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WMCA Autumn Providers Conference:
West Midlands Cyber Summit
3 October 2024
9.30am - 3.00pm
Venue:
Bescot Stadium
Walsall
WS1 4SA
We hosted our Autumn Providers Conference on Thursday 3rd October, at the Bescot Stadium in Walsall.
This time, our conference was focused on Digital Social Care and Cyber Security, due to October being Cyber Security Awareness month!
We were thrilled to welcome our expert guest speakers in this area:
- Katie Thorn – Project Lead – Digital Care Hub- Presented on Where is the care sector now in the digital world and where are we going?
- Michelle Ohren – Detective Inspector – The Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands- Presented on Mastering Cyber Security in Your Business
- Kerry Beynon- Partner (Commercial Team)- HCR Law- Presented on Is GDPR Still Relevant?
- Leesa Newbould – Business Development Executive- Person Centred Software- Presented on Digital Medication Management
- Marie Hawkes-Smith – Business Development Manager – Ally Cares- Presented on What is Sensor Based Falls Prevention Technology?
It was a very informative day, with lots of essential information shared with care providers.
Learning points to come out of the day consisted of:
- Ensuring you use Multi Factor Authentication on all your devices, ensuring there is more than just your password protecting your data
- Use Password Manager software on your device to save all your passwords in a secure place (to ensure you don’t forget any and to enable you to have a different password for every account?
- More and more care providers are now using ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence to support them in writing policies and procedures (BUT DO NOT USE THESE TO INPUT SERVICE USERS DATA OR WRITE CARE PLANS AS THIS IS A SHARED NETWORK AND NOT SECURE)
- It is recommended you complete your Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT) to enable you to prove you take data protection seriously and have the correct procedures in place.
- There is a Digital Skills Framework which providers can use to assess their digital knowledge and areas for learning
- GDPR is still relevant and if you have any dealings with other countries, you must ensure that their GDPR regulations are the same as the UK or risk being investigated and fined.
- Digital Medication Management can reduce mistakes within the workplace, reduce staff time inputting data and holds individuals accountable.
- Sensor Based Falls Technology allows staff to continuously be in the room with residents overnight through recording any sounds while residents sleep, to enable for a smoother shift handover and quicker reaction time if there are any issues.
Thank you for everyone who came and we look forward to the next conference at the Bescot Stadium, which will be our Registered Managers, Deputies and Seniors CPD Conference on 23rd January, focusing on CQC Quality Statement, ‘Is Your Service Effective’?
Agenda
9:30am – 10:00am:
Registration
Meet exhibitors
Coffee catch up & breakfast (pastry selection)
10:00am – 10:30am
Keiron Broadbent, Chief Executive, West Midlands Care Association
How WMCA can help you on your digital journey
10:15am – 11:00am
Katie Thorn. Digital Care Hub
Where is the care sector now in the digital world and where are we going?
11.00am - 11.30am
Break
11.30am - 12.15pm
Michelle Ohren, Managing Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands
Mastering Cyber Security in Your Business
12.15pm - 12.45pm
Kerry Benyon
Partner- Commercial Team
HCR Law
Is GDPR still relevent?
12.45 - 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm -2.15pm
Leesa Newbould, Business Development Manager, Person Centred Software
Digital Medication Management
2.15pm - 3.00pm
Marie Hawkes-Smith, Business Development Manager, Ally Cares
What is Sensor Based Falls Prevention Technology?
Why is it important and how can it support your business?
What funding is available in your area to support the implementation of this?
3.00pm
Conference Close
Presentations
Exhibitor List
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