Programme for 2025
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Supporting Children with Complex Disabilitiues: A 24-Hour Postural Care Approach
Date and Time: 7th May , 16.00-17.00 (UK time) Presenter: Sarah Clayton, BSc PGCE Summary of webinar presentation: Does your child or the children you support struggle with poor posture, discomfort, or difficulty maintaining healthy positioning throughout the day and night? Join us for an informative and practical webinar on 24-hour postural care, designed for parents, caregivers, and professionals working with children who have complex disabilities. What You’ll Learn: ✅ What 24-hour postural care is and why it matters ✅ How positioning particularly at night impacts a child’s health and well-being ✅ Practical strategies for improving posture ✅ How to identify poor positioning and make adjustments ✅ Common challenges and solutions for better support Who Should Attend? 🔹 Parents and caregivers of children with complex disabilities 🔹 Paediatric Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and other healthcare professionals 🔹 Special education teachers and support staff 💡 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how simple postural care strategies can enhance comfort, reduce complications, and improve daily life for children with complex needs. |
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Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life Shortening Conditions
Date and Time: 12th May, 16.00-17.00 (UK time) Presenter: Sarah Earle, Professor of Social Science, Nottingham Trent University and Maddie Blackburn, OBE, Retired lawyer, senior health professional, Visiting Scholar at Nottingham Trent University, UK Summary of webinar presentation: There are an increasing number of children and young people living into adulthood with conditions that are likely to shorten their lives. This webinar draws on over a decade of co-produced research and policy development that has focused on supporting sex and intimacy at individual and organisational levels. The research highlights the significance of sex, intimacy and relationships for young people, its important role in health and wellbeing and the value of adopting a sex positive framework. In this webinar we also reflect on the role that nurses can play in supporting children and young people with sex and intimacy. |
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After death- Care of the child and family
Date and Time: 5th June, 16.00-17.00 (UK time) Presenter: Rachel Cooke, EN(G) RSCN, Bereavement service manager Summary of webinar presentation:
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Care of the child with allergic conditions: a practical guide for Children's Nurses, Health Visitors and School Nurses
Date and Time: 10th June, 16.00-17.00 (UK time) Presenter: Adele Durge, Paediatric Allergy Nurse Specialist, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust Summary of webinar presentation:
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Living with Long COVID
Date and Time: 3rd July, 16.00-17.00 (UK time) Presenters:Dr. Alison Twycross, Chair of Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK and Editor-in-Chief of Evidence-Based Nursing, and Dr. Michaela Barnard, a Lecturer in CYP Nursing at the University of Manchester and Trustee at Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK. Summary of presentation During the presentation, Alison and Michaela will discuss the multifaceted challenges faced by individuals living with Long Covid. They will focus on several key issues: • Difficulties in accessing appropriate medical care • Lack of support when returning to work • Non-evidence-based infection prevention and control guidelines • The need for Safe Air in healthcare settings Dr. Twycross, who has been living with Long Covid since March 2020, has been actively advocating for better support and recognition for healthcare workers affected by the condition. She has contributed to various publications and blogs addressing the challenges faced by NHS staff with Long Covid and has been instrumental in establishing the charity Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK, aimed at alleviating financial hardship for affected healthcare workers. Dr. Barnard is also living with Long Covid since December 2020 and through her role at Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK provides support and advocates for healthcare workers dealing with Long Covid. Their joint efforts focus on raising awareness, influencing policy, and ensuring that affected individuals receive the necessary support and recognition |
Advanced Practice
Date and Time: August (date to be confirmed)
Presenter: Robin Hyde
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Honouring Our Past: Stories from Children's Nurses
Date and Time: September (date to be confirmed)
Presenters: Katrina McNamara & Bernie Carter
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Carrying the emotional load - Children's Nursing in the 21st Century
Date and Time: October (date to be confirmed)
Presenters: Ray McMorrow, RMN,RNMH, MA Child Psychotherapy, FRCN and Rosalind Mc Morrow, BABCP registered Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Summary of webinar presentation: Ray and Rosalind will lead a session focussed on the increasing awareness and complexities of Children's Emotional and Mental Health and the increased focus on parental distress When their child is unwell. The expectations on nurses to hold both the emotional welfare of the child and parents through the function of providing critical and primary care tasks places a high level of emotional challenge on the nurse. This session will seek to explore how we keep ourselves safe in the high-pressure healthcare environment of the 21st century.
Why family centred care matters
Date and Time:11th November (time tbc)
Presenter: Michael Tatterton
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Information technology across health, social care and the private sector
Date and Time: 3rd December (time tbc)
Presenters: Dorothy Bean RN, RNC, RHV, M.Ed. Senior Clinical Lead for NHSE Transformation Directorate and colleagues
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Date and Time: August (date to be confirmed)
Presenter: Robin Hyde
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Honouring Our Past: Stories from Children's Nurses
Date and Time: September (date to be confirmed)
Presenters: Katrina McNamara & Bernie Carter
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Carrying the emotional load - Children's Nursing in the 21st Century
Date and Time: October (date to be confirmed)
Presenters: Ray McMorrow, RMN,RNMH, MA Child Psychotherapy, FRCN and Rosalind Mc Morrow, BABCP registered Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Summary of webinar presentation: Ray and Rosalind will lead a session focussed on the increasing awareness and complexities of Children's Emotional and Mental Health and the increased focus on parental distress When their child is unwell. The expectations on nurses to hold both the emotional welfare of the child and parents through the function of providing critical and primary care tasks places a high level of emotional challenge on the nurse. This session will seek to explore how we keep ourselves safe in the high-pressure healthcare environment of the 21st century.
Why family centred care matters
Date and Time:11th November (time tbc)
Presenter: Michael Tatterton
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Information technology across health, social care and the private sector
Date and Time: 3rd December (time tbc)
Presenters: Dorothy Bean RN, RNC, RHV, M.Ed. Senior Clinical Lead for NHSE Transformation Directorate and colleagues
Summary of webinar presentation: to be advised
Links to past webinars
Policy into Practice
Presenter: Katrina McNamara-Goodger
Summary of webinar presentation: We have a new UK Government in Westminster. The Kings Speech has given an indication of how policies will be developing. In this webinar Katrina aims to explore how political rhetoric can become reality and how nurses can influence that policy. Not only does policy become practice but practice needs to influence policy.
Presenter: Katrina McNamara-Goodger
Summary of webinar presentation: We have a new UK Government in Westminster. The Kings Speech has given an indication of how policies will be developing. In this webinar Katrina aims to explore how political rhetoric can become reality and how nurses can influence that policy. Not only does policy become practice but practice needs to influence policy.
Global, regional and local issues: opportunities for children's nurses
Presenter: Fiona Smith
Summary of webinar presentation: Fiona talked about some of the global, European and UK perspectives of the issues facing children and young people today. She addressed some of the opportunities that children’s nurses, either individually or collectively can take to tackle and influence services and outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Presenter: Fiona Smith
Summary of webinar presentation: Fiona talked about some of the global, European and UK perspectives of the issues facing children and young people today. She addressed some of the opportunities that children’s nurses, either individually or collectively can take to tackle and influence services and outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Do we really need Community Children’s Nurses?
Presenter: Mark Whiting
Summary of webinar presentation: Mark Whiting will lead a webinar reflecting on the history of the development of Community Children’s Nursing in the UK. Mark will commence by exploring how and why during the late 19th Century, the introduction of dedicated community nursing provision for children followed close-on-the-heels of the establishment of the first children’s hospitals in the UK. This will be followed with a review of the disjointed development of CCN provision during the early years of the NHS and a celebration of the ‘golden years’ of CCN service expansion between 1985 and 2000. Mark will then offer some personal reflections on “Where we are now” and invite attendees to offer their own perspectives on the question “Do we really need Community Children’s Nurses?”
Presenter: Mark Whiting
Summary of webinar presentation: Mark Whiting will lead a webinar reflecting on the history of the development of Community Children’s Nursing in the UK. Mark will commence by exploring how and why during the late 19th Century, the introduction of dedicated community nursing provision for children followed close-on-the-heels of the establishment of the first children’s hospitals in the UK. This will be followed with a review of the disjointed development of CCN provision during the early years of the NHS and a celebration of the ‘golden years’ of CCN service expansion between 1985 and 2000. Mark will then offer some personal reflections on “Where we are now” and invite attendees to offer their own perspectives on the question “Do we really need Community Children’s Nurses?”
An ABPN member’s reflection of partnership working across the UK and Europe
Presenter: Jean Davies, RGN RSCN, PhD, Fellow Advance HE.
Summary of webinar presentation: Dr Jean Davies will reflect a wide general perspective of her experience whilst working in partners with organisations, associations and charities that have been, and are, valuable contributors to children’s nursing across the U.K. and Europe. She will discuss her partnership experiences and how these have influenced improvements in children’s nursing and children’s nursing services.
Presenter: Jean Davies, RGN RSCN, PhD, Fellow Advance HE.
Summary of webinar presentation: Dr Jean Davies will reflect a wide general perspective of her experience whilst working in partners with organisations, associations and charities that have been, and are, valuable contributors to children’s nursing across the U.K. and Europe. She will discuss her partnership experiences and how these have influenced improvements in children’s nursing and children’s nursing services.
Writing for Publication
Presenter: Stephen McKeever, RGN, RN (Child), Dip.Trop.Nurse, ENB 415, BSc.(Hons), PGCE, Ph.D.; Associate Professor in Nursing, Swinburne University of Technology; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Child Health Care
Summary of webinar presentation: It can sometimes be a bumpy path between having an idea for a paper and achieving a publication. In this webinar Stephen will discuss an insider's view of the publishing and writing world. This will include, where to publish, submitting, and revising manuscripts. Included will be suggestions of how to improve your chances of publication.
Children's Palliative Care Frameworks: An interactive workshop for nurses
Presenters: Julia Downing, Professor International Children’s Palliative Care network, UK/Uganda; Dr Sue Neilson, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham; Dr Duncan Randall, Principal Academic in Children and Young People's Nursing, Bournemouth University
Summary of webinar presentation: In this webinar we will be using a team-based approach using Mentimeter to explore how nurses learn to deliver children's palliative care. We will be drawing on our extensive international education practice and our editorship of a new nursing text. Using the CPCET standards. We want to explore learning the role of children's nurses across the four levels of the standard, public, universal, core and specialist. There will be opportunity, whatever your area or setting of practice, to reflect on and discuss how you pass on your expertise as a children's nurse.
Presenters: Julia Downing, Professor International Children’s Palliative Care network, UK/Uganda; Dr Sue Neilson, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham; Dr Duncan Randall, Principal Academic in Children and Young People's Nursing, Bournemouth University
Summary of webinar presentation: In this webinar we will be using a team-based approach using Mentimeter to explore how nurses learn to deliver children's palliative care. We will be drawing on our extensive international education practice and our editorship of a new nursing text. Using the CPCET standards. We want to explore learning the role of children's nurses across the four levels of the standard, public, universal, core and specialist. There will be opportunity, whatever your area or setting of practice, to reflect on and discuss how you pass on your expertise as a children's nurse.
Fit4CYP Project
Presenter: Dr Matt Carey, PhD, PGCAP, fHEA, RCN, Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing (Education), Post-Graduate Research Coordinator, University of Plymouth
Summary of webinar presentation: The Fit for Children and Young People (Fit4CYP) project was established to explore how the pre-registration education of children’s nursing student influences their readiness for practice as newly qualified children’s nurses. There is a paucity of evidence regarding the preparation of children’s nurses and how this may be influenced by the education standards informed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The project team are made up of passionate nurse academics, health policy leads and practice leaders in the field of children's nursing and key stakeholders responsible for the preparation, regulation, and quality assurance of children’s nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) and also work internationally. In this webinar Dr Matt Carey, Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing at the University of Plymouth and Co-Lead for the project will be giving an overview of the project, its work packages and achievements to date. Do come with your questions to ask at the end of the webinar.
Presenter: Dr Matt Carey, PhD, PGCAP, fHEA, RCN, Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing (Education), Post-Graduate Research Coordinator, University of Plymouth
Summary of webinar presentation: The Fit for Children and Young People (Fit4CYP) project was established to explore how the pre-registration education of children’s nursing student influences their readiness for practice as newly qualified children’s nurses. There is a paucity of evidence regarding the preparation of children’s nurses and how this may be influenced by the education standards informed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The project team are made up of passionate nurse academics, health policy leads and practice leaders in the field of children's nursing and key stakeholders responsible for the preparation, regulation, and quality assurance of children’s nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) and also work internationally. In this webinar Dr Matt Carey, Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing at the University of Plymouth and Co-Lead for the project will be giving an overview of the project, its work packages and achievements to date. Do come with your questions to ask at the end of the webinar.
Supporting the family with a child who needs complex care
Presenter: Norman Long, Formerly SRN, RSCN, RNT, Diploma in Nursing, B Ed(Hons), M E. Retired Principal Lecturer and Bank Nurse; Member and Fellow of Association of British Paediatric Nurses
Summary of webinar presentation: Norman will highlight the challenges of caring for a child with complex needs and the pressures on parents, drawing on a case study when a child required hospitalisation. During the webinar Norman will outline the totality of care needs and family pressures, especially when hospitalised with either status epilepticus or a chest infection.
Presenter: Norman Long, Formerly SRN, RSCN, RNT, Diploma in Nursing, B Ed(Hons), M E. Retired Principal Lecturer and Bank Nurse; Member and Fellow of Association of British Paediatric Nurses
Summary of webinar presentation: Norman will highlight the challenges of caring for a child with complex needs and the pressures on parents, drawing on a case study when a child required hospitalisation. During the webinar Norman will outline the totality of care needs and family pressures, especially when hospitalised with either status epilepticus or a chest infection.
Enhancing Paediatric Nursing: A webinar focusing on the critical aspects of recognizing signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration in paediatric patients
Presenter: Claus Sixtus, Associate Professor in Children's Nursing & Clinical Nurse Specialist Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Aarhus Universitetshospital and Research Center for Emergency Medicine Aarhus Universitetshospital and Aarhus University
Summary of webinar presentation: Join is for an insightful webinar designed for paediatric nurses focusing on the critical aspects of recognizing signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration in paediatric patients. Drawing from recent research including a scoping review and qualitative research conducted across paediatric departments in Denmark and Norway, this session will explore the interplay between nurses' experiences, intuition, and systematic observations in assessing children's health. Participants will learn about the identified Paediatric Nursing Indicators that highlight key concerns beyond vital signs, enhancing their clinical judgment. The discussion will also address the challenges nurses face when interpreting parental input and the importance of communication in clinical settings. This interactive session will provide a platform for sharing experiences and strategies, fostering a deeper understanding of paediatric nursing practices.
Presenter: Claus Sixtus, Associate Professor in Children's Nursing & Clinical Nurse Specialist Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Aarhus Universitetshospital and Research Center for Emergency Medicine Aarhus Universitetshospital and Aarhus University
Summary of webinar presentation: Join is for an insightful webinar designed for paediatric nurses focusing on the critical aspects of recognizing signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration in paediatric patients. Drawing from recent research including a scoping review and qualitative research conducted across paediatric departments in Denmark and Norway, this session will explore the interplay between nurses' experiences, intuition, and systematic observations in assessing children's health. Participants will learn about the identified Paediatric Nursing Indicators that highlight key concerns beyond vital signs, enhancing their clinical judgment. The discussion will also address the challenges nurses face when interpreting parental input and the importance of communication in clinical settings. This interactive session will provide a platform for sharing experiences and strategies, fostering a deeper understanding of paediatric nursing practices.
Laying the Foundations for the Future
Presenter: Angela Horsley
Summary of webinar presentation: The webinar will:
*Detail the history of the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
*Highlight the importance of having clinical input into the commissioning team
*Future proofing the building
*The important role of fundraising and raising the profile of the new build
*Discuss how to work with the communications team and local media
*Nurturing relationships with Patrons and the Ambassadors
*Organising the day of the move
Presenter: Angela Horsley
Summary of webinar presentation: The webinar will:
*Detail the history of the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
*Highlight the importance of having clinical input into the commissioning team
*Future proofing the building
*The important role of fundraising and raising the profile of the new build
*Discuss how to work with the communications team and local media
*Nurturing relationships with Patrons and the Ambassadors
*Organising the day of the move