25–27 September 2008, Llandudno, UK

Programme Outline

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Thursday 25 September 2008

11.00

Registration and exhibition viewing

12.00

Lunch, registration and exhibition viewing

13.15

Opening ceremony and Welcome -  Elaine Collins, SOTN Chair           

14.00

Keynote Presentation – Bobbie Chadwick, RCN Deputy President

14.30

Plenary Session

15.00

Tea and Exhibition viewing

15.30

Concurrent stream A: Patient experience pre-elective surgery
Qualitative analysis of factors contributing to depression prior to total knee replacement
• Exploring the lived experience of individuals with advanced osteoarthritis whilst awaiting hip and knee replacement surgery: a phenomenological approach
• Impact of depression on preoperative status  and post-operative rehabilitation following total knee replacement

Concurrent stream B: Change and change management
• Orthopaedics and the control of MRSA
• Keeping orthopaedic staff motivated through times of change – migrating to a new hospital
• Development of ergonomic standards for orthopaedic nursing from an organisational perspective
• Being part of the National Hip Fracture Database: a trauma unit’s experience

Concurrent stream C: Fractured neck of femur care
• National Hip Fracture Database: an update
• The development and implementation of a multidisciplinary teamworking approach utilising an integrated care pathway in the delivery of care to patients with a fractured neck of femur

Workshop and concurrent  stream D
• Workshop: The use of annotated bibliographies and matrices in the undertaking of a literature review
• Concurrent session: Undergraduate nursing student placements with Clinical Nurse Specialists within an acute Orthopaedic Hospital setting

17.10

End of Day One


Friday 26 September 2008

08.00

Registration for day delegates and others

08.45

Chair’s opening remarks

08.55

Future membership awards

09.15

Keynote Presentation – Professor Dame Betty Kershaw

09.45

Plenary Session 1 – ‘Yes .... I’m still in pain’

10.15

Plenary Session 2 – Nurse-led Spinal Services – Fifteen years reflection             

10.45

Morning coffee and exhibition viewing

11.15

Concurrent stream E: Patient experience post injury and elective surgery
• Quality of life following brachial plexus injury
• A patient’s story
• Patiently waiting

Concurrent stream F:  Orthopaedic nurse specialists
• How nurse prescribing affected the autonomous practice of a nurse practitioner
• The use of peripherally inserted central catheters and midlines in orthopaedics
• The past, present and future of Sarcoma Specialist  Nursing at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

Concurrent stream G: Developments in orthopaedics and trauma
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing
• Osteoporosis: past, present and future
• Fascia iliaca compartment block: a nurse led initiative for preoperative pain management in patients with a fractured neck of femur

Workshops and concurrent stream H
• Workshop: Trading places: bringing orthopaedic nurses together globally online.
• Concurrent Session: Total knee replacement audit: pain and physio

12.55

Lunch and Exhibition Viewing

14.10

Keynote Presentation – Bernie Cottam

14.50

Plenary Session 5 – Details to be announced
Rebecca Jester, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Keele University

15.20

Coffee and last opportunity to view exhibition

15.40

Concurrent stream I: Paediatric orthopaedic nursing
• Using research findings to inform best practice benchmarks for children’s orthopaedic nursing
• Enhancing orthopaedic /fracture trauma in children’s nursing
• Concurrent Session 27: Details to be announced

Concurrent stream J: Organisation of joint replacement services
• Changing orthopaedic practice using action research: researching ‘with’ and not ‘on’ patients and staff
• An exploratory study of Maltese patients perceptions of their preparation for total joint replacement at the pre-admission clinic
• Homeward Bound:  ensuring timely and safe discharge of patients after hip and knee replacement surgery

Concurrent stream K: Spinal injuries
• Management of spinal cord injuries outside a specialist Spinal Injuries Unit – the Derby experience
• At risk staff = at risk patients: How can we reduce the risk for spinal cord injury patients in an acute district general hospital
• An evaluation of the implementation of an education and leadership programme to enable nursing practitioners to meet the psychological needs of patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Workshop and concurrent stream L
• Workshop: Being a peer reviewer for a journal
• Concurrent session: It can’t get any worse

19.30

Evening Conference Dinner


Saturday 27 September 2008

09.15

Chairs opening remarks

09.30

Plenary Session 5 – Diamonds are a girl’s (and boy’s) best friend.

10.00

Plenary Session 6 – Task saturation in orthopaedic nursing: recognising the dangers and formulating solutions.

10.30

Coffee

11.00

Plenary Session 7 – To be announced

11.30

Plenary Session 8 – Orthopaedic and trauma nurses – The next generation

12.00

Awards ceremony and closing ceremony

12.30

End of Conference

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Location: Llandudno
Llandudno - the venue for the conference and exhibition

Great Orme
Great Orme