Course Overview
This three day course is designed to teach community healthcare staff how to effectively manage patients within community setting, enabling early intervention and a proactive approach to care.
Day one will cover the following topics:
- A-E assessment & observations
- History taking & red flags
- Acute Kidney Injury
- CVA & TIA
- Delirium & mental health
- Palliative Care
- Communication & effective handover
Day two will primarily focus on the principles of history taking, head, neck and limb examination and wound assessment.
Day three participants will have the opportunity to showcase their newly learnt knowledge and skills in various simulated scenarios.
Who will benefit:
The course is aimed at community healthcare providers, both registered and non registered that require patient assessment skills.
Venue:
DREEAM Department, A Floor, West Block, QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH.
Start & finish times:
Registration at 08:00 with a start time of 08:30 | Finish time at 16:00 | Breaks built into the course timetable.
This is a three day course that runs over non-consecutive days.
Refreshments:
Light lunch and refreshments provided
Previous Course Feedback
“All topics covered will help me provide safe, evidenced based care in my expanding role, thank you for making it enjoyable and interesting and your little stories really helped me connect the information into future practice”
“Patient simulation is very exciting and very real”
“I have learnt how to provide a thorough patient assessment using A-E, SOCRATES and champs”
“Having a better understanding of these conditions will help me develop as a professional”
“I have learnt a lot of useful information to take back into the community”
“All the SIMS were great”
“I really enjoyed this course”