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Annual Conference & Annual General Meeting

‘Non-Medical Prescribing – The Value of Multi-Professional Prescribing’

Thursday 21st of November 2024

Birmingham

 


NORTH OF SCOTLAND ADVANCED PRACTICE ACADEMY TO HOST INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES CONFERENCE AT P&J LIVE, ABERDEEN  – We are now open for abstracts

The North of Scotland Advanced Practice Academy (NoSAPA), today announces that they are now open for abstracts for the 2024 International Council of Nurses’ Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Practice Nursing (ICN NP/APN) Network Conference, to be held in Aberdeen, Scotland from 9th to 12th September 2024.

This is the first time this event has been held in Scotland, and aims to help shape the future of healthcare by providing a forum for sharing and exchanging expertise and experience, while supporting nurses and countries who are in the process of introducing or developing Advanced Practice roles.

Professor Kathleen Carolan, Chair of NoSAPA, said: “The Academy is delighted to have been selected to host the conference in Aberdeen in 2024. It is a great opportunity for advanced practitioners in Scotland and across the UK to connect, learn and share best practice with colleagues around the world. ‘

Abstracts for the conference are now open and close on 31 January 2024. Please consider submitting an abstract in one of the following themes:

    • Investing in the Advanced Practice Nurse Health Workforce
    • Advancements in Digital Health and Technology for Enhanced Advanced Practice Nurse Practice
    • Extending the Reach, Amplifying the Impact, and Realising the Value of Advanced Practice Nurses
    • Advanced Practice Nurses Role in Shaping a Healthier, More Equitable World
    • Educational and Regulatory Landscapes Shaping Advanced Practice Nursing
    • The Dynamics of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Advanced Practice Nursing
    • Aligning Advanced Practice Nursing with Global Health Imperatives and Health Systems Resilience
    • The UK perspective –Multi-professional Advanced Practice (for UK delegates only and open to other health professions with a recognised governance framework for advanced practice)

For more information on the 2024 conference please visit the website regularly:ww.npapn-aberdeen.co.uk

Nurse Prescribing Conferences
20% discount for Association for Prescribers members

Don’t miss a valuable opportunity to update your prescribing knowledge and skills with these forthcoming virtual CPD certified conferences. Suitable for both current an aspiring nurses you will hear practical tips and advice for developing your prescribing competence in line with national policy including the National Competency Framework for all Nurse Prescribers.

March

Clinical Pharmacology Update for Non Medical Prescribers

WEDNESDAY 20th MARCH 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This conference provides a Clinical Pharmacology Update for Non Medical Prescribers with a focus on the practical application of pharmacology to prescribing decision making. The conference will provide a series of extended focus sessions combined with practical interactive exercises to develop competence and confidence in prescribing decision making, understanding drug interactions, dealing with comorbidity, and ensuring safety in prescribing by updating your knowledge on common drug interactions, high risk medications and high risk groups. Case studies will focus on managing co-morbidity, frailty in the older person, mental health medications, medications safety, polypharmacy and personalised prescribing.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/clinical-pharmacology-nmp or click on the title above or email arineh@hc-uk.org.uk

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April

A Practical Guide to Effective Deprescribing in Mental Health

TUESDAY 23rd APRIL 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This conference focuses on optimising and improving deprescribing in mental health services as outlined in the NHS England Framework for action for integrated care boards (ICBs) and primary care.

The conference will explore the latest developments and guidance in deprescribing, including practical case studies from various trusts and initiatives. We will look at alternatives to pharmacological interventions, recovery from sleeping tablets and tranquilisers, and deprescribing in older people, followed by a panel discussion with leading experts in these areas.

Join us as we engage with leading experts who will share insights and success stories, as well as the potential future of deprescribing in mental health.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/deprescribing-in-mental-health   or email frida@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow the conference on Twitter @HCUK_Clare  #DeprescribingMH

Monitoring & Reducing Medication Errors: High Risk Medicines & Patient Groups

WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This conference focuses on prioritising high risk medications and high risk patient groups to enable your interventions to have the highest impact on patient care and reduction in patient harm. The conference which aims to bring together clinicians and pharmacists, managers, and medication safety officers and leads will reflect on medication safety challenges, understand current national developments, and to debate and discuss key issues and areas they are facing in improving and monitoring medication safety, and reducing medication errors and harm in hospitals.  The conference will also update delegates on the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and implications for medication safety incident investigation.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/reducing-medication-errors or click on the title above or email frida@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow this conference on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #MedicationErrors

A Practical Guide to Demonstrating and Improving Nurse Prescribing Competence & Practice

THURSDAY 25th APRIL 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This conference will focus on Nurse Prescribing Competence and Practice and update delegates on the practicalities of using the Revised National Competency framework for all prescribers.

This conference focuses on demonstrating and improving prescribing competence and practice and use of the National Competency Framework for all Prescribers, and will also update delegates on the Competency Framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners. Through national updates, practical case studies and extended expert sessions, this conference focuses on demonstrating and improving nurse prescribing competence and practice – embedding the competency framework, and the twelve competencies for nurse prescribers.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/nurse-prescribing-competence-practice or click on the title above or email aman@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow this conference on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #PrescribingCompetence

Opioid Safety: A Practical Guide to Safeguarding Patient Well-Being

THURSDAY 25th APRIL 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This conference brings together distinguished experts in the field of pain management and offers a comprehensive and practical guide for enhancing opioid safety and ensuring the safeguarding of patient well-being in clinical practice. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the latest trends, evidence-based practices, and strategies to optimize patient outcomes within the NHS. The conference delves into patient stories highlighting the challenges of chronic pain, insights into opioid pharmacology, guidelines, patient-centred pain management, identifying and managing opioid misuse and dependence, opioid abuse and diversion by staff, digital solutions, and non-opioid pain management approaches. Throughout the day, there will be interactive sessions, small breakout groups, and collaborative exercises, fostering a dynamic learning experience.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/opioid-safety or click on the title above or email arineh@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #opioidsafety

May

Optimising Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Administration (ePMA) in Hospitals

THURSDAY 2nd MAY 2024

THE STUDIO, BIRMINGHAM

This National Conference will focus on the optimisation of Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HePMA). The conference will examine the development of electronic prescribing systems towards advanced ePrescribing, closed loop medicines administration and advanced clinical decision support; ensuring the full clinical benefits are achieved. The conference will also focus on ePrescribing and Patient Safety following the HSIB Investigation which found that “ePMA systems can create their own risks – risks that will need to be addressed as these systems become more widespread.” (HSIB). Closed Loop Medication Management (CLMM) systems are fully electronic medication management process that integrates automated and intelligent systems to manage the process of prescription, dispensing and administration of medicines, and seamlessly document all the relevant information. (HSIB)

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/electronic-prescribing-in-hospitals or email frida@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow this conference on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #HePMA

Designated Prescribing Practitioner

FRIDAY 17th MAY 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

Through national updates, expert sessions and practical case studies the conference will support you to develop or expand your role as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner, and support the development of effective non medical prescribing across your service. The conference will also discuss how becoming a DPP can enhance your role, and the benefits of non medical assessors in expanding non medical prescribing in organisations.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/designated-prescribing-practitioner or click on the title above or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #DPP2024

A Practical Guide to Effective Non Medical Prescribing in End of Life Care

FRIDAY 24th MAY 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This important national conference provides an essential update for prescribing at the end of life. It is widely recognized that pain and symptom control at the end of life is not always optimal, the development of non medical prescribing has a key role in improving pain and symptom control for patients at the end of life. The conference, which includes national updates, extended in depth sessions and case studies will focus on developing your skills and competence as a non medical prescriber in end of life care.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/non-medical-prescribing-in-end-of-life-care  or click on the title above or email frida@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #NMPEndofLife

A Practical Guide to Effective Non-Medical Prescribing in Care of the Older Person

WEDNESDAY 12th JUNE 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This important national conference provides an essential update on non medical prescribing for older adults. Through national updates and extended interactive practical case studies delegates will hear how to develop and maintain prescribing competence, and how to develop effectiveness in post qualification practice. The conference will discuss the role of the Updated Prescribing Competency Framework in supporting non medical prescribing in older adults. The conference will include case studies on managing pain in the older person, improving medicines optimisation, prescribing in falls prevention, frail older people, and delirium, and developing the role of the NMP in acute care, primary care, community care and care homes. The conference will include an extended focus on ensuring patient safety and the Nurse Prescribers role with regard to medication management, polypharmacy and de-prescribing.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/nmp-older-person or click on the title above or email frida@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #NMPolder

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