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Minor Illness: 3 Day Workshop in Managing Common Conditions - For Nurses & AHPs
Event Summary
This comprehensive 3-day workshop is designed to update your knowledge and practical skills in managing common minor illnesses and clinical conditions you encounter in your everyday practice.
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Log into Zoom 09:15 session runs 09:30 to 15:30Â each day.
This is a 3 day course:Â
- Day 1: Tuesday 28th September 2027 09:30 - 15:30
- Day 2: Wednesday 29th September 2027Â 09:30 - 15:30
- Day 3:Â Thursday 30th September 2027Â 09:30 - 15:30
Please ensure you are able to attend all three dates before booking.
Introduction
Suitable for Practice Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, This comprehensive 3-day workshop is designed to update your knowledge and practical skills in managing common minor illnesses and clinical conditions you encounter in your everyday practice.Â
Aims
As a healthcare professional, staying up-to-date with the latest management strategies for minor illnesses is crucial. This workshop is tailored to help you confidently address a wide range of common clinical conditions, ensuring improved patient care and outcomes.
Objectives
- Conduct a targeted patient history to aid in effective diagnosis and management
- Gain a deeper understanding of common minor illnesses and their treatment options
- Identify red flag signs and symptoms and escalate appropriately
Content
Day 1:
- Respiratory Tract Presentations
- Red/Painful Eye Conditions
- Neck and Back Pain Management
Day 2:
- Ear Conditions
- Acute Abdominal Pain
- Gynaecological Issues
Day 3:
- Headaches
- Mental Health Concerns
- Skin Conditions
Places are limited to ensure an optimal, focused learning experience for attendees.
Previous Delegate Feedback
"The best update I have done for many years. I particularly thought the Oxford Simulation work was beneficial to all"
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Ann qualified as a registered nurse in 1986. After working in a hospital setting for two years, she moved into general practice working as a practice nurse before qualifying as a nurse practitioner in 2001. She later moved into a hybrid clinical, leadership and managerial role within a local clinical commissioning group before entering full time academia in 2006. While undertaking a Masters degree in medical education, she developed a special interest in clinical simulation and worked as Director of Clinical Skills and Simulation at Leeds Beckett University. In 2018, she left to start her own business and now works freelance across a range of organisations including further education colleges, private education providers and industry partners specialising in clinical simulation. She is associate lecturer at both Sheffield Hallam and Huddersfield Universities and is currently completing a Doctor of Education degree, focusing on the use of virtual reality in assessment.
Price List
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Name |
Description |
Price (Inc VAT) |
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All GPs and members of staff working within GP practices in Wessex LMCs’ catchment area |
This option is for everyone working in a GP practice in Wessex LMC's catchment area, that does not fit into one of the other options on offer. |
£345.00 |
| Dorset Nurses & AHPs | We are delighted that, thanks to the Dorset Primary Training Hub, certain eligible roles such as Nurses and Allied Health Professionals can attend fully funded. Enter the discount code when booking. (Contact lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk if you have not received the code). NB this discount code will no longer work if all the free places have already been booked up. | £00.00 |
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Non Members |
This is the cost if you are not working in a practice in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area. | £690.00 |
Waiting List
Please be advised there are spaces available on this course unless it states otherwise. If a course is full you will be given the option to book on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list and a place becomes available, you will be notified automatically via email, you do NOT need to contact Wessex LMCs.
Cancellations
Please note cancellations two weeks prior to the event will not be refundable, however you are very welcome to substitute another delegate to attend the course to prevent your practice missing out on the training. Any admissible cancellations will incur an administration fee of £15 if the event fee is £100 or over and £10 if the event fee is £99 or under.
Attendance Details
In certain circumstances, we will share details of attendance or non-attendance with the person who booked and/or funded this course for the delegate. If you have any objection to your attendance status being shared, please can you contact Louise Greenwood (Wessex LMCs Director of Education & Training) at least 48 hours before the start of the training at louise.greenwood@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Sponsorship
This event may be sponsored so companies have the opportunity to promote their product(s) at the start of the meeting. No sponsors have been involved in the selection of speakers, agenda items, or any other matters relating to this training. Your name and practice will be shared with the sponsor representative, but not your email address.
