SNAP Timetable

Further to last week's announcement, we are pleased to release the timetable for the SNAP Conference to be held at St George's, University of London, on 13th January 2016. The full timetable is below.

We have a very exciting day planned with an opening welcome from Dr. Julia Gale, Head of the School of Nursing at Kingston and St George's. This will be followed by the first keynote presentation from Professor Ian Peate, Head of School of Nursing, Gibraltar Health Authority, provocatively called "The Trouble with Men..." 

The main part of the day is comprised of eighteen student presentations, which have been divided into two streams.  The streams are broken up into three sessions, each comprising of three student presentations. You will have to choose carefully which stream you want to attend as there are so many interesting presentations. There are also plenty of breaks throughout the day, giving everyone the opportunity to discuss the presentations over a cup of tea or over lunch.

The second keynote presentation is by Caroline Alexander, Chief Nurse for London. Her observations and reflections on the direction of nursing will provide plenty of food for thought to go away with. To bring the day to a close, we are pleased to announce that Jennie Hall, Chief Nurse at St George's, has the dubious honour of the last word.

We hope that this day has plenty to interest everyone. If you haven't registered your ticket yet, avoid disappointment by registering your attendance here:   https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/student-nurse-academic-partnership-snap-conference-tickets-18552543156 

We look forward to seeing you at the conference

	Stream A Lecture Theatre F	Stream B Lecture Theatre B
9:00 - 9:30	Registration Location - TBC
9:30 - 9:45	Introduction and Welcome to SNAP Dr. Julia Gale, Head of School of Nursing, Kingston & St George’s Monckton Lecture Theatre
9:45 - 10:15	“The Trouble with Men…” Professor Ian Peate, Head of School, Gibraltar Health Authority Monckton Lecture Theatre
10:15 - 10:45	Break Lanesborough Cafeteria
10:45 - 12:00	Session 1A Communication	Session 1B International Nursing
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch Lanesborough Cafeteria
13:00 - 14:15	Session 2A Developing Nursing	Session 2B Service Improvements
14:15 - 14:45	Break Lanesborough Cafeteria
14:45 - 16:00	Session 3A Innovations in Nursing	Session 3B Reflections on Nursing
16:00 - 16:15	Break (comfort break only)
16:15 - 16:45	Reflections on Leadership and Culture in the NHS and Update on Strategic Direction and Impact and Opportunities for Nursing Caroline Alexander, Chief Nurse London Michael Heron Lecture Theatre
16:45 - 17:00	SNAP Close Jennie Hall, Chief Nurse St George’s NHS Foundation Trust Michael Heron Lecture Theatre

December 2015 Update

The SNAP team is excited to announce the agenda for the SNAP conference on 13th January 2016. 

You will see that we have a full programme for the day, comprising of 18 interesting presentations on a wide variety of nursing topics. We also have two keynote presentations by Professor Ian Peate and Caroline Alexander, Chief Nurse for London. It is an event not to be missed.

Stream A Lecture Theatre F	Stream B Lecture Theatre B
Session 1
Session 1A: Communication	Session 1B: International Nursing
A1.1 Improving communication between the older adult and healthcare professionals. Emily Davis	B2.1 Gibraltar… just like Marmite. Stephanie Stevens
A1.2 How theories of communication can help form better interpersonal relationships Rhianna McGowan	B2.2 Confessions of a Gibraltarian Novice Nurse Gianna Ferrary
A1.3 Friends and Family Test guidelines: How far have we progressed in enabling people with learning disabilities voice their opinions? Ekta Shah	B2.3 Gulu Regional Referral Hospital observation chart Katie Downes and Amanda Clifford
Session 2
Session 2A: Developing Nursing	Session 2B: Service Improvements
A1.1 Leadership in Nursing Nikki Yun	B2.1 Preventing Falls in the Elderly Gemma Pumford
A1.2 The Power of Motivational Interviewing Dan Waters	B2.2 Cancer screening – Improving health literacy in BME communities Jahmena Wilson
A1.3 Understanding how knowledge of gender issues affects the care nurses provide Aurelia Edminston	B2.3 A Reflective Piece on Complex Conditions, End of Life Care and Parental Bereavement Elizabeth Ross
Session 3
Session 3A: Innovations in Nursing	Session 3B: Reflections on Nursing
A3.1 Pets and Holistic Care Pardina Samson-Fessale	B3.1 The Mature Student, over 35. Susan West
A3.2 Disposable Cannula Cover “Cannula Cap” Daniel Sinclair	B3.2 Exploring Dimensions of Power in Mental Health Jasmine Dudman
A3.3 How can we support our colleagues to make use of existing resources to assist people with challenging behaviours in primary and secondary care setting. Elizabeth Jarratt and Phoebe Mooney	B3.3 Social Enterprise – The Future of Care Katrina Sealey

We would like to invite you to support the event and the students by attending the conference. You can register for the event via Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/student-nurse-academic-partnership-snap-conference-tickets-18552543156 or clicking on the tab below. This will give us an idea of numbers for the day, which we need for catering. Tickets are limited so don't wait until the day before to register. Should you require more than one ticket, we would kindly ask you to email us on SNAPcon2016@gmail.com the names of the additional people you are registering so we can have a record.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

SNAP Update

We're really excited to say that we had lots of SNAP abstract submissions. We are currently reviewing these but the first read suggests that we have a good number of strong abstracts with varied and interesting subjects. The outcome of the submission will be released by Monday 23rd November 2015, you will be notified via email so do check your inbox!

***The Deadline is Now Closed for the Submission of Abstracts***

The support from faculty staff members and students have been amazing and we're hoping the momentum will continue until the conference day on Wednesday 13th January 2016, up until the completion of the release and publication of the paper in the Conference Proceedings. 

Registration to the SNAP Conference is listed on Eventbrite. Tickets are limited so don't wait until the day before to sign up. You can get your tickets by clicking on the tab below. Should you require more than one ticket, we would kindly ask you to email us on SNAPcon2016@gmail.com the names of the additional people you are registering so we can have a record. Many thanks!

The event is really shaping up well. Watch this space, more detailed event information will be released in the coming weeks.

There is a real buzz beginning to form around the conference already. All year groups have been introduced to the SNAP conference and the submission process. We know that some staff have been approached to support students to help turn their ideas and experiences into abstracts.

We are really excited to announce that we can confirm our two keynote presenters and we’ve got two big names. They are:

• Caroline Alexander (Chief Nurse for London)
• Professor Ian Peate (Head of the School of Health Studies, Gibraltar Health Authority)

We also have the event listed on Eventbrite so you can now sign up for the conference and get your tickets here:

We’re looking forward to receiving lots of abstract submissions. The deadline if you are interested in submitting is November 2nd 2015.

If you do not wish to participate, we hope you will be able to join us for the conference at St George's, University of London on 13th January 2016.

SNAP Conference 2016

Student Nurse Academic Partnership Conference 2016

This conference will be presented by nursing students for nursing students. Students are encouraged to present their ideas, experiences and reflections on nursing education, practice or theory with the support from Academic Partners. Two keynote speakers will frame the day with all other sessions being presented by student nurses. The presentations will be written up afterwards and published as conference proceedings.

The conference will take place on Wednesday 13th January 2016 at St George's, University of London.

The conference aims to:
• Empower students to share their ideas and experiences
• Support students to present their work to other students, staff and practice partners
• Encourage student nurses from different years to interact and network
• Nurture collaborative student-academic partnerships
• Celebrate nursing at Kingston, St George's and Gibraltar Health Authority
• Help students to write up their work for publication in a journal
• Publish a journal of work from student nurses at Kingston, St George's and Gibraltar
• Work with students to be conference organisers and journal editors
• Identify and develop ideas for SADRAS/collaborative research grants
• Identify and help develop students who can be nominated for awards

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