Taking Action
Quarterly
e-Newsletter -
Summer 2007
With our compliments….
Welcome to our Summer 2007 issue of Taking Action.
If you haven't already heard, Education for Health is celebrating 20 years of pioneering primary care education in 2007. Learn more about our journey, the people we wish to thank for their contribution to the success of our Charity over the years - join us in our celebrations!
July 2007 sees the launch of the new Managing Long Term Conditions prospectus. This marks the first of Education for Health’s new range of Prospectuses. You can find more details in our featured articles.
Our e-Newsletter is published quarterly, it will focus on topical, personal and professional development related issues and we hope you find it both enjoyable and informative. It will highlight our work, both nationally and internationally, and let you know how you can get involved. With your help we will include items of direct interest to health professionals and managers with responsibilities or interests in cardiovascular, allergic or respiratory disease and research.
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Summary
Taking Action
- New research study finds links between Hayfever and Exam Performance
- Managing Long Term Conditions - New Prospectus launches today
- Integrating Respiratory Care across Primary and Secondary Care. Guest Writer: June Roberts, Respiratory Nurse Consultant, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
- Would you like to influence the future of healthcare? Get involved with our new Medical Market Research initiative and make your opinions count!
- eBay for Charity - learn how to donate to your favourite charity via eBay. Guest Writer: Daryl Unitt, IT Manager
Educating People
- 2nd Announcement – 7 new modules launching this year!
- Our Partners Story. Guest writer: Annie Wing, Assistant Director of Education
- Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis. Guest writer: Jan Chantrell, Allergy Lead
- COMPETITION – How do you demonstrate a concept? What’s tried, tested, & works for you?
- The route to success – How to source funding and sponsorship
Transforming Lives Worldwide
- Getting to grips with self care support. Guest writer: Colin Greaves, Research Fellow, Peninsula Medical School & Education for Health Trainer
- Be prepared for a Smoke Free England from 1st July 2007
- CVD Risk Assessment – a useful resource?
- FREE new journals – developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases, CVD and diabetes
- Come and discuss your educational needs with our clinical experts at forthcoming events
Taking Action
New research study finds links between Hayfever and Exam Performance
We are pleased to announce the publication of our paper on the impact of hayfever on exam performance in school children. Published online in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, it is the first study to show that children who have hayfever symptoms while taking their GCSE exams are 40% more likely to drop a grade between their mock and final exams…
Join the debate – we’d love to hear your thoughts on our new research study findings:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/hayfever1.pdf
Managing Long Term Conditions - New Prospectus launches today
New Short Courses - new Modules - new Prospectus
July 2007 sees the launch of the new Managing Long Term Conditions prospectus, marking the first of Education for Health’s new range of Prospectuses. Now available to download from the website, it features up to date information and prices regarding the courses currently on offer.
Additional prospectuses for Respiratory Disease, Allergic Disease and Cardiovascular disease will be launching over the coming months, so watch this space…
Download our Prospectus at:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/prospectus/prospectus.asp
Integrating Respiratory Care across Primary and Secondary Care
Guest Writer: June Roberts, Respiratory Nurse Consultant, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust & Education for Health Trainer
As many of you may know, until very recently I have been happy working as a nurse practitioner in a busy inner city practice where I had a special focus on respiratory care – and a lot of autonomy and freedom. So if I was happy - why have I moved on?...
Learn more about June Roberts’ story at:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/june_roberts1.pdf
Would you like to influence the future of healthcare? Get involved with our new Medical Market Research initiative and make your opinions count!
Since 1987 we’ve been helping health professionals to improve the health of their patients and to promote better health care. Learn more about our new initiative at…
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/market_research2.pdf
eBay for Charity - Learn how to donate to your favourite Charity via eBay
Guest Writer: Daryl Unitt, IT Manager, Education for Health
If you already have an eBay account and are a dedicated buyer and/or seller, you may not be aware that you can sign up for a service called ‘eBay for Charity’. It’s an easy way to support charities while buying and selling on eBay. Education for Health has joined forces with eBay as part of this charitable scheme…
Find out more about this scheme:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/ebay1.pdf
Educating People
2nd Announcement – 7 new modules launching this year!
In 2005-6 more than 4200 health professionals across thousands of practices, wards and communities chose distance learning with the largest international charity, Education for Health, to help them deliver their long term conditions agenda. We train healthcare professionals to make a real difference to patient’s lives…
Register here for our Course Programme:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/course_prog_mar07_sept07.pdf
Our Partners Story
Guest writer: Annie Wing, Assistant Director of Education
The Open University, like Education for Health, is recognised for its flexibility and expertise in distance learning. It is renowned for providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential. So we have much in common when it comes to helping students learn while they earn!...
Read more about Our Partners Story:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/partners1.pdf
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Guest writer: Jan Chantrell, Allergy Lead, Education for Health
What can I say about this condition? It is thought of to be trivial, easy to treat, simple and gives rise to mild and unimportant symptoms. That is, if you do not suffer with the condition, or are faced with what seems an ever increasing amount of patients suffering with the so-called mild symptoms…
Find out more at: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/allergy2.pdf
COMPETITION – How do you demonstrate a concept? What’s tried, tested, and works for you?
I remember being utterly confused by a request to track down a balloon at a training event in London minutes before Rachel Booker, then Education for Health’s Clinical Leader for COPD, was presenting to 300 health professionals at a conference. The balloon was, apparently, indispensable in illustrating a restricted airway. How do you create pictures in the minds of those you teach - patients or students?...
Read the full article and email your stories about what works for you: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/competition1.pdf
The route to success – How to source funding and sponsorship
We often receive requests from individual students asking for help and advice on where they can source funding for their training. To find out how, read on…
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/sponsorship1.pdf
Transforming Lives Worldwide
Getting to grips with self care support
Guest writer: Colin Greaves, Research Fellow, Peninsula Medical School & Education for Health Trainer
Education for Health have been collaborating with the Peninsula Medical School to evaluate a targeted and highly patient centred system for supporting better self care in patients with poorly controlled asthma. An advanced training package has been developed by Colin Greaves, Research Fellow at the Peninsula Medical School…
Read more about this project at: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/mesh1.pdf
Be prepared for a Smoke Free England from 1st July 2007
Education for Health are committed to supporting a Smoke Free England from 1st July 2007. We have been working with our colleagues at Warwickshire PCT Stop Smoking Service who have undertaken training on our Partners in Care programme to help develop their consultation skills in preparation for the big day…
Read more about a Smoke Free England at:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/smokefree1.pdf
CVD Risk Assessment – a useful resource?
Do you know if the area you work in is likely to have more than the average number of people who are at high risk of developing CVD? If you do, “WELL DONE”, you are armed with useful information which can help you address some of the issues related to CVD risk assessment.
However, if you do not have this information, help is at hand!...
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/cvd_risk2.pdf
FREE new journals developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases, CVD and diabetes
Two unique British Journals of Primary Care Nursing:
Respiratory Diseases and Allergy – developed to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases – including COPD, asthma and allergy.
CVD & Diabetes - developed to help your practice achieve consistently high quality care for people with CHD, diabetes and related disorders…
For further information and to register free of charge: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/bjpcn.asp
Come and discuss your educational needs with our clinical experts at forthcoming events
We attend and have an exhibition stand at several conferences and events throughout the year both within the UK and internationally. Our team of clinical experts would be happy to discuss your educational needs at our stand…
For further information: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/about_us/conferences_exhibs.asp
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