Professional Development and Training
Professional Development and Training Launch
Professional Development and Training official launch week
Mon 15 Nov – Sun 21 Nov 2021
This November we officially launched Professional Development and Training, an online resource for health and care professionals looking for easily accessible high quality bite size learning. To celebrate the launch, we hosted a week of free online webinars and taster sessions starting Monday 15 November 2021.
| Date | Time | Session | Speakers |
| Monday 15 November | 1pm-2pm | Engaging with BAME Communities: a locality-based approach to Cultural Competence | Krishna Sarda, over 30 years’ experience in Social medicine |
| Tuesday 16 November | 1pm-2pm | Finding the Leader Within | Simon Phillips, Founder, The Change Maker Group Dr Linda Edwards, Chief Executive, Education for Health |
| Tuesday 16 November | 6pm-7pm | Non-Invasive Ventilation: An introduction and ‘Ask the Expert’ webinar | Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson, Respiratory Physiotherapist and Education for Health Associate |
| Wednesday 17 November | 2pm-3pm | Nursing Associates and their role in the workforce of the future | Paul Vaughan, Deputy Director – Primary Care Nursing & NextGen Nurse, NHS England and NHS Improvement |
| Friday 19 November | 12.30pm-1.30pm | The role of person centred care in non-adherence in asthma care | Preeti Minhas, Assistant Director, Clinical Learning, Education for Health Sonia Greenwood, Education for Health Associate |
Missed a session?
All our sessions were recorded, to view, just click on the title of the session you are interested in.
New courses:
We’re launching our new Essentials series of courses this autumn. These four courses are aimed at health and care professionals who are new to a topic and require an overview of the condition, diagnosis and treatment pathways. Our Essentials courses focus on Asthma, COPD, CVD and Diabetes.
Starting in December 2021:
- Essentials of Diabetes: begins 3 December 2021. Registration for this course closes on 26 November 2021.
- Essentials of COPD: begins 9 December 2021. Registration for this course closes on 2 December 2021.
Starting in February 2022:
- Essentials of Asthma: begins 28 February 2022. Registration for this course closes on 21 February 2022.
Starting in March 2022
- Essentials of CVD: begins 29 March 2022. Registration for this course closes on 22 March 2022.
Our Professional Development and Training blog:
In the lead up to our launch week, we shared regular Professional Development and Training blog posts, discussing topics such as profiling tools and how to use these in practice, and how to prepare for this winter’s health demands. Visit our news page to see the latest posts.