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This presentation will report on the implementation of a national campaign to bring paediatric orthopaedic education to nurses across the country.
There is a dearth of designated paediatric orthopaedic courses resulting in the acquisition of specific training and education for this specialism being problematic.
This raised the question of how nurses practicing in this domain of nursing acquire and maintain their knowledge and skills. The RCN Children and Young Peoples' Orthopaedic and Trauma Community (CYPOTC) sought to address this problem instigating a 'travelling' educational road show, entitled a 'Festival of Learning'. Senior paediatric orthopaedic nurses and educators deliver a programme designed to meet the needs of nurses caring for children with orthopaedic problems and to date the educational package covering knowledge and skills has been to Southampton, Edinburgh, Stanmore, Bristol and Manchester. The programme coverstopics from anatomy through to workshops on traction application.
This presentation will discuss the work of the CYPOTC in establishing the 'Festival of Learning', the evaluations of the students and the current focus to achieve accreditation for the study day package so that it becomes a recognised unit that nurses can commit to in gaining points towards their academic goal.
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Lee, A. 1124 Enhancing Through a Targeted National Education One-Stop Road Show the Quality of Paediatric Orthopaedic Nursing. Pediatr Res 68 (Suppl 1), 557 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-201011001-01124
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