RCN Older people’s nursing conference and exhibition

Published: 20 February 2013

Older people’s nursing: new initiatives and best practice conference and exhibition
19 March 2013, Holiday Inn, Birmingham B5 4EW

Our 2013 conference promises to be the best ever. The programme focuses on nursing practice and showcases how nurses in all types of settings around UK are leading innovations and developing new ideas to enhance services for older adults and people with a dementia.

Abstract submission for the conference was 25 per cent greater than last year and the quality of the work was higher than ever.

Our exhibition space is full and we are trying to find space for the additional exhibitors who want to share their products and expertise with us.

We also have a broad variety of posters and presenters are keen to discuss their work with delegates.

Visit the conference webpage for further details and how to book, or email older.people@rcn.org.uk

Our three plenary speakers are RCN Director of Nursing and Service Delivery Janet Davies, RCN Dementia Project Lead Rachel Thompson and the University of Ulster’s Professor Brendan McCormack, who will be updating delegates on how person-centred nursing and care cultures are developing around the world.

Most of the day will focus on the concurrent sessions, facilitating discussion on how nurses are developing services and practice in acute hospitals, care homes and older people’s own homes.

Session topics will include multi-professional initiatives and new nursing roles, proactive schemes to avoid inappropriate hospital admission, advance care planning and end-of-life care, new developments in caring for people with dementia, quality of life in care homes and connecting older people with local communities.

We will also feature some new tools and approaches that nurses are developing to refocus on compassionate care and dignity, along with the fundamentals in our work – hydration, nutrition, mobility, continence, sleep and risk.

Inspiring intergenerational work featuring collaboration between groups of older people and schoolchildren, young students and student nurses will also be featured in sessions and displays. These are particularly inspiring and demonstrate how positive collaboration can change attitudes as well as providing great enjoyment for young and old together.

A range of workshops will offer opportunities for delegates to develop their own skills and we will also be offering some hot-off-the-press resources to support practice.

Why not join us?