A spring focus on education

Education is one of our main focuses for spring. The BACN Education & Training Committee is committed to delivering and developing a number of exciting projects. The committee has recently held it's second meeting online with a number of initiatives in progress. These include regional study groups, which to date, have run in the northwest and been a huge success, covering topics such as managing a deteriorating patient in clinic, an overview of facial palsy, as well as facial anatomy, among others. A key focus for the committee will be to continue to support newer aesthetic nurses with a variety of educational opportunities. The feedback has been very encouraging with plans to extend the study groups to each BACN region, focusing on identified topics of interest. Work is also being completed on training for BACN members on prescribing within private practice and regulatory frameworks with further updates to be released in due course. The BACN continuously strives to facilitate opportunities for learning and continued professional development for our members. One example is the BACN bursary, which is available upon successful application to financially assist completion of the V300 Nurse Independent Prescribing qualification. Further details and application are available on www.bacn.org.uk. The BACN keenly supports and encourages nurses in their transition to full-time specialist aesthetic roles.