
WHEN
07 Sept, 10:00 – 15:00
WHERE
Perth Concert Hall,
Mill Street, Perth PH1 5HZ, UK
20th Anniversary Conference - Programme / Presentations
09.00 - 10.00 REGISTRATION (refreshments also available)

10.10 - 10.40
Mesothelioma in Scotland: Clinical and Research Update
Kevin Blyth - Professor of Respiratory Medicine in Glasgow and founder of Macmillan Scottish Mesothelioma Network

10.40 - 11.00
My Family Experience of Mesothelioma and Asbestos Action
Christina Beech - Technical Manager, Wife, Mum and Grandmother

11.00 - 11.30
Time to Refine? How Scots law can better serve the interests of justice in asbestos cases
Fraser Simpson - Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors

11.30 - 12.00
20 Years of Asbestos Action and the Future
Dianne Foster - Manager, Asbestos Action
12.00 - 13.00 LUNCH, EXHIBITIONS AND RELAXATION

13.00 - 13.30
Mesothelioma UK - The Journey to 2022 and Beyond
Liz Darlison MBE - Nurse Consultant, UHL. CEO, Mesothelioma UK

13.30 - 14.00
Asbestos Exposure: Knowledge and Standards – an Expert’s Perspective
John Raper - Consultant Forensic Scientist

14.00 - 14.20
The Importance of Further Support for Families
Michelle Angela Rodger - Makaton Tutor

14.20 - 14.50
The Role of the Scottish Mesothelioma Clinical Nurse Specialist
Susan Smyth - Team Leader, Mesothelioma UK and Macmillan Lung cancer, Pleural CNS