Learning and development opportunities
Published: 01 May 2013
Study modules
Women’s Health Care is a module at De Montfort University Leicester (30 credits at level six), commences in February 2014. This module will run on Fridays, from 9am to 1pm. For further information visit the De Monfort University website or contact Wendy Norton, Senior Lecturer, on 0116 201 3810 or at wnorton@dmu.ac.uk.
Caring for Women with Endometriosis is a flexible module at the University of Surrey. This flexible module will run as a six-day course (split into three two-day sessions), between September and December 2013. Details will be available after March 2013. For further information contact Wendy Rae Mitchell, Clinical Nurse Specialist at wendymitchell1@nhs.net.
Gynaecology Nursing is a course, (30 credits at level six) at Kings College London. For further information please contact Debra Holloway, Nurse Consultant at Debra.holloway@gstt.nhs.uk.
Study days
Menopause – An Overview
These study days are supported by an RCN Foundation bursary and an unconditional education award (RCN accreditation applied for).
Are you asked about menopause? Confused about the evidence? Nurses see women for many reasons and often have the opportunity to promote a healthy menopause and to encourage positive health changes for the future. The programme includes symptom assessment, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) risks and benefits, HRT types and routes, non-HRT choices, lifestyle and health promotion and peri-menopausal contraception. These UK-wide study days are suitable for all nurses and cost only £30:
• London: 21 June
• Cardiff: 16 July
• Manchester: 27 September
• Edinburgh: 21 November.
For further details contact Kathy Abernethy on 07984 910177. For a booking form, go to www.themenopausecourse.com or email menopause@btinternet.com
British Menopause Society 23rd Annual Conference
Stratford upon Avon, 23-24 May 2013. For further information go to www.thebms.org.uk or email admin@thebms.org.uk.
Menopause – The Foundations
A two-day course for nurses and other health professionals working in women's health takes place in the Novotel Manchester Central, 21 Dickinson Street, Manchester, M1 4LX on 3 and 4 July 2013. Topics include symptom assessment, bone health, sexual issues, HRT, practical prescribing, alternatives to HRT and peri-menopausal contraception. For more information and to book your place, email kathy.abernethy@btinternet.com
The Association of Psychosexual Nursing study day and AGM
This event takes place on Saturday 11 May 2013 in the Soho Centre for Health and Care, 1 Frith St, London W1D 3HZ. The theme for the day is “the man in the room”, focusing on the role of males within fertility, pregnancy and abortion care. Find out more.
Abortion Care in the 21st Century: Updates and New Developments
This takes place in the University Hospital Llandough, on 2 May 2013. For further details and an application form email nikki.noble@wales.nhs.uk
Abortion, Motherhood and the Medical Profession
At the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0A on 12 June 2013. This one-day conference will explore topical issues in the management of pregnancy and women’s reproductive decision-making.
To purchase tickets, visit the RSM website. [www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/sed03.php]