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Please find details for the College of Medicine's upcoming conference event in Birmingham with an opportunity to submit a poster and a further opportunity to submit an essay for the Pittilo Prize - deadline for this latter prize is 9th July 2017. This was awarded to a recent CNELM graduate so a worthwhile experience to consider. If you have any queries regarding the conference generally, the poster entry or the writing prize please contact: Lauren Quinn  lauren.quinn@collegeofmedicine.org.uk

​College of Medicine Conference 2017

Students from all health, social and care provider courses are warmly invited to attend the College of Medicine’s national, annual interdisciplinary conference in September 2017. The theme this year is 'Sustainability- sustaining wellbeing, health and social care, nutrition, physical activity and resilience and even sustainable technology. We have an amazing line up of speakers so it is sure to be an inspiring and thought-provoking event all-round, giving you a new perspective of patient-centred and holistic care.

The conference this year will be held on Saturday 16th and 17th September 2017 at the Austin Court Venue, Birmingham (same as last year) at a price of £42.50 per day for two days, including accommodation, venue access, all catering with an evening meal plus breakfast. Please note, this price is entirely not for profit and is heavily discounted by our charitable donors and sponsors.

If you would like to attend, please register your interest by emailing students@collegeofmedicine.org.uk, including your name, university, year of study and course. Places are offered on a first come first served basis so please reserve your place today!

Abstract submission for September conference

As part of the conference, we encourage you to submit an abstract for poster presentation, with the theme of sustainability, in all its breadth and variety; we love to hear of the work and research you are doing to improve patient care. In your registration email, if you would like to be considered for a poster presentation, please send a 250 word abstract including the following: Title, Authors, Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions. There will be generous prizes for the poster presenter winners, awarded at the conference in September.

Michael Pittilo Essay Prize 2017

Students from all health, social and care provider courses are invited to submit a 1,500 word essay to answer the following question:

'‘How can patients, communities, healthcare professionals and governing bodies work together to ensure sustainability of the healthcare system?’

Winners and runners-up will receive generous cash prizes, which will be awarded at the College of Medicine conference in September 2017. Please submit your entry to students@collegeofmedicine.org.uk by 9th July 2017.