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CPD: What's New
The latest in continuing professional development
March 2010 |
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Dear colleague,
Welcome to CPD: What's New - the first in a series of regular updates from the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences outlining current events, courses and services designed to support the continuing professional development of your staff. We hope you find it useful and would welcome your feedback.
We offer a wide range of services for continuing professional development: study days, short courses, qualifications, tailormade training, research and consultancy. We aim to be flexible and responsive to your needs through a range of full-time, part-time, distance and employer-led work-based learning approaches - all designed to reflect current and emerging workforce developments across the health and social care sectors.
In this issue of CPD: What's New: join us at one of our free open days, find out about upcoming short courses starting in April, and read more about our featured course, Intensive Care of the Polytrauma Patient - the first course of its kind in the UK!
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| March open events
Our free open events are an ideal opportunity to find out more about our courses and meet our staff and students. Coming up in March:
Date: Friday 12 March
Time: 1pm - 4.30pm
Venue: St George's, University of London, Tooting
*The FdSc Long Term Conditions cannot be commissioned under the CPD contract.
Date: Thursday 18 March
Time: 4.30pm - 7pm
Venue: St George's, University of London, Tooting
More events...
Don't forget - we offer an ongoing programme of conferences, seminars and open days throughout the year for students, employers and health and social care practitioners. For details of all upcoming events see www.healthcare.ac.uk |
Coming up: short courses starting in April
A selection of short courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level running over the coming months from April. Click on a course name to find out more.
Acute and critical care
From 31 March
From 12 April
From 14 April
From 21 April
From 22 April
From 27 April
Family and public health
From 13 April
From 14 April
From 28 April
Long term conditions and end of life care
From 13 April
From 22 April
First contact, access and urgent care
From 23 April
From 28 April
*These two courses must be taken together |
Featured course: Intensive Care of the Polytrauma Patient
"This course is very special and a first in the UK"
This new and innovative five-day course equips nurses with the specialist knowledge and skills to improve the care of complex major trauma patients.
Course leader Jane Roe combines teaching in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences with working as a nurse in the General Intensive Care Unit at St George's Hospital. St George's was designated as one of four trauma centres in London in 2009.
Jane, who worked with her colleagues to devise the course, says, "We've found that some nurses working with polytrauma patients have ended up in their jobs by chance and don't feel they've come equipped with all the training they need to perform really well. There isn't yet any formalised training along the lines of what we're offering, so this course is very special and a first in the UK."
Paul Newcombe, Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing, adds: "In response to Lord Darzi's vision for a modern NHS, such as centralisation of specialist services, the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences now offers a package of courses to support the development of staff looking after major trauma patients. Three modules have been designed in collaboration with Trauma Centre managers and staff and tailored to meet the needs of staff at key stages of the patient's journey in the acute setting: Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units and Trauma Wards."
Read more about the course including dates, location, course content and how to apply - along with an interview with course leader Jane Roe, and links to other related courses.
This course will start on 12 April. For more information and an application form please contact us on cpdpo@sgul.kingston.ac.uk or 020 8725 1755.
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To find out more about any of our services for continuing professional development - study days, short courses, qualifications, tailormade training, research or consultancy:
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Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
St George's, University of London | Cranmer Terrace | London | SW17 0RE
Kingston University | Kingston Hill | Kingston upon Thames | Surrey | KT2 7LB
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