oh conferences
OH Recruitment will be attending the following Conferences:-
RCN OH Conference 18 - 19 October 2010 - Brighton Hilton Metropole http://www.rcn.org.uk
OH Recruitment is be supporting the following Conferences and Study Days:-
Workshops at the National Heart and Lung Institute, London SW3 - 2010
Workshop on Lung Function Tests, Asthma and Work (1 day) -
Friday 21 May 2010 - booking link below
Registration fee: £120
Online registration for 21 May 2010:
https://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/lungfuncttestsasthma_1005.html
Brief description: Suitable for all Occupational Health professionals with a particular interest in spirometry and lung function testing, and their implications in the workplace.
Examines the role of lung function testing in the workplace. Covers spirometry, histamine provocation and exercise testing: interpretation, abnormalities, longitudinal changes, individual variation and role in health surveillance; use in pre-employment screening/fitness to work; risk assessment of people with asthma.
NB: this is not a practical Spirometry course; a working knowledge of practical spirometry is assumed.
Accreditation: RCN Accreditation Unit: 5 study hours (event ref. 3803); 5 clinical CPD points to be sought
Further details of our courses can also be seen on our website: http://www.lungsatwork.org.uk/courses.php
Venepuncture Workshop
Friday 25th June - Course Length Full Day
Venue - Insight Health Screening Offices Port Talbot
Price - £ 60.00
This course will equip the attendee with the skills & knowledge required to gain competence in venepuncture. There will be a practical element to this training where candidates will undergo supervised instruction with a training manikin. On successful completion candidates are required to gain competence under supervision in the workplace
This course is suitable for any healthcare professional who is required to withdraw blood samples from patients.
Course Content
Legal and Professional Issues
Review of Venous Anatomy
Vein Selection Criteria
Equipment: vacu-container Systems & Butterflies
Demonstration of Techniques
Practical workshop
Complications
Reporting, recording and documentation
To book your place please contact us on the below email or telephone number, please note numbers are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
liz.terry@insighthealthscreening.co.uk
Tel: 01639 68 90 11
1. Introductory Medical Statistics (2 day course)
Registration fee: .... £250 (includes optional evening dinner on the first day)
Next dates: ............ Thursday 23 to Friday 24 September 2010
Registration:
https://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/intromedstats_1009.html
Brief description:
Designed to introduce doctors, nurses, clinical research fellows and postgraduate students (anyone who uses statistics in their work or research) to statistical concepts including: epidemiological study design; identifying and describing different data types; selection of appropriate statistical tests (two and three group scenarios); calculation of sample size for basic study designs; understanding the principles behind various forms of regression analysis, including survival analysis.
Accreditation: ........ 12 non-clinical, external CPD points (event ref: 55239)
2. Occupational Asthma Workshop
Registration fee: .... £120
Next date:............... Friday 15 October 2010
Registration:
http://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/occasthma_1010.html
Brief description:
Especially suitable for Occupational Health Advisers, Occupational Health Nurses and Practice Nurses, the day covers current issues in the diagnosis of occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma in a hospital setting, and examines the role of the Occupational Heath Practitioner in this process.
Workplace surveillance is covered, with input on the prevention of occupational asthma. Management of occupational asthma once diagnosed is examined. The implications for patients with such a diagnosis is discussed, and an interview with a patient volunteer is presented.
Accreditation: ........ CPD: 6 clinical points to be sought; RCN Accreditation Unit: 6 study hours (event ref. 3746)
3. Workshop on Lung Function Tests, Asthma and Work
Registration fee:..... £120
Next date:............... Tuesday 16 November 2010 (next date 21 May is full)
Registration:
http://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/lungfunctasthma_1011.html
Brief description:
Suitable for all Occupational Health professionals with a particular interest in spirometry and lung function testing, and their implications in the workplace.
Examines the role of lung function testing in the workplace. Covers spirometry, histamine provocation and exercise testing: interpretation, abnormalities, longitudinal changes, individual variation and role in health surveillance; use in pre-employment screening/fitness to work; risk assessment of people with asthma.
NB: this is not a practical Spirometry course; a working knowledge of practical spirometry is assumed.
Accreditation:......... CPD: 5 clinical points; RCN Accreditation Unit: 5 study hours (event ref. 3803).
Further details of our courses can be seen on our website: http://www.lungsatwork.org.uk/courses.php
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Introduction to Spirometry.
DURATION: 2 DAYS
Registration Fees: £199 & VAT (£233.83)
(including lunch and refreshments)
VENUE: Sandfields Business Centre
DATE: 30th September & 1st October 2010
TIME: 09.30 - 16.00 HRS
Course run by:
Mrs. Sandra Davies,
Chief Clinical Physiologist,
Cardiopulmonary Unit,
Prince Charles Hospital
Topics covered include:
1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Calibration and verification.
3. Performing spirometry.
4. Interpretation of results.
5. Flow volume loops and time volume curves.
6. Bronchodilator challenge.
7. Practical sessions and assessment.
Practical sessions will be performed using differing types of Spirometers.
Liz Terry
Lead Nurse
Insight Health Screening
Office 20
Sandfields Business Centre
Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot
SA12 7PT.
Tel: 01639 689011
liz.terry@insighthealthscreening.co.uk
www.insighthealthscreening.co.uk