Programme
Programme for HCAs and APs
8am Registration opens
9am Exhibition opens
10-11am
HCAs/APs’ welcome to Congress, Tanis Hand, HCA Adviser (Holiday Inn, Ripley Suite)
10.30-11.15am Break
11.15-11.45am Congress debating session (Main Auditorium, The HIC)
11.45am-12:30pm Keynote speech (Main Auditorium, The HIC)
12.30-2.30pm Lunch
Exhibition viewing and Congress events
2.30-3.15pm Seminars 1-6
1. Understanding the experience of dementia
Rachel Thompson, RCN Dementia Adviser and Trevor Jarvis, who is a person living with dementia, and an Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society
2. Hearing aids and assistive devices,
Lorraine Briscoe, Senior Community Support Officer, Action on Hearing Loss
3. Can you talk about dying?
Amanda Cheesley, RCN Long-Term Conditions Adviser
4. Living with sight loss
Sharon Almond, Principal Access Consultant, Royal National Institute of Blind People
5. Promoting the inclusion of people with learning disabilities in general health services
RCN Learning Disabilities Forum Committee members
6. The Principles of Nursing Practice
HCA/AP Committee members and staff from RCN Institute
3.15-3.30pm Break
3.30-415pm Seminars 1-6 repeated
4.30-6pm Let’s celebrate (The Majestic Hotel)
