Plymouth Nurses’ Peninsula Liver Study Day is a big success

Members of our Critical Care Education team and Specialist Hepatology Nursing Team welcomed over 100 delegates to their recent Peninsula Liver Study Day.

Delegates from across the country made the journey to the Postgraduate Medical Centre at Derriford Hospital to hear from a variety of speakers, including patients who shared their stories and experiences.

The day, organised by nursing staff from the Critical Care Education team and  the Specialist Hepatology Nursing Team, included sessions on anatomy and physiology, liver surgery, the clinical aspects of medical and nursing care for liver transplantation, patient experiences, and case study presentations.  Representatives from the primary and secondary care sectors and from local and regional government institutions also attended the event.

The event was sponsored by The British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) and the British Association for Study of the Liver (BASL) nurse forum.
 
Organisers and delegates are hailing the day a success with feedback including:

“Excellent Study day. Thank you to you all especially the patients who gave their stories.”

“Very thought provoking - hope to change some attitudes.”

“Really useful and enjoyable day. Thank you, felt really privileged to have had the patients stories.”

"Thank you so much for a fantastic learning experience."

One of the organisers Kate Tantam, Clinical Educator in Critical Care said: “We’re so pleased with how the timetable and speakers were widely well received. We were particularly thrilled that patients were keen to come and share their stories of care and to provide a real insight into the challenges they faced.

“More inter-professional study days are planned for 2015 in partnership with the BACCN and The Critical Care Education Team and we welcome any suggestions on areas people would like educational input on.”