Courses & Events
Please note: The following events are listed in order or their start date...
RCGP: Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health Training Day
Date: Monday 29 September 2008
Date: Friday 3 October 2008
(Info last updated 30th June 2008)
RCGP Sex, Drugs & HIV Task Group (SDHIVTG)
Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health
Training Days
Date: Monday 29 September 2008
Venue: RCGP, 14 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PU
Date: Friday 3 October 2008
Venue: Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester M60 7HA
RCGP Sex, Drugs & HIV Task Group (SDHIVTG) has developed an Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health. It is an educational tool for generalist clinicians and practice nurses already working in general practice and provides a basic grounding in sexual health issues. The structure is based on the highly successful RCGP Certificate in Management of Drug Misuse (Part 1), an e-learning module which can be found on www.doctors.net.uk and www.uknursing.net, followed by a one-day face-to-face training module.
Sexual health impinges on all aspects of healthcare and all healthcare providers should be able to assess sexual health needs. General practice has a vital role to play as the largest provider of sexual health services in the country, but many areas including sexual well-being, management of sexually transmitted infections and contraception, are not managed to the optimum standard. Too often sexual health is not raised even in consultations concerning contraception or genital conditions. We also know that the sexual health section on a drugs assessment is the most poorly completed section, so if you are working in or drug services the course is relevant for you too.
Whilst there are recognised courses available to healthcare professionals wanting to develop their knowledge, skills and competencies in all elements of sexual health e.g. the Sexually Transmitted Infection Foundation Course (STIF) of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and Diploma of the Faculty of Family of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (DFSRH), the RCGP SDHIVTG judges that there is no single course specifically designed for general practice particularly at the most fundamental level, so this course has been developed to meet that need by working in partnership with BASHH, FSRH, Royal College of Nurses (RCN), fpa, Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health (MedFASH) and Sexual Health On Call (SHOC), as well as other interested parties.
The three key aims of the course are:
- To develop the knowledge, skills and confidence of generalists in general practice and enable them to practice at the generalist level in sexual health.
- To improve the care of people with sexual health needs in general practice.
- To improve and promote the diagnosis and care of people with HIV in general practice.
The next two training days will take place in London at the RCGP on Monday 29 September 2008, and in Manchester at the Palace Hotel on Friday 3 October 2008. The cost of the certificate is £300, inclusive of all materials and certification, so why not complete the e-module and come on a training day? You know it makes sense!
The Certificate Information & Application Form can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
To register for one of the national face-to-face training events, please print off, complete and return the form, with a cheque for £300 payable to Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health and a copy of your e-module pass certificate to:
Russell Fleet
MedFASH
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9JP
rfleet@medfash.bma.org.uk
Tel: 020 7383 6801
Fax: 0870 442 1792
Conference: SMMGP's 3rd National Conference
Date: Friday 26 September 2008
(Info last updated 2nd June 2008)
SMMGP
SMMGP's 3rd National Conference
Primary Care Drug Treatment - "End of the line, or part of the journey?"
How to optimise patient choice & opportunity
Venue: Bristol Mariott Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol
Date: Friday 26 September 2008
Cost: £135
How to optimise patient choice and opportunity
- Encourage innovation in primary care;
- Ensure primary care can access the full range of treatment options;
- Avoid primary care becoming a dumping ground;
- Address dogma as a threat to primary care drug treatment.
Are you strategically, or operationally responsible for developing primary care drug treatment services in your area?
Are you a Shared Care Coordinator, GP, Service Manager, Commissioner, Pharmacist, DAT Officer, User of services or Shared Care Worker?
SMMGP invites you to its 3rd National Conference to focus on:
- Ensuring positive policy in primary care based drug treatment services in England.
- The development of holistic primary care based drug treatment services in an evolving health and social care system.
- Developing and strengthening regional forums and networks.
The Conference Programme & Application Form can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
For further information, please contact:
Heather Malcolm
Sexual Health On Call (SHOC)
22 Lonsdale Road
Queen's Park
London NW6 6RD
Tel: 0207 604 4826
Fax: 0207 604 4826
E-mail: shoc.admin@googlemail.com
Conference: From Here to Recovery - Transforming the Journey
Date: Tuesday 7 October 2008
(Info last updated 23rd June 2008)
The Centre for Mental Health Recovery, University of Hertfordshire
"From Here to Recovery - Transforming the Journey"
Second Annual Recovery Conference
"Employment as a Vehicle to Recovery - Developing Pathways Back to Work"
Venue: NatWest Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 0TF
Date: Tuesday 7 October 2008
Cost: £160.00 per delegate
What is the conference about?
- Unpacking the reality of recovery.
- What works and what are the outcomes - what is the evidence?
- The impact of employment on individual recovery.
- Developing evidence based pathways to work.
- Contributions to the journey from users, carers, practitioners and systems of care and support.
- System and practice transformation to achieve recovery oriented and socially inclusive practice.
- Best practice examples.
Expert contributions include:
- Helen Glover
International Consultant with lived experience of Recovery, Australia - Geoff Shepherd
Professor, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, Kings College London, UK - Larry Davidson
Professor, Director for Recovery & Community Health, Yale University, USA - Paul O'Halloran
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust, Lead for Recovery Based Services - Chris Munt & Jo Burnham
Lived Experience Consultants, Herts Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Shula Ramon
Professor, University of Hertfordshire, Centre for Mental Health Recovery - Jennette Fields
CSIP Programme Manager for Regional Employment Team
Who should attend the conference?
- Service Users and Carers
- Researchers and University Academics
- Mental Health Educators in Higher Education
- Social Workers and other Social Care Practitioners
- Occupational Therapists
- Mental Health Nurses
- Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Clinicians
- Acute Inpatient Clinicians
- Care Co-ordinators
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists and Psychological Therapists
- Senior Managers
- Commissioners
- Strategic Service Planners and Policy Makers
The Conference Flyer and Application Form can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
Download the Conference Flyer (PDF, 76K)- Download the Conference Application Form (PDF, 69K)
Post completed application and payment form to:
Alison Wigginton
The Centre for Mental Health Recovery
University of Hertfordshire
G166 CP Snow
College Lane
Hatfield AL10 9AB
Tel: 01707 284951
Fax: 01707 285046
E-mail: a.wigginton@herts.ac.uk
Event: Mental Health Today
Date: Tuesday 11 November 2008
(Info last updated 3 March 2008)
Pavilion
Mental Health Today
Venue: Manchester Central, Manchester
Date: Tuesday 11 November 2008
This established one-day event will take place in Manchester for the first time, and will provide invaluable opportunities for mental health professionals, service users and those interested in working in the sector to debate key issues, network and share best practice, through a large scale exhibition and seminar programme.
For more information, please contact:
E-mail: info@pavpub.com
Conference: Society for the Study of Addiction's Annual Symposium
Dates: Thursday 13 - Friday 14 November 2008
(Info last updated 28 March 2008)
Society for the Study of Addiction
SSA Annual Symposium 2008
Addiction Across the Lifespan, Tracking Processes of Recovery
Venue: Park Inn, York
Date: Thursday 13 - Friday 14 November 200
Please send abstracts for consideration as delegates' oral/poster presentations now, to:
Graham Hunt
Executive Office
19 Springfield Mount
Leeds LS2 9NG
Fax: +44 (0)113 295 2787
E-mail: membership@addiction-ssa.org
Any addictions subject will be considered, and all poster papers are eligible for the £500 poster prize, to be awarded by an independent panel.
More details will be made available in addictions journals and from our web site www.addiction-ssa.org.