Presentations

I have presented at local, national and international; conferences and staff and service development events, several of my presentations are available below.

‍‍Conferences (presenter)

• 'Change Pain' 28th September 2018. The Kings Fund Conference Centre, No 11 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN. Assessing pain in people with learning disabilities.

• Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability Conference. ‘Our Time’ (06 to 08/11/2013), Poster presentation. 'Raising our Sights' guides.

• 'Raising our sights - making it happen' national conference (25/03/11), Chair of the Health and Well-being stream.

• National Network for Learning Disability Nurses, Networking Conference (19 to 20/07/2010). Reasonable adjustment to care - from rhetoric to reality. Poster presentation Learning Disability Nurses’ use of elearning

• Oxford Brookes University, School of Health and Social Care (01/07/10) Learning Disability Nurses' use of elearning. A presentation to academic peers within the school and university and invited guests, providing an overview of my MSc research project.

• North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI) - eLearning in Health & Social Care - Theory to Practice earning conference (18/03/05) -‘Enhancing inter-professional learning within a virtual learning environment (VLE)’

• e-Learning Here and Now 3: e is for embedding and enhancing (09/07/04) An e-learning experience for all! - The development of critical appraisal skills - A presentation of the planning and delivery of a student activity using C&IT, to develop skills of critical appraisal, and the discerning use of web based materials.

• Association of Continence Advisors 1st European Conference (Northern Ireland) (05/03/02) - Continence and Barriers to People who have a Learning Disability.

• Nexus Conference (17/10/01) - PALS and local developments within Learning Disability services.

Employer engagement events (facilitator)

The Open University - Bristol 15.05.2019, London 19.06.2019, Leeds 22.10.2019, Aberdeen 15.11.2019, Edinburgh 19.11.2019. Additional events being considered for 2020.

The event is in two parts - during the morning I presented an overview of Learning Disability Nursing at The Open University. During the afternoon I facilitated a workshop where delegates explore the Skills and procedures in Annex A and Annex B in the new standards of proficiency for registered nurses NMC (2018).

Learning event (organiser)

Learning Disability Week (18 to 24 June 2018) De Montfort University

Learning Disability Week (19 to 25 June 2017) De Montfort University

Learning Disability Week (20 to 26 June 2016) De Montfort University

Learning Disability Week (15 to 21 June 2015) De Montfort University

International Nurses and Midwives day, 8th May 2015. De Montfort University

Learning Disability Week (16 to 22 June 2014) De Montfort University

‍‍Staff and service development events (presenter)

• Victoria University of Wellington, Workshop Series for Subject Librarians (06/12/12) Learning, teaching and technology. A presentation to the subject librarians.

• Oxford Brookes University, School of Health and Social Care (14/12/09) e-learning and e-handbooks. A presentation to international visitors, providing an overview of e-learning and development of digitised documentation in the School of Health and Social Care.

• PMLD Network Seminar (08/06/09) Meeting the health needs of people with Profound and Multiple Leading Disabilities. A presentation to partnership boards - further information.

• Oxford Brookes University, School of Health and Social Care: Learning, Teaching & Assessment Committee Workshop (13/04/07) Enhancing inter-professional learning within the School of Health & Social Care – project presentation.

• Ridgeway Partnership (Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust) – Nurses forum (October 2007) Self directed learning – what is it? How do I do it?

• Oxfordshire County Council - Good Health Day (14/09/06) Going into Hospital: Working with Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals to make your experience easier.

• Oxford Brookes University School of Health and Social Care: Learning, Teaching & Assessment Committee Workshop (17/06/2005) Fellowship presentation: Enhancing inter-professional learning within a Virtual Learning Fellowship Project presentation (VLE).

• PALS managers' network meeting (20/05/05) Access to Acute Health: Challenges faced by people with a learning disability. People with Learning Disabilities and Generic Services: introduction and case study.

• TVSHA e-learning ‘ on-line’ workshop (26/04/05) A guided walk through the group VLE.

• Oxford Brookes University - Brookes staff e-learning Conference, (09/07/04) – A learning experience for all!?! ‘Integrating the development of critical appraisal skills in undergraduate learning’

• MDRT Hearing project group (21/12/01) Developing hearing screening, audiometric testing and achieving aural health for people who have a learning disability