Programme for 2025
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Writing for Publication
Date and Time: 16th January 2025, 9-10am 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. |
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Children's Palliative Care Frameworks: An interactive workshop for nurses
Date and Time: 13th February 4-5pm 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. |
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Fit4CYP Project
Date and Time: 21st February 4-5pm 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. |
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Supporting the family with a child who needs complex care
Date and Time: 13th March 2025 10.30-11.30 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. |
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Enhancing Paediatric Nursing: A webinar focusing on the critical aspects of recognizing signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration in paediatric patients
Date and time: 18th March 2025 16.00-17.00 (UK time) 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. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge in paediatric care! |
Laying the Foundations for the Future
Date and Time: 3rd April, 4-5pm
Presenter: Angela Horsley
Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life Shortening Conditions
Date and Time: May (date to be confirmed)
Presenter: Maddie Blackburn, Sarah Earle
Child Bereavement
Date and Time: 5th June, 4-5pm
Presenter: Rachel Cooke
Long COVID
Date and Time: July (date to be confirmed)
Presenter: Alison Twycross and Michaela Barnard
Honouring Our Past: Stories from Children's Nurses
Date and Time: September (date to be confirmed)
Presenters: Katrina McNamara & Bernie Carter
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.