New RA event in Solihull

NRAS are pleased to announce a FREE Rheumatoid Arthritis event in Solihull taking place on Saturday 16th September. The event takes place at The Village Hotel, Solihull (B90 4JG) and there is plenty of free parking available. Please arrive for refreshments at 13:30 with talks due to start at 13:45 and the event will run until approximately 16:00.
The keynote speaker is Professor Christopher Buckley, DPhil FRCP, Kennedy Professor of Translational Rheumatology, Director of the Birmingham NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical, Research Facility, Director of Clinical Research, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology. Professor Buckley will present “New Treatments for Arthritis: a team based approach.”

There are limited spaces available so please email groups@nras.org.uk to reserve your place!

Free Training – Rheum 2 Talk

Rheum2Talk is a unique FREE interactive training day for rheumatology nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, consultants, registrars, medical students, GPwSI and anyone involved in care of those living with inflammatory arthritis.
This innovative and interactive workshop is designed to enhance your understanding of the emotional and sexual needs of your patients.

The training will take place at Salterns Harbourside Hotel (38 Salterns Way, Poole BH14 8JR) on Wednesday 11th October from 09:00 – 16:30.

If you would like to register to attend please inform us as soon as possible by calling 01628 823 524 or email gill@nras.org.uk. Please also feel free to let your colleagues know about this training event.

The UK’s largest acupuncture association is taking its conferences on the road to Bristol and Edinburgh.

The AACP conferences provide a full day packed with distinguished speakers to educate you in the latest acupuncture research and techniques. All AACP conferences are designed to ensure every delegate learns and develops new techniques in western medical acupuncture that can be applied in their workplace.

Bristol Conference

Date: 23rd September 2017

Location: Holiday Inn Bristol – Filton, Filton Road, Bristol, BS16 1QX

Speakers:

• Sinead McCarthy – Acupuncture in men’s health
• Val Hopwood – UK Acupuncture from a political and historical perspective
• Tianjun Wang – Scalp Acupuncture
• Lesley Pattenden – Low Back Pain
• Tom van Calster – The role and importance of Acupuncture in Musculoskeletal problems – practical demonstration: Treatment of Neck pain.
• Dr Elisa Rossi, MD. – Acupuncture in Paediatrics

Edinburgh Conference

Date: 21^st October 2017

Location: Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh, EH8 9DW

Speakers:

• Cheryl Mason – Acupuncture in Womens Health
• Amos Ziv – Meridian Wave Acupuncture Theory (with practical)
• Marjolijn Visser – Acupuncture as part of western medical treatment
• John R. Cross – Acupressure for Neurological Conditions
• Johnny Wilson – subject TBC

Price:

• £110.00 AACP Members (please log in to apply the members discount)
• £140.00 Non-AACP Members

Visit www.aacp.org.uk/events/conferences to find out more and book your place today!

Bookings are now open for the RCN rheumatology study day being held on 12^th January 2018.

RCN Rheumatology Nursing workshop 2018
‘Rheum with a view’

Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London W1G 0RN
13:00 – 15:00

More information can be found here, including the event programme.

New Inflammatory Arthritis Publication

The newly updated guidance “Assessing, managing and monitoring biologic therapies for inflammatory arthritis” will soon be available to access from the www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/publications page.

Chiropractic: It’s not what I do, it’s who I am
(also commemorating 20 years of the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic)

30th September – 1st October 2017
University of South Wales

Speakers include: Josh Wagner, John M Ventura, Richard Brown, Ulrik Sandstrøm and Michael Stone

Harnessing and improving a practitioner’s skills to be the ‘Gold standard’ in spine care.
Includes a look at the impact of Chiropractic on Public Health.
Practical workshops to enhance clinical skills in an interdisciplinary setting.

Read more from the chiropractic website.

On Friday 22^nd September 2017, the British Acupuncture Council are holding their AGM for BAcC members. This is a free event that includes a lecture and drinks reception. The AGM is first in the weekend’s schedule of conference events taking place at Wokefield Park, Reading.

The British Conference of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
22 – 24 September 2017

Full details of conference speakers, workshops and prices can be found on conference.acupuncture.org.uk.