suggest that the increasing expectations placed on tourism have resulted in it losing its focus. Through an exploration of future trends, he will challenge the existing tourism narratives by painting a picture of a new tourism model for the 21st century.
When: Tuesday 24 April 2012, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Where: Halle Lecture Theatre 3148, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, EH21 6UU
Booking: Booking for this lecture is essential. Please email Events or T: 0131 474 0000 and ask for Events.
The Edinburgh Lectures series: Extraordinary Feats: Extraordinary People.
Queen Margaret University is a partner in the Edinburgh Lectures Series.
The lectures are led by The City of Edinburgh Council and presented in partnership with The University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, Napier University, The Open University in Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, The Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Government, The Royal Society of Edinburgh as well as Queen Margaret University.
Each series, which is open to the public, presents a wide range of thought provoking, challenging and inspiring talks.
The theme for 2011/2012 is Extraordinary Feats: Extraordinary People.
We are delighted to announce that our speaker is Dr Olivia Giles OBE.
| ‘The Power of Opportunity’, by Dr Olivia Giles, OBE, 12th March 2012
Until 2002, Olivia Giles was a commercial property partner with Scottish law firm, Maclay Murray & Spens.
That year, she contracted meningitis resulting in both of her lower legs and lower arms having to be amputated.
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Since her illness, Olivia has given presentations on different subjects but has mainly concentrated on talking about her life-changing circumstances, as well as patient centred care in healthcare. Olivia has served on the board of the National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics and on the Education Committee of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
She currently serves on the lay advisory committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
In 2007, Olivia founded a new Scottish charity called ‘500 miles’ which she now runs. Its main purpose is the support of amputees and other disabled people in Malawi, Zambia and Zanzibar. Lecture title:
‘ The power of opportunity’
Being woken out of a coma to be told that your hands and feet have been amputated may sound horrific, never mind life limiting. For Olivia, it was life changing, however, it was also life enhancing. It brought new opportunities, in particular, the chance to reflect on the potential and capacity of ordinary people, such as herself, to achieve extraordinary feats when they have to - or really want to.
Olivia will explain how, as a result of her own experience, her perspective on life’s opportunities has changed. Her theory is that being alive and receptive to the opportunities that present themselves in every day life, is the first step to finding the courage to grasp them and the stamina to deliver on them.
Date: Monday 12th March 2012
Venue: Edinburgh Storytelling Centre, 43 High Street, Edinburgh,
EH1 1SR
To book tickets for any of the lectures in the series, please go to The Edinburgh Lectures website.
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