NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
3 December 2024
Register by: 19 November 2024
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is delighted to welcome you to the International Bereavement Education Conference 2024 - Bereavement in the modern world: Kindness in the chaos.
We will host a number of plenary and parallel sessions throughout the day and full details can be found on the programme below.
To view some short clips from our speakers please visit the presentation page below.
A free, one-day virtual event for health and social care staff.
We would encourage you to follow the event and share your thoughts using the hashtag #NESBereavement2024
After the success of last year’s call for abstracts, we are again welcoming abstracts for an e-poster exhibition. Further information about this, including how to submit an abstract can be found in the documents below.
Please note the submission deadlines below:
Conference Poster Submission Form - Please note the deadline for submissions has been extended until Monday 14 October 2024 at noon
Click below to view and download the programme
Download programmeThe Language of Grief: How metaphors can help us to understand and support the grieving process
Dr Sarah Turner, Assistant Professor (Research) of Cognitive Linguistics, Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities, Coventry University
In this session, Sarah will be sharing examples of some of the language used by parents to talk about their experience, how they perceived the care and communication that they received, and also the relationships that we can draw between these two elements.
The Language of Grief: How metaphors can help us to understand and support the grieving process on Vimeo
Bonus Episode: NES Bereavement Education Conference 2024 - Talking about Bereavement | Podcast on Spotify
In this episode, Lynne Innes talks to members of the NES Bereavement Education Programme - Dr Clare Tucker, Dr Ken Donaldson and Dr Graham Whyte. Each gust shares some insights into the learning and motivation behind organising the NES Bereavement Education Conference.
Please note this podcast deals with issues related to death and bereavement and were created for health and social care staff: caution is advised for those who are not health and social care staff as some may find the themes upsetting.
If this content might disturb you or those around you, please reconsider listening or accessing the podcast transcript below.