On the 23rd of January 2012, DCU School of Nursing and Human Sciences and the Centre for Effective Services hosted a conference to explore the use of evidence in practice. The conference was multidisciplinary in nature with presentations from experienced professionals from a wide variety of disciplines. The primary target audience for this seminar was front-line and senior practitioners and managers who are interested in evidence informed practice from the fields of public health and social care working across the life cycle. These include researchers, academics, and policy makers.

Programme

 Selecting Evidence to Meet Needs and Avoid Problems  

Professor Michael Rigby, Faculty Member of the Nordic School of Public Health

Parents Plus Programmes-Integrating Research Into Practice

Dr John Sharry, Social Worker and Psychotherapist, co-developer of Parents Plus Programme

Other resources: Parents Plus Research, Parents Plus Training, Parents Plus Brochure

Evidence and Ethics: Why Should we use evidence? 

Dr Donal O'Mathuna, Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Decision Making and Evidence, DCU School of Nursing and Human Sciences

Full conference report to follow shortly.