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Multiple sclerosis: evidence informed decision making

Course Date: 9th February 2012
Course Duration: t.b.c.
Location: College Lane Campus. Hatfield. Herts. AL10 9AB
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Pleas see website for more details

Course objectives:

A brief overview will initially be given on the Multiple sclerosis – evidence informed decision making course  to the current understanding of the disease process and how this links to recent developments in medical management. Consideration will then be given to the evidence related to the rehabilitation and management of patients at different stages of the disease progression.

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Chronic skin conditions

Course Date: 9th February 2012
Course Duration: 5 days
Location: University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

This Chronic skin conditions course will consolidate your diagnostic skills and examine the best available evidence to support treatment of inflammatory skin conditions including acne, eczema and psoriasis. The Chronic skin conditions course aims to consolidate and enhance professional competence and skill in managing patients with commonly occurring chronic skin diseases. It focuses on managing the delivery of appropriate dermatology care in a variety of health care settings and explores living with chronic skin diseases from the patient perspective.

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10th TECNA Course – Therapeutic Endoscopy Course for Endoscopy Nurse Assistants & Nurse Consultants

Course Date: 10th February 2012
Course Duration: 1 day
Location: Holiday Inn, Filton, Bristol, BS16 1QX
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

This course provides a review of relevant practical aspects of therapeutic endoscopy, includes several practical demonstrations followed by 'hands-on experience' with endoscopy accessories at several work stations. All delegates attending the course will be provided with a 'TECNA course manual' dedicated for nurses working in endoscopy. Each course will accommodate only 50 delegates, hence early registration is recommended.

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Immunology of Parasitic Infections

Course Date: 13th February 2012
Course Duration: 1 month
Location: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

Programme IntroductionThis course aims to provide students with knowledge and critical understanding of the interaction of eukaryotic parasites with the immune system of humans and other mammalian hosts and to examine ways in which protection against these diseases might be achieved by vaccination. Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this module, students will be able to: Explain the nature of humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to parasitic infections Discuss the role of cytokines in the modulation of anti-parasitic responses Explain why inappropriate immune responses can have undesirable immune-pathological consequences Discuss immune evasion strategies that parasites employ and explain their significance to chronic infection Use current research to explain how anti-parasite vaccination might be achieved Apply a range of immunological techniques and critically interpret the outcomes Pre-requisitesA knowledge of Parasitology & Vector Biology is required.

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2nd BSG Supraregional Meeting (in conjunction with BASL): Hepatology

Course Date: 15th February 2012
Course Duration: 150 hours
Location: East Midlands Conference Centre - Nottingham
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
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Management of the Cardiac Patient

Course Date: 20th February 2012
Course Duration: t.b.c.
Location: Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, St George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London,  SW17 0RE
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

This module is for healthcare professionals wishing to explore  the management of patients with acute cardiac conditions.  It will enable students working within areas such as CCU,  cardiology, cardiac surgery or other acute settings to develop  their knowledge and skills in order to provide individualised,  evidence-based car This module is for healthcare professionals wishing to explore the management of patients with acute cardiac conditions.  It will enable students working within areas such as CCU, cardiology, cardiac surgery or other acute settings to develop their knowledge and skills in order to provide individualised,  evidence-based care.

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Maternal & Neonatal Health 1

Course Date: 22nd February 2012
Course Duration: 1 month
Location: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA 
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

This course aims to provide students with knowledge and critical understanding of the concepts and key issues related to Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) and Safe Motherhood.  Students learn how to develop a strategic plan for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality, and how to plan, organise, monitor & evaluate evidence-based MNH programmes and services, taking into consideration the importance of effective functioning health systems.

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Principles of functional rehabilitation

Course Date: 28th February 2012
Course Duration: 2 terms
Location: University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus. Hatfield. Herts. AL10 9AB
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

To develop a thorough understanding of the principles underpinning functional rehabilitation and the application of these principles when designing and implementing programmes for specific clients and patient groups.

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Certificate in Special Care Dental Nursing

Course Date: 1st March 2012
Course Duration: Unknown
Location: Online 
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

The NEBDN Certificate in Special Care Dental Nursing will be available online as an e-learning package from today. Dental nurses must be qualified and registered with the GDC.

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International Conference on Nutrition and Growth 2012

Course Date: 1st March 2012
Course Duration: 3 days
Location: Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Centre, 17 Boulevard Saint Jacques, 75014, Paris
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price: Please see website for more details

Course objectives:

The N&G Congress on paediatric gastroenterology and endocrinology follows the success of the pediatric workshop on nutrition and growth held in Prague on March 11-12, 2010. The purpose of this pediatric nutrition conference is to bring together nutritionists, neonatologists, pediatricians, experts in child development and other specialists to discuss the challenges of the interplay between nutrition and growth in youth.

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