Here are the slide presentations from the Cardiff Nursing in Practice Event in PDF format for you to download and view at your leisure. (Adobe reader required - click here to download it for free)

Keynote speech: The art and science of consultation skills
Adrienne Willcox, Senior Lifelong Learning Fellow, RCN Institute, Wales

Insulin initiation in primary care and introduction to MERIT
Anne Lewis, Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Continuing professional development needs and education provision for primary care nurses in Wales
Beverley Smith OU, Head of Primary Care Nursing in Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, Open University, RCN Project Manager

The prevention and management of healthcare-associated infection
Dawn Hill, Nurse Consultant, Welsh Healthcare-Associated Infection Programme

The role of practice nurses in palliative care
Emma Saysell, CEO/Director, St David's Foundation

Flying Start – Dechrau'n Deg: changing lives in Wales
Fran Dale, Team Leader, Flying Start, Wrexham

Sexual health and testing services
Jackie Redding, Associate Director of Service Delivery and Development, Terrence Higgins Trust

Perinatal mental health: causes, detection and interventions
Dr Jane Hanley, Lecturer, School of Health Science, University of Wales, Swansea

Supporting smoking cessation
Jennifer Percival, RCN Tobacco Policy Adviser

Chronic pain assessment and treatment
Julie Hamer, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain Management

Modernisation of the Knowledge and Skils Framework – why?
Deb Lomasney, KSF Lead for Wales
Kate Oultram, Unite Health Sector Organiser/KSF Group

Agenda for Change
Steve Sloan, Regional Officer, Unite the Union