December

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

FRIDAY 8^th DECEMBER 2023

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/conferences-masterclasses/reducing-medication-errors or click on the title above or email frida@hc-uk.org.uk

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A Practical Guide to Effective Non Medical Prescribing in End of Life Care For Current and Aspiring Non Medical Prescribers

TUESDAY 12^th DECEMBER 2023

VIRTUAL, Online

This important national conference provides an essential update for current and aspiring non medical prescribers on 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 aman@hc-uk.org.uk

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Non Medical Prescribing in Cancer Care

THURSDAY 14^th DECEMBER 2023

VIRTUAL, Online

This conference focuses on Non Medical Prescribing in Cancer Care. Through national updates and practical case studies the conference will demonstrate how the effective use of nurse prescribing in cancer care can improve patient care, experience and outcomes. The conference will also reflect on how services and prescribing has changed during Covid-19. The conference will focus on developing competence and confidence in non medical prescribing in cancer care, including using the using the National Competency Framework for all Prescribers. Case study sessions will demonstrate how prescribing practice can be improve care for people with cancer and will focus on maintaining and demonstrating prescribing competence, prescribing for pain management, chemotherapy prescribing, Immunotherapy induced side effects and how to manage them, prescribing for co-morbidity and the importance of holistic assessment, prescribing for symptom control, and prescribing in end life care including controlled drugs.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/non-medical-prescribing-in-cancer-care  or click on the title above or email sana@hc-uk.org.uk

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January 2024

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

THURSDAY 18^th JANUARY 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

This important national conference provides an essential update for current and aspiring non medical and pharmacist prescribers on 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 September 2021 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 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 following the 2021 GIRFT recommendations.

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 sana@hc-uk.org.uk

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

FRIDAY 19^th JANUARY 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 frida@hc-uk.org.uk

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Non Medical Prescribing & Management of Controlled Drugs

THURSDAY 25th JANUARY 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

Non-medical prescribing of controlled drugs in the UK is a carefully regulated practice designed to ensure patient safety while allowing certain healthcare professionals other than doctors to prescribe specific controlled drugs where it is clinically appropriate and within their professional competence. This conference focuses on the effective prescribing and governance of controlled drugs by Non Medical Prescribers. The CQC have identified non medical prescribing of controlled drugs as a growing area, and therefore is it important to ensure that the practice is safe, effective, and accountable. The conference will focus on developing the role and skills of non medical prescribers in the prescribing of controlled drugs to build confidence, competence and compliance with the regulations.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/non-medical-prescribing-controlled-drugs  or click on the title above or email aman@hc-uk.org.uk

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Effective Non Medical Prescribing In Cardiology

FRIDAY 26^th JANUARY 2024

VIRTUAL, Online

For Current and Aspiring Non-Medical Prescribers

This important national conference provides essential updates for current and aspiring non medical prescribers in cardiology and cardiovascular care. Through national updates and practical case studies you will hear from expert speakers on how to develop and maintain prescribing competence and how to develop effectiveness in post qualification practice.

The conference will include extended sessions focusing on developing your skills in non medical prescribing practice as well as case study sessions from specialist speakers in the areas of non medical prescribing in the management of arrhythmias, prescribing for heart failure and end of life care, prescribing within a rapid access chest pain clinic, prescribing in cardiac rehabilitation and cardiovascular disease. The conference will also reflect on the impact of Covid-19 and consider the impact on prescribing and medication in patients with cardiovascular disease.

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/non-medical-prescribing-in-cardiology  or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

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