Title: RCN Defence Nursing Forum & Ethics Committee Workshop: Doing the right thing on a difficult day
Date: Thursday 5th November 2015
Timings: 12.30 – 16.00
Price: £35.00 workshop fee This workshop will look at the challenges faced by frontline professionals in reconciling their professional responsibilities and explore how to get the balance right. It will also explain what support is available for those facing difficult decisions.
Topics to be covered include:
- Whistleblowing: life after Mid-Staffs: Keynote presenter: Helene Donnelley OBE
- Ethical considerations for defence nurses: Dr Janet Kelly
- Planning for future operations: Captain Leslie Rankin
- Launch of the DNF oral histories project: Major Chris Carter
This workshop is suitable for military nurses, senior students planning to pursue a career in the field of defence nursing and HCAs (Regular & Reservists with an interest in military nursing practice as well as doctors and other professionals. It would also be suitable for those working in disaster/humanitarian operations, travel health practitioners and civilian nurses and flight nurses involved with the transport, repatriation and care of patients.
To view the programme and to book your place visit www.rcn.org.uk/defence 1