Events and conferences

Upcoming conferences and study days

This page provides information and direct links to local, national and international conferences and study days. It allows health care professionals to be informed about conferences and educational events happening right across the globe.

We hope this resource will encourage, inspire and stimulate you to submit papers, apply for travel scholarships and get involved in networking and sharing best practice.

First international rapid response system workshop - How to set up a rapid response system: the essentials

Date: 12 May 2013
Location: University College Hospital, London

Are you thinking about setting up a rapid response, medical emergency or critical care outreach team and want to review the key issues? Have you hit the buffers after initial successes? Are you looking for practical advice to address specific local problems? Do you want a discussion with expert colleagues from the field? This half-day workshop (limited to 30 delegates) is the perfect event for you. The programme has been put together by an expert faculty of rapid response practitioners.

You can book your place on this workshop by visiting the Royal College of Physicians website.

This workshop takes place the day before the 8th international conference on rapid response systems and medical emergency teams. For full information about the conference visit www.rapidresponsesystems.org or download the event flyer (PDF 354KB)

Rapid response systems and medical emergency teams - 8th international conference

Monday 13 May 2013 - Tuesday 14 May 2013
Venue: Royal College of Physicians
Location: London

The RCP is pleased to host this important international conference. The conference, previously held in the USA, Canada, Denmark and Australia, will come to the UK for the first time in 2013. As the largest annual event in its field, the conference will bring together healthcare specialists from around the world involved with improving the recognition and response to clinical deterioration. The conference will present an innovative and multi-format programme covering key themes such as:

  • Identification of high-risk patients.
  • Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration.
  • Escalating care.
  • Implementing rapid response systems.
  • Continuing care of high-risk patients

For more information, visit the rapid response conference website

RCN Critical Care & In-Flight forum and Defence Nursing forum conference and exhibition

Theme: Sharing Best Practice
Date: 14 June 2013
Location: Holiday Inn, Birmingham

For more information, please visit the RCN Events page for this conference

Community events

If you know of any events which aren't listed - or if you are organising a local event - email the editor and we will list the event free of charge, unless it is a purely commercial venture.