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THIS MONTH WE ASK
How can I benefit from going to the Unite-CPHVA Annual Professional Conference?
CHRISTOPHER SWEENEY
Health visitor, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Having completed a master of public health degree in 2018, I attended that year's Unite- CPHVA conference as a means of disseminating my research findings.
Presenting at the conference gave me the confidence to seek publication, with 'Exploring Glasgow parents' views of the Equal Protection from Assault Bill' appearing in Community Practitioner in May 2019.
This has led to other opportunities: the poster I presented at the conference is now available as evidence on the Scottish Parliament website, for example. I was also invited to present at a university, and a children's charity asked me to summarise the results of my study for a non-academic audience.
This was my first conference, and I was impressed by the organisation...