SAPHNA/BJSN Annual National Conference - Birmingham
Date:
04 October 2012
Time:
08:45 - 17:00
Location:
Lakeside Conference Centre,
Aston University, Birmingham School nursing equipped to improve the health outcomes for children and young people
Objectives
The objectives of this exciting conference are:
• To provide an update of current developments relating to school and public health nursing
• To provide an opportunity to hear directly from the Department of Health on the value they place on the profession, the recently launched School Nursing Strategy and the ongoing programme and implementation
• To understand what children, young people and families say they need and want from the service
• To recognise the essential role of school nurses and know how to influence the commissioning of services for school-aged children
• To raise awareness of the role of school nurses in health protection; the newly proposed adolescent schedule and the change of HPV vaccine to Gardasil
• To consider current policy, research and guidance and how to utilise it within everyday practice
Who should attend?
All health professionals working within the public health role of children and young people:
• Commissioners/directors/managers of children’s services
• Children’s community nursing course leaders
• School nurses and members of school health teams
• Independent school nurses
• Community paediatric/children’s nurses
• Nursery nurses
• Health visitors and teams
• Safeguarding children’s nurses
• Looked after children’s nurses
• Paediatricians
• School voluntary sector
• Extended school leads
• Youth services
Programme and Booking:
Further information:
www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/sphn2012
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