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Practice Nursing – Day 2
London: 1st Oct & Manchester: 5th Nov

Chair: Adrienne Willcox – Nurse Director, A Talent 4 Health Ltd

AM Sessions


9.40 Influencing behaviour change: A practical guide for practice nurses     
Obesity. Smoking cessation. Approaching lifestyle change. Concordance.
Dr Clio Spanou – Research Fellow & PreEmpt Trial Manager, South East Wales Trials Unit (SEWTU), Department of Primary Care & Public Health, School of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Interdisciplinary Research Group, Cardiff University

10.30 What’s working in self care for practice nurses & GPs
Simon Knighton – Chief Executive, EPP CIC

11.10 Exhibition & Morning Coffee

11.50 High quality care for all: What does this mean for nurses in primary and community care?
Clarifying the future vision for nursing in primary care & community settings. National initiatives explained. The opportunities for nurses in primary & community care.
Viv Bennett – Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England

12.30 What does it take to be a nurse entrepreneur?
Panel & audience discussion.
London: Catherine Baraniak OBE – Founding Partner/Senior Nurse, The Meadowfields Practice, Chellaston, Derby.
Viv Bennett – Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England.
Manchester: Bev Cox – Nurse Practitioner, Coventry & National Trainer, Education for Health, Warwick.
Adrienne Willcox – Nurse Director, A Talent 4 Health Ltd.


1.10 Exhibition & Lunch

PM Sessions


2.00 Exploring the potential of nurses in the delivery of Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) methods
What is long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)?
Advantages & disadvantages of LARC methods. Is it cost effective? Can nurses deliver on LARC?
London: Dr Jill Shawe PhD MSc RN RM RHV PCGEA – Specialist Sexual Reproductive Health Research Nurse, Research Department Infection & Population Health, University College London.
Manchester: Ros Kane – Senior Lecturer, University of Lincoln.

2.40 Menopause – an update for practice nurses
HRT – where are we now? Is there an alternative to HRT? Education.
Kathy Abernethy – Associate Director/Senior Nurse Specialist, Menopause

3.20 Exhibition & Afternoon Tea

3.45 Travel health: The cruise ship & multi-destination challenge!
Importance of individual risk assessment – whatever the trip. Appropriate resources to facilitate travel health risk assessment. Time management.
London: Sandra Grieve – Independent Travel Health Specialist Nurse.
Manchester: Carolyn Driver RGN RM RHV MSc FFTM RCPS (Glas) – Independent Travel Health and Immunisation Specialist Nurse.