MHFS Seminars

MHFS will be holding a seminar on men and obesity in early 2012. Watch the site for further details and in the meantime if you feel you would like to contribute to making this a successful event, please contact Tim Street on 07944 420321, or at tim@timstreet.org.

The links below will take you straight to information from previous seminars:

• Self Management for Men Seminars
• Men and Depression Conference
• Men and Cancer in Scotland
• Men, masculinity & health: communicating clear health messages and men's response to illness
• Black and Minority Ethnic Men and Health
• Sport, Physical Activity and Health
• Men and Relationships
• Access to Services
• Responding to the needs of Young Men
• Men, Emotional Health and Suicide
• Men and Violence

Men and Cancer in Scotland, Friday 4th December 2009

• Programme

• The excess burden of cancer in men in the UK: Professor Alan White, Professor of Men's Health at Leeds Metropolitan University and Chair of Men's Health Forum England. For a copy of the research report click here

• The role of the West of Scotland Cancer Network and information from a recent audit around how men present with symptoms/signs to primary care: Dr Paul Baughan, Lead Cancer GP in Forth Valley and Clinical Lead for the West of Scotland Primary Care Cancer Network

• Challenges in prostate cancer - current issues in awareness, testing and treatment: Suzy Mercer - Head of Operations, Tam Hewitt and Peter Robinson - Volunteers, The Prostate Cancer Charity

• Men, masculinity and long term conditions: Mark Ward, National Coordinator, Men's Health Forum Scotland

• Men and Cancer in Scotland: Seminar Report 2009 (pdf)

Men, masculinity and health: communicating clear health messages and men's response to illness - 20th March 2009.  The seminar was held in partnership with The Prostate Cancer Charity.  For more information about The Prostate Cancer Charity go to www.prostate-cancer.org.uk

• Programme

• Communicating with men; suicide prevention and bowel screening - Chrissie Fairclough, Head of Corporate Communications and Natalie Smart, Communications Manager, NHS Health Scotland

• "What do men take notice of?" - Jim Pollard, editor of malehealth.co.uk and author of 'User's guide to the male body' (pdf) - NB: this presentation was produced by Jim Pollard and does not necessarily reflect the views of MHF

• Awareness work delivered by The Prostate Cancer Charity and challenges faced in developing messages for men - Sarah Porch, Head of Services, The Prostate Cancer Charity

• Men, masculinity and cancer: "The hardest thing is to watch someone you love looking after you - as the man you feel you're the protector" - Carol Emslie, MRC Social & Public Health Science Unit, Glasgow) - word document available for more information

• The unmet psychosocial needs of prostate cancer patients being followed-up after intial treatment: the challenges masculinities present for cancer services - Dr Rosaleen O'Brien, Senior Qualitative Researcher, University of Oxford - presentation available at a later date

• Engaging men around mental health and wellbeing - Tony McLaren, National Co-ordinator, Breathing Space - presentation not available.

BME Men and Health, 19th October 2007

• Programme

• Professor Raj Bhopal, University of Edinburgh: The Challenges of Health and Health Care in Multicultural Societies

• Joan Jamieson, NHS National Services Scotland: Developing statistical knowledge of BME and other diversity strands health in Scotland

• Dr Lubna Kerr, NHS Lothian: Asian Communities and diabetes - developing services and community outreach

• Anne Taylor, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: Engaging with BME Men in Glasgow

• Leonard Ntaganda, Men in Mind: The work of Men in Mind Project

Sport, Physical Activity and Health, 27th April 2007

• Programme

• Robert Kielty, Strathclyde University: Setting the context - why is physical activity important to health

• Lizzy Whitehead, Paths for All Partnership: The National Strategy "Lets Make Scotland More Active" and focussing on older men

• Sarah McMillan, MHFS: The MHFS 10K for Men and National Jogging Network - an overview

• Kevin Lafferty, The Forestry Commission: Working your way to health - the work of the Forestry Commission

• Tony McLaren, Breathing Space: Physical Activity and Mental Health and Wellbeing

Men and relationships, 24th February 2006

• Programme

• Dave Morran, Living the outdoor life: men, relationships and health

• Charlie Irvine, Fathers and Separation

Responding to the needs of young men, 14th October 2005

• Programme

• Peter Copeland, Lifelink presentation

Access to services, 29th July 2005

• Programme

• Mark Ward, Access to Services Oveview

• Phil Eaglesham, Comfortably Numb

• Ishbel MacDonald, A Western Isles perspective

Men, emotional health and suicide, 21st January 2005

• Seminar report

Men and violence, 8th October 2004

• Seminar report