Welcome to our Regional pages.
BACCN Southern Region
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Our Mission Statement is:
To promote the BACCN as an organisation with in the Southern region by focussing upon the particular needs of critical care nursing with in this area.
The BACCN Southern region will:
Establish and maintain effective communication between the Regional memebrs, the Regional committe, and the national committe to promote and facilitate educational and professional development for all regional memebers by:-
1.Organising regional study days
2.Disseminating professional information on professional issues of relevance to critical care
3. Support collaborative practice and promote innovative evidence based patient care.
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REGIONAL STUDY EVENTS
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'Heads Up: Neurological Aspects of Critical Care'
Friday 24th May 2013
09.00 - 17.00
The Arora International Hotel, Crawley, Nr.Gatwick, RH10 6LW. (Click on the link for directions)
Programme:
- Transfer of a Head Injured Patient - TBC
- Traumatic Brain Injury- TBC
- Management of Neurological Injury - Sally Aucken
- Encephalopathy in Acute Liver Failure - Danielle Fullwood
- LiCOX - Jenny Leach
- Spinal Assessment and Management - TBC
- End of Life Care - Dr.Natalie Pattison
- Organ Donation - Tim Collins
- Organ Donation Debate - Ann Price & Tim Collins
- A Patient Experience - Glenn Blair-Ford
(Timetable STC)
Fees - all inclusive (First increase since 2008)
BACCN Member: £55.00
Non-Member: £75.00
Regional Link Member: £45.00
For further info and application, click here
Application in word format, click here
(If any difficulty in downloading the form, please contact Jackie on the email below or conact shibu.chacko@yahoo.co.uk, will send the form by email)Booking contact:
Jackie Mitchell,
Senior Sister, ICU, East Surrey Hospital,
Redhill, RH5 1RH
Email: jacqueline.mitchell2@nhs.net
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Go with flow - Haemodynamic Monitoring of Critically Ill Patients
November 2012Handouts- Please click on the link below to open the pdf documents in google documents.1. Handout 1
2. Handout 2
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1. Handout 1
2. Handout 2
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BACCN SOUTHERN REGION COMMITTEE 2012-14
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APPLICATION FOR BACCN SOUTHERN REGION FUNDING
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BACCN Southern Region Committee invites applicants for sponsorship to Critical Care education events, educational awards and Study Tour grants.
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Written applications for awards will be considered at regular committee meetings (of which there are a minimum of 6 per year).
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Up to a maximum of £500 can be awarded to an individual in any one year. The amount awarded will be decided by the Committee.
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Applicants must be members of BACCN Southern Region at the time of application and must include their membership number with all correspondence.
For Critical care education events:
Applicants should provide an account of how attendance is relevant to their professional development and how practice / patient care will be further developed from the support obtained.
For Educational awards and Study Tour grants:
Applicants should provide an account of how this work will benefit the care of patients within their work place and contribute to their professional development. A clear rationale for undertaking the project must be given and include relevant literature to support the application.
The Committee would welcome and consider other creative ideas that would benefit critical care.
Submit applications to:
Suzanne Bench (Secretary of BACCN Southern Region Committee) at suzanne.bench@kcl.ac.uk
or approach any of the BACCN Southern Region Committee (contact details at www.baccn.org.uk/regions) for further information and advice.
To submit a hard copy of the application contact Suzanne for further information.
Click here to download the application form (2013 Version)
(Note: If you are unable to download the form from the link above, please contact suzanne.bench@kcl.ac.uk or shibu.chacko@yahoo.co.uk, will send the form via email)
Application Criteria include:
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BACCN Southern Region reserve the right to refuse applicants who do not meet the criteria
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BACCN Southern Region Committee will undertake the selection and granting of awards
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The decision of the BACCN Southern Region Committee is final and may be conditional
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The application is separate from any other Regional or National initiative
Successful applicants agree to one of the following:
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Submit a brief report for the BACCN Southern Regional Newslette.
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Present a paper, poster or feedback at a regional event or committee meeting (Delegate fees and travel expenses will be reimbursed for any presentation at the BACCN Southern Regional events )
BACCN Southern Region advises individuals to obtain appropriate travel and medical insurance as it cannot accept any liability for costs associated with medical or travel emergencies whilst engaged in any activity associated with the award.
Names of successful applicants will be used in BACCN Southern Region publicity material.
Applicants must remain a member of BACCN Southern Region for the duration of the award.
Where BACCN Southern Region funding is used to support the presentation of a conference paper or poster there must be appropriate acknowledgement of this within the presentation.
It is advisable to have previously contacted a BACCN Southern Region committee member for advice and to ensure you provide contact details and membership number.
Applicants will be notified of success or rejection of application within 2 weeks of next BACCN Southern Region Committee meeting.
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Aim: To develop an effective method of communication between members across the Southern region and the National board.
Key roles
- Establish a communication point in your local critical care area
- Hold and distribute membership application forms as required
- Receive and distribute information on BACCN activites including regional and national events
- Host regional meetings and events
- Provide contributions to and assistance in compilation/distribution of the regional newsletter
- Identify the needs of local members and communicate this to the committee
The role remains fluid as the needs of the region change. Link members will receive minutes of the regional meetings and be invited to attend all meetings, contributing to the establishment of an effective communication system across the region.
For further information , contact TRISH LEAHY on patricia.leahy@bsuh.nhs.uk
