'Growing Up in Ireland' Conference: Bullying in Children and their Health
Venue: Hamilton Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
Growing Up in Ireland will host a conference on Bullying in Children and their Health on Wednesday 11 September in the Hamilton Theatre, Trinity College Dublin. The main aims of this conference are to present research on bullying and chronic illness among children in the Growing Up in Ireland study. The target audience for this conference is parents, NGO’s clinicians and researchers.
PROGRAMME
2.00 Introduction:
Prof James Williams, Principal Investigator, Growing Up in Ireland
2.10 Keynote: International Picture of Bullying and Health Dr Michal Molcho, Irish Health Behaviour in School Aged Children Study, NUI Galway
2.40 Chronic Disease and Bullying
Prof Tom O'Dowd, Professor of General Practice, Trinity College Dublin
3.00 Emotional & Behaviour Difficulties and Bullying
Dr Udo Reulbach, Registrar / Lecturer in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UCD
3.20 Body Image, Weight and Bullying
Dr Elizabeth Nixon, Lecturer in Psychology, Trinity College Dublin
3.40 Coffee break
4.00 Bullying and Healthcare Use
Prof Catherine Hayes, Associate Professor of Public Health, Trinity College Dublin
4.20 Panel Discussion
5.00 Conference Close
The presentations from the conference are available to download at http://www.growingup.ie/index.php?id=265