Best Practice in Neonatal Community Care

18th March 2010 and 7th October 2010
Clinical School, Addenbrooke’s Hospital

Suitable for GPs, Paediatric trainees, Consultants, Neonatal nurses, Neonatal and Community paediatric nurses, Community Midwives and Health visitors.

Programme

Morning Chair Person – Julie May, Cambridge Neonatal Community Team Lead

09.00 – 9.30 Coffee and registration

09.30 – 11.00 Managing negative behaviour and risk reduction for community
Practitioners working with drug and alcohol abuse:

• Why some people are reluctant and resistant to engage

• How our own value base can often fragment when faced with threatening situations

• Positional preparation
Andy Neal

11.00 -11.15 Coffee

11.15 – 12.45 Understanding risk levels dangerous and difficult situations

The impact of alcohol and drugs on the family

Health and safety and the systems which support good practices
Andy Neal

12.45 – 13.30 Lunch

Afternoon Chair Person – Sara Harris, Discharge Planning Coordinator

13.30 – 15.00 Domestic Abuse: the effects on the child and family
Andy Neal

15.00 – 15.15 Coffee

15.15 – 16.15 Group discussion

16.15 – 16.30 Closing remarks

Cost: £95 doctors
£40 Nurses/midwives/health visitors

Course Organisers: Julie May, Sara Harris, Anna Curley