Rheumatology for Specialist Nurses 2026

Rheumatology for Specialist Nurses is organized by British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) and will be held from Oct 15 - 16, 2026 at Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter by IHG, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom.

Description:

• This comprehensive course is designed for clinical nurses new to rheumatology, as well as those already working at an advanced level.
• Our course programme covers both clinical and non-clinical skills, and will help you to enhance your skills and knowledge, that you can apply to your everyday practice.
• The course programme is designed and mapped against the RCN competency framework and includes a combination of lectures, group discussions, and interactive workshops.

Learning Objectives:

• Apply advanced clinical knowledge to assess, monitor, and manage people with rheumatic disease, in line with evidence-based practice and national guidance
• Demonstrate safe and effective medicines management, including monitoring, prescribing considerations, and risk assessment in complex comorbidities
• Develop confidence in advanced clinical skills such as joint assessment, interpretation of imaging, and independent clinical reasoning
• Reflect on service delivery and identify opportunities for quality improvement, benchmarking against GIRFT recommendations and best practice standards
• Understand the role of audit, research, and data in improving patient outcomes and service quality