RCN Critical Care & In-Flight forum and Defence Nursing forum conference and exhibition
Sharing best practice
- 14 June 2013
- - Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, B5 4EW
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The Royal College of Nursing is pleased to announce a collaborative event between the Critical Care and in-Flight forum and Defence Nursing forum which will Share Best Practice.
This event will be particularly relevant to Defence Nurses, Flight Nurses, Intensive Care Nurses, Practice Educators and Nurse Specialists working in Defence and Critical Care. Registration is open to all registered nurses and other health care professionals working in NHS, MOD and Independent sectors
RCN members are offered a special rate of £120 with further consessions of up to 40% for RCN Representatives, Students, Health Practitioners and Retired members.
The aim of this educational conference is Sharing Best Practice between military and civilian nurses.
The conference will:
Explore current advances in critical care nursing
Explore current advances in flight nursing
Introduce a major forum workstream
Share research undertaken by military and civilian nurses
Share development in advanced nursing practice
The conference fee includes:
A full day of educational sessions, including interactive workshops and plenary sessions
An exhibition with organisations interested in engaging with participants of this event
Refreshments and lunch provided
An opportunity to network with health care professionals who share a passion to improve practice and patient outcomes
Enhanced Continued Profesional Development (CPD) for your PREP
The chance to submit a poster which if selected will be on display at the event and published in the conference proceedings
Conference materials including a delegate list and speaker handouts
Access to the Critical Care & Inflight and Defence Nursing forum leads
Abstracts
Programme
To download a pdf version of the programme, please click here
Friday 14 June 2013
08:30 Registration, exhibition and poster viewing and refreshments
09.00 Chair’s opening remarks
Capt Chris Carter and David Quayle
09.10 Keynote Speaker
“How will the future look?”
Col David Bates, Defence Nursing Adviser at the Medical Strategic Policy Unit, Headquarters Surgeon General
09.40 Plenary Session 1
Catastrophic Haemorrhage - Dr Emrys Kirkman
10.25 Plenary Session 2
“A patients Journey: Military and civilian Issues”
Military Patient Pathway
Sgt Karen Scott and FS Wanda Hughes
Civilian Air Ambulance Nursing: Level 3 transfer Brunei to Southampton. Issues and comparisons
David Waters
11.45 Plenary Session 3
Managing Severe Respiratory Failure
Stuart Cox
12.30 Lunch, exhibition and poster walk
13.30 Concurrent sessions
Theme: Critical care
Chair: Sheila Goodman & Military
Title: Obstetric emergencies in critical care
Presenter: Lisa Relton
Theme: Commerical flight nursing
Chair: Colin Steen & Military
Title: Going Global: Challenges in commercial flight nursing
Presenter: Kerryn Reynolds
Theme: Transport critical care
Chair: Mark Clement & Military
Title: Mobile ECMO
Presenter: Bob Lockhart
Theme: Military critical care
Chair: David Quayle & Military
Title: Maritime Critical Care Nursing
Presenter: CPONN Claire Williams
14.00 Theme: Critical care
Title: NEWS & critical care outreach
Presenter: Rachel Binks
Theme: Commerical flight nursing
Title: Crew Resource Management
Presenter: Carey Edwards
Theme: Transport critical care
Title: Nursing on the move
Presenter: Stuart Cox
Theme: Military critical care
Title: Field Critical Care Nursing
Presenter: SSgt Julie Session
14.30 Theme: Critical care
Title: Citrate v Heparin in Continuous Veno-venous Haemofiltration
Presenter: Andrew Mizen
Theme: Commerical flight nursing
Title: Moving and Handling in an aircraft
Presenter: Philip Ballet
Theme: Transport critical care
Title: Paediatric retrieval teams: preparing the patient
Presenter: Mark Clement
Theme: Military critical care
Title: Massive Transfusion & Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM)
Presenter: Sgt Ashley Coull
15.00 Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
15.30 Concurrent sessions
Theme: Critical care
Chair: Sheila Goodman & Military
Title: Organ Donation
Presenter: Tim Collins
Theme: Commerical flight nursing
Chair: Colin Steen & Military
Title: Nursing on the Move
Presenter: Rita Mody
Theme: Transport critical care
Chair: Mark Clement & Military
Title: Crew Resource Management
Presenter: Laurie Benn
Theme: Military critical care
Chair: David Quayle & Military
Title: ‘It’s not all about trauma!’
Presenter: Capt Chris Carter
16.00 Theme: Critical care
Title: Intra Abdominal Pressure Monitoring
Presenter: Stuart Cox & Suzanne Webb
Theme: Commerical flight nursing
Title: Case studies from the in-flight industry
Presenter: Helen McDermott
Theme: Transport critical care
Title: Simulation in transport training
Presenter: Rosie Warren
Theme: Military critical care
Title: Ethics in military nursing
Presenter: Capt JP Nolan
16.30 Plenary Session 4
The Development of Advanced Practice in Critical Care. Across the age groups: Neonatal, Paediatric and Adult. Application in the Military?
Lisa Moran ANNP, Mark Clement ANP & Jonathan Downham ACCP
17.15 Closing Remarks
17.30 Conference Closes
Delegate fees
RCN member £120
NON member £180
Discounts
RCN Members
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Where applicable a number of discounts are available for delegates at RCN Events.
To be eligible for any RCN member discount you must include a valid membership number when you book.
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RCN and other professional organisations
If you are a member of the RCN AND a nursing student (pre-registration only), an associate retired RCN member, an HCA or AP you can attend any RCN conference and receive a 40% discount on the conference fee.
If you are an accredited RCN Trade Union Representative, you will receive a 25% discount on the conference fee.
If you book your delegate place over the telephone using your RCN credit card you will receive a £15 discount.
Typically, conference fees of £60.00 or less are not discountable.
The RCN works with a number of professional organisations to deliver conferences and events and there may be instances where members of other organisations are offered the same discounted rates as RCN members. Where this applies details will be listed on the event webpage.
Group Discounts
For all new events from August 2012 onwards the group discount will apply to bookings of 3 or more delegates. For bookings of 3 or more delegates to attend an RCN conference, each delegate will receive a 10% discount on their applicable fee, when booked at the same time. Events in place prior to August 2012 will maintain the group discount offer at 6 or more delegates.
Only one discount can be used for each booking, and discounts do not apply to the cost of accommodation or conference dinners.
Directions
Venue
Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre
Smallbrook Queesway
Birmingham
B5 4EW
Tel: 0121 6346200
Website: www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/birmingham/bhxwm/hoteldetail
Map and directions
Download a map with directions (word 283KB)
By rail
New Street Railway Station: Exit the station through main ticket barrier. Take right-hand exit doors and keep to the right on the pavement and go to the main road Smallbrook Queensway. Turn Right and walk 200 yards down the road, past a shop called High & Mighty, past this point you should see the Hotel in front of you on the corner at the crossroads of Smallbrook Queensway Hill Street.
By bus
For local bus routes and timetables please visit http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands
By road
From the North:
Exit the M6 Motorway at junction 6 and follow the signs for the A38 – Birmingham City Centre
This is a 5-lane carriageway. Keep in the right-hand lane following for A38 – Southwest, Inner Ring Road
This will take you through two tunnels (the first named Chad’s Queensway, the second named Great Charles St Queensway), before the third tunnel you must take the left-hand lane and join the Suffolk St Queensway A41 City Centre, following signs for New Street Train Station which will bring you to Smallbrook Queensway
Once on Smallbrook Queensway at the first set of Traffic Lights turn left onto Hill Street (the hotel is on the corner) passing the hotel on your left handside taking the first left into Station Street and the next left into St Judes Passage for the NCP Car Park.
From the South West:
Exit the M5 motorway at Junction 3 and follow the signs for A456, Hagley Road
You will be travelling along this road for approximately 4 miles through Edgbaston
The end of the A456, Broad Street you will approach a ring road called Paradise Circus
Follow this around in the right hand lane until you approach the 2nd set of traffic lights past the tunnel and take the next exit which is sign posted to New Street Railway Station
This will bring you onto the Suffolk St Queensway, beware of the Bus Lane on the left, follow the road to the end and take the 1st left turn onto Smallbrook Queensway
Turn left immediately at the 1st set of traffic lights into Hill Street; take the 1st left turn into Station Street and the next left turn into St Judes Passage for the NCP car park
From the South:
Exit the M40 onto the M42 heading North, following signposts for the NEC and Birmingham Airport
Exit the M42 at Junction 6 and follow signs for the A45 Birmingham Airport and City Centre
Continue on the A45 for approximately 8 miles; carry on through Sparkhill to Camphill roundabout
Take the first right onto the roundabout, then left off roundabout and keep in the left hand lane
Turn left at the traffic lights onto Bradford Street, Lexus Cars are on the right. Go through Bradford Street with the Wholesale Markets on the right
Take a right into Pershore Street carry on to the start of the Chinese Quarter, and turn left into Ladywell Walk, follow the road round into Hurst Street
Holiday Inn Birmingham City is straight over the traffic lights on Hill Street
The best car park to park in is the NCP Car Park located at the back of the hotel
Proceed over the traffic lights onto Hill Street, past the hotel taking your first left and then your first left onto Station Street and then first left again onto St Judes Passage for the NCP Car Park which is on the right hand side
Car parking
Please note this venue does not have parking facilities. There is a NCP carpark nearby on St Judes Passage (see above for directions). For further information please visit www.ncp.co.uk/car-park?cpid=600512&name=St%20Judes%20Passage
Exhibitors
Exhibit with the RCN and reach your target audience!
The RCN Critical Care and In-Flight Nursing forum and Defence Nursing forum conference and exhibition provides you with an unrivalled opportunity to connect directly with a significant group of the UK’s leading critical care nurses in both military and civilian settings.
There are a number of ways for you to be involved in the exhibition giving you the opportunity to network and raise your profile within this specialist nursing arena. Packages can be tailored by our sales team to help you achieve specific objectives, so please speak to us about your needs.
For exhibition packages and sponsorship opportunities, please download the sales brochure and view the exhibition floorplan, or contact the sales team on 01442 870 143, email exhibitions@rcn.org.uk.
For those organisations already attending this event, make the most out of your experience with some top tips for exhibitors.
Critical Care & In-Flight and Defence Nursing 2013 Exhibitors
We are delighted to welcome the following exhibitors to this event:
Trudell Medical
Please check back for additions to our exhibition as the event approaches.
Speaker zone
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FAQs
How to book
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Throughout the year the RCN organises conferences and seminars designed specifically to meet the needs of health care assistants, health care support workers and assistant practitioners. These events are included in forthcoming events which is constantly updated.
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Abstract submissions and call for papers
Full guidelines for abstract submissions and calls for papers can be found in the abstract section of the event web page. Particular frequently asked questions regarding poster submission can be found in this poster guidelines document (Word 38KB).
Number of submissions
There is no limit on the number of submissions you can make.
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Acceptance of submission
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Changes to your submission
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Deadlines
If the submission deadline has passed, it may be possible to submit a late paper or poster. You should contact the conference organiser to discuss late submissions.
Intellectual property
Queries regarding intellectual property with reference to submissions can be found in intellectual property FAQs (Word 37KB).
Delegate places
All successful presenters must register as a delegate for the conference. In many cases you could be eligible for the member delegate rate. By registering as a delegate you will be able to network with other speakers and delegates, and benefit from the rest of the conference.
Exhibition and sponsorship
If you would like to exhibit at any RCN event, or would like to discuss sponsorship opportunities contact Corporate Relations on 020 7647 3959 or visit the exhibitors section on the event webpage.
Event contact
For further information contact:
Laura Benfield
Conference Organiser
20 Cavendish Square
London W1G ORN
Tel: 020 7647 3591
Email: criticalcare@rcn.org.uk
