Education, Courses, Conferences


NANCSH Members can apply for an Education Grant to meet the costs of study days, conferences etc - see our Educational Sponsorship pages

Do remember to apply for your sponsorship when considering one of these - or any other - study day/conference etc. It's one of the great benefits of belonging to NANCSH

Members of the RCN may also apply for Wyeth Educational grants - contact Jessica Lloyd at Wyeth and ask for an application form. Jessica can be reached on 01628 604377. Funds are allocated in January of each year, so apply early!

Latest courses, conferences, study days etc. notified to NANCSH


NANCSH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

BSc (Hons)/Dip HE Sexual Health Studies degree course

Clinical update in STIs and sexual health

Fertility UK Study Day

Guidelines Briefings

Sex in the North

Sexual Health in Practice  - e-learning

Sexually Transmitted Infections Foundation Course (STIF)



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NANCSH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM AND AGM

8th November 2008

Birmingham City University

Keynote Speaker  

Roger Ingham, Director     - Centre for Sexual Health Research 

Confirmed speakers:

        Lesley Greenhalgh, Manchester Sexual Health Network

        Sue Gilbert, Specialist in Young Person's OutreacH

        Jill Shawe, Lecturer, Surrey University  

           Justin Gaffney, Chair of GUNA

Registration and full programme here.

NANCSH are offering 2 free places to students on recognised Family Planning courses, plus a further 2 places to NANCSH members - for further details go to the Educational  Sponsorship page



SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS FOUNDATION COURSE

This 2-day workshop is aimed at GPs, Family Planning Doctors & Nurses, Practice Nurses, Health Advisors and other health care workers who may encounter or care for people with sexually transmitted infections.It aims to equip participants with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes for the effective management of sexually transmitted infections outside of the GUM setting.Courses are held throughout the country.

Further details here

For current list of courses, click here Word Doc.


Sexual Health In Practice

- advance notice of new e-learning course

Sexual Health IN>PRACTICE is a web-based education programme designed to complement the national strategy for sexual health and HIV, and comes at a time when the UK's sexual health is high priority.

About the programme
Sexual Health IN>PRACTICE consists of six key sexual healthrelated topic areas comprising:
• Foundation (including A&P and Sexual Health Development)
• Role of Primary Care
• Role of the Practice Nurse
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Latest Topics
• Communication

The programme is designed to enhance core skills for practice nurses through the development of practical education solutions that improve clinical outcomes. The engaging and comprehensive resources accommodate a rangeof learning preferences and styles.

Further information here...



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BSc (Hons)/Dip HE Sexual Health Studies degree course

A unique and exciting new degree has been developed by sexual health experts at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in a bid to move sexual health forward.

 The BSc (Hons)/Dip HE Sexual Health Studies degree course is the first in the country to be offered at this level as a theory only, non-clinical route, and can be accessed by college leavers on a full or part-time basis.

 Debbie Wisby, Course Leader from the Midwifery Department in UCLan's School of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, commented: “With the rise in incidents of STIs, especially among young adults, there has been an increase in the demand for sexual health services. The development of these services is now influencing the educational requirements of sexual health staff.

 “This course has been created for people with an interest in sexual health and who don’t want to take the standard clinical approach. With sexual and reproductive ill-health increasing significantly in the UK, the Sexual Health Studies degree aims to help combat this increase, meeting the needs of the service and staff in the future in line with current sexual health issues, strategy and policy.”

 The first ever National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV highlighted key governmental targets that address key areas of sexual health such as the transmission and prevalence of HIV and STIs and unintended pregnancy (especially in teenagers). An important element of achieving these targets is the education and training of healthcare professionals.

 The first cohort of the new degree will start in September, covering topics such as understanding health, sexual health related biological sciences, sexuality, collaborative working in health and social care, research process, principles of contraception and fertility control, sexual health and sexually transmitted infections, sexual health promotion, leadership and organisational development, employability and enterprise amongst others.

 For further information about the course, contact Debbie Wisby, Admissions Tutor/Course Leader in Sexual Health, on 01772 893887 or email: dawisby@uclan.ac.uk

  


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Guidelines briefings

GUIDELINES BRIEFINGS

DATE:        There are four half-day Guidelines Briefings being run

Tuesday 7 October 2008

Morning session 9.30–13.00

Afternoon session 13.30–17.00

Saturday 15 November 2008

Morning session 9.30–13.00

Afternoon session 13.30–17.00

Central London venue:

Birkbeck College, 
Malet Street, 
London, 
WC1E 7HX

Guidelines Briefings are half-day meetings providing practical sessions on the latest clinical guidance to help you deliver the best care for your patients. 

GP speakers will focus on the relevant ‘need-to-know’ information from guidance issued over the previous 6 months, and will provide practical tips you can take back to your practice.

An overview of guidance that is to be issued over the following 6 months will enable you to plan for any future impact on primary care.

The interactive format of these meetings includes presentations, case studies, and Q&A sessions to enable discussion and sharing of best practice.

Agenda

Autumn 2008 Guidelines Briefings will all follow the same agenda:

Overview of guidance from the previous 6 months

Chronic kidney disease 

Contraception — long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and progestogen-only implants

Asthma

Respiratory tract infections

Panel discussion

Guidance due in the following 6 months

More information here

Access Guidelines website here


Fertility UK Study Day

Date: Saturday October 11th 2008

Venue:  The Oxford Conference Centre, 333 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7PL,  

Cost: £95 / £105


Programme includes:-

Management of Infertility – a holistic approach  Fertility awareness and its role in improving the chances of conception:

Oxford Conception Study – Interim report

An uncertain future: Considering the possibilities of infertility as a  result of chlamydial infection

Fertility Awareness Methods - What’s new?

Research and new resources – Report from Antwerp Conference

Current knowledge of female sexual response

Psychosexual issues in a pre-conception care clinic



Programme

Booking Form

Fertility UK web site


Clinical update in STIs and sexual health

Organiser: Royal Society of Medicine

Date: Wednesday 29 Oct 2008 

Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, London

For full programme and Registration form, click here


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Sex in the North (Sheffield)

Thursday 13 November 2008

Venue: St Mary's Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ

Cost: Nurses £85

organised by the Royal Society of Medicine in association with BASHH and the Department of Sexual Medicine, Sheffield

We wish to inform and educate on the latest advances in Sexual Health and Medicine affecting the whole community from childhood and adolescence onwards to more mature age groups of both sexes. Advances towards understanding and help progress all the time. Health professionals need to know what's happening from the experts so that they can aid their patients and their loved ones in most effective ways. By the end of the day attendees should have learnt about the main current sex topics that involve us all in modern society in the North.

This meeting is for GUM physicians, Psychiatry, Community physicians, Gynaecology, Urology, Adolescent and University Medicine, General Practice, Sexual Medicine, Paediatrics, Ethicists as well as Nurses in these fields.

View Programme & Registration Form here

Further details here