Conference Is Open to All Practice Nurses. There Is No Charge for Participants

Conference is open to all Practice Nurses. There is no charge for participants.

To secure a place please complete the following:

Name: ______Contact Number: ______

GP Practice Name: ______

Practice Address: ______

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Please List in order of preference the presentations you would like to attend:

1. ______2. ______

3. ______4. ______

5. ______6. ______

7. ______8. ______

9. ______10. ______

Whilst every effort will be made to ensure you can attend your preferred sessions – places are offered on a first come first served basis. On confirmation of your booking you will be issued with a schedule of the sessions that you are booked on.

Completed Registration Forms should be returned as soon as possible to:

Ms. Noreen Gorgia, Training and Development Officer, BonSecoursHospital, College Road, Cork. Tel: (021) 494 1953 or

An Bord Altranais Category 1 Approval Applied For

Parallel Sessions will be run throughout the day as outlined overleaf.

BonSecoursHospital
Cork
Providing high quality holistic care which is characterised by Compassion, Respect, Justice and Hope /

Working In Partnership Towards

Optimum Patient Care

Practice Nurse Conference

2014

Saturday 20thSeptember 2014

RiverLeeHotel,

Western Road,

Cork.

Start time 8.00 am with Registration, Tea/Coffee

Time / Western / Blarney (40) / Coachford (40) / Peake (20)
8.30 – 8.45 / Welcome – Ms. Ber Mulcahy, Director of Nursing
8.45 - 9.30 / Guest Speaker - Dr. Nicola Cornally, LecturerUniversityCollegeCork
‘Who and What Influences People to Seek Help for Chronic Pain - Severity of Pain is Not Always the Driving Force’
9.30 – 10.10 / Chronic Pain Management
Dr. Christine Cleary, Consultant in Pain Medicine
10.10 – 10.50 / Overview of Endocrine Disorders
Dr. Maeve Durkan, Consultant Endocrinologist
10.50 – 11.20 / Coffee / Coffee / Coffee / Coffee
11.20 – 12.00 / The Evolving Role of the Dietician in Weight Management / Infection Prevention and Control in 2014 and Beyond / Opioid Medications in Management of Pain in Palliative Care / Driving with Diabetes:
Hypoglycaemia Unawareness
Sample Case Study of a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes where an Insulin Pump Successfully Managed these Issues
12.00 – 12.40 / Update in Cancer Treatments and Side Effects / Palliative Nursing Care – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Lifestyle Factors and Living with a Long Term Neurological Condition / Driving with Diabetes:
Hypoglycaemia Unawareness
Sample Case Study of a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes where an Insulin Pump Successfully Managed these Issues
12.40 – 1.15 / Overview of Breast Care Service / An Overview of Parkinsonism Conditions / Urodynamics – What is It?
1.15 - 2.00 / Lunch / Lunch / Lunch / Lunch
2.00 – 2.45 / STYLE PRESENTATION
Mahon Point Shopping Centre
Personal Shopping Service
2.45 – 3.15 / Spirometry and Peak Flow
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly / Warfarin Clinic / New Developments in Gastroenterology / Helpful Tips for the Unsteady Patient
3.15– 3.45 / Overview of Diagnostic Tests in Non Invasive Cardiology / Physiotherapy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse / The Care and Management of Gastro Oesophageal Reflux / Helpful Tips for the Unsteady Patient
3.45 – 4.15 / Heart Disease / Cardiac Rehabilitation / Dietary Management of Epilepsy / An Overview of Osteoporosis
4.15 – 4.45 / Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic Overview / Heart Failure / Occupational Therapy and the Arthritic Hand
4.45 -5.00 / Close of Day – Presentation of Certificates