Programme
The conference organising group are currently compiling an exciting programme with quality speakers from across the UK, including thought-provoking plenaries from leaders in the analytics world, themed learning sessions, poster presentations and interactive workshops.
The planned programme can be viewed below. Please check back for updates and changes.
| Auditorium: Stream 1 | |
|---|---|
| 10:00am |
Opening Day 1: Welcome to HACA 2024 |
| 10:10am |
Keynote Speaker: Sir Andrew Dilnot |
| 10:50am |
Keynote Speaker: Anita Charlesworth |
| Break | |
| 11:45am |
Experts by Experience Panel Talk |
| 12:35pm |
Experts by Experience: Plenary Talk |
| Lunch | |
| 2:15pm |
Keynote Speaker: Andy Boyd |
| 2:50pm |
Analysts and Leaders Panel Talk |
| Break | |
| 4:00pm |
Geospatial: Lightning Talk |
| 4:20pm |
Geospatial: Plenary Talk |
| 4:50pm |
Utilizing Location Analysis in NHS Blood and Transplant. |
| 5:10pm |
Closing Day 1 |
| Ironbridge: Stream 2 | |
|---|---|
| 11:45am |
Removing friction in a data flow by automated geocoding of assault locations captured as free text in emergency departments. |
| 12:05pm |
Automated Identification of Suicide Attempts in Police Record Reports. |
| 12:35pm |
Accelerating NHS Feedback moderation at NHS.UK with NLP. |
| Lunch | |
| 2:50pm |
National Competency Framework: The future of the data and analytics workforce. |
| 3:10pm |
Nursing local, thinking global: UK Registered nurses and their intentions to leave. |
| Break | |
| 4:00pm |
Describing trends in general practice staffing mix using latent profile analysis. |
| 4:20pm |
Primary Care: Plenary Talk |
| 4:50pm |
Primary Care: Lightning Talk |
| Wenlock: Stream 3 | |
|---|---|
| 11:45am |
Alcohol Dependence Dashboard and Return on Investment Tool: Heath Inequalities and Sustainability |
| 12:05pm |
Inequalities: Plenary Talk |
| 12:35pm |
Health inequalities in rates of activity in emergency departments for children. |
| Lunch | |
| 2:50pm |
Re-designing the Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism (MHLDA) Integrated Performance Reporting for the NHS South East Region. |
| 3:10pm |
IPR: Plenary Talk |
| Break | |
| 4:00pm |
Cancer: Lightning Talk |
| 4:20pm |
Using Machine Learning and secondary care activity data to identify risk of cancer earlier. |
| 4:50pm |
The Lincolnshire Living with Cancer Programme dashboard - transforming words and feelings to numbers and statistics. |
| Beckbury: Stream 4 | |
|---|---|
| 11:45am |
Getting our tools used: learning from the first year of an NHS Data Science Team. |
| 12:05pm |
Why modelling of inpatient discharge predictions is key to reducing ED admitted patient delays and elective cancellation: an example from UCLH. |
| 12:35pm |
UEC: Plenary Talk |
| Lunch | |
| 2:50pm |
Uncertainty, politics, and analytics: building projections of the elective waiting list. |
| 3:10pm |
Predicting Deaths on the Waiting List. |
| Break | |
| 4:00pm |
PHM: Lightning Talk |
| 4:20pm |
Right Data, Right Method, Right Insight - The development of the Manchester Measuring Inequalities Toolkit. |
| 4:50pm |
Supporting the development of a 'Healthier and Fairer' Programme using system wide data and insight. |
| Coalport: Workshop Space 1 | |
|---|---|
| 11:45am |
How R / Python and reproducible analytics can help you… |
| Lunch | |
| 2:15pm |
How R / Python and reproducible analytics can help you… |
| Break | |
| 4:00pm |
How R / Python and reproducible analytics can help you… |
| Pattingham: Workshop Space 2 | |
|---|---|
| 10:10am |
Analyst in Orgs: Focus Group |
| Break | |
| 11:45am |
Embracing a user-centered mindset in data analysis & strategy. |
| Lunch | |
| 2:15pm |
Analytical Concepts for Leaders. |
| Break | |
| 4:00pm |
Analyst in Orgs: Focus Groups. |
| Gallery & Atcham: Posters | |
|---|---|
| 11:45am |
Dedicated Socialising/ Networking Space and Poster Space |
| Lunch | |
| 2:50pm |
Dedicated Socialising/ Networking Space and Poster Space |
| Break | |
| 4:00pm |
Dedicated Socialising/ Networking Space and Poster Space |
| Auditorium: Stream 1 | |
|---|---|
| 9:00am |
Opening Day 2: Welcome to HACA 2024 |
| 9:15am |
Keynote Speaker: Manira Ahmad |
| 9:50am |
Keynote Speaker: Richard Humphries |
| 10:25am |
Current and future patterns of inequalities in diagnosed illness by deprivation. |
| Break | |
| 11:10am |
Social Care Panel Talk |
| 12:00pm |
Access All Areas- Creating space for generic and open source simulation modelling. |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30pm |
Keynote Speaker: Marc Farr |
| 2:05pm |
Harnessing the power of NHS Jobs vacancy data to support the National Competency Framework's vision for a standardised Data Professional workforce. |
| 2:25pm |
Analysts in Orgs: Plenary Talks |
| 2:55pm |
Neurodiversity at Work. |
| 3:25pm |
Closing of HACA 2024 |
| Ironbridge: Stream 2 | |
|---|---|
| 10:25am |
Improving acute hospital flow through real-time stochastic modelling of daily discharge requirements for onward care. |
| Break | |
| 11:10am |
Development of a Python package for public health statistical methods. |
| 11:30am |
Developing Health Trends in England in Quarto. |
| 12:00pm |
RAP - Faster, more robust, and more transparent analytical processes. |
| Lunch | |
| 2:05pm |
Data Linkage: Lightning Talk |
| 2:25pm |
Towards Effective Data Linkage: Introducing a Quality Assurance Framework for Enhanced Health and Care Analytics. |
| 2:55pm |
Data Linkage: Plenary Talk |
| Wenlock: Stream 3 | |
|---|---|
| 10:25am |
Enhancing Data Linkage for the NHS- how generalisable are Probabilistic Models? |
| Break | |
| 11:10am |
Diagnostics in the Midlands: From Data to Action. |
| 11:30am |
Business Intelligence: Plenary Talk |
| 12:00pm |
Activity and Evaluation Analysis for Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams in Birmingham and Solihull. |
| Lunch | |
| 2:05pm |
Using Causal Impact Analysis to measure the impacts of changing from multi-bed to single-bed hospital rooms. |
| 2:25pm |
Identifying gaps in service by assessing patients against NHS England’s Discharge Ready Date criteria: An Information Analyst and Flow Matron discuss implementing a data science approach to avoid delayed discharge. |
| 2:55pm |
Estimating the macro level impact of efforts to mitigate hospital activity in English hospitals from 2013 to 2019: a retrospective database study. |
| Beckbury: Stream 4 | |
|---|---|
| 10:25am |
Revolutionising the COVID-19 Epidemiological Bulletin. |
| Break | |
| 11:10am |
OR: Lighting Talk |
| 11:30am |
Developing Analytics for Better Pharmacy Stock Control. |
| 12:00pm |
Using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo method and Discrete Event Simulation to optimise the blood donation appointment booking system. |
| Lunch | |
| 2:05pm |
The Marathon Training Guide: Automation in Public Health Surveillance. |
| 2:25pm |
Understanding uptake of physical health checks amongst patients with serious mental illness in London. |
| 2:55pm |
Public Health: Plenary Talk |
| Coalport: Workshop Space 1 | |
|---|---|
| 11:10am |
Learn to build an LLM Chatbot in Python. |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30pm |
How can we make the 'soft skills' less hard? |
| Pattingham: Workshop Space 2 | |
|---|---|
| 9:15am |
Analyst in Orgs: Focus Groups |
| Break | |
| 11:10am |
Professional Registration for Data & Analytics Professionals. |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30pm |
Embedding Knowledge to Action Principles in the way we work. |
| Gallery & Atcham: Posters | |
|---|---|
| 10:25am |
Dedicated Socialising/ Networking Space and Poster Space |
| Break | |
| 11:10am |
Dedicated Socialising/ Networking Space and Poster Space |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30pm |
Dedicated Socialising/ Networking Space and Poster Space |
| Join Us for Our Amazing Online E-Lab Events! | |
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| Mon, 8th July : 1-2pm |
Professional Registration for Data & Analytics Professionals Presenters: Welcome to this HACA 2024 E-Lab event! With the growing focus on data, AI and analytics across health and care, the importance of professional registration for those working in these areas is ever present. Join this session to gain an understanding of the process for professional registration. |
| Tues, 9th July: 2-3pm |
Guiding leaders to better quality decisions : the pivotal role of analysts Presenters: Welcome to this HACA 2024 E-Lab! Guiding leaders to better quality decisions: the pivotal role of analysts! In this online event, we explore the crucial role analysts play in helping leaders make informed decisions. |
| Wed, 10th July: 10-11am |
Anatomy of a waiting list – how well do we understand our waiting lists? Presenters: Welcome to this HACA 2024 E-Lab! This online event is intended for anyone who works with waiting lists but will be of interest to many more. |
| With More to Follow! | |
HACA 24 Speakers
Andy Boyd
Director, UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration, University Bristol and 'Trust & Transparency' Programme Co-lead, Health Data Research UKAndy Boyd specialises in designing the data and governance infrastructure required for linking participants in longitudinal s...
Richard Humphries has worked in social care for 45 years in various roles including as a social worker, Director of Social Se...
Manira’s leadership portfolio includes: Climate Change & Sustainability, Long COVID, Equality, Diversity & Inclusio...
