Chest Auscultation: Introduction and Building Skills

This is event is for staff working in Primary Care in Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Aim of this Event

A stethoscope is a tool in many health professionals arsenals but for people new to the skill, it can be difficult to know where to start, how to use it effectively, what to listen for and what it all means! This event is to get you started or to build skills and confidence in respiratory assessment and use of a stethoscope.

Join Dr James Waldron - GP Educator, for this session on chest auscultation: what to look for, what not to miss and ensuring best practice when starting to listen to chests.

This event is to introduce and upskill healthcare professionals in chest auscultation skills. It is an introductory and confidence building session.

Target Audience

This event is for General Practice Nurses, Nursing Associates, Healthcare Assistants, General Practice Assistants and Pharmacists.

Programme

9:00 - 9.30 Joining and registration

Introduction to overall respiratory assessment

Auscultation and chest examination, what to listen for and why?

Improving confidence in using a stethoscope - practical workshop

Case studies

Quiz

12:30 Close

You will need to bring your own stethoscope.

Feedback from previous events

Really good to cover the basics, there was no assumed knowledge.

Good session, opportunity to ask questions, explain more, good mix of material

Good presenter made it all understandable

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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel with more than 5 working days' notice, there will be no charge.

If you cancel within 5 working days and we cannot fill the space, then you/your organisation will still be charged £45. If you do not cancel and do not attend then you/your organisation will be charged £45.

If you are leaving your organisation or you have a member of staff due to leave, it is your/your organisation's responsibility to inform NATH of this. This is to ensure that your place is cancelled with more than 5 working days before the event date, so your place will be freed up and you will not incur any costs. If NATH is not informed within 5 working days of the event date, then you/your organisation will be charged £45.

Registration Deadline

• 10th October at 23.30
• Please register with your nhs.net email where possible. If the event is oversubscribed, priority may be given to those who have registered with NHS addresses.
• You will receive a certificate for your attendance. Please allow two weeks for this to be delivered to your inbox. We would advise checking your junk mail before contacting NATH for your certificate at alliance.hub1@nhs.net

This event is planned because respondents to the Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub (NATH) Primary Care Training Needs Analysis (TNA) 2024/25 suggested the topic as a local training need.

There will be a photographer present at the event, should you not wish to be photographed please tick the opt out box on the booking page.

Those who do NOT want to be photographed are responsible for notifying the camera operator of their opt-out status.

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