Education Calendar

Join us on the evening of Tuesday the 8th October, 2024 between 6pm and 7.15pm for our next webinar on ‘Radiotherapy and Management of Late Effects’.

Monica Thornton, Lead Radiotherapy and Late Effects Macmillan Radiographer from University Hospital Derby and Burton will discuss ‘Radiotherapy Late Effects - What Health Care Professionals can do to help support patients experiencing the consequences of radiotherapy treatment and its impact on quality of life’.

During the webinar we will discuss:-

- Symptoms of late effects

- A patient's experience of late effects

- Treatment and management of late effects

- Benefits of specialist a late effects clinic

- The infopool and self-management of late effects

For more information and to register please click here 

ICS 2024 Madrid | 23 -25 October 2024

Venue: IFEMA Madrid, Spain

The 54th meeting of the International Continence Society – ICS 2024 Madrid – provides healthcare professionals with an unparalleled opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people suffering from incontinence.

Leading global experts present workshops, round table discussions and state-of-the-art sessions as part of a comprehensive scientific programme full of the latest breakthroughs in treatment & technology. Attendees will also have the chance to network with peers, exchange ideas and share best practices, which has proved to be a popular element of our previous meetings; to learn from others, hear their stories and experiences, and gain insight into the latest advancements in incontinence care.

The ICS Annual Meeting is also multi-disciplinary and brings together experts from around the world, which means there's no better opportunity for healthcare professionals interested in treating incontinence patients than ICS 2024 Madrid.

Registration:

Early registration is open until 25 June

https://www.ics.org/2024/register

Registration is now open for BAUN Conference 2024.

The main conference is taking place on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November at the, ACC, Liverpool, with pre-conference workshops available on Sunday 3rd November.

Sponsored by AbbVie, Ambu, Cook & Olympus Medical

BAUN is pleased to be running the popular Flexible Cystoscopy Workshop again this year. The Workshop aims to give delegates the necessary prerequisite information and skills in preparation for training to perform flexible cystoscopies. Delegates will have the opportunity to practice safely on models, as well as discuss any individual issues with our experienced workshop leads while networking with the other delegates. The Workshop is aimed at nurses wanting to learn how to perform flexible cystoscopies or to further develop their skills.

Workshop fees are £150 for BAUN Members and £250 for Non-members. These workshops remain fantastic value for money and are consistently well attended and evaluated by participants.

Timings: Registrations open from 09:30am. Sessions will begin at 09:45am with lunch at 12:30pm. Sessions will close at 5:00pm.

View the programme and register - https://fitwise.eventsair.com/baun-2024/sunday-workshops

Sponsored by BXTA, Cerno Health, Kebomed UK & Mermaid Medical Ltd

After huge success last year, BAUN are delighted to be offering the LATP Workshop again this year.  This will help prepare Specialist Nurses to perform local anaesthetic prostate biopsies independently. We will provide the theory and practice behind both local anaesthetic trans rectal ultrasound and trans perineal biopsy procedures. There will also be time for hands on experience with equipment using the latest technology in the presence of trained professionals and industry partners. 

Workshop fees are £150 for BAUN Members and £250 for Non-members. These workshops remain fantastic value for money and are consistently well attended and evaluated by participants.

Timings: Registrations open from 09:45am. Sessions will begin at 10:00am with lunch at 12:15pm. Sessions will close at 5:00pm.

View the programme and register - https://fitwise.eventsair.com/baun-2024/sunday-workshops

Sponsored by iMedicare Ltd & medac Pharma

New for 2024, the Essential Skills Workshop is aimed at junior urology nurses or those working in a setting looking after urology patients who require an overview of up to date guidelines and the opportunity to practice or update skills.

Workshop fees are £150 for BAUN Members and £250 for Non-members. These workshops remain fantastic value for money and are consistently well attended and evaluated by participants.

Timings: Registrations open from 09:45am. Sessions will begin at 10:00am with lunch at 12:15pm. Sessions will close at 5:00pm.

View the programme and register - https://fitwise.eventsair.com/baun-2024/sunday-workshops

In the meeting we will address the clinical issues and dilemmas in relation to small early-stage tumours, the timing of systemic therapy for higher risk and metastatic disease as well as the timing and role of surgery and ablative therapies in this setting.  

Find out more and register - https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/kidney_prostate

VIRTUAL, Online

A Joint British Association of Day Surgery & HCUK Virtual Conference

Urology is a specialty with a high volume of older, more comorbid patients that benefit from access to Day Surgery. Since Covid-19 there is a huge surgical backlog and utilising Day Surgery pathways to reduce this is ever important

This virtual, one-day conference aims to provide tools to improve your day case rates for many common urological procedures from pre-operative assessment tips to expert urological techniques and new approaches to the procedures themselves. Hear from BADS experts and specialist urologists how they approach and implement their day case pathways to maximise the day surgery numbers.

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/day-case-urology  click on the title above or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

Join us on Thursday, 28 November 2024, at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, for the seventh annual Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards.

The Nursing Times Workforce Awards shine a light on those excelling in nurse recruitment and retention, wellbeing and inclusion, plus many other areas linked to helping overcome the ongoing workforce challenge in health and social care.

This year, to acknowledge the vital importance of supporting and retaining early years nurses, we’re excited to introduce a new awards category dedicated to celebrating preceptees, which will complement our existing categories for preceptors and preceptorship programmes.

With a total of 18 categories on offer, we’ll be rewarding the individuals, teams and organisations that go above and beyond and set new standards of excellence in their field. Whether you're doing brilliant work yourself or know of a project that deserves recognition, we encourage you to submit an entry or make a nomination. 

The deadline for submissions to the 2024 Nursing Times Workforce Awards is midnight on Friday, July 5, 2024. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to recognise and celebrate the achievements of your colleagues and leaders while showcasing your innovative initiatives.

Visit the website for more information.

In the morning, Elaine will focus on prostate cancer, explaining the use of hormone therapies. She will also discuss progress in treating hormone therapy-resistant prostate cancer, including treatments such as PARP inhibitors and radioligands.

In the afternoon, Elaine will concentrate on bladder and kidney cancers. She will describe the use of treatments such as targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and antibody-drug conjugates.   

This content is ideal for research nurses, clinical nurse specialists, pharmacists and clinical trials coordinators. It may also be of interest to other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of people with prostate, bladder and kidney cancers, and to junior doctors.

Find out more and register

This content is ideal for research nurses, clinical nurse specialists, pharmacists and clinical trials coordinators. It may also be of interest to other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of people with prostate, bladder and kidney cancers, and to junior doctors.

Find out more and register - https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/TTuro

The meeting will have a strong clinical emphasis, aimed at providing delegates with practical guidance that can be used in daily practice.

As such, it will be of value to healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of cancer care including; doctors, nurses, pharmacists and physician associates working in oncology, acute medicine, emergency medicine, medical specialties and general practice. 

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Introducing the fundamentals of bladder cancer; including signs and symptoms, diagnosis, types of disease and management. The day will feature the role of the nurse at different stages of the pathway with expert clinical speakers to deliver the sessions along with sessions run by our expert patients.

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This one-day course is aimed at all health care professionals wanting to know more about urological cancer care. This study day will provide a greater understanding of urological cancers, in particular Prostate and Renal, the merits of early diagnosis, and Nurse led clinics.

Find out more and register.