Courses

Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition is running four  workshops as part of its Train the Trainer Programme. The workshops will be facilitated by Bev Bostock-Cox, Nurse practition, Gloucestershire and Jane Scullion, Consultant Respiratory Nurse, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester.

This workshop is designed to support you to develop the knowledge and skills to delivery training modules to your peers on how to recognise, assess and manage malnutrition in COPD Patients.

This workshop will provide you with background information to support your delivery of the Modules by providing an opportunity to:

• Explore the causes and consequences of cachexia in COPD
• Review MUST and the importance of weight loss in COPD
• Introduce the Managing malnutrition in COPD pathway and demonstrate how it can support clinical practice
• Review the evidence for using Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in COPD and the benefits to patients
• Enhance presentation skills and confidence

The workshops will be held at various locations listed below:

13th April 2018 
Nutricia Offices, Chiswick, London W4 5YG

18th May 2018
Hilton Hotel, York

1st June 2018
Hilton Hotel, Nottingham

15th June 2018
Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel

Download the information flyer here: Invitation to attend Train the Trainer

For further information contact Jo Lessells, MSL Nutricia

or register here

COPD & Nutrition Nurse Expert Meeting
5th and 6th July 2018
New Hall Hotel, Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QXF

Following the success of the 1st Nurse Expert meeting in Nutrition and COPD in 2017, Nutricia ADvanced Medical Nutrition has the pleasure of inviting you to attend this year’s event.

The aim of this meeting is:

• To explore the causes and consequences of sarcopenia and cachexia in COPD
• The relationship between unexpected weight loss and morbidity.mortality
• Review the scientific evidence supporting the use of Nutritional supplements in line with NICE guidance and GOLD 2018
• Demonstrate how the “Managing Malnutrition in COPD” pathway (2016) has been embedded into standard routine assessment of patients
• Provide you with the knowledge to confidently use ONS when appropriate to support your COPD patients.

The day is being chaired by Sam Prigmore, Consultant Respiratory Nurse Specialists at St George’s in London and a member of ARNS, PCRS and Education for Health.

Download the  programme here

To secure your place at this meeting register here

Education for Health runs a comprehensive programme of respiratory courses, which are detailed below. Click through course links of each individual course for more details and to register.

Optimising the Management of COPD Level 7 module (REUK)

• £842.00; Aintree; TBD

Respiratory Assessment Level 7 module (REUK)

• £557.00; Aintree; TBD

Respiratory Diagnostics Level 7 module (REUK)

• £842.00; Aintree; TBD

Respiratory Palliation & End of Life Care Level 7 module (REUK)

• £557.00; Aintree; TBD