Conference Updates

Conference Update 2005

This section features announcements of forthcoming conferences and meetings that will be of interest to non-medical prescribers.

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Updated: 23/05/05

May 2005
	26 May - The next steps to developing your prescribing practice The Midland Hotel, Manchester The National Prescribing Centre’s 1st national one-day conference for Qualified Non-Medical Prescribers.

April 2005
	20 Apr - Non-Medical Prescribing Conference University of Reading, Reading, UK Further details from Molly Courtenay, Reader in Prescribing & Medicines Management, University of Reading. [Download flyer ]
	24-29 Apr - RCN Congress 2005 Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, UK Now accepting proposals for discussion items for the agenda.
March 2005
	8 Mar - Extended Independent Nurse Prescribing in Palliative Care: how are we doing? Portsmouth, UK Further details from Paul Salter, Clinical Nurse Specialist, East Hampshire NHS Trust.
	15 Mar - A Practical Guide to Nurse Led Care and Clinics in Respiratory Care A one-day conference examining the role of nurse-led clinics and care in respiratory care will be held on 15 March 2005 at the Royal College of Nursing. It will include a session on nurse prescribing in respiratory care.
February 2005
	21-22 Feb - Association of Nurse Prescribing Annual Conference London, UK A series of workshops and presentations on subjects such as antibiotic prescribing, clinical epidemiology, diabetes, primary care, the formulary, accountability and legal responsibility, emergency care, mental health care, patient group directions and evaluating nurse prescribing. The full programme and further details can be found here.
	23 Feb - Developing your skills: Continuing Professional Development for Extended and Supplementary Prescribers Swindon, UK As part of the collaborative work on Supplementary prescribing across the South-West, you are invited to a CPD event within your WDC area. This will offer to meet with colleagues, refresh some essential clinical appraisal skills and establish ongoing CPD needs and networks. [more details]
	03 Feb - Developing your skills: Continuing Professional Development for Extended and Supplementary Prescribers Exeter, UK As part of the collaborative work on Supplementary prescribing across the South-West, you are invited to a CPD event within your WDC area. This will offer to meet with colleagues, refresh some essential clinical appraisal skills and establish ongoing CPD needs and networks. [more details]
January 2005
	13 Jan - Airways Extra, 2nd National Conference Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, UK Occupational Lung Disease, TB in Control, Effective Consultation for Asthma, Carbon Monoxide - recognising dangers in the home, and Childhood Respiratory Care.
	18 Jan - A Practical Guide to Setting Up, and Running Nurse Led Clinics A one-day conference on developing, running and monitoring nurse-led clinics will be held in London on 18 January 2005 at the Royal College of Nursing. It will include a session in nurse prescribing within clinics.