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33rd Annual BACCN Conference 2018
17 - 18 September 2018
Bournemouth International Centre
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BACCN host a number of events both nationally and regionally. The BACCN Annual Conference takes place each September and will be celebrating its 33rd year in 2018. Information on all BACCN events can be found on the boxes above - for Annual Conference and Regional Events - and external events can be found below.
External Events
Events relevant to our members will be advertised here upon request and approval of the BACCN National Board. If your organisation is interested in utilising this space to advertise an upcoming event, please contact support@baccn.org for more information.
Improving Record Keeping and Documentation
Tuesday 18 September 2018
De Vere W1 Conference Centre, London
Masterclass timings: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Accurate patient records and documentation should be an essential part of every healthcare practitioners professional practice. Too often they are vague and abbreviated, even sloppy, which not only affects patient care but also impacts on any future legal action, inquest or inquiry. This one-day course will provide a guide to excellent day-to-day record keeping. It will also cover witness statement preparation and courtroom skills.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/consummate-skill or email judi@hc-uk.org.uk
BACCN Members recieve 20% discount off ticket cost, quote hcuk20baccn at time of booking.
Using Root Cause Analysis to Investigate Pressure Ulcer Incidents
Wednesday 19 September 2018
De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
Masterclass timings: 10.00am – 4.00pm
This interactive and practical course facilitated by a Healthcare Lawyer will provide a structured approach to incident investigation with a specific focus on Pressure Ulcers of all Grades. The course will feature pressure ulcer specific case studies and ensure delegates understand how to investigate and analyse the problems and contributory factors.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/root-cause-analysis-pressure-ulcer-incidents or email nicki@hc-uk.org.uk
BACCN Members recieve 20% discount off ticket cost, quote hcuk20baccn at time of booking.
ESRA 2018
12 – 15 September 2018
Dublin, Ireland
www.esra-congress.com
Abstract Submission Deadline: 7 May 2018
Early Registration deadline: 20 June 2018
Setting up and running Virtual Clinics
Monday 1 October 2018
De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
This CPD certified conference will focus on setting up and running virtual clinics in different specialities. Virtual clinics are increasingly being used in healthcare to reduce outpatient appointments, reduce DNA rates, save money and ensure the patients that do need to be seen face to face by a consultant have enough dedicated time. A large number of appointments can be replaced by virtual clinics, for decision making, consultation and outcome analysis.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/running-virtual-clinics or email kate@hc-uk.org.uk
Follow the conference on Twitter #VirtualClinics
BACCN Members recieve 20% discount off ticket cost, quote hcuk20baccn at time of booking.
RCN Flight Nursing Workshop 2018
Event Title: Fit to fly: complex care in the air
Date: Saturday 6th October 2018
Time: Registration 9.00am, Workshop 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: RCN HQ, 20 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0RN
Website: www.rcn.org.uk/FN18
Overview: Join the RCN Critical Care and In-Flight Nursing Forum for this workshop which will expand your knowledge and skills in flight nursing. If you are a medical professional working in or with an interest in aviation medicine, this workshop is your invaluable learning opportunity to develop your confidence and competence in delivering challenging medical care in the air.
Topics include:
• Travel trends – what’s new this year
• Special assistance and disabled travellers
• Medically necessary vs medically appropriate
• Human factors and communication within the aviation industry
• Complex care in the air: case studies
CPD: Accrue over 7.5 hours of CPD at the workshop.
Price: Workshop open to RCN members and non-members. RCN member workshop fee:
£82.50 + VAT (£99.00), non-member workshop fee £123.75 + VAT (£148.50)
Event contact: Liz Russ, RCN Conference & Events Organiser
Liz.russ@rcn.org.uk
0207 647 3591
Handling Concerns about Fitness to Practise: Managing Complaints and Concerns about Nurses and supporting Nurses in Difficulty
Monday 8 October 2018
De Vere W1 Conference Centre, London
The conference will support you to improve processes and practice with regard to handling complaints and concerns about nurses and midwives in light of the current NMC consultation on fitness to practice. The conference will include national developments and case studies from experienced Directors of Nursing at NHS Trusts on how to effectively manage complaints or concerns about nursing practice whilst supporting the nurse involved and ensuring patient safety.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/fitness-to-practise or email judi@hc-uk.org.uk
Follow the conference on Twitter #fitnesstopractise
BACCN Members recieve 20% discount off ticket cost, quote hcuk20baccn at time of booking.
Patient Leadership Summit
Monday 15 October 2018
De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
This national summit chaired and co-produced with Jonathon Hope Patient & Co-Chair ‘Realising the Value of Individuals - Increasing Participation in CKD’ UK Renal Registry will focus on the important issue of Patient Leadership and how you can support patients in your organization to co-design and improve services, how you can help patients to develop patient leadership skills and how to effectively work with patient leaders. This national summit, one of the first in the UK on the subject of Patient Leadership will provide you with essential advice, tips and practical solutions to implement patient leadership within your service. The conference features presentations and extended workshops from patient leaders who have made a difference in practice, and organisations that have established patient leadership as a core part of their culture. There will also be an extended focus on developing training in patient leadership and implementing a patient leadership programme in your service.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/patient-leadership or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk
Follow the conference on Twitter #patientleadership
BACCN Members recieve 20% discount off ticket cost, quote hcuk20baccn at time of booking.
Presentation Skills Masterclass
Monday 15 October 2018
De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
Masterclass timings: 10.00am – 4.00pm
The Presentation Skills Masterclass is aimed at clinicians and managers in health and social care who would like to develop their presentations skills. The masterclass is designed to provide an increased understanding of the skills and techniques required to deliver dynamic presentations.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/presentation-skills-masterclass-oct or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk
BACCN Members recieve 20% discount off ticket cost, quote hcuk20baccn at time of booking.
Clinical Audit Summit 2018: Clinical Audit for Improvement
Thursday 18 October 2018
The Studio Conference Centre, Birmingham
This summit focuses on clinical audit for improvement with a particular focus on the development of effective local clinical audit leading to audit recommendations that change practice and improve patient care. Hot topic focus issues this year will be on Clinical Audit Leadership, Mortality Audit and GDPR.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/clinical-audit or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk
Follow this conference on Twitter #ClinicalAudit2018
BACCN Members recieve 20% discount off ticket cost, quote hcuk20baccn at time of booking.
ESICM - 31st Annual Congress Paris
20th - 24th October 2018
For more information on this event, please visit the event website below.
https://www.esicm.org/events/31st-esicm-annual-congress-paris/
ASPIH 9th annual conference
13th - 15th November 2018
The 9th Annual Conference "Maximising Impact" will be at Southport convention centre for more information click HERE.
BACCN Members recieve the member rate to attend the conference, when booking your ticket under registration options select Affiliate. You will then be asked to state BACCN.
The Infection Prevention Society IV Forum
The Infection Prevention Society (IPS) IV Forum would like to invite you to attend their 8th annual conference on Tuesday 13th November 2018 at the Mercure Sheffield St Paul's Hotel. This day will provide an opportunity for infection prevention, vascular access professionals and exhibitors to network, share experiences, and showcase projects.
This day is aimed at infection prevention and control practitioners, IV nurse specialists, vascular access teams, OPAT teams, critical care nurses, microbiologists, anaesthetists and anyone with an interest in vascular access and current infection prevention practices related to vascular access.
This event is free for members and £55 for non-members to attend.
The programme will feature the following sessions:
- Vessel Health & Preservation: Carole Hallam
- IV Passport - Ready to Fly: Val Weston
- Keynote Speaker: Patient Centred Vascular Access Management: Nancy Trick
- The Patient Voice: Speaker TBC
- Glove aware: Kerry Holden
- The Gram negative agenda and IV therapy: Linda Dempster
- Vascular Access in an Emergency Care Situation: Irina Wade
This event has been awarded 5 CPD points
As well as a varied programme there will be an exhibition with a wide variety of companies for you to visit and hear about new and innovative products to the market. During the refreshment breaks is an ideal opportunity for you to socialise with like-minded colleagues and discuss the issues you face on a daily basis.
We hope you can join us this November in Sheffield for another exciting conference.
Register now at https://www.ips.uk.net/event/ips-iv-forum-study-day
Nurse Clinics 2018
Monday 19 November 2018, De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
Nurse Clinics 2018 will provide specialist nurses with a valuable opportunity to hear national updates and best practice for working at advanced practice, and setting up and running nurse led clinics and services in primary, secondary and community care across a number of specialties. With sessions designed for those who are looking to improve the effectiveness or expand existing nurse led clinics and services, or for beginners looking to set up their first clinic this event is essential for all nurses offering nurse led clinics and services.
For further information and to book your place visit
https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/nurse-clinics-2018 or email kate@hc-uk.org.uk
Follow the conference on Twitter #NurseClinics18
Encephalitis Conference
Monday 3rd December 2018, London
The annual event is the ‘go-to’ conference on encephalitis attracting delegates and presenters from around the world.
This year’s keynote speaker is renowned neurologist Dr Josep Dalmau.
Dr Dalmau discovered 10 autoimmune diseases, known as autoimmune encephalopathies, measured by anti-protein antibodies and cerebral receptors, including anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.
Abstracts for oral or poster presentations are invited for the Encephalitis Conference, the submission deadline being 30th June 2018.
Abstracts should be related to encephalitis and will be considered in any field or subject area.
For further information about submitting an abstract and to book your place to the Conference visit
www.encephalitis.info/conference2018
Root Cause Analysis: 2 Day Intensive Training Course
Monday 8 October 2018 — Tuesday 9 October - Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport, Birmingham
Tuesday 4 December 2018 — Wednesday 5 December - De Vere West One Conference Centre, London
Facilitated by Kate Hill, Solicitor, InPractice this interactive and practical course will provide a structured approach to incident investigation from an initial understanding of the legal and factual context, through to information collection, analysis, the report and writing a final action plan. The first day will focus on information collection, data organisation and analysis. The second day of this interactive training will provide guidance on how to support staff and interview techniques. There will then be a root cause analysis case study. One of the most common complaints made about incident reports in the NHS is the lack of consistency. The aim of this course is to ensure a consistent approach to investigations that is supportive and solution orientated.
For further information and to book your place visit
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/courses/root-cause-analysis-training or email kate@hc-uk.org.uk
8th Annual EFCCNA Conference
Conference date 13th-16th February 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Deadline for abstract submission is the 31st August 2018
Anyone wishing advice or information regarding EfCCNa, abstract submission or attendance can contact ian.naldrett@uwl.ac.uk
For more information about the conference click HERE