V O ‘ I N S P I R I N G E X C E L LE N C E I N C LI N I C A L S K I L L S ’
ISSUE 2
New Year, New Ideas …….
Bulletin No. 6
(January 2012)
“Abstracts are being
accepted for the 2012
conference and the
closing date for
submissions is 30th April,
2012”
Now that everyone is back to work after the Christmas/NewYear
break (looking forward to Easter) and filled with enthusiasm for
the coming year, we would like to ask once again if anyone has
an ideas on articles they would like included in the Bulletin.
We will also be running some Workshops this year and although
we have ideas and dates penciled in, are there any workshops
you, as members, would like to attend. Drop us an email and let
us know (SCSN@dundee.ac.uk).
Front Page Employee News
Membership Cards
Our new membership cards were sent out just before Christmas.
Anyone who has not received a card should contact the SCSN
Administrator as soon as possible just in case your card went
missing in the Christmas mail.
Technology!
Inside This Issue
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New Year, New Ideas ..
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Membership Cards
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Technology!
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Profile: Susan Watt
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Conference 2012 Update
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Abstracts
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Upcoming Events
Hopefully, as most of you will be aware, our new website is up
and running and can be accessed via the following link
http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/scottish-clinical-skillsnetwork.aspx
We have also created a facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scottish-Clinical-SkillsNetwork/258570440857537 and would ask that you join us on
facebook and via this network we can share ideas, thoughts and
keep in touch with each other. Hopefully we can encourage the
students to join as well.
We have also set up a Twitter account. The web link for our
twitter account is https://twitter.com/s_c_s_n. Please follow us!!
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Profile: Susan Watt,
Steering Group Member
Susan Watt
Senior Lecturer for Clinical Skills and Teaching Fellow,
Edinburgh Napier University,
Edinburgh
s.watt@napier.ac.uk
Qualifications and professional membership:
Registered Nurse
BSc Nursing Studies
MSc Critical Care and Applied Education
Specialist Nurse Practitioner in Cardiac Nursing
Lecturer / Practice Educator (NMC)
Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support Instructor
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the Scottish Resuscitation Group
Member of the Scottish Clinical Skills Network
Teaching interests:
Cardiac nursing / cardiology
Assessment and care of critically ill patients
Clinical skills and simulation
Resuscitation
Research interests:
Self-management in patients with coronary heart disease
Illness perceptions of patients with coronary heart disease
Peer tutoring in clinical skills teaching
Assessment of clinical skills and simulated practice
Use of simulated practice to enhance nurses’ confidence and
proficiency
Inter-professional education
Conference 2012 Update
The arrangements for the Conference on 30th and 31st
August, 2012 are progressing and the venue at Sighthill
will provide excellent facilities.
It appears that
accommodation may be difficult to come by so it is
advised that booking should be done early.
We are awaiting confirmation from Keynote Speakers
and Workshop Leads and we hope to open
registration at the beginning of April but we shall
publicise this information by distributing an updated
flyer/brochure to members and contacts.
SCSN BULLETIN NO.6
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Overview:
I have worked in critical care
since becoming a registered
nurse and chose to specialise in
cardiac nursing. I have worked
in several cardiology units in
Scotland and latterly was
specialist nurse for cardiac
rehabilitation in Forth Valley. I
started my career in academia
in 2003, taking up post as a
clinical skills facilitator at the
University of Edinburgh. I have
been teaching at Edinburgh
Napier University since the end
of 2004. I am currently involved
in
teaching
undergraduate
student nurses clinical skills, care
of critically ill patients and how
to managed patients with
complex needs. I also supervise
MSc students undertaking their
dissertation. In my role as Senior
Lecturer for Clinical Skills, I
encourage and support the
learning,
teaching
and
assessment of clinical skills and
simulated practice.
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ABSTRACTS
Abstracts are being accepted for the 2012 conference
and the closing date for submissions is 30th April, 2012.
Please forward your abstract to scsn@dundee.ac.uk
Guidelines for submission can be found on the SCSN
website.
Upcoming Events
ASPiH & Laerdal Joint Simulation Event
ASPiH and Laerdal are holding a Joint Simulation Event
at the Clinical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th April 2012. This event
is also being supported by the Higher Education
Academy Health Services. The theme for this regional
meeting is ‘Using Simulation to Enhance and Improve
Education’. This regional meeting will highlight how
simulation has been developed, integrated and
evaluated
in
current
undergraduate/preregistration/emergency service education and will
bring together colleagues from diverse healthcare
and educational backgrounds to share their
experiences. A wide range of workshops are planned
to encourage the development of working
partnerships, research collaboration and the sharing of
expertise between professionals.
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE AT THIS EVENT PLEASE GO TO:
http://www.aspih.org.uk/association/events/aspihlaerdal-joint-simulation-event/
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