NASP Webinar: International Social Prescribing Showcase
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Date & Time16. June 2025
13:00 - 15:00 (BST) -
OrganiserNational Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP)
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Venue
- Virtual event
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Contact
- https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/contact/
Description
The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) host the International Social Prescribing Showcase - a dynamic two-hour online event celebrating the global evolution of social prescribing.
Bringing together voices from some of the 32 countries in the International Social Prescribing Collaborative (ISPC), this showcase will highlight innovative practices, emerging research, and diverse implementation models adapted to health systems worldwide.
What to expect:
- Global insights: Short snapshots from countries around the world, showing how social prescribing adapts to local needs and cultures
- Deep dives: Honest discussion of challenges and breakthroughs in low and middle-income countries, looking at how social prescribing is making a difference on the ground
- Research spotlight: Learn from the SP-EU trial, its aims and proposals
- Future focus: Join a forward-looking panel on the global future of social prescribing, featuring ISPC leaders and changemakers.
Co-chaired by Charlotte Osborn-Forde and Dr Michael Dixon, this event offers a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and shape the future of social prescribing together.
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in international approaches to the future of health: professionals, researchers, policymakers, and all who believe in the power of community-based care.
Accessibility: All NASP webinars have closed captions and live British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation as standard.
Agenda
Opening Remarks
Charlotte Osborn-Forde, NASP CEO Dr Michael Dixon, College of Medicine Co-chair
ISPC Round Robin Updates
Hear from the member states of the International Social Prescribing Collaborative
Bridging borders: Community Health Workers as Social Prescribing Catalysts
Dr Matthew Harris, Imperial College London (UK)
Social Prescribing in LMICs: Cross-Cutting Lessons of Implementation and Practice
Professor Maw Pin Tan, University of Malay (Malaysia)
Dr Malvika Neeraj, Gulley Clinic (India)
Dr Ifeoma Monye, Africa Lifestyle Medicine (Nigeria)
Camila Ronderos Bernal, Fundacion Keralty (Columbia)
Major International Research: SP-EU Study and Social Prescribing for Vulnerable Groups
Dr Wolfram Herrmann, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany)
Future Directions of Social Prescribing Globally
Adeline Kwan, SingHealth Community Hospitals (Singapore)
Siân Slade, University of Melbourne (Australia)
April Siwon Lee, WHO WPRO (South Korea)
Closing Remarks
Charlotte Osborn-Forde, NASP CEO Dr Michael Dixon, College of Medicine Co-chair
Our Interreg BSR project Arts on Prescription in the Baltic Sea Region is a member of the International Social Prescribing Collaborative (ISPC). For more information of the network as well as on the global perspective of the development of social prescribing across different health systems, read the global report Social Prescribing Around the World highlighting as well our project.
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