Rheumatology for Specialist Nurses

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Overview

This course focuses on the clinical skills and knowledge required for specialist nurses to provide excellent care within rheumatology.

Date: 12 November 2020

Venue: Online

CPD: 5 hours

Registration for this course is now closed. Please contact events@rheumatology.org.uk if you have any further queries.

This basic-to-intermediate level day of education is ideally suited to clinical nurse specialists in the early stages of their career and allied health professionals who work within rheumatology.

The course is taught through interactive lectures and smaller group workshops and covers topics such as:

An introduction to CTDs for specialist nurses
Assessment in rheumatoid patients, DAS scores and annual reviews
Communication skills in a virtual era

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Programme

Thursday 12 November

Morning sessions
09:30-13:00

Time	Session title	Speakers
09:30-09:45	Overview of day/how to use the platform
09:45-10:30	Early inflammatory arthritis	Dr Spencer Ellis
10:30-11:30	Assessment in rheumatoid patients, DAS scores and annual reviews	Fidelma Gordon
11:30-12:00	Break
12:00-12:45	Biologics and DMARDs	Dr James Galloway
12:45-13:30	Lunch

Thursday 12 November

Afternoon sessions
13:45-16:30

Time	Session title	Speakers
13:30-14:45	Communication skills: Effective symptom management Patient education Drug counselling Psychological needs	Kate Druett, Diana Finney and Julie Painter
14:45-14:55	Break
14:55-15:40	Common problems with blood results in patients contacting nurse helplines or attending monitoring clinic: how to deal with	Diana Finney
15:40-15:50	Break
15:50-16:35	An introduction to CTDs for specialist nurses	Dr Elizabeth Price
16:35	Summary and goodbyes