Nurse Prescribing

Good news for BACN members who are not nurse prescribers yet, because there is the possibility that a lucky member can receive funding from the BACN to do their prescribing course. So if you're not a member, then now's a good time join!
P.S. Don't forget to come to the BACN conference  September 16th and 17th, cheaper for members of course! There will be demonstrations of course! Come and see us there! Send us a Tweet @Aestheticplus

BACN Meeting Worcester

Another fabulous meeting with the BACN today. Some key points I took away are:

• The NMC want to attend the next BACN conference (Book the 16th and 17th in your diaries for the BACN Conference)
• How to update your CPD/PREP portfolio to keep your pin numbers up to date. Reflective practice is the way forward. (We will email this out free of charge, just ask.)
• How to choose a good Non Medical (Nurse) Prescribing course. The BACN may compose a database of courses that people have been on. Things to look for are distance learning, does your course allow calculators (you must achieve 100% in the calculations exam to pass)
• The BACN are building a list of willing medical mentors for nurse prescribers

Another good reason to become a member of the BACN.

BACN Meeting South West

I met up with the South West leader of the BACN in the Bristol today and met some fantastic nurse members from the South West. Lots of nurses often ask, what can the BACN offer me? To start with, they are a great organisation that helps and supports aesthetic nurses. There is of course the support offered by the board, but most importantly are the networking opportunities they bring with the other members, that means nurses can stand as one voice and feel supported by their peers. Not only that but nurses can stay at the forefront of changes within the industry and are told first about future conferences that arise (very important when there as limited spaces, as with Florence Barrett-Hill’s 4 day seminar on skin analysis).

A common discussion at today’s meeting, was the need to raise standards and awareness within the industry, brought about the possibility of having a code of conduct that conscientious practitioners want to adhere to. Not that, that wasn’t the case already, it was obvious that our vocational training and nursing code of conduct had already made us all practitioners who wanted to offer the best treatments and work within high standards of care. The BACN only represent a small number of aesthetic nurses, and it’s vitally important that more nurses join to increase credibility of nurses within this industry.

Professional Beauty 2011

For those of you who attended the BACN conference in September 2010, will know Constance Campion. You will know her witty and humourous style of presenting and her infectious enthusiasm. So if you don't want to miss her again, she will be attending the Professional Beauty 2011 Conference, which runs from the 27th-28th February in Excel, London.