1. Nursing & Allied Health Professional Update
Chris Bannister
Nursing & Allied Health Professional Representative

2. Nursing & AHP Representative Chrissie Bannister
Deputy Nursing & AHP Representative
Helen Munday
Cardiac Sub-Committee
Thoracic Sub-Committee
Amanda Walthew
Congenital Sub-Committee
Vacant
Professional Link
Tara Bartley
Patient Link
Chris Bannister
Professional Standards Committee
Education Sub-Committee
Bhuvana Krishnamoorthy
Julie Quigley
Education Sub-Committee Heather Wyman
Education
Academic & Research Committee
Julie Sanders
Melissa Rochon
Clinical Audit Group

3. CT Forum @ the Annual Meeting
Awaiting abstract selection at the end of November.
Plenary presentation from Cecilia Anim, RCN President.
Presentations on Cardiac PROMS data, nursing-legal issues, and ECMO in the community.
Jill Ley, Clinical Nurse Specialist and David Lizotte, Physician Assistant from USA participating again.
University Stream on Sunday.

4. Advanced Cardiothoracic Course
Annual event to be held in Birmingham on November 19th-20th 2016.
30+ participants over two days - one thoracic and one cardiac days.
New support from Cardio Solutions.
Great feedback;
“inspiring to become a more confident practitioner”
“faculty excellent, friendly, knowledgeable & motivating”

5. Developing an Advanced AHP Practitioner Service Course
Annual event to be held in RCS(Ed) in Birmingham in December 2016.
Participants from across the UK from centres with an interest in starting an Advanced AHP programme & those who wish to expand their existing service.
Again great feedback with positive outcomes.

6. Core Principles in Cardiothoracic Course
Aimed at Band 5/6 nurses.
The SCTS will develop a core set of lectures that will be delivered regionally.
Initially this will be with a core faculty with the aim of a ‘teach the trainers’ approach and a local leader in each region/unit.
There is a plan to target seven regions to bring this course to fruition.
2 courses held so far in Manchester and Glasgow.

7. Surgical Anatomy Course for Theatre Nurses
Biannual event held at the St Jude HQ in Stratford with support from Cardio Solutions.
1st course earlier this year.
Surgical faculty with lectures on valve A+P, types of valves and anticoagulation.
Wetlab component
Presentation by Theatre Sister at Kings on the role and importance of the scrub nurse.

9. Surgical Care Practitioner Courses
3 Annual Master Classes for qualified SCP’s held in Manchester throughout 2016.
1st Thoracic, then Cardiothoracic, finally Cardiac.
Sponsored by Ethicon with thanks to the faculty & companies that participated; Maquet, Sorin, Terumo, Sonasite and Karl Storz.

10. SCP Exam & Revision Course
The annual national trainee SCP exam will be held at the RCS(Ed) in Birmingham, in December.
A revision course was held prior to the exam in September in Manchester.
Thanks again to the examiners & faculty for their ongoing support – last question writing course created a large bank of new questions.
Thanks also to Swann Morton for the silver scalpel award to the best candidate.

11. Nurses & AHP EACTS
Held on Sunday 2nd October during EACTS in Barcelona.
Participants from across Europe, with a range of plenary talks and presentations from nurses and AHP’s.
Again, all papers were peer reviewed with a prize from EACTS.
Best presentation awarded to Doa El-Ansary – ‘motor vehicle driving after cardiac surgery’

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