Wednesday 9 September
10.00–18.00	Registration (King’s Hall)
12.15–13.45	Lunch available to purchase (King’s Walk Bistro)
12.45–13.45	Invited reception for invited speakers, new members, students, SSM Committee and Local Organising Committee (Bamburgh Room, King’s Walk)
12.45–13.45	Posters and exhibits
14.00–14.15	Welcome (Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building)
14.15–15.00	Cochrane Lecture (Curtis Auditorium)Good intentions and received wisdom are not good enoughS MacIntyre
15.00–15.30	Refreshments and poster viewing (King’s Hall)
15.30–15.50	Parallel Session A—6 papers in parallel
15.55–16.15	Parallel Session A—6 papers in parallel
16.20–16.40	Parallel Session A—6 papers in parallel
16.45–17.05	Parallel Session A—6 papers in parallel
17.15–18.15	AGM (Bedson 1.46)
19.15–20.45	Conference reception (Riverside Suite, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Arts)
Thursday 10 September
08.30–18.00	Registration (King’s Hall)
09.00–09.20	Parallel Session B—6 papers in parallel
09.25–09.45	Parallel Session B—6 papers in parallel
09.50–10.10	Parallel Session B—6 papers in parallel
10.15–10.35	Parallel Session B—6 papers in parallel
10.35–12.00	Refreshments and poster viewing (King’s Hall)
11.00–12.00	Poster session—10×6 parallel poster
	Presentations
12.10–13.00	Pemberton Lecture (Curtis Auditorium)The causes and prevention of breast cancerV Beral
13.00–14.00	Lunch, by ticket (King’s Walk Bistro)
13.00–14.00	Posters and exhibits (King’s Hall)
14.00–16.30	4 workshops in parallel (Bedson Teaching Centre)
13.15–17.30	Trips (transport provided from King’s Walk)
18.45–19.30	Coaches to dinner (from Castle Leazes and main hotels)
19.30–00.00	Conference dinner (Beamish Hall)
22.00–00.00	Coaches to accommodation (Castle Leazes and main hotels)
Friday 11 September
08.30–14.30	Registration (King’s Hall)
09.00–09.20	Parallel Session C—6 papers in parallel
09.25–09.45	Parallel Session C—6 papers in parallel
09.50–10.10	Parallel Session C—6 papers in parallel
10.15–10.35	Parallel Session C—6 papers in parallel
10.35–11.05	Refreshments and poster viewing (King’s Hall)
11.05–11.25	Parallel Session D—6 papers in parallel
11.30–11.50	Parallel Session D—6 papers in parallel
11.55–12.15	Parallel Session D—6 papers in parallel
12.20–12.40	Plenary paper 1 (Curtis Auditorium)Are poor mothers and their infants healthier in richer areas? The protective effect of area socio-economic density C Albor et al
12.40–13.00	Plenary paper 2 (Curtis Auditorium)Second hand smoke exposure assessed using serum cotinine: associations with MI, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors in adult men and womenB Jefferis et al
13.00–13.20	Plenary Paper 3 (Curtis Auditorium)Cost effectiveness of alternative screening strategies for identifying people at high risk of cardiovascular disease K Lawson et al
13.20–13.30	Awards and closing remarks (Curtis Auditorium)
13.30–14.30	Lunch, by ticket (King’s Walk Bistro)
13.30–14.30	Posters and exhibits
14.30	Close