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FATHERS’ ROLE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT
RESPONDING TO ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
Managing Children’s Continence Problems In Schools
Date April 27 Time 10-30am-3pm Venue Renewal Conference Centre, Solihull, West Midlands
The children’s bowel and bladder charity ERIC is holding an event on managing children’s continence problems in schools. It will cover what education workers should understand about the function of bowels and bladders, the problems that can occur, and how children’s continence problems are managed. An ERIC resource to support school staff will also be outlined at the event. tinyurl.com/jsemdl2
13th International Family Nursing Conference 14-17 June, Pamplona, Spain
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RCN School Nurses Conference and Exhibition 2017 24 August, London, UK
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28th International Conference on Paediatric Nursing and Healthcare
4-5 September, Edinburgh, Scotland pediatric.nursingconference.com
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Date 1 April Time 9.30am-5pm Venue Woodhouse College, London This event is intended for health professionals as well as teachers, parents and carers. Topics will include suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. tinyurl.com/gmh72wn
HEALTHY CHILD, HEALTHY FUTURE
AROUND THE WORLD
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Date 25 March Time 10.30am-5pm Venue Winston House, London A seminar on the role fathers play in the early development of children. Speakers will include Refugee Therapy Centre consultant psychotherapist Lennox Thomas and University of East London senior psychology lecturer Luis Jimenez. goo.gl/iVH8Vt
Parent Engagement Conference: Maximising Every Child’s Potential
6-8 June, Melbourne, Australia pecaustralia.com
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12 / March 2017 / volume 29 number 2
The Cavell Nurses’ Trust is offering an award to a qualified nurse judged to have made a significant impact while working internationally during a humanitarian crisis, disease outbreak, disaster or conflict. The closing date for entries is 31 March For information go to www.cavellnursestrust. org/qualified-nurseawards/internationalimpact-award
Date 24-26 May Time 8am-5.30pm Venue International Convention Centre, Birmingham The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health conference 2017 will include sessions on a variety of subjects from nurses, organised by the RCN. Keynote speakers include Jacqueline Cornish, national clinical director children, young people and transition to adulthood at NHS England, and Johan Mackenbach, chair and professor of public health at Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam. www.rcpch.ac.uk/events/annualconference
PAEDIATRIC NURSING
Date 14-15 August Venue Edinburgh Sixth international conference on pediatric nursing and healthcare. tinyurl.com/j67vv4l
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