Event Programme

TIME	SCHEDULE
09:00 – 09:30	Registration
09:30 – 10:45	SESSION 1: Update and Overview of the implementation of Physical Activity Referral Standards (PARS) across Scotland. Chair: Kirsty Cumming About: The first session will set the scene for the day, providing an update and overview of PARS, with presentations from Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland (PHS). In order of presentation: Scene setting with Scottish Government: Policy context, framework, and evidence. Niall Taylor. PHS response to Scottish Government. Flora Jackson. PARS implementation overview. Dr Coral Hanson. Challenge to the industry: Centering on sustainability and advocacy, where does leisure provision fit in to support the effective delivery of PARS? Mark Tweedie. Q&A panel. Flora Jackson, Mark Tweedie, Coral Hanson.
10:45 – 11:00	TEA BREAK
11:00 – 12:30	SESSION 2: Workshops on PARS delivery (6 talks) About: Session 2 will feature parallel sessions centred around the design of schemes, monitoring and evaluation. Some sessions may be more geared towards decision-makers while others may be more suited to providers. These sessions take into consideration what colleagues working in exercise referral may be struggling with - communications, data, evaluation, needing to understand health inequalities etc. and how they can be better supported. Duration: 40 mins per session, attendees will be invited to select 2 workshops ahead of time. Participants will be sent questions ahead of time to prepare for the session. Sessions: Understanding PARS service design and identifying services gaps. Delivered as a joint session with the research team. Dr Sheona McHale and Dr Paul Kelly. Understanding what works. Tips for collecting and analysing physical activity referral data. Chris Topping and Dr Coral Hanson. Delivering exercise referral schemes is the best job in the world. How CIMSPA is supporting the exercise referral workforce and community. Colin Huffen and Susie Benson. Using Actify to support best practice and share resources at a national and local level. Aidan Gallagher. How PARS can impact health inequalities: tips for commissioning, design and delivery. Dr Emily Oliver and Dan Steward. The tiered approach to physical activity interventions. Eileen Jennow.
12:30 – 13:30	LUNCH
13:30 – 14:30	SESSION 3: Building partnerships with universities to help evaluation. Chair: Paul Kelly About: Several universities across Scotland are collaborating on PARS implementation and evaluation; we are prepared to work with you and demonstrate how research can be effectively applied. This session includes presentations from Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Glasgow, exemplifying how Higher Education Institutions can work together to provide support across Scotland. Developing of University Collaborative Support. Dr Simone Tomaz and Dr Sheona McHale. Student presentation 1 - A quantitative analysis of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland: Who comes, who stays, and what difference does it make? Joe Dawson. Student presentation 2 - A qualitative study: What do delivery staff’s perspectives say works best for Physical Activity Referral Schemes? Kirstie Morrice and Jessica John. University of Edinburgh and Southwark Council – collaborating to evaluate Integrated Health Lifestyle Services at Local Authority level in an NIHR PHIRST project. Jennifer Elliott and Sarah Janac. Panel discussion. Dr Simone Tomaz, Dr Sheona McHale, Dr Coral Hanson, Jennifer Elliott and Sarah Janac.
14:30 – 14:45	TEA BREAK
14:45 – 16:30	SESSION 4: Future directions. Chair: Kirsty Cumming The final session of the day will cover where PARS is going next. Future directions. Dr Paul Kelly. Using and understanding the components of PARS. Eriselda Mino. The power of collaboration. Maggie Reid. Final presentation and discussion: Mentimeter and summary of the day, joint challenge and panel discussion. Dr Coral Hanson, Mark Tweedie, Jen Holland, Eileen Jennow. Close.