pre conference meetings
WORKSHOP A - NZUNS TRIAGING AND ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE WORKSHOP
Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024, 9.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: Rangimarie 2, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Limited numbers and fee applies
Course Objective
To equip nurses working in an Outpatient setting to establish nurse led clinics for triaging referrals and co-managing men with low-risk prostate cancer on Active Surveillance.
Triaging and Active Surveillance Course Aims
By the end of this course, participants will have:
· familiarity with triaging guidelines and required associated protocols;
· clinical knowledge to safely care for men with low-risk prostate cancer and apply this knowledge to clinical practice.
· knowledge of how to build a business case for implementing nurse led clinics.
This course will focus on implementing these clinics with the opportunity to be part of an ongoing peer support system to support clinical knowledge and feedback.
Course outline
Part A:
Triaging
1. Introduction to triaging – advantages and goals
2. Protecting the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice - departmental endorsement
3. MOH and Faster Cancer Treatment Requirements
4. Aligning Health Pathways/Localising triaging guidelines
5. Implementing nurse led triaging.
6. Keys and pitfalls of Nurse led triaging.
7. Internal auditing and feedback of Nurse led triaging.
8. Triaging examples and practice.
Part B:
Active Surveillance
1. Anatomy and physiology of the prostate
2. Natural History of prostate cancer
3. Indications for Active Surveillance
4. Active Surveillance protocols
5. International Best Practice Guidelines
6. How to build a business case for nurse led clinics
7. Audit process/Internal reporting
8. Case Studies
9. Psychological Care of men on Active Surveillance
10. Off protocol Active Surveillance
11. Peer support group
WORKSHOP B - NZUNS CATHETERISATION MEETING
Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024, 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Venue: Rangimarie 1, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Limited numbers and fee applies
Catheterisation
Course objective
To provide an
overview of catheterisation – male, female and suprapubic
Catheterisation Course Aims
By
the end of this course, participants will be able to understand the general principles
of catheterisation, possible complications and will be provided with an
opportunity to practice catheterisation on mannequins.
Nurses
will then return to their own workplace and complete supervised
catheterisations to demonstrate clinical competence and final sign off in their
institution.
Course outline
There will be
required pre-reading, prior to attending this workshop
1.
General principles of catheterisation
2.
Catheter associated UTI/complications
3.
Indications for catheterisation
4.
Types of catheters
5.
Equipment and set up
6.
Male catheterisation demonstration
7.
Suprapubic catheterisation demonstration
8.
Bladder scanning
9.
Documentation
10. Practical session
WORKSHOP C - URODYNAMICS COURSE - FULL
Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024, 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Venue: Angus Room, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Facilitated by: Dr Ashani Couchman
Limited numbers and fee applies
Urodynamics Course objective
To provide an overview of urodynamics and its importance in clinical practice.
Urodynamic Course Aims
By the end of this course, participants will be able to understand the principles of urodynamics, interpret urodynamic studies and apply this knowledge to clinical practice.
This introductory course will focus on non fluoroscopic urodynamics studies with the opportunity to be part of an ongoing educator review system to support clinical knowledge development and feedback.
Course outline
1. Introduction to urodynamics
2. Anatomy and physiology of the lower urinary tract
3. Indications for urodynamic testing
4. Types of urodynamic studies
5. Equipment and set up
6. Terminology and normal values
7. Undertaking a urodynamic study
8. Interpretation of urodynamic results
9. Clinical applications and case studies
10. Troubleshooting and common pitfalls
11. Continuing education in urodynamic studies