Key Activities
MND Professionals’ Community of Practice
Our partners at the MND Association have launched the MND Professionals’ Community of Practice (CoP). The Community is for health and social care professionals practising or interested in the field of MND care.
It is a peer-led group of health and social care professionals encouraging and supporting the development of good care for people living with, or affected by, MND.
Being an active member of the CoP could count towards your professional CPD requirement. Find out more here.
To find out more or join the Community of Practice click the link below.
RCGP One Day Essentials: Neurology
Recordings now online
Over 100 people attended the neurology course we organised with the RCGP back in January. Recordings from the event are now available to watch on the RCGP’s website and are free to all those who registered for the January event. If you didn’t attend in January but still want to watch the recordings, the standard ticket price applies.
KetoConference 2020
Nutricia held their 6th annual ketogenic educational conference online this year and it included this presentation “Why buildings collapse, and the relevance to epilepsy and the ketogenic diet?” by P-CNS Exec Director, who shared some thoughts based on his interest and experience with the diet.
Curiate: A new learning platform
Curiate is a new online learning platform brought to you by Innervate Ltd in partnership with the Skills Network. Curiate is launching with a range of ready-made online short courses to help with your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). We have plans to create new courses as the platform grows.
All of Curiate’s short bite-sized CPD courses are interactive and engaging, and take an average of two hours to complete. All courses are auto-marked, meaning that feedback is instant, and a CPD certificate is issued to you on completion of all courses. To browse some of the courses we offer or to sign up, click the button below.
eQOL has been designed for you to share information and resources to support families and individuals living through epilepsy, in the hope it will:
- Encourage discussion that helps ensure equal access to the best treatment options
- Stimulate thoughts and ideas from both healthcare professionals and patients
- Help raise awareness that people cope with epilepsy in different ways
- Provide a place where you are an equal partner in stimulating ideas for epilepsy research
NICE Guidelines – Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral
NICE guideline [NG127] This guideline covers the initial assessment of symptoms& signs that might indicate a neurological condition. It helps non-specialist healthcare professionals to identify people who should be offered referral for specialist investigation.
Complex Neuro in the Community.
Managing Complex Neurological Conditions in the Community was the topic of an event we held back in 2019. To access more information about the content of the conference and to watch the talks please use the “Click Here” button.
Neurosymptoms – video guides
These are information, educational tools and shared learning video guides for three common neurological conditions; headache, dizzy spells, faints and fits have been developed to support GPs in managing the majority of patients locally rather than refer them to a specialist as an outpatient.
Neuroncology: is a new project that the P-CNS is pleased to announce. Working in partnership with the International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) and ACNR, we will be working to highlight the need for primary care and community based services to provide appropriate support for people living with brain tumours. Learn more about what triggered this new project on the Neurodigest website.
Resources
We have an array of resources available from our website, including videos from P-CNS neurology studies days, and presentations from a workshop on Parkinson’s lead by Dr Tom Britton and another on Headaches lead by Dr Andy Dowson. To access these plus e-brain please register and pay the one off joining fee of £45
ebrain
ebrain, run by the Joint Neurosciences Council, represents the largest, most comprehensive web-based training multimedia facility in clinical neurosciences to support both training and Continuous Professional Development for those working in relevant fields. Get free access by joining the P-CNS.
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Bolt Burdon Kemp
We are delighted to announce Bolt Burdon Kemp as our newest corporate sponsor!
Bolt Burdon Kemp is a leading firm of solicitors for serious injury claims.
Their specialist brain injury solicitors have over 30 years’ experience in achieving strong results in complex claims involving adults and children with brain injuries. They are recognised as a leading firm in the field of head and brain injury by the independent Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 guides.
Bolt Burdon Kemp’s brain injury specialists understand the far reaching effects of neurological injury on an individual and know the importance of prompt diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. They place clients’ wellbeing at the centre of their actions and seek to support them outside of legal process.
Bolt Burdon Kemp’s partnership will help to support the Primary Care and Community Neurology Society’s work to enhance the delivery and quality of care to those with neurological conditions.
Neurosymptoms – a guide to functional and dissociative neurological symptoms
Website written by a neurologist with a special interest in these problems which aims to give a better understanding of these symptoms.
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