ARNS Annual Conference

ARNS would like to thank all our delegates, speakers, partners and exhibitors who made our 25th Anniversary Conference such a success.

Our first face to face conference for two years proved to be an amazing chance for learning and networking with over 160 attendees.

In particular, we would like to thank our ARNS Partners:

AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, GSK and Insmed

The ARNS Board would like to congratulate all those that received awards for their dedication and achievements:

Respiratory Rising Star - Robyn Willis
Respiratory Team of the Year - Coventry COPD Community Team
Respiratory Researcher of the Year - Nicola Roberts
Outstanding Contribution to Respiratory - Eileen Shepherd

ARNS Conference 2021 round-up

ARNS welcomed a fantastic 130 respiratory nurse specialists to their second virtual conference on Friday 9th July 2021.

The day was packed full of presentations and debates from respiratory professionals and patients, who shared their experiences and the latest findings in research.

We would like to thank everyone involved, especially our delegates, chairs, speakers and sponsors, as without all of their support and enthusiasm, this conference would not be possible.

Boehringer-Ingelheim ● GSK ● Chiesi ● NuvoAir ● Numed ● Nutricia ● Vapotherm ● Vitalograph

The ARNS Executive board are extremely pleased to recognise and congratulate all of our award winners, who in the last year have been paving the way for the future and whose skills have never been more needed.

Winner of Outstanding Contribution to Respiratory Nursing 2021:

Carol Kelly

Abstract Poster Award Winners:

Jane Rodger – Second runner up

An exploration of unmet information needs amongst patients with severe COPD requiring home NIV

Sarah Hennessey – First runner up

The impact of specialist nurse intervention on urinary incontinence in chronic cough patients

Cheryl A Weller - Winner

Should foreign national prisons (FNP) screen for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in their resident population and is there a clinical benefit to screening?

We would like to remind delegates that recordings are now viewable on the event portal for 28 days. Simply log back in with the link that you used on the day of the conference.

Finally, we look forward to everyone joining us next year on Friday 6^th – Saturday 7^th May 2022, to celebrate a special 25 years of ARNS conferences!

ARNS Conference 2020 round-up

ARNS were proud to deliver a virtual conference on Friday 14^th August 2020, and was delighted that more than 120 respiratory nurse specialists attended.

The full educational day started with an overview of the “Year of the nurse 2020, and what is the new normal for respiratory nurses” by Alison Armstrong, Nurse Consultant in Newcastle upon Tyne. The programme included presentation and discussion around new ways of working including group consultantion; virtual pulmonary rehabilitation; the future of pulse oximetry. Nicola Roberts presented the results of a survey undertaken of respiratory nurses working as frontline staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Attendees had the opportunity to split into discussion groups to exchange the learnings from the COVID-19 experience, and how services are being resumed.

Additionally, a workshop on current and hot topics in NIV and CPAP application in practice was received; and a guide to success writing for publication was delivered by the Associate Publication of BMJ Journals.

A big thank you to our sponsors, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Chiesi Limited and Napp Pharmaceuticals, who also held symposia. ARNS would like to acknowledge and thank those companies who attendees, as without their support, these events would not be able to take place.

The patient perspective given by Carol Liddle gave a touching insight into how patients are really coping during the pandemic. The day came to a close with a special message by Ruth May the Chief Nursing Officer for England.

All recorded sessions will be uploaded onto the members area of the ARNS website. If you are not a member, please click HERE to join.

Finally, ARNS Executive board would like to thank every single delegate, sponsors, speaker and chair that participated in this years’ conference, it was the first virtual conference ARNS has ever held, and it turned out to be a recorded breaking one!

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