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Thursday 30th and Friday 31st May 2013
The Clinical School, Addenbrooke's Hospital

This is a practical modular 2 day course in the use of the Holmium Laser for Prostatic Disease and includes surgery simulation, and laser safety core of knowledge. We shall show its use as a day surgery technique allowing you to benefit from the financial premium that day surgery caries whilst benefitting from lower costs for your department and hospital.

Your whole team is welcome. We especially welcome nurses and administrators.

The course is ideal for novices and those wishing to develop their experience further and will form an invaluable part of the Holmium User Group (HUG) Mentoring Program.

We encourage the principles of modular training, initiated by HUG with live demonstrations of Holmium Laser Enucleation (HoLEP) and morcellation. There will be a Core of Knowledge Course leading to the Laser Safety certificate as outlined in MHRA DB 2008 (3) followed by hands on simulation with the laser and morcellator.

Finally we will be holding the biannual meeting of the Holmium Users Group (HUG) to which all are welcome.

The course is modular and upon booking you can choose any of the modules (hands on Laser simulation requires a valid Core of Knowledge Laser Safety certificate available upon completion of the course) either singularly or together over the 2 days.

You can register by:

Downloading the registration form – use the password password and on Forthcoming Events use the registration form provided.

Emailing cambridge@vaughanmedicalmarketing.org.uk

or by calling: +44 (0)20 7385 6142

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Barcelona, 1 – 4 June 2013

Euroanaesthesia 2012 in Paris was a great success and highly rated. Needless to say nothing is so good that it cannot be improved! The Board and the scientific and other committees are working diligently with the secretariat to make Euroanaesthesia 2013 an even greater success.

In the meantime the Scientific Subcommittees have worked hard to prepare an interesting and inspiring programme for presentations of state-of-the art educational and scientific contents. I cannot go into all of the details here but just want to capture your inquisivity. The congress will include 40 refresher courses, 70 symposia, 37 workshops, 4 pre-congress courses, 2 postgraduate courses, 6 general lectures as well as several guest sessions and specialist society meetings. This is only the outline and many more professional and social activities await you. In addition to the predefined programme about 1000 scientific abstracts will present the latest developments in anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and emergency medicine. The traditional Sir Robert Macintosh Lecture will be given by Prof Göran Hedenstierna, Uppsala, Sweden in recognition of his seminal investigations on the effects of general anaesthesia on the respiratory function. Several research grants will be awarded to young researchers. These grants recognize outstanding research in different areas of our discipline.

The Basic Sciences Anaesthetic Course will be organised for the second time in Barcelona. This course is designed as a preparatory course in basic sciences for EDAIC candidates. In 2012 more than 1500 candidates took the European Diploma Examination (EDAIC) part I in one of the 36 international centres ESA has been able to recruit. This represents an all-time high and we are expecting even more candidates from all over Europe in the future.

Another success story is the only two year old Clinical Trial Network. Within a short time the organizing centres were able to enroll more than 10000 patients in each of several clinical trials. Starting this year three more clinical trials have been selected. These are still open for application (see www.esahq.com). More information will be presented in Barcelona.

The General Assembly will be another very important event at Euroanaesthesia 2013. Besides the usual business an important issue will be the voting on the new By-Laws. These have been diligently prepared after several rounds of discussion between Council, members and the task force. After a last feedback at the end of 2012 the task force will prepare a final version which will then be sent to all members and presented for voting in Barcelona. My plea to all of you is to make yourselves familiar with the By-Laws. My hope is that we can have a clear vote on them at the next General Assembly. The suggested changes are needed to prepare the ESA for many ongoing and future developments.

Thus, I am excited to invite you to the Euroanaesthesia 2013 in Barcelona. What can you do to make this a successful and inspiring meeting? Save the date June 1-4, 2013 and plan on attending the meeting in Barcelona! I am sure that Euroanaesthesia 2013 will be memorable and worth attending.

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Thursday 20 - Friday 21 June 2013
London

Coaching is now embedding itself as a key development tool across healthcare organisations in the UK and worldwide. It is being used for a wide variety of purposes including development of performance, realisation of potential, support of learning and development for individuals and teams and to effect cultural and organisational change.

This 2-day masterclass will introduce you to the principles and practice of coaching through analysis and application of key coaching skills, the core principles of effective coaching and the use of models and techniques to plan and carry out coaching. The emphasis of the masterclass is to maximise the face-to-face time on each day to practice and observe coaching and to develop the key skills associated with effective coaching.

The design of the programme is aligned with the competencies and skills specified by the Association for Coaching and the International Coach Federation.

Download the brochure here.

Book your place here.

A 10% discount* is available for bookings paid by credit card.

Key Learning Objectives:

• To explore the key elements of coaching and the coaching relationship
• To develop the skills needed for effective coaching
• To recognise the potential benefits and uses of coaching in your coaching context and the ethical frameworks which influence coaching practice
• The creation and maintenance of effective coaching relationships
• To understand key coaching models and approaches
• To help coachees set effective action goals, receive developmental feedback and improve effectiveness

The Masterclass will be facilitated by:

John Irving Internal Organisational Coach and Mentor Learning and Development Manager BPP Professional Education

Matt Green Director of Professional Development BPP University College School of Health

John Irving has over 25 years experience in performance development, coaching and mentoring of individuals and teams in organisations, education and sport. John currently works in a group-wide Learning and Development role and also operates as an internal organisational coach. John coaches a range of managers, senior personnel and key operational teams and also coaches a number of clients in Europe and Africa in connection with pro-bono initiatives. John is an enthusiastic and experienced facilitator and trainer and designs and delivers a range of coach training programmes for internal and external clients.

Matt Green is an experienced facilitator and coach of healthcare professionals and is a keen advocate of empowering individuals to realise their true potential. He has spent the last nine years working closely with healthcare professionals to improve and enhance their personal effectiveness skills and to support them to realise their potential. Matts particular interest lies in how we can empower individuals, through developing a greater awareness of their personal attributes, to successfully affect change in the NHS, ever mindful of the myriad of challenges that exist in the ever changing landscape of the NHS.

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Thursday July 4th 2013
University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)

UCLH study day to demonstrate best practice for PENTAX i-scan

University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is hosting its third hands-on gastrointestinal endoscopy study day on Thursday July 4th, focussing this time on upper GI, as well as exploring the effective use of PENTAX Medicals HD+ and i-scan imaging system.

The first two events proved very successful with Consultant Endoscopists from around the UK commenting that the chance to watch live procedures and talk to experts in the field of gastroenterology at UCLH was extremely useful. This latest study day is entitled: Endoscopic diagnosis of early neoplasia in the Oesophagus and will feature live endoscopy cases with a focus on:

• Enhanced optical imaging techniques for lesion recognition
• Mucosal classification systems for early neoplasia
• Chromoendoscopy
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Endoscopic mucosal resection

The faculty for the study day includes Dr Rehan Haidry, Dr Matthew Banks, Dr Laurence Lovat and Professor Krish Ragunath (Nottingham), and the session runs from 9am until 5pm at University College Hospital, London.

The experts will be leading four live cases which attendees can view and discuss amongst fellow delegates in a small group environment. There will also be a presentation given by PENTAX Medical product specialist, providing a technical overview of the HD+ and i-scan imaging system which deliver live, clear 1.3 million pixel images and its virtual chromoendoscopy options, ideal for early cancer detection.

I am extremely pleased that our i-scan study days have been very well received by our peers, particularly the opportunity for observation and discussion in small groups during our live cases, said Dr Matthew Banks, UCLH. It is great to be able to share our knowledge and experience of the clinical benefits presented by HD+ and i-scan imaging. We also appreciate the feedback from attendees to ensure that future study days will even better meet the educational needs of our delegates.

This course has been awarded 6 CPD points (Continual Professional Development) by the Royal College of Physicians.

For more information, or to book a place, please CLICK HERE.

 

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12 - 13 September 2013
Heidelberg, Germany

Main theme: Risk in Clinical Care

Abstract submission: 1st Feb. 2013 - 31st May, 2013
Conference registration from 2013 Spring

This academic congress is organized by IARMM and aims to improve and promote the science and technology of better safety in both risk and crisis management in health care. The congress covers a wide range of topics such as patient safety, medication safety, medical device safety, infectious disease outbreak, and the other related subjects. German scientific culture of risk has the longest history of over hundred years in the world and has absolutely active movements in risk science and technology which generated the important key concepts, such as philosophy of risk, risk communication, risk management, etc.

We are sure that the Congress will assist the world wide exchange of knowledge and skill in this specialist area with excellent German risk scientists. Let's all join together at our Heidelberg Congress to meet and share information with your colleagues.

Key topics:

• 'Philosophy and strategy of managing risk and error'
• 'Clinical communication for risk and safety'
• 'International perspectives for clinical safety'
• 'Safety culture in healthcare and group medicine'
• 'IT and medical informatics in clinical safety'
• 'Education and training for clinical safety'
• 'Patient's or career's role in clinical safety'
• 'Simulation and human factor for clinical safety'
• 'Survey and report of clinical errors'
• 'Risk and safety in medical device'
• 'Surgical safety, preoperative risk management and Checklist'
• 'Medication safety'
• 'Drug safety'
• 'Emergency healthcare system'
• 'Others'

Don't miss this important opportunity to improve your knowledge by exchanging experiences of clinical safety internationally.

More information here.

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12 November 2013
Manchester Conference Centre, MANCHESTER

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26 November 2013
76 Portland Place, London

The Programme includes -

• Skills development for the support workforce - Christina Pond, Executive Director, Skills for Health
• New roles in the health sector: drivers, deployment, development - Linda Miller, Senior Research Fellow & Dilys Robinson, Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies
• Creating a Needs Based workforce - An innovative approach to uncovering the competencies needed for Health Care
• Assistants across a single service - Amanda Bassett, National Lead for Workforce Innovation & David Jones Stanley, Workforce Solutions Analyst, MeKesson UK
• Revolution & Evolution of the Health Care Support Workers role - Dian Anderson, Senior Nurse, Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Newport, South Wales
• Implementing a Supervisory Framework and Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers - Jacqueline Davis, Head of Nursing for Practice Development & Wendy Goode, Learning Environment Lead, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Developing Good Care Providers - Elizabeth Rix, Chief Nurse, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust
• Review and revitalisation of the Healthcare Support Worker role - Ciara Rooney, Matron & Sarah Candy, Apprenticeships Clinical Lead, Guys and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
• Using innovation to empower Health Care Assistants to take pride in basic nursing care that is person centred and compassionate - Sandra Walden, Practice Development Nurse Specialist & Stacey OHara, Trainee Practice Development Assistant Practitioner, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Trust
• Shifting roles in nurse education: Exploration of the role of health care assistant in student nurses clinical learning - Felicity Hasson, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

Full details here.

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