Join our Carers Conference in partnership with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Date added: 10 May 2022
KMPT are partnering with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) to deliver our first joint Carers Conference on Thursday 9 June 2022 to celebrate Carers Week (7 - 12 June 2022).
This event will provide an opportunity for families and unpaid carers to access support from health and social care services across Kent and Medway, and hear about the experiences of other carers.
You can join us virtually, or drop in for as long or as little as you like at Repton Connect Community Centre, Repton Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3RX.
There will be workshops, presentations and a marketplace of stalls available from 11am to 5pm on Thursday, 9 June 2022. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please register to attend for one of the following options:
Virtual only: you will be sent a link ahead of the day to view the conference online
All day: you can attend from 11am to 5pm
Part one: you can attend from 11am to 2pm
Part two: you can attend from 2 to 5pm
Conference agenda - Part one
(V) - can be viewed virtually
11am - Arrival and welcome (V)
11.25am - Liz's experience of caring
11.40am - Workshop one: Carers assessments and support (V), or Workshop two: Dementia care
12.10pm - Helen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent (V)
12.20pm - Wellbeing (V)
12.35 - Lunch and marketplace
1.20pm - Workshop one: Managing medication (V), or Workshop two: Listening event
1.50pm - Dr Jackie Craissati, KMPT Chair (V)
Conference agenda - Part two
2pm - Workshop one: Carers assessments and support (V), or Workshop two: Support for young carers
2.30pm - Refreshments and marketplace
3pm - Kay's experience of caring (V)
3.15pm - Triangle of Care (V)
3.35pm - Wellbeing (V)
3.50pm - Workshop one: Support for young carers (V), or Workshop two: Listening event
4.20pm - Refreshments and marketplace
4.50pm - Close (V)
You can register your place and view the agenda by visiting this link to the Eventbrite website.
