Hampshire and Isle of Wight continuing professional development

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Transforming Dementia Care Level 7 module – Education For Health

This level 7 module will enable students to deliver person centred care, considering current approaches, research and treatments in relation to the different types of dementia, the disease trajectory including end of life care. Due to the nature of the condition ethical decision making is fundamental to quality of life throughout the disease journey and into end of life care and therefore will underpin the module.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Diabetes Glycaemic Control – Education for Health

Glycaemic control is central to managing diabetes and reducing the risk of complications for many people. This module contributes to the development of knowledge and understanding of the evidence to underpin clinical decisions and practice in assuring effective glycaemic control.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Diabetes Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Level 7 module – Education For Health

Glycaemic control is usually the key issue addressed in practice. However, evidence suggests that cardiovascular complications are reduced through a multifactorial approach which addresses blood pressure, lipid management and lifestyle issues. In some people with diabetes, these interventions have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk than glycaemic control. This module encourages evidence-based analysis and discussion along with a synthesis of different approaches to managing risk in diabetes, which potentially go beyond the guidelines.

Dates: 4 February 2025 or 4 June 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Links:

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/fundamentals-in-diabetes-care-foundation-level-02-02-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/fundamentals-in-diabetes-care-foundation-level-04-06-2025

This workshop is for any a health professional who is keen to extend their consultation and understand more around insulin and injectables. Learning outcomes include:
– Introduction to insulin
– Insulin profiles
– Interpreting Continuous Glucose monitoring verses HBA1C
– Sick day rules

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 6

Link: Enhancing Diabetes Care in Professional Practice Short Course – Education For Health

This course focuses upon the assessment and management of patients with, or at risk of developing, diabetes and its precursor, metabolic syndrome, with emphasis on the prevention, recognition and management of metabolic syndrome and diabetes. You will have sound knowledge of the literature relevant to diabetes and metabolic syndrome in relation to cardiovascular complications and an insight into the strategic approaches to delivery of care, to empower you to participate effectively in managing patients with or at risk of developing diabetes.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: face-to-face, Southampton General Hospital

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Professional Modules | Health Sciences | University of Southampton

This module will provide a detailed overview of the management of adult diabetes in primary and secondary care. Sessions will include a comprehensive introduction, management of complications, pharmacology and diabetes management, the role of the dietitian and diabetes specialist nurse and the foot in diabetes (including peripheral vascular disease).

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 5

Link: Principles of Diabetes for Professional Practice Short Course – Education For Health

This course is aimed at any healthcare professional who participate in the assessment, management and delivery of care for people with or at risk of developing diabetes.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Frailty as a Long Term Condition Level 7 module – Education For Health

This course will enhance your knowledge, understanding, skills and attributes in relation to current treatment, management and risk avoidance of different aspects and challenges of frailty.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 6

Link: Enhancing cardiovascular care for professional practice

This short course is aimed at any healthcare professional who participates in the delivery and management of care for people with CVD, their families and carers.
CVD is an umbrella term for a variety of cardiovascular diseases, sharing similar risks. It remains one of the leading causes of premature mortality and morbidity with a strong evidence base for both the primary and secondary prevention of the disease. This short course reflects the national imperative to prevent and manage CVD effectively. Within this module the main focus will be on cardiovascular disease . It is underpinned by the principles of evidence-based healthcare and incorporates the long-term conditions agenda.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Heart Failure Beyond the Basics Level 7 module – Education For Health

Designed for healthcare professionals with basic knowledge of pathophysiology and management of heart failure, the module explores the management of HF-LVSD alongside other conditions which impact heart function, including cor pulmonale.

Date: 22 January 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Abdominal Examination Skills for the Primary Care Practitioner

Aims of this refresher course include:
-To be able to undertake a targeted patient history
-To gain an understanding of the components of the abdominal examination
-To be able to determine normal from abnormal findings
-To be able to identify gastrointestinal system red flag signs and symptoms

Dates: 29 January 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: A Guide To Dealing with Patients who Present with Medically Unexplained Symptoms

This webinar is for all clinicians who undertake patient consultations and would like a steer on how to deal with patients who present with medically unexplained symptoms. Delegates will learn:
-What we mean by Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), and how we can be more proactive in recognising it in our patients
-How to differentiate between non epileptic attack disorder and epilepsy
-How to connect with patients when there is a mismatch in their expectations regarding further investigation or referrals
-How to resist compounding polypharmacy in patients with MUS
-How to develop our own coping strategies for dealing with emotionally charged consultations in patients with MUS

Dates: 18 February 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Cardiovascular Examination for the Primary Care Practitioner

This refresher course aims include:
-To be able to undertake a targeted patient history
-To gain an understanding of the components of the cardiovascular examination
-To be able to determine normal from abnormal findings
-To be able to identify cardiovascular system red flag signs and symptoms
-To undertake a virtual reality cardiovascular examination

Dates: commencing Wednesday 23 April 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, White Knights campus, Reading

Level of study: Level 7

Link: https://www.reading.ac.uk/pharmacy/cpd-from-cippet/short-courses/certificate-in-advanced-history-taking-and-clinical-assessment

This module is designed for practising healthcare professionals who are required to complete history taking and physical assessment of patients. You will be supported to develop skills in analysing, evaluating and recording information in relation to enhanced patient care roles.

Dates: commencing Wednesday 15 January 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, White Knights campus, Reading

Level of study: Level 7

Link: https://www.reading.ac.uk/pharmacy/cpd-from-cippet/short-courses/certificate-in-diagnostic-reasoning

This module is aimed at practising healthcare professionals who are in roles requiring, or that will require, advanced skills in diagnostics to support differential diagnosis and critical thinking. You will be supported to develop skills in analysing, evaluating and recording information in relation to enhanced patient care roles.

Dates: please refer to university website

Delivery method: face-to-face, Highfield Campus, Southampton

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Professional Modules | Health Sciences | University of Southampton

This module focuses specifically on variants from the normal (the pathophysiological) and explores the concept of clinical diagnosis. The module is based on the hypothesis that a critical understanding of both quantitative and qualitative aspects of clinical reasoning and decision making underpins diagnostic accuracy and skill.

Dates: 10 March 2025, 12 May 2025 or 30 June 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth

Level of study: Level 6 or Level 7

Link: Wozzad Online Course Application for Bournemouth University

This clinically-focused unit has been developed in response to the need to enhance the assessment skills of healthcare professionals across the health and social care sector. The unit offers the opportunity for healthcare professionals to enhance their skills in the assessment of adult patients and further develop their knowledge in the relevant pathophysiology applied to stages of the assessment. As a result this will enable healthcare professionals to be able to confidently undertake a consultation of a presenting patient, perform an assessment utilising enhanced skills, identify any relevant red flags through their assessment, interpret the findings of their assessment and consider the relevant escalation and action plans, specific to the sector in which they are based.

Dates: commencing Wednesday 23 April 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: History taking and the abdominal examination – 10/02/2025 – J2S Training Ltd

This workshop will provide delegates with an opportunity to refresh and improve their knowledge and skills in abdominal assessment. In addition latest medications and treatment pathways/ NICE guidance will be discussed. Following the workshop attendees will:
– Understand the principles of systematic history taking and specific history taking for an abdominal presentation
– Have an awareness of ‘red flags’, medications, treatment pathways and differential diagnoses in acute and chronic abdominal presentations
– Improve knowledge and skills on how to examine the abdominal system
– Improve competence regarding appropriate referral

Dates: please refer to university website

Delivery method: face-to-face, University of Winchester campus

Level of study: Advanced

Link: History Taking and Assessment – University of Winchester

This short course will provide nurses and allied health professionals with a comprehensive understanding of consultation models and a systematic approach to history taking and physical assessment, including for different age groups, those with difficulties with communication, as well as for people who may require mental health assessment.

Date: 20 May 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/history-taking-and-the-ent-examination-20-05-2025

This workshop is open to all health professionals that are assessing, triaging, and managing patients in primary care. It will help to build or refresh your systematic history taking and examination skills within first contact diagnosis and care.
Delegates will have an opportunity to refresh and improve their knowledge and skills in ENT assessment. In addition, latest medications and treatment pathways/ NICE guidance will be discussed.
The day will be interactive and there will be an informal opportunity for participants to share practice.

Date: 3 June 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/history-taking-and-the-neurological-assessment-03-06-2025

This workshop will provide delegates with an opportunity to refresh and improve their knowledge and skills in neurological assessment. In addition latest medications and treatment pathways/ NICE guidance will be discussed. Following the workshop attendees will:
*Understand the principles of systematic history taking and specific history taking for a Neurological presentation to include areas such as head injury / disorientation/ weakness, Ataxia
*Have an awareness of ‘red flags’, medications, treatment pathways and differential diagnoses in Acute and chronic Neurological conditions
*Improve knowledge and skills on how to examine the Neurological system
*Improve competence regarding appropriate referral

Dates: please refer to university website

Delivery method: face-to-face, Highfield campus, Southampton

Level of study: Level 6 and Level 7

Link: Professional Modules | Health Sciences | University of Southampton

This module is designed to prepare nurses and allied health professionals with additional skills in history taking and physical examination (specifically the skills of inspection palpation and auscultation) across all major body systems. The module is appropriate for anyone who seeks to practice enhanced patient assessments with a higher level of autonomy.

Date: 12 March 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Prioritising Clinical Signs & Symptoms – ‘Red Flags’ presentations and how to manage them

This session is aimed at Advanced Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Nurse Practitioners, working in an extended role, offering ‘on the day’ appointments for people with acute illness.
The objective of this course is for those working in minor illness clinics or ‘triage’ to be able to assess for, identify, and/or exclude, any red flags that might indicate serious illness requiring immediate action or referral.

Dates: 4 February 2025 or 1 July 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth

Level of study: Level 6 or Level 7

Link: Wozzad Online Course Application for Bournemouth University

Risk assessment and decision making is at the heart of professional practice in health and social care.
The need to balance risk, choice and rights with protection and autonomy and the need, not just to minimise danger but to maximise wellbeing, requires a high level of professionalism and an ability to think critically and analytically. This unit focuses on risk and decision making in practice and is designed to support you in developing your skills in this area.

Dates: One -day course: 27 March 2025, 15 May 2025 or 10 July 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Links:

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/non-medical-prescribing-update-for-nmps-16-01-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/non-medical-prescribing-update-for-nmps-27-03-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/non-medical-prescribing-update-for-nmps-15-05-2025

Suitable for Independent Prescribers as part of their annual update, this workshop will refresh knowledge regarding governance, prescribing competency, and revalidation.
In addition, complex case studies will explore prescribing scenarios to challenge and discuss how we can avoid medical errors and improve patient outcomes.

Dates: Half-day course: 27 February 2025, 15 May 2025 or 12 June 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Wozzad Online Course Application for Bournemouth University

An essential part of continuing to become a safe and effective NMP is to maintain competence and undertake annual CPD and revalidation as specified by their supervisor. It is also important NMPs are kept up-to-date with any changes that affect safe prescribing such as changes to the law and medicine safety. This half day update is designed to meet those needs.

Dates: 19 March 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Prescribing Update for the Non-Medical Team

The aim of this course is to update independent prescribers around all aspects of their role and covers:
-Prescribing standards
-Scope of Practice
-Governance
-Contemporary issues
-Prescribing errors
-Electronic prescribing
-Learning from patient safety events

Dates: 2 May 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: TBC

This course is a “one stop shop” Immunisation update aimed at clinicians who provide childhood and adult immunisations covered within the routine UK schedule.
It will refresh current knowledge and skills, providing clinicians with the latest guidance on national immunisation programmes. Discussion will include the tools and resources available to support the clinician, exploring common vaccine incidents and how to educate patients.

Dates: TBC

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Introduction to Vaccinations and Immunisations 2 Days

This course is aimed at Practice Nurses who are new to providing immunisations and will be providing the full range of childhood and adult immunisations covered in the routine UK schedules. It will cover the latest guidance on national immunisation programmes, anaphylaxis and demonstrate the tools and resources available to manage common incidents and educate patients.

Dates: 28 March 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Vaccinations and Immunisations Half Day Update – 28 March 2025

This half day update is aimed at nurses who provide the full range of childhood and adult immunisations covered in the routine UK schedules. It will provide clinicians with the latest guidance on national immunisation programmes and demonstrate the tools and resources available to manage common incidents and educate patients. Delegates are advised to have attended annual resuscitation training, which should include anaphylaxis care.

Dates: Saturday 7 June 2025, Sunday 8 June 2025 (all dates required)

Delivery method: face-to-face, St George’s, London

Link: https://sommcourses.org/product/theory-practice-of-injection-therapy/

The module reviews and develops the clinical reasoning and injection therapy skills needed to practise injection therapy effectively and safely. It is open to all experienced HCPC registered allied health professionals and registered nurses wishing to integrate these skills into the clinical management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders.

Dates: Wednesday 12 February 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.macpweb.org/events/

This is a course designed for AHP’s working, who are wanting to work as autonomous practitioners with access to diagnostics in first contact practitioner or advanced practice roles.

This will be a full day course designed to provide an in-depth review of the blood tests commonly used in musculoskeletal practice, what they are and when to consider them.

Dates: 25 March 2025, 22 May 2025 or 24 July 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pound’s Community Centre, Portsmouth

Links: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/interpreting-blood-test-results-for-registered-practitioners-14-01-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/interpreting-blood-test-results-for-registered-practitioners-22-05-2025

This is a course designed for AHP’s working, who are wanting to work as autonomous practitioners with access to diagnostics in first contact practitioner or advanced practice roles.

This will be a full day course. This course will consider those commonly requested blood test results that are often ordered by the GP and then interpreted by other clinicians. Exploring lipid levels, liver function tests and inflammatory markers, whilst making sense of U&E’s, thyroid function and glucose levels, it is critical that the clinician receiving the results knows what to do next. Explore blood tests in more depth and challenge your thinking with clinical scenarios and ranges of results. Knowing when a result can be filed whilst also identifying ‘red flags’ and necessary referrals.

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Strategies for Assessment and Feedback to Support Clinical Practice Level 7 module – Education For Health

The purpose of this module is to enable health care practitioners to develop their knowledge and skills in creating innovative assessment strategies appropriate to support learners in their clinical environment appropriately aligned with learning outcomes. They will also develop an understanding of the different methods of feedback and gain skills in delivering feedback in a variety of situations.

Dates: 6 March 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth

Level of study: Level 6 or Level 7

Link: Wozzad Online Course Application for Bournemouth University

This unit will equip you with the knowledge and skills to recognise, assess and manage clients with a range of long term conditions. It will enable you to evaluate the evidence base for practice and critically reflect on their encounters with clients.

Dates: February 2025, September 2025, May 2026

Delivery method: face-to-face, University of Winchester campus

Level of study: working towards advanced practice

Link: Community Rehabilitation – Long term conditions – University of Winchester

In this course, you will explore population health approaches, social determinants of health and health inequalities to understand the needs of the local population. You’ll build confidence in developing innovative, transformative solutions / interventions that are community based and population driven.

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Optimising Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Management as a Long Term Condition Level 7 module – Education For Health

The purpose of this module is to enable healthcare practitioners to develop their critical appraisal of the evidence supporting current management of patients with atrial fibrillation and stroke and be able to plan evidence based care providing solutions to some of the challenges in the minimisation of the impact of these conditions on the individuals, their relatives and the community at large. The module provides the opportunity to identify and critically appraise the literature surrounding key aspects of the care pathway in the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation and stroke with a focus on strategies for risk factor reduction and stroke prevention.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Impact of Mental Health on Long Term Conditions Level 7 module – Education For Health

This module explores risk factors for common mental health issues in people with long term physical health conditions. You will explore communication, interaction and working in partnership with patients, families and carers including signposting and referral to other services. Issues of equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding will be discussed in the context of key legislation, health policy and ethics.

Dates: 16 January 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Mental Health Awareness for the Nursing Team – Focus on Resilience, Incivility and Restorative Practice

Mental health is part of health, but sometimes we can struggle with it. Delivered by a mental health nurse, this session focuses on resilience, incivility and restorative practice. Delegates will also gain an understanding of behaviours and actions that enable wellbeing at work.

Dates: TBC

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.mkupdate.co.uk/course/self-harm-and-suicide-awareness

This course aims to provide an understanding of patients presenting with self harm and suicidal thoughts. Learners are supported to identify risks and given knowledge of how to provide appropriate care, support and referral to correct services.

Dates: Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 January 2025 or Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 March 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.mkupdate.co.uk/course/understanding-mental-health-in-primary-care

This two-day course provides an introductory overview of several mental health conditions. It will also look at cultural aspects, history taking, and enabling people to gain a deeper understanding of a wide range of conditions.

Dates: please refer to Bournemouth University website for details

Delivery method: face-to-face, Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth

Level of study: Level 6 or Level 7

Link: Wozzad Online Course Application for Bournemouth University

The aim of this unit is to equip you with the skills necessary to independently assess, plan, treat and safely discharge adult clients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor illnesses.

Dates: February 2025 and February 2026

Delivery method: virtual and face-to-face at University of Winchester campus

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Musculoskeletal Practice in Primary Care – University of Winchester

This module, offered with a blend of virtual and face-to-face learning, provides the opportunity for MSK practitioners to develop their theoretical knowledge and professional practice skills to a level necessary for managing complexity in clinical scenarios, often where the evidence is lacking and where complex clinical reasoning is necessary.

Dates: Thursday 23 January 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.macpweb.org/events/437/spinal-masqueraders-study-day-30th-november-2024

This one-day interactive course is designed to enhance awareness and clinical reasoning in the management of the five most common spinal masqueraders seen in physiotherapy practice.

Content is designed to develop delegates’ clinical reasoning skills and to maximise the integration of newly acquired knowledge into everyday clinical practice.

The day is designed for those working in advanced practitioner or first contact practitioner roles, or those interested in progression into these fields.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Optimising Pain Management Level 7 module – Education For Health

This module provides an opportunity to study pain management, specifically in people with long term conditions, including (but not limited to) cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and vascular conditions. There is an emphasis on the importance of carrying out a full assessment of an individual who has chronic pain in order to identify the most appropriate management strategy, based on current research and evidence.

Dates: Friday 14 March 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.macpweb.org/events/445/understanding-medication-in-pain-management

This one-day course is designed to give clinicians working in community musculoskeletal settings a grounding in how analgesics work. Their effects, both good and bad will be explored. The role of non-prescriber in having conversations around medication will be discussed. 

Date: 9 April 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pound’s Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/paediatric-abdominal-presentations-09-04-2025

This course is suitable for any advanced practitioners who are seeing and assessing children in Primary Care.
Paediatric presentations can be challenging for the clinician and offers an insight into the complexity of minor illnesses. This workshop will focus on abdominal presentations in children. From birth to adult years, the day will explore those differential conditions that present from constipation through to the acute abdomen.
You will appreciate the importance of history taking and assessment skills and broaden your understanding of paediatric conditions.

Dates: please refer to Bournemouth University website for details

Delivery method: face-to-face, Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth

Level of study: Level 6 and Level 7

Link: Wozzad Online Course Application for Bournemouth University

This unit has been designed for registered healthcare professionals in primary care and urgent care services caring for both adults and children. It will help practitioners to develop their knowledge and skills in the assessment, planning and treatment of a range of minor ailments commonly presenting in children. It will also enable students to evaluate the evidence base for practice, thereby enhancing their clinical reasoning skills. Students will complete a Clinical Practice Portfolio which will be assessed their own place of work by a practice assessor.

Dates: 22 January 2025 or 25 June 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pound’s Community Centre, Portsmouth

Level of study: advanced

Link: Paediatric Respiratory Assessment: A workshop for Registered Practitioners – 22/01/2025 – J2S Training Ltd

When is Croup or Respiratory Syncytial Virus in children safe? How would you know?
This training course is provided by an expert Paediatric specialist nurse working in primary care.
It is recommended for Advanced Practitioners who are managing triage and minor illness in children.
You will leave this course with a greater awareness of appropriate paediatric diagnostics and how to recognise Respiratory presentations and red flags in children.
Management and therapeutics will be discussed relating to Paediatric respiratory presentations.
Resources and tools for assessing children and understanding therapeutics will be provided at this event.

Date: 28 February 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: A Practical Approach to Time Management for Busy Clinicians

With heavy workloads, this webinar aims to look at how effective time management is important for clinicians wellbeing as well as patient safety. There will be a reminder of the principles of effective delegation and prioritisation and a look at applying the principles above to improve our efficiency when dealing with urgent lab results.

Date: February 2025, September 2025 or May 2026

Delivery method: face-to-face – University of Winchester campus

Level of study: working towards advanced practice

Link: Community Rehabilitation – Long term conditions – University of Winchester

In this course, you will explore population health approaches, social determinants of health and health inequalities to understand the needs of the local population. You’ll build confidence in developing innovative, transformative solutions / interventions that are community based and population driven.

Date: February 2025, September 2025 or May 2026

Delivery method: face-to-face – University of Winchester campus

Level of study: working towards advanced practice

Link: Community Rehabilitation – Healthy Ageing – University of Winchester

This course will allow learners to develop critical skills to enhance their own rehabilitation practice and enable a self-managed approach to their clinical practice.

Dates: 2 February 2025 or 8 May 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pound’s Community Centre, Portsmouth

Level of study: update

Links: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/respiratory-refresher-course-asthma-update-03-02-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/respiratory-refresher-course-asthma-update-08-05-2025

This workshop is for any health professional who is providing LTC reviews and care planning for asthma patients. The day will refresh your knowledge and skills in asthma management with latest guidance and recommendations. Learning outcomes include:
– Overview of diagnosis and awareness of phenotypes – why it matters
– Identifying risk
– Overview of updated guidelines and how these relate to current understanding of phenotypes
– Whole person perspective and risk
– Non-pharmacological treatments and person-centred goal setting
– Pharmacological treatments update
– Proposal of practice audit, system review or implementing change in your own clinic

Dates: 24 February 2025 or 6 June 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pound’s Community Centre, Portsmouth

Level of study: update

Links: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/respiratory-refresher-course-copd-update-24-02-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/respiratory-refresher-course-copd-update-06-06-2025

This comprehensive workshop is for any health professional who is providing LTC reviews and care planning for patients under the umbrella of COPD conditions . The day will refresh your current knowledge and skills in respiratory management with latest guidance and recommendations.
Learning outcomes include:
– Overview of diagnosis and awareness of phenotypes – why it matters
– Identifying risk
– Overview of updated guidelines and how these relate to current understanding of phenotypes
– Whole person perspective and risk
– Non-pharmacological treatments and person-centred goal setting
– Pharmacological treatments update
– Proposal of practice audit, system review or implementing change in your own clinic

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 6

Link: Enhancing Asthma Care in Professional Practice Short Course – Education For Health

You don’t need to be a specialist in cardiac care but simply have a desire to learn more about cardiac disease and its management. Unlike the traditional Cardiac Care module there is no requirement to fulfil a book of clinical competencies.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 5

Link: Enhancing Asthma Care in Professional Practice Short Course – Education For Health

This course is aimed at healthcare professionals and healthcare support workers who participate in the delivery and management of care for people with asthma, their families and carers.You will be able to demonstrate appropriate skills and knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment and management of asthma and using current clinical guidelines will be able to suggest, initiate and vary treatment in response to assessment of individual clinical needs.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 6

Link: Enhancing COPD Care in Professional Practice Short Course – Education For Health

In this course you’ll focus on the assessment and management of the individual with COPD, developing skills to suggest, initiate and vary treatment in response to individual needs.

Dates: 22 January 2025 or 25 June 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pound’s Community Centre, Portsmouth

Level of study: advanced

Links: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/paediatric-respiratory-assessment-a-workshop-for-registered-practitioners-22-01-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/paediatric-respiratory-assessment-a-workshop-for-registered-practitioners-25-06-2025

When is Croup or Respiratory Syncytial Virus in children safe? How would you know?
This training course is provided by an expert Paediatric specialist nurse working in primary care.
It is recommended for Advanced Practitioners who are managing triage and minor illness in children.
You will leave this course with a greater awareness of appropriate paediatric diagnostics and how to recognise Respiratory presentations and red flags in children.
Management and therapeutics will be discussed relating to Paediatric respiratory presentations.
Resources and tools for assessing children and understanding therapeutics will be provided at this event.

Dates: N/A

Delivery method: virtual

Level of study: Level 5

Link: Principles of COPD for Professional Practice Short Course – Education For Health

This principles of COPD for professional practice short course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to improve the care of people with COPD in hospital and community settings. You’ll demonstrate appropriate skills and knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with COPD and an ability to vary treatment dependent on patient need.

Dates: 13 March 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pound’s Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: The Respiratory and Precordial Examination – 13/03/2025 – J2S Training Ltd

Systems workshops are open to all health professionals that are assessing, triaging, and managing patients in primary care. This workshop will help to build or refresh your systematic history taking and examination skills within first contact diagnosis and care and will provide delegates with an opportunity to refresh and improve their knowledge and skills in RESPIRATORY and PRECORDIAL assessment. In addition, latest medications and treatment pathways/ NICE guidance will be discussed.
You will be provided with a competency learning framework that you can use in practice to build on your competency with your mentor or add to your portfolio as evidence of obtaining this skill.

Dates: 11 February 2025 or 29 April 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth

Level of study: Level 7

Link: Wozzad Online Course Application for Bournemouth University

A Service Improvement Project (SIP) aims to bring about a measurable benefit to a service or services against a stated aim. During the unit you will explore a range of relevant knowledge, skills and attributes to enable you to prepare for a SIP. This unit aims to provide an opportunity to develop a SIP proposal. During the unit you will explore a range of relevant knowledge, skills and attributes to enable you to prepare for a SIP. You will gain sufficient knowledge regarding an appropriate, systematic and justified methodology in a complex professional area design an original, intellectually challenging and in-depth SIP action plan relevant to your professional context.

Dates: 21 May 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/introduction-to-sexual-health-and-stis-21-05-2025

This half day workshop is for any health professional (GPN, AHP, NA) who is keen to develop an understanding of sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases.
There will be an overview of the most common STIs and information on how to recognise them. Widening understanding of sexual health to destigmatise  and provide clinicians with the confidence to provide a comprehensive assessment in any patient consultation and improve patient health outcomes with appropriate testing and screening.

Dates: offered on multiple dates

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.educationforhealth.org/product/spirometry-interactive-blended-online-learning-package/

This spirometry interactive blended online learning package is designed for healthcare professionals who are responsible for performing, recording and interpreting spirometry in adults, or a combination of these.

Participants can join this course at any time, there are no set start dates. Participants have six months to complete their studying.

Each month, a live interactive tutorial is held to ensure learners have opportunities to check their understanding with their clinical tutor, ask questions and share best practice with other learners. 

Dates: offered on multiple dates

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.educationforhealth.org/product/spirometry-interactive-blended-online-learning-package-including-artp-assessment-access/

This spirometry interactive blended online learning package including ARTP assessment access course is designed for healthcare professionals who are responsible for performing, recording and interpreting spirometry in adults, or a combination of these.

Participants can join this course at any time, there are no set start dates. Participants have six months to complete their study.

Each month, a live interactive tutorial is held to ensure learners have opportunities to check their understanding with their clinical tutor, ask questions and share best practice with other learners. You will be supported to feel ready for the ARTP accreditation process. The assessment cost is included in this funding offer 

Dates: offered on multiple dates

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.educationforhealth.org/product/spirometry-refresher-with-access-to-artp-assessment-online/

This spirometry refresher with access to ARTP assessment course has been designed for learners who have spirometry experience but are not currently on the ARTP register. These learners need to refresh their knowledge around spirometry and complete their ARTP accreditation.

The spirometry refresher course consists of:

• Pre-recorded lectures which will enable you to learn at a pace and time that is suitable for you
• Live Q&A webinars every month which will provide you with opportunity to ask questions to a clinical expert as well as share practice with your peers
• Access to the ARTP assessment process. You will be supported to prepare for the assessment. The cost of accreditation is included in the course

Dates: offered on multiple dates

Delivery method: virtual

Link: https://www.educationforhealth.org/product/spirometry-update-online-with-askspiro/

The spirometry update package is specifically designed for people who are looking to fulfil the CPD requirement, to complete their annual ARTP certification.

The package comprises six months access to the online course and access to the Ask Spiro service.

Please note: the cost for the ARTP renewal certificate is not included in this funded course offer. To apply to the national register, you will need to contact ARTP directly.

Dates: two-day course – 6 and 7 February 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Introduction to Travel Health 2 Days

This course provides a simple introduction for healthcare professionals new to travel health. Nursing Associates are now encouraged to train in travel health but will need the support of a prescriber. The aim of the course is to give confidence and knowledge which enables delegates to carry out a detailed risk assessment and care management plan for routine travel abroad.
The course includes:
-Vaccine Storage, Administration & Scheduling
-International Health Regulations
-Vector Borne Diseases including Yellow Fever
-Risk Assessment
-Recent changes in travel health practice
-Travel vaccinations

Dates: 12 June 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Link: Travel Health Update – 14/03/2025 – J2S Training Ltd

This Travel Health Update course is for registered staff who are providing travel health services as part of their role and will enable delegates to deliver best practice advice to travellers, as well signposting themselves and travellers to the latest guidelines.
The training will focus on the RCPSG (2020) Good Practice Guidance and the RCN (2023) updated guidance: “current guidelines and standard of care of travellers”.

Dates: 27 February 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Contraception Update for The Experienced Practitioner

This half day is suitable for Practice Nurses and AHPs who already have a good understanding of contraception and sexual health care and are regularly managing these requests in practice. It is aimed to update your current knowledge and extend your confidence in managing problems with different contraceptive methods. You will need to have a basic level of knowledge in contraception and sexual health to the level covered in modules 2 and 3 of the  e-learning for Healthcare – Sexual and Reproductive Health. To get the most out of this update we would recommend looking at module 4 (emergency contraception) and Module 5 (Contraception: complications/side-effects) prior to the course.

Dates: 13 February 2025 or 3 April 2025

Delivery method: face-to-face, John Pounds Community Centre, Portsmouth

Links: https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/an-introduction-to-contraception-13-02-2025

https://www.j2s.co.uk/catalogue/products/an-introduction-to-contraception-03-04-2025

This course is open to clinicians who are starting out in women’s health or CASH consultations and will provide an introduction to those contraception choices and availability within a Primary Care setting.
The workshop will introduce the contraception consultation, before exploring contraception choices and guidance to support the decision making. There will be focus on the history taking processes before moving on to discuss Pill choices and UKMEC guidance. LARC options and emergency contraception will also be discussed, to support the patient and give the clinician the confidence to manage these consultations.

Dates: 23 January 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Introduction to Menopause for the Nursing Team

This sessions aims to provide delegates with a greater understanding of diagnosing menopause and the treatments available. Themes include the impact of hormonal changes on health, how individuals are affected and the lifestyle and treatment options that can alleviate symptoms.

Delivery method: face-to-face

Link: https://www.midhampshirehealthcare.co.uk/cms_uploads/MHH%20Training%20Pathway%20July%202022%20v3.pdf

Fully-funded Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) diploma and practical training in contraceptive coil and implant management.

Dates: 4 and 25 February 2025

Delivery method: Virtual

Link: The Menopause Course for nurses – British Menopause Society

This two-day course is designed for nurses who regularly see and advise women about menopause issues. Content includes common presentations, the range of treatments and associated quality standards

Dates: 26 and 27 March 2025

Delivery method: Virtual

Link: Women’s Health for Primary Care Clinicians | M&K Update

You will use evidence-based practice to develop and increase your knowledge base on women’s health issues. Participants will be enabled to deliver and promote effective healthcare for women who present in Primary Care settings.

Dates: 21 January 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Introduction to Compression Therapies for Nurses, Nursing Associates & HCAs

This introductory session offers the opportunity to gain knowledge, confidence and skills in compression therapies used for venous/mixed leg ulcers, leg oedema and prevention of ulceration by using effective compression. It will provide an overview of conditions that would benefit from compression, and the choices, implications and planning for the appropriate management.

Dates: 3 February 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Introduction to Wounds & Barriers to Healing

This introductory session aims to explore and enable attendees to understand the elements and importance of wound and skin assessment plus management of wounds. There will be a section on types of wound tissue and the implication, eg. slough, necrosis.
The session will also identify the key barriers to wound healing in order to select appropriate dressings/treatments that will support the selection of appropriate dressings/treatments in order to maximise outcomes (note-actual dressing selection is another session-see website) This session encompasses wound infection/biofilm recognition and decisions for treatment.

Date: 17 March 2025

Delivery method: virtual

Link: Refresher – Skin Care, Wounds, Doppler & Leg Ulcers for the Competent Practitioner

This session will use an evidence-based approach, using current/latest guidelines, and new practical ideas/skills for Doppler, wound care, compression products, plus practical tips, including sharing ideas and experiences.