Achieving best practice in social marketing for prevention and screening

  

Proposed program faculty

Dr Dave Buller, PhD, Research Director, Klein Buendel, Colorado, USA

Professor Gerard Hastings, Director of the Institute for Social Marketing and Centre for Tobacco Control Research, University of Stirling, Scotland

Mr Craig Sinclair, Director, Cancer Education, The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia

Professor Hein de Vries, PhD, Professor in Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Netherlands

  

Aim

To provide conference delegates with the necessary skills to develop and further refine existing social marketing programs for the prevention and screening of cancer based on the best available evidence. Particular emphasis will be given to the role of new media and advocacy to motivate behaviour change.

  

Proposed program

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Day 1: Setting the framework for action

Session 5.12A: Thursday 28 August 2008 15.30-16.30

Session coordinator: Gerard Hastings

 

Outline

Time

1

Presentation: Key principles of social marketing - G Hastings

15

2

Application of these principles as they relate to new media and other applied examples. Discuss the importance of win-win in stakeholder relationship and the role of evaluation - All

15

3

Role of strategic planning, planning models and managing stateholders - H de Vries

10

4

Small group discussion

15

5

Questions/discussion/debate

5

 

Day 2: Understanding the people you need to motivate

Session 5.12B: Friday 29 August 2008 15.30-16.30

Session coordinator: Hein de Vries

 

Outline

Time

1

Recap of session 1 and learnings

5

2

Presentation: How to understand what motivates people to act in relation to cancer prevention and screening and how to evaluate whether you are making a difference - H de Vries

15

3

Application of these principles to applied examples (with some focus on new media) - All

15

4

Small group discussion

15

5

Questions/discussion/debate

10

 

Day 3: Influencing the environment and the role of advocacy

Session 5.12C: Saturday 30 August 2008 15.30-16.30

Session coordinator: Dave Buller 

 

Outline

Time

1

Recap of session 1& 2 and learnings

5

2

Presentation: Influencing the environment and the role of advocacy - D Buller

15

3

Application of these principles to applied examples - All

15

4

Panel discussion to round off all three sessions - All

25