Taking Action
Quarterly
e-Newsletter - Winter 2006
With our compliments….
Welcome to this first issue of Taking Action.
Published quarterly, our e-Newsletter 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.
Together we will address matters related to education, communication and leadership for truly effective organisation and delivery of care. 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.
We’re the Communications Team at Education for Health. We don’t claim to be publishers, but in our spare time we write, design and publish this e-Newsletter. Articles have been written by members of our own team of health education specialists and some by guest contributors too.
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If you would like to discuss your education or lifelong learning plans with us we’d be happy to oblige. Can we support you in another way? Perhaps a colleague would like to take advantage of this free resource?
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Vicki Golding
On behalf of the Communications Team
Education for Health
Taking action, educating people and transforming lives worldwide
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Summary
Taking Action
- New ways to find out about the latest research and updated guidelines on evidence based healthcare?
- Taking the reins – meet Julia Neal, our new Cardiovascular Team Leader
- Diary of a respiratory MSc student. Guest writer: Bev Cox
- Case Study: How hands-on practical education is integral to a ‘Heart Failure Strategy’. Guest writer: Sue Weston
Educating People
- Embark on career-long learning to achieve life-long success!
- FREE new journal launches December 2006 – developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases
- NEW multimedia practical learning tool for healthcare professionals – a valuable resource
- Come and discuss your educational needs with our clinical experts at forthcoming events
Transforming Lives Worldwide
- Case Study: Asthma admissions in Bermuda have fallen by 73% since 1994 - what’s the secret of our success? Guest writer: Liz Boden, Open Airways
- The Big Quit! Understand the issues facing smokers trying to quit in the New Year
- ‘Proper’ research changes practice - success of our Asthma Study questionnaire
- Join our Research Network - work with internationally renowned researchers
- Congratulations to our first UK and International Graduates
Taking Action
New ways to find out about the latest research and updated guidelines on evidence based healthcare?
How do you find the answers to clinical questions, for example, should a patient with high blood pressure take an aspirin daily? Should spacers be used for acute episodes of asthma? There are several excellent resources available online – but guidance is often useful to help you find your way around.
For the full article + FREE PDF resource: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/evidence_based_healthcare1.pdf
Taking the reins – meet Julia Neal, our new Cardiovascular Team Leader
Learn more about our new Cardiovascular Team Leader, Julia Neal – where she’s come from, what she’s hoping to achieve as she takes the reins in her role at Education for Health and what’s the biggest challenge she’s currently facing.
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/julia_neal_diary1.pdf
Diary of a respiratory MSc student. Guest writer: Bev Cox
Phew! I've just completed the first eighteen months of the MSc in Respiratory Care. How time flies when you're enjoying yourself. My latest assignment was a reflective piece on how I've moved on since I started the course. It was a 2,000 word assignment but I felt as if I could have written a book. The work was based on my very first piece of coursework, which simply asked the question ‘Why do you want to do the MSc?’ Well, Miss, it’s to make myself a better nurse so that I can make patients better, isn’t it? Actually it’s not as simple as that…
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/bev_cox_diary1.pdf
Case Study: How hands-on practical education is integral to a ‘Heart Failure Strategy’. Guest writer: Sue Weston
Rachael Rowe is Director of the Coventry and Warwickshire Cardiac Network. The Cardiac Network aims to improve quality of life, increase life expectancy and reduce hospital admissions through the use of evidence-based guidelines thus improving diagnosis, treatment and management.
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/heart_failure1.pdf
Educating People
Embark on career-long learning to achieve life-long success!
In 2005-6 more than 4200 health professionals across thousands of practices, wards and communities chose distance learning with Education for Health to help them deliver their long term conditions agenda. They wanted education which accommodated their hectic schedules, regardless of their location. They wanted their education delivered directly to them, addressing their needs without compromising quality.
With one of the most comprehensive flexible distance learning programmes in the world, Education for Health is the largest international charity to train healthcare professionals to make a real difference to patient’s lives.
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/course_calendar_mar07.pdf
FREE new journal launches December 2006 – developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases
Education for Health are pleased to announce the launch of a unique FREE new quarterly journal - The British Journal of Primary Care Nursing – Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, which we have developed specifically to meet the needs of primary care nurses in managing respiratory diseases – including COPD, asthma and allergy.
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/bjpcn.asp
Register for BJPCN free of charge: www.bjpcn.com
NEW multimedia practical learning tool for healthcare professionals – a valuable resource
Respiratory Therapeutics CD Rom is our new multimedia resource, recently revised and fully updated. Using animated video clips and auto-scripted lectures this multimedia resource brings to life areas of respiratory physiology and medicines management that have traditionally been difficult to get to grips with.
For further information: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/resources/cd_rom.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
Transforming Lives Worldwide
Case Study: Asthma admissions in Bermuda have fallen by 73% since 1994. What’s the secret of our success?
Guest Writer: Liz Boden, Open Airways
Liz Boden (RN, RSCN) of Open Airways confirms “The key to our success is a well-trained team of healthcare professionals, giving excellent care and providing basic equipment such as spacers, peak flow meters and pillows with dust-mite covers free of charge. Educating the community and having the support of sponsors who believe we really can make a difference is essential.”
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/bermuda1.pdf
For further information: Email Liz Boden
or visit her website: http://www.openairways.com
The Big Quit! Understand the issues facing smokers trying to quit in the New Year
Yvonne Henderson, Respiratory Physiotherapist and Education for Health’s clinical and academic Smoking Cessation Lead, says “By really understanding the issues facing smokers trying to quit can we build a partnership which initiates and supports long-term behavioural changes. By identifying and overcoming barriers to these changes we can enable smokers to be proactive in managing their quit attempt.”
For the full article + FREE PDF resource: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/stop_smoking1.pdf
‘Proper’ research changes practice - success of our Asthma Study questionnaire
Education for Health’s Research Team recently ran a study on a ‘UK survey of asthma and COPD services in primary care’. The survey has been a huge success and the bursary winners have been announced!
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/asthma_study1.pdf
For further information on other research projects we are involved in:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/research/research.asp
Join our Research Network - work with internationally renowned researchers
We have made a public commitment to expand the evidence base in respiratory, allergy and cardiovascular disease management. Our published research to date is set to have real impact on patient outcomes, and projects in the pipeline potentially have a global impact. We can offer you ongoing personal development to progress and expand your research skills in every area. Get involved by contacting Samantha Walker PhD, Director of Research.
For further information:
http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/research/research.asp#ResearchNetwork1
Congratulations to our first UK and International Graduates
On 24th June 2006 Education for Health held its first graduation ceremony since obtaining Open University accreditation in 2002. We are delighted by the achievements of our pioneering graduates and wish them every success. Many more students are due to graduate in June 2007.
For the full article: http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/about_us/press_releases_news.asp#graduate1
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