Events Diary

Registration is now open for the BAUN 2024 Annual Conference.

This year's main conference takes place on the 4 th and 5 th of November 2024. In addition, our popular pre-conference workshops take place on Sunday 3 rd November. Across both days of the main conference there will be approximately 15 hours of formal education, for the purposes of CPD.

Important Deadline Dates

• Abstract submission closes: Monday 12th August
• Early bird registration closes: Saturday 24th August

Workshops – Sunday 3 November 2024

Join us for Pre-conference workshops for additional hands-on experience and updates which will be essential for your CPD portfolio and for revalidation. This year's workshops are:

• Flexible Cystoscopy
• LATP Biopsy
• Essential Skills Workshop

The full programme for 4-5 November will be available shortly, keep an eye on the website for updates. Awards We will also shortly be launching our awards for 2024, you can Nominate yourself or a colleague for an award this year so keep an eye out for details coming soon.

Register to attend BAUN Annual Conference 2024 at https://fitwise.eventsair.com/baun-2024/registration--pricing

New for 2024, The AfPP Roadshow consists of SEVEN one-day events across the UK: Birmingham, Exeter, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Belfast and Leeds. The 60th Anniversary events are focusing on the ‘Fundamentals of Practice’ and you will find a different agenda and speakers in each city. The events are suitable for practitioners at all stages of their career and are designed to equip delegates with ‘actionable change’ that can be put into practice immediately or included in longer term plans for improvement. 

The events are designed to make perioperative education accessible (wherever you are in the country) and to encourage more people to give the AfPP events a try. With the special 60^th Anniversary low ticket price, these events are offering superb education at great value for money - delegates gain 5 CPD hours.

Tickets £15 members/£25 Non-Members

Join us for an exciting in-person event at Venue Cymru where healthcare professionals from all over the UK will gather to share knowledge and network. This is a must-attend conference for anyone involved in medical device education and training. Get ready for insightful sessions, engaging workshops, and valuable networking opportunities. Don't miss out on this unique chance to connect with industry experts and peers. Mark your calendars and secure your spot today!

Conference, 2024, Wednesday, 13th November 2024 – NAMDET

2024 will be the second year that the Wales region gets to host the NAMDET national conference. And this time, we are travelling north. NAMDET's highlight event is being held at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, North Wales, on Wednesday 13th November, 2024. We will be running the poster competition again, so look out for abstract submission dates.

There are spaces for 150 delegates and 25 key exhibitors, with a mixture of Premium and Standard stands available

* Delegate fees £65
* Networking dinner £25
* Premium (10ft) stand £1,500
* Standard (6ft) stand £950

Networking dinner (12th Nov.) is open to all delegates, NAMDET member, non members, industry partners and stand managers

To reserve a stand, and for more information contact; tracie.walkden-williams@wales.nhs.uk jordan.lee@namdet.org

IDSc is delighted to welcome delegates to its 18th IDSc Annual Conference 2024. It will be holding the 18th Institute of Decontamination Science (IDSc) Annual conference on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th of November 2024 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel. The IDSc conference committee together with Education and Research has been working hard on this year’s programme to ensure that we give you the best possible conference. 

An outline of this programme is available on the link below, so you can view the range of subjects that will be covered. 

The bookings for delegates are now open.

Members can register by logging onto their portal using this link.  .

Non-members, please follow this link.  

Exhibitors, please follow this link.  

Programme overview, please follow this link. 

Should you need to contact IDSC, email: Adminofficer@idsc.co.uk or natasha@successful-events.co.uk 

Alternatively call +44 (0)7882 595 790.

IV Access: Strategies for Success

The Infection Prevention Society (IPS) is hosting its 12th annual one-day IV Forum conference - "IV Access: Strategies for Success". The 2024 conference will take place at Birmingham Conference & Events Centre (BCEC) on Wednesday 4th December.

Vascular Access Devices are an acknowledged, therapeutic part of modern healthcare provision, however they are not without an extensive range of risk. This conference is an opportunity to share current strategies and guidelines to reduce these risks. It also aims to provide an update on the various projects in which the Infection Prevention Society are involved.

Places are limited and we would recommend booking early to avoid disappointment: https://fitwise.eventsair.com/ipsivforum2024/

Programme Highlights

• What’s new in vascular access
• Extravasation & Infiltration
• IV to oral switch: meeting the CQUIN
• Vascular Access Device Complications
• Injectable medicines
• Ultrasound guided cannulation

Call for Abstracts

The organising committee would like to invite you to submit an abstract of a project you or your team have undertaken. The two successful abstracts chosen will be asked to present a 15-minute oral presentation.

Deadline, Midnight 9^th October 2024

Who should attend?

This day is aimed at infection prevention & control practitioners, IV nurse specialists, vascular access teams, OPAT teams, critical care nurses, microbiologists, anaesthetists & anyone with an interest in vascular access & current infection prevention practices related to vascular access.

New for 2024, The AfPP Roadshow consists of SEVEN one-day events across the UK: Birmingham, Exeter, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Belfast and Leeds. The 60th Anniversary events are focusing on the ‘Fundamentals of Practice’ and you will find a different agenda and speakers in each city. The events are suitable for practitioners at all stages of their career and are designed to equip delegates with ‘actionable change’ that can be put into practice immediately or included in longer term plans for improvement. 

The events are designed to make perioperative education accessible (wherever you are in the country) and to encourage more people to give the AfPP events a try. With the special 60^th Anniversary low ticket price, these events are offering superb education at great value for money - delegates gain 5 CPD hours.

Tickets £15 members/£25 Non-Members

Join us for the Decontamination and Sterilisation Conference 2025 this February, where excellence meets innovation. Building on the phenomenal success of our 2024 event, this year promises to be even more impactful. Our partners have praised the event, stating that they achieved more in one day than at other events spanning multiple days, thanks to the high quality of our delegates and the focused, productive atmosphere.

• Innovative Sterilisation Techniques: Explore cutting-edge methods and technologies.
• Healthcare Regulatory Compliance: Stay ahead with the latest regulations and standards.
• Best Practices in Healthcare Settings: Stay ahead with the latest regulations and standards.
• Risk Management: Learn to identify and mitigate risks in decontamination processes
• Net Zero and Sustainability: Discover eco-friendly practices and solutions in sterilisation.

IPC 2025 will examine the multiple challenges to infection control facing the healthcare community. The Conference will examine emerging threats, vaccine developments, POC Diagnostic advances and IPC within the healthcare setting.

We will also look in-depth at issues including catheter related infections, UTI’s and AMR. Advances in wound care and SSI’s will be presented. In addition, conference will develop ideas in a workshop day centred around the challenges of IPC in a mental health setting.

IPC 2025 takes a holistic look at infection prevention and control and will also present the most advanced developments and products aiding prevention and elimination of healthcare acquired infection. This is an essential meeting for healthcare professionals and we look forward to hosting you in 2025.

We are excited to welcome you to our annual ACP Conference and Networking Exhibition. Taking place on the 19^th and 20^th May 2025, this unmissable event will be of particular interest to bladder and bowel nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, urology nurses, doctors, specialist nurses and all allied healthcare professionals with an interest in continence care. Look forward to sessions on a wide range of topics including:

• Physiotherapy perspectives on bladder pain
• Probiotics and bladder health
• Advancing constipation management for people with Learning Disabilities
• Reducing hospital acquired incontinence associated dermatitis
• Equality, gender reassignment and pelvic health

We are grateful to our excellent speakers without whom we would not have been able to put together an engaging and thought-provoking programme, which will be available in full shortly.

We also look forward to welcoming our industry partners to our extensive company exhibition, which will offer new innovative products and practical solutions in the field of continence care.

Register here to join us for this inspirational and worthwhile learning experience!