Upcoming Medical Conferences in Harrogate

The 2019 Alzheimer's Research UK Conference is organized by Alzheimer's Research UK and will be held from Mar 19 - 20, 2019 at Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. This Conference is a fantastic chance to gain insight from basic researchers through to clinical colleagues. Course Topics: We’ll be covering a wide range of topics including: • early diagnosis • neuroinflammation • dementia with Lewy bodies • prevention and risk reduction • genetics and epigenetics • vascular dementia • modelling of disease ***There are a limited number of Early Bird spaces and we anticipate high-demand, so register as soon as possible.*** Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM)'s Annual Support & Palliative Care Conference 2019 is organized by The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) and will be held from Mar 21 - 22, 2019 at Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. Palliative medicine provides clinical leadership, care and support to prevent and relieve suffering for people with life-limiting and life-threatening illness. • Its diagnostic and therapeutic priorities focus on meeting every individual patient’s goals through shared decision-making with them and those important to them • It is practiced both as part of multidisciplinary palliative care teams and in partnership with other relevant specialties to deliver individualised, holistic care • It is a medical specialty recognised by the respective nations’ Royal Colleges of Physicians Palliative Medicine’s specific expertise is in: • Assessing and managing physical, psychological and spiritual symptoms and in mitigating distress • Clinical analysis of and decision-making in complex scenarios, such as when a patient’s clinical needs, preferences and interests are finely balanced and may require skilled application of relevant ethical and legal guidance • Skilled communication about and co-ordination of care, especially at disease transitions and boundaries between care settings • Working with partners, colleagues and organisations across multiple sectors to provide excellent multidisciplinary care for patients and those important to them • Care and support to those important to the patient, including facilitating their bereavement care Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

SRH Essentials for Primary Care is organized by Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and will be held on Apr 05, 2019 at Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. Who is this course for? • GPs • Nurses • Midwives • Physicians Associates • Paramedics • Other Healthcare Professionals working in Primary Care Course Description: This one-day training course for primary care has been designed by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare to enable primary care practitioners to manage consultations about contraception and STIs with confidence. It consists of 3 main topic areas: • Emergency Contraception • Other methods of contraception • STIs SRH Essentials will provide practice nurses with the tools to know what to do when seeing patients needing contraception, STI testing or emergency contraception. On completion of SRH Essentials, practice nurses will have the skills and confidence to assess: • When their patient is at risk of pregnancy • What method/s of contraception can be safely offered • When their patient needs emergency contraception • What method/s of emergency contraception can be safely offered • When their patient is at risk of STIs • What tests to offer and how to manage the consultation SRH Essentials has been designed to provide a solid foundation for non-sexual and reproductive health specialists who see patients with sexual and reproductive health needs, be they practice nurses who have recently moved into the role and who have little or no experience in sexual and reproductive health, or those who have been working as practice nurses but have only undertaken a small amount of training in this area.  The SRH Essentials Course is aimed specifically at healthcare practitioners working in primary care settings.  It provides an interactive day with scenario-based learning, presentations, time for discussion, questions and role play. It is relevant for those needing an introduction to SRH and also provides a useful update for more experienced staff. These courses are delivered in a variety of locations across the UK. SRH Essentials is not a competency-based course and it is not assessed.  At the end of the course, you will be able to: • Develop the skills and confidence to consult with patients about their sexual and reproductive healthcare needs • Recommend an appropriate method of emergency contraception  • Review the COC, POP and injection contraceptive methods • Carry out sexual health risk assessments  • Identify when patients are at risk of STIs Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The British Psychological Society's Annual Conference 2019 is organized by British Psychological Society (BPS) and will be held from May 01 - 02, 2019 at Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. Conference Topics: • Stigma • Health Inequality • Gender Inequality • Educational Inequality • General Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Life Support E-Learning (E-ALS) Course is organized by Resuscitation Council (UK) and will be held on May 20, 2019 at Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. The target audience for this medical event is for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 continuing professional development (CPD) Points. Course Description Appropriate participants include doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation /medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students, nurses and other healthcare providers not covered in the groups above should be encouraged to complete the Immediate Life Support (ILS) course. Those with a particular interest in resuscitation should then consider attending an ALS provider course, where appropriate. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates on an ALS course if this is an established local arrangement. Course Objectives • Recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using a structured ABCDE approach. • Deliver standardised CPR in adults. • Manage a cardiac arrest by working with a multidisciplinary team in an emergency situation. • Utilise non-technical skills to facilitate strong team leadership and effective team membership. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Life Support E-Learning (E-ALS) Course is organized by Resuscitation Council (UK) and will be held on May 21, 2019 at Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. The target audience for this medical event is for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 continuing professional development (CPD) points. Course Description Appropriate participants include doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation /medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students, nurses and other healthcare providers not covered in the groups above should be encouraged to complete the Immediate Life Support (ILS) course. Those with a particular interest in resuscitation should then consider attending an ALS provider course, where appropriate. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates on an ALS course if this is an established local arrangement. Course Objectives • Recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using a structured ABCDE approach. • Deliver standardised CPR in adults. • Manage a cardiac arrest by working with a multidisciplinary team in an emergency situation. • Utilise non-technical skills to facilitate strong team leadership and effective team membership. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) Annual Conference is organized by British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and will be held from Oct 03 - 05, 2019 at Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. Course Description: The 2019 programme will cover a broad range of topics – food allergy, asthma, eczema, basic science, drug allergy, rhinology, immunotherapy, cutaneous allergy, component-resolved diagnosis, the psychological well-being of patients, families and staff, and service improvement, amongst others.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

ALS - Advanced Life Support Course is organized by Resuscitation Council (UK) and will be held from Oct 08 - 09, 2019 at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. This CPD Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Who is this course suitable for? The ALS provider course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation /medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students, nurses and other healthcare providers not covered in the groups above should be encouraged to complete the Immediate Life Support (ILS) course. Those with a particular interest in resuscitation should then consider attending an ALS provider course, where appropriate. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates on an ALS course if this is an established local arrangement. Learning outcomes The ALS course teaches the knowledge and skills required to: • recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using a structured ABCDE approach; • deliver standardised CPR in adults; • manage a cardiac arrest by working with a multidisciplinary team in an emergency situation; • utilise non-technical skills to facilitate strong team leadership and effective team membership. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) on the Moor is organized by Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) and will be held from Oct 10 - 11, 2019 at Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) Annual Congress is organized by The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) and will be held during Sep 23 - 25, 2020 at Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.