National Conference 2008

Mens' Health Forum Scotland hosted a National Conference during Men's Health Week 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.

The event provided a forum to present and explore key developments in research, policy and practice and men's health in Scotland.

Our key aims are to continue to raise awareness of men's health in all its diversity and to increase the capacity of practitioners to engage effectively with men's health issues.

The event focussed on three main key areas of men's health:

• Mental & Emotional wellbeing
• Sexual health and relationships
• Men and violence

There was a mixture of keynote speakers, participative panel discussions and a structured networking session, designed to give delegates the opportunity to share information about their current work, and to learn about the work of others.

You can download the PowerPoint Presentations from the main plenary session and panel discussions; view results from the voting session and view some of the posters from the networking session.  Click on the links below to take you to the relevant information:

Main plenary sessions

Panel Discussions

Networking Session

Voting Session

Main Plenary Sessions:

Presentation 1: Beyond physicality: understanding young men's violence, and understanding your own - Professor Howard Sercombe, Community Education Division, University of Strathclyde - No PowerPoint Presentation available

Presentation 2: Men and Violence: The work of the Violence Reduction Unit - Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan, Strathclylde Police, VRU

Presentation 3: Men and sexual health - learning from the Healthy Respect National Demonstration Programme

Moray Paterson, Healthy Respect Dissemination Officer, NHS Health Scotland

Presentation 4: Men and Mental & Emotional Wellbeing - key issues for Scottish men - Tony McLaren, National Co-ordinator, NHS 24 Breathing Space

Presentation 5: Men, Health and Masculinities

Damien Ridge, Reader in Integrated Health, University of Westminster - No PowerPoint Presentation available

Panel Discussions:

Men and Violence

• Peter Crory, National Secretary, YMCA Scotland (video)

• Mark Ward, National Co-ordinator Men's Health Forum Scotland

Sexual Health and Relationships

• Lisa Williamson, Researcher, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences

• Julian Heng, Project Manager, Open Road Project for male sex workers

• Nicky Coia, Principal HIO, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Men, Mental and Emotional Health

• Dr Ewan Gillon, Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University

• Sarah Nelson, Research Fellow, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

• Shabir Banday, Director, REACH Community Health Project

Voting Session:

• Who are we and what do we want? (ppt)

• Men's Health Priorities (ppt)

• Summary Men's Health Priorities (doc)

Networking Session:

Each delegate brought along a poster for the networking sessions.  Delegates shared information about their work and learned about the work of others.

View posters from networking session

Thank you to everyone who participated in the networking session!