Maurice Bloch Seminar, Prof Nicola Fear

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Maurice Bloch Seminar, Prof Nicola Fear

By MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, IHW

Date and time

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

Location

Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre

University Place G12 8SU United Kingdom

Description

We are pleased to invite you to:

The Institute of Health and Wellbeing Maurice Bloch Annual Lecture Series 2017/18

Title: The role of epidemiology in understanding the impact of military life on mental health and well-being: challenges, benefits and opportunities

Presenter: Professor Nicola Fear

Date: Tuesday 31 October

Time: 1pm a light lunch will be served 30mins beforehand

Venue: Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre (WILT)

Chair: Dr Beverly Bergman

Abstract:

This lecture will cover the role epidemiology plays in the military mental health research with a particular focus on the work being carried out by the King’s Centre for Military Health Research at King’s College London. This work includes studies on service personnel, veterans and family members (including children and partners).

Biography:

Military/occupational epidemiology; risk taking, behaviours and suicide. Currently involved in a large cohort study examining the health (mental and physical), lifestyle and career consequences of military deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.


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