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Introductory Course in Medical Homeopathy
13 Mar 2010

*Multiple Dates
The Comfort Hotel, AntrimRoyal London Homeopathic Hospital£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Please contact course provider for cost information.

For further information on this course, or to book a place on the course, please contact Mrs Amy Bowrin MBE
Academic Unit
The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital
Tel: 02073918823/4
E-Mail: amy.bowrin@uclh.nhs.uk.

Additional Dates
24 Apr 2010


Speakers
Dr Sara Eames BSc, MB ChB, FFHom
Specialist in Homeopathic Medicine & Director of Education
Royal London Homeopathic Hospital President
Faculty of Homeopathy

Assisted by
Dr Gary Smyth MB, ChB, MRCGP, LFHom
GP with a special interest in Homeopathic Medicine, Belfast

Target Audience
General Practice

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
A professional multi-disciplinary course.

Tired of ticking boxes? Rediscover the art of medicine.
Give yourself the edge, enhance your consultation skills and bring greater satisfaction to patients with chronic conditions. We are pleased to announce this new and exciting course coming to Northern Ireland for the first time in 2009. Learn about the principles of homeopathic medicine and how to integrate homeopathy into your everyday practice.


Hidden Harm
23 Mar 2010

*Multiple Dates
Marine Hotel, BallycastleColeraine Rural & Urban Network (CRUN)£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
All courses are free to anyone who lives or works in the NDACT area, that is, the local District Council areas of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Cookstown, Larne, Magherafelt, Moyle and Newtownabbey.

Registration form available from Geraldine Wills – 028 7034 4934 or Geraldine@crun.org

Additional Dates
18th & 19th February - Ballymena
23rd & 24th February - Newtownabbey
11th & 12th March - Maghera
23rd & 24th March - Ballycastle

Speakers
Alan Fleming has been a STRADA trainer since December 2004. He was training for 15 months full time on the North Lanarkshire Getting Our priorities Right protocols before delivering the Social Work Children at the Centre course for a further 12 months all over Scotland. Since 2008 Alan has been expanding this training out to other agencies throughout the UK.
He has over 20 years experience in the drug & alcohol field where he began his career as a residential worker then detached drugs worker in his hometown of Possilpark in Glasgow. Subsequently he became an alcohol group worker, and then moved to running a harm reduction and needle exchange service for 9 years. His final frontline post was as a dedicated drug & alcohol worker in a Social Work children & families team.

Target Audience
Preference given to Addiction Services, Social Workers and CAMHS staff etc, but the course is open to all.

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
Day 1
• To reflect critically on practice by identifying their own value base and how it impacts on their practice.
• Recognise signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect and barriers to recognition.
• To identify and critically analyse risk factors for children and young people affected by parental substance misuse, mental health and domestic abuse and take appropriate action to reduce risk.
• To increase recognition that many adult service users have parenting or caring responsibilities that may be affecting their circumstances or action.
• To increase knowledge of child development, parenting capacity, research and frameworks, which underpin and inform assessment, planning, decision-making and
interventions.
• To recognise that some adult behaviour’s pose a risk to children and be able to take appropriate protective action.
Day 2
• To critically reflect on their own value base and how it impacts on practice.
• To increase knowledge of current research and frameworks that underpins and informs assessment, planning, decision-making and interventions.
• To critically analyse risk factors for children and young people, how risk within families is influenced by individual, societal and cultural factors and what support can ameliorate that risk.
• To increase recognition that many adult service users have parenting or caring responsibilities that may be affecting their circumstances or action.
• To recognise that some adult behaviour’s pose a risk to children and to be able to take appropriate protective action.
• Understand integrated practice, roles responsibilities therein.


Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
24 Mar 2010
2.00pm - 5.00pm
Tullyglass House Hotel, BallymenaHealth & Social Care Board£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Please contact Julie Wilson email: Julie.wilson@hscni.net
Speakers
Dr Deborah Mairs, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHSCT
Mr Brian McCrum, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHSCT

Debbie and Brian have both had extensive experience using ‘Beating the Blues’ and other forms of self help CBT packages in a secondary care setting in the NHSCT. Debbie has carried out a major evaluation of the BtB programme that includes data on outcomes.

Target Audience
GPs, Practice Nurses, Practice Managers and Practice Counsellors

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
By the end of the training participants will have generated an implementation plan for using CCBT in their practice that will include specific details about support, follow up and “troubleshooting”.


Organisational Mental Wellbeing
25 Mar 2010
9.00am - 1.00pm
Clifton House, BelfastHSENI£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Booking information available from:
Mrs Martina Kennedy
HSENI
83 Ladas Drive
Belfast BT6 9FR
Telephone: 028 90 547075 Fax: 028 90 546811
Email: martina.kennedy@detini.gov.uk
Speakers
N/A

Target Audience
The Conference will be of interest to clinical occupational health professionals (including professions allied to medicine), GPs with an interest in occupational medicine and senior HR managers.

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
This Conference will take place on 25 March 2010 in Clifton House, Belfast.
The conference will take the form of lectures followed by dialogue and discussion devoted to mental health issues, addressing both organisational approaches and interventions at the individual level.

The aim of the conference is to:
• Provide information on how a large organisation can address the mental health impact of change
• Describe the importance of professional leadership in addressing mental wellbeing at the organisational level
• Improve understanding of the range of psychological therapies available
• Provide an update on the impact in Northern Ireland of HSE’s management standards
• Encourage a multiprofessional approach to workplace problem solving in the sphere of mental wellbeing.



Palliative Care for Older People
16 Apr 2010
09:30 - 16:00
Northern Ireland Hospice, Somerton Road, BelfastNorthern Ireland Hospice£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Please contact course provider for cost information.

For further information or to book the course please contact the Education Administrator
Tel: 028 90 781836
E-Mail: education@nihospice.org
Speakers
N/A

Target Audience
This day should be of interest to registered nurses who are involved in caring for the older person in a palliative care context, including those working in a nursing home setting.

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
Content
- Current developments within palliative and end of life care: relevance to the older person
- Assessment and management of pain in the older person
- Nutritional needs of the older person
- Diagnosing approaching death
- Symptom management in the last days of life


Palliative Care - Emotional impact on Families & Self
20 Apr 2010
09:30 - 16:00
*Multiple Dates
Northern Ireland Hospice, Somerton Road, BelfastNorthern Ireland Hospice£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Please contact course provider for cost information.

For further information or to book the course please contact the Education Administrator
Tel: 028 90 781836
E-Mail: education@nihospice.org

Additional Dates
20 April 2010 & 21 April 2010

Speakers
Peggy McCann
Senior Social Worker
Northern Ireland Hospice

Lorraine Graham
Senior Practitioner Social Worker
Northern Ireland Hospice

Rev Caroline McAfee, Senior Chaplin
Northern Ireland Hospice

Target Audience
These study days should be of interest to social workers, professionals allied to health care and nursing staff, who are involved in the delivery of palliative care to patients and families. It aims to increase awareness and understanding of the impact that a life-limiting illness can have on patients, families and professional carers.

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
Content
- Looking at our own experiences of loss/self awareness
- Family assessment: issues of communication, difficult conversations
- Spirituality - patient, family and self
- Body Image and sexuality in palliative care
- Grief work with children and young people


Introductory Course in Medical Homeopathy
24 Apr 2010
The Comfort Hotel, AntrimRoyal London Homeopathic Hospital£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Please contact course provider for cost information.

For further information on this course, or to book a place on the course, please contact Mrs Amy Bowrin MBE
Academic Unit
The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital
Tel: 02073918823/4
E-Mail: amy.bowrin@uclh.nhs.uk
Speakers
Dr Sara Eames BSc, MB ChB, FFHom
Specialist in Homeopathic Medicine & Director of Education
Royal London Homeopathic Hospital President
Faculty of Homeopathy

Assisted by
Dr Gary Smyth MB, ChB, MRCGP, LFHom
GP with a special interest in Homeopathic Medicine, Belfast

Target Audience
General Practice

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
A professional multi-disciplinary course.

Tired of ticking boxes? Rediscover the art of medicine.
Give yourself the edge, enhance your consultation skills and bring greater satisfaction to patients with chronic conditions. We are pleased to announce this new and exciting course coming to Northern Ireland for the first time in 2009. Learn about the principles of homeopathic medicine and how to integrate homeopathy into your everyday practice.


The Princess Alice Hospice Certificate in Essential Palliative Care
26 Apr 2010

*Multiple Dates
Northern Ireland Hospice, Somerton Road, BelfastNorthern Ireland Hospice£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Please contact course provider for cost information.

Entry Requirements:

Applicants must be in possession of a relevant professional healthcare qualification and be working in a suitable practice setting.

For further information or to book the course please contact the Education Administrator
Tel: 028 90 781836
E-Mail: education@nihospice.org

Additional Dates
26 April 2010 to 23 June 2010 - 8 week course

Speakers
N/A

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
This eight week distance learning programme only requires attendance at the introductory session and the final assessment day. It runs twice a year.
This programme of study and associated assessments aims to:

- Provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to develop clinical practice by integrating this with up to date and relevant theoretical palliative care knowledge. Particular attention will be paid to the holistic patient and family centred nature of palliative care, including grief and bereavement

- Provide opportunities to participate in supervised, personal and professional reflection about the management of a patient with palliative care needs

- Develop the ability to change clinical practice in the light of increased theoretical knowledge and personal reflection.

Content

The course is divided into five sections, each covering different aspects of essential palliative care:
- Managing Patients with Pain
- Palliative Care and the Gastrointestinal System
- Breaking bad news and Ethical Issues
- Emergencies in Palliative Care and Palliative Care in Non Malignant Disease
- The Last 48 Hours of life: Practical Issues and Bereavement

It is estimated that each section will require approximately 10 hours of work to complete, including watching the DVD programme, reading the course handbook and reviewing the questions at the end of each section.


Looking to move ahead with your educational work?
05 May 2010

*Multiple Dates
Milton House Hotel, Steventon, OxfordshireNAPCE£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Visit www.napce.net and download a booking form OR
Book on line

Additional Dates
5 May 2010 - Workshop 1
6 May 2010 - Workshop 2

Speakers
Dr Honor Merriman
Dr Richard Mann

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
Workshop 1 - Developing Education
Facilitator – Dr Honor Merriman

A workshop for those already working in medical education, and those who are considering teaching and training in primary care.

The workshop will facilitate the sharing of ideas on effective teaching methods against a background of published experience. There will be an opportunity in the safety of the workshop to try out different approaches to the planning and delivery of medical education. As well as an enjoyable day those who attend will be able to take away new ideas for teaching and training.

Workshop 2 - Leading Education
Facilitator – Dr Richard Mann

The workshop will be looking at how aspects of leadership engage our work as educators. Based on the principles that leadership is personal, situated and practised these themes will be developed during the workshop seeking to help each other connect more deeply with our own motivation for our work as educators, gain fresh insights into the organisation and culture through which we deliver education, and finally enhance our everyday educational practice.

The workshop will conclude by offering a platform for debate and action to help each participant move ahead with their work and to develop themes that will inform the work of NAPCE in representing us and the educators of the future.



UKAPD Conference 2010
26 May 2010

*Multiple Dates
Cumberland Lodge, WindsorNAPCE£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
For more information visit www.napce.net

Additional Dates
26 - 28 May 2010

Speakers
N/A

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
Scotland and Northern Ireland lead the 2010 Conference before handing over to Wales who will welcome us in 2011.

The main Conference theme is:
“Dealing with Difficulties – Creating Solutions”

There will also be a separate “Springboard group” for new TPDs and possibly a Balint group.

A common request from medical educators is for help dealing with difficulties, problems, or challenges. This can range from learners who are having difficulty or causing problems to the personal challenges of managing change or working with limited resources and imposed practice.

- If this rings bells then this conference is for you.
- If you are a new TPD this conference is for you.
- If you are interested in Balint group work this conference is for you.

Bring along the situations that are causing you difficulty and within small facilitated groups you will have an opportunity to explore solutions. Consider how difficulties and problems can be prevented or identified early. Although the course will be about finding solutions to your difficult situations the main aim is that you leave with a “Toolbox of methods for creating and providing solutions so that you leave with ideas for dealing with future difficulties.”


UKCEA 2010 Annual Conference
15 Sep 2010

*Multiple Dates
Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews, ScotlandNAPCE£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
For further details:
visit: www.ukceaconference10.org.uk
or
email: ukcea2010@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Additional Dates
15 - 17 September 2010

Speakers
N/A

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
UKCEA is the umbrella organisation (UK Conference of Education Advisors)
to cover all GP educators from local trainers through district teams to Deaneries. September 2010 sees this gathering in Scotland in the Historic town of St Andrews, on the East Coast of Scotland. The venue is within easy reach of both Edinburgh and Dundee Airports and is on the National rail network.


2010 - The Educators Autumn Conference
02 Nov 2010

*Multiple Dates
To be confirmedNAPCE£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Further information and bookings will be available from
www.napce.net

Additional Dates
2 & 3 November 2010

Speakers
N/A

Available Places: N/A


14th Osteoporosis Conference
28 Nov 2010

*Multiple Dates
Arena and Convention Centre (ACC), LiverpoolNational Osteoporosis Society£0.00
Not available online, see booking info.
Booking Information
Further information about the event and booking information is available online:
http://www.nos.org.uk/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=300&srcid=300

Additional Dates
28 Nov 2010 - 1 Dec 2010

Speakers
N/A

Target Audience
The conference is open to all health professionals and scientists with an interest in osteoporosis.

Available Places: N/A

Aims and Objectives
It will present an unrivalled opportunity for attendees to increase their knowledge, learn from internationally renowned experts about recent advances, interact and network with a large multidisciplinary audience, exchange ideas and experiences and discover how to tackle complex clinical challenges.


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