Held at the Harrogate International Centre alongside the UK’s leading two-day medical device exhibition, this year’s congress includes a Saturday for the first time and provides a series of both educational and non-clinical seminars and workshops tailored to delegates under the following pathways:
• Anaesthetics and recovery: ideal for nurses, ODPs, anaesthetists, students and support workers, sessions will include the management of DVT/VTE and difficult airways
• Theatre managers: for managers, matrons and non-executive directors, these sessions include statement writing and giving evidence, human factors training and advanced surgical roles
• Students and support workers: including health care assistants who will be interested in sessions on career pathways, mentorship and developing or refreshing basic skills such as scrubbing up and infection prevention
• Clinical services managers including commissioners: of particular interest will be the mid-Staffs inquiry, “never events” and bullying/harassment.
These are suggested pathways for a selection of job roles – the programme offers practical workshops, plus good practice and theory for perioperative practitioners working in all areas and specialisms at any level of their career. In addition, Dr Phil Hammond is the opening speaker on the subject of “Difficult Discussions – Speaking up/Speaking Out”, while Sir Stephen Moss will deliver a session on “Mid-Staffordshire: too close for comfort”. There is still time to book your place – for more information visit www.afpp.org.uk