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5.5 CPD hours

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Chair's opening remarks followed by: Tackling tobacco dependence and the challenges of vaping in young people

  • The impact of smoking and tobacco dependency on the respiratory system 

  • What does the future of smoking look like?  

  • Vaping and the risks to the young generation 

Rhona Aikman Practice Nurse, Advisory Board Member, Nursing in Practice
Darush Attar-Zadeh Clinical Fellow Respiratory Pharmacist, NWL Integrated Care Board
 
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Asthma guideline update: Transforming asthma care

  • Unmet needs in asthma 

  • New NICE/BTS/SIGN guidelines update 

  • The impact of SABA over-reliance and how guidelines and treatment can improve asthma outcomes 

Beverley Bostock Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Asthma Lead, Chair, Association of Respiratory Nurses, Respiratory Disease Subcommittee
This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only.
Asthma guideline update: Transforming asthma care
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11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
COPD and pulmonary rehabilitation

  • Empowering patients to manage their COPD  

  • Symptom management is more than just inhaled therapy  

  • Health education- supporting patients with using winter health tips, COPD management confidence and symptom control. 

Catherine Lowther Specialist Respiratory Nurse, New Court Surgery Malvern, Malvern Health Centre
 
 
 
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
The future of managing RSV

  • Why the RSV vaccination programme is being introduced 

  • Who is most vulnerable to RSV 

  • An overview of the vaccination programme and the impact on the community 

Linda Nazarko Specialist Frailty Nurse, Sutton Health and Care, Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust
 
 
 
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Performing quality assured spirometry: Best practices

  • What is spirometry? 

  • How to perform spirometry  

  • Quality assured blows (ARTP Standards) 

 
 
 
 
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Are your lungs at full capacity?

  • An overview of the lung health checks programme 

  • Should you patient have a lung MOT 

  • Evidence for screening and downstream impacts 

Emma O'Dowd Associate Professor, University of Nottingham, Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
 
 
 
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
The tricky preschoolers - is it wheeze that I’m hearing?

  • Asthma versus preschool wheeze  

  • New guidelines - asthma diagnosis and treatment in children 

Aleksandra Gawlik-Lipinski Advanced Nurse and Paramedic Practitioner, PhD Student University of Leicester, NRAP Clinical Fellow for CYP Asthma
 
 
 
4:15 PM
End of Conference
 
 
 
 
 

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