We are delighted to announce our support of JRCALC 2020: What’s New and What’s Next? as presented by The College of Paramedics in partnership with the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) and JRCALC.
This is an important eCPD event for all paramedics, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the leaders and authors of the UK Clinical Practice Guidelines 2020. Recent updates will be reviewed and clarified and there will be breakout discussion groups where you can explore the implications for your practice.
The day will cover general updates and topics including: Spinal Immobilisation, Post Partum Haemorrhage, Acute Behavioural Disturbance, Alcohol Use Disorder, Vascular Emergencies and Patients with Communication Difficulties.
With an introduction by Tracy Nicholls, CEO of the College of Paramedics, Dr Julian Mark Chair of NASMeD and Dr Alison Walker Chair of JRCALC and confirmed speakers to include Amanda Mansfield Consultant Midwife, Tim Edwards Consultant Paramedic, Alan Cowley CCP, Rob Cole Consultant Paramedic,Matt Ward Consultant Paramedic, Dr Dhushy Kumar, Dr Alison Walker, Dr Elizabeth Herrieven andDr Simon Brown, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to join this exciting virtual event.
For more information and to register for this event, please visit the College of Paramedics website.
Join us for this online launch event, celebrating the publication of Tania Blackmore & Georgina Parker’s new book, Community Palliative Care and COVID-19. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to hear the authors discuss their new book and receive questions from the audience.
It’s FREE TO REGISTER and all delegates will have the opportunity to purchase the book at a discounted rate.
For more information and to register, please click here. (Limited places available.)
A unique opportunity to hear one of our Class Professional Publishing authors, Andy Collen, discuss the theories and principles of decision making applied to paramedic practice.
The West Midlands Region of the College of Paramedics presents Clinical Decision Making with Andy Collen. Andy is a Consultant Paramedic at South East Coast Ambulance Service, while also being the Medicines and Prescribing Project Lead for the College of Paramedics. Until recently, he was a National Investigator for the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch.
We will be offering all delegates a special discount on the day so be sure to register soon. Places are limited!
We’re delighted to be supporting the first ever International Education Conference by providing a discount on Class Professional Publishing eBooks to all delegates!
Bringing together paramedic educators from around the world to share knowledge, enhance learning and promote innovation.
The College of Paramedics, the Australasian College of Paramedicine and partners in Canada are working together to present the first International Education Conference. The event will take place over 7 days during the week of 12th April 2021 and will be a virtual, online conference. Each day will have a specific, education-based theme and will consist of live online content supplemented by a range of pre-recorded supporting resources. The aim is to offer an interactive and engaging forum for attendees to participate in.
Tickets are FREE to members of the College of Paramedics and £5 for non-members. Click Here to register now!
We’d be delighted if you could join us for an exclusive student product focus session with Emily & Emma!
Many of you will know Emily already from her virtual student inductions during the year. This time, Emily will be joined by our Head of Editorial, Emma Milman. They will both talk through our range of prehospital books, including Ambulance Care Practice and our Anatomy & Physiology Workbook.
There will be a special focus on the 2021 JRCALC Clinical Guidelines Pocket Book, due for for release soon. Emma will talk through all the updates to this new edition and can answer any questions you may have.
It’s sure to be an interesting session and special discounts will be on offer so register today!
Once registered, you will receive an email just prior to event start, with a link to the event and full instructions.
Please note that this session is taking place via Zoom and will be recorded.
(Deadline for registration: 9am, Tuesday 27th April.)
We’re delighted to announce that we’re Platinum Sponsors of this year’s College of Paramedics’ National Conference!
The College of Paramedics’ National Conference is a key event in every paramedics’ calendar. It offers an unrivalled opportunity for you to learn from experts, leaders and your peers on a variety of topics, ranging from clinical to critical care and from leadership to best practice. Our presenters will be a mix of our members and leading experts from here in the UK and overseas.
For 2021, the National Conference is ‘virtual’, saving you all time travelling and enabling the opportunity of participating in the conference from the comfort of your own home or workplace.
The event will be delivered across three streams over two days on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th May, allowing attendees across the UK and other parts of the world a chance to watch live sessions and interact with other delegates in a dedicated online event space.
Like previous years, the British Paramedic Journal (BPJ) will be putting forward five abstracts’, known as ‘Golden Nugget’ presentations to be presented and judged for a BPJ prize. These five abstracts will be marked on quality of research and delivery, each entry will be allocated a strict 12 minutes to present.
We’re delighted to be Silver Sponsors of this year’s Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF) taking place on Tuesday 18th May, 09.00-17.00
The global pandemic has forced many changes in the way that organisations operate and communicate with their key stakeholders. As such, this year’s annual Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF) will be held online.
‘Responding to new challenges and opportunities’
Once again the spotlight will be firmly on UK ambulance services as they fight to meet current challenges and continue to improve clinical outcomes against a backdrop of rising demand that shows no signs of slowing, a key issue compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Commissioning and workforce pressures – as well as the issues faced by other parts of the urgent and emergency care system – are the top priorities for discussion at this unique online event.
Using some of the best interactive online event software, the format will continue to contain a mix of live speaker sessions, live panel / debate, networking, knowledge sharing presentations from UK national ambulance director groups and access to sponsor content and an exhibition area.
As in previous years, the event is open to UK and international delegates alike.
Steve Irving, Executive Officer at AACE, said:
We are really looking forward to the new format and are keen to welcome our international colleagues in the same way we do at our annual face-to-face conference, which has grown to become the key event in the UK ambulance calendar.
In reality it is often only at a highly-tailored event like ALF that we can find the time to pause with colleagues who are facing similar challenges – especially during this global pandemic – and reflect on what we are doing well, where we can improve and what we need to do to enable us to continue to deliver effective ambulance services consistently and in a sustainable way. In short, our aim is for ALF to stimulate debates and ideas at a time when they are needed most.
We would also add that the ALF will remain a prestigious event that adds value for delegates and sponsors
As ever, we anticipate another busy Emergency Services Show in September. Conference discounts, book launches, competitions and lots of new books to browse!
The National Ambulance BME Forum has announced this year’s ‘Race for Care’ event, sponsored by Class Professional Publishing. It will take place on the 7th October 2021 between 10:00 and 16:00 as a virtual event.
A message from NABMEF:
2020 was a year of reflection for a lot of us and required us to tap further into and strengthen our resilience. It was a year when the inequalities in health became central to conversations. With this in mind, the National Ambulance BME Forum (NABMEF) decided to continue with plans to deliver a conference in 2021.
Due to the ongoing pandemic and operational challenges, our 2021 conference will be taking place in a virtual format on 7 October between 10:00 and 16:00hrs. We hope that you and colleagues from your organisations will be able to join us for this event. The conference is suitable for and open to clinical and non-clinical colleagues across all pay bands.
Our main overarching headlines will be leadership, resilience, and competency in care delivery for diverse communities and the day will be looking at a number of areas:
Leadership and personal competence, as demonstrated through our keynote speakers.
Understanding the need for cultural humility
Variation in presentation of clinical conditions in BME communities, including the interaction with NHS pathways and revision of clinical guidelines in JRCALC
Cultural competency in midwifery care to help us support better outcomes
Creating safe spaces for conversations about Race and building personal resilience.
Colleagues will be able to request an attendance certificate to support their CPD portfolio.
The College of Paramedics are bringing together inspirational speakers from across a wide range of subjects, to foster learning and innovation and provoke conversations that can be taken back into education and practice, e-UKSPC is an event organised by students for students and will be taking place on Saturday 6th November 2021.
Speakers: James Yates, Charles Till, Mahdiyah Zaynab Bandali, Will Broughton, and Sam Thompson.
Taking place virtually from 09.00-15.00 on November 18th, this is an important eCPD event for all paramedics, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the leaders and authors of the UK Clinical Practice Guidelines 2021.
Recent updates will be reviewed and clarified and there will be breakout discussion groups where you can explore the implications for your practice.
University of Suffolk
Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ
We’re looking forward to meeting delegates at this forthcoming study day and will be showcasing our range of palliative care titles. Be sure to look out for the SPOT workshop too. All delegates will be given 3 months’ free access to SPOT, The Safer Prescription of Opioids Tool.
In the UK, Palliative Care needs cost the NHS approximately £180 million per year, and in 2020 in England and Wales there were around 167,000 deaths in private homes attributed to end of life according to the Office for National Statistics. Often people are afraid of talking about death and dying however this can be a part of the problem.
The University of Suffolk, in Partnership with the College of Paramedics are addressing this by hosting a single study day on Monday 21st March 2022 at the University’s Waterfront Building.
The University welcomes guest speakers who encounter these matters daily including members of the St Elizabeth Hospice, recognising death from members of St Helena Hospice, the role of the mortuary and funeral directors and we hear from a family who have received the care through the loss of an immediate family member.
Join us for this in depth review of death and dying and how we all can contribute to showing respect and provide comfort for those in their dying days.
Sessions include Ambitions of End-of-Life Care Recognising Dying Involving Families and Care Choices The Role of the Mortuary Staff or Funeral Director Supporting Your Resilience Following Dealing with Death Case Study Reviews and Skill Stations Exhibitor Stands
For more information or to register, please click here.
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. The London Book Fair will be back in its West London home Olympia in April 2022.
The European Emergency Medical Services Congress welcomes you again! The congress will be held at The SEC in Glasgow on 4th – 6th May 2022. We look forward to once again gathering the EMS society for yet another great, insightful, and cutting-edge congress in spring 2022.
Drop by stand 35 to say hello to the team, check out our special delegate discount and our newly published titles, ‘Mental Health Care in Paramedic Practice’ and ‘Prehospital Research Methods and Practice’.
