Subject: Start 2026 Off Learning — Must-See January CPD Opportunities!

Continuing Professional Development

Medicine and Life Saving Newsletter
January 9, 2025

Fridays at the University: Wound Care Day

Virtual Event Only!
January 30, 2026 | 0755 - 1500
Earn up to 6 Mainpro+ credits and up to 6 MOC (Section 1) credit hours

Speaker Spotlight — Dr. Frances Game

Fran Game has been a consultant for Diabetologist at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust since 2011. She is the Clinical Director of R&D and the Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit, and Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham. Her main clinical and research interest is the Diabetic Foot, leading a number of multicenter/multinational trials in this field. She chaired both the Classification and Wound Healing subgroups of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot for the 2023 global guidelines and has been the Chair of the Editorial Board of this organization since January 2024. She is the current Clinical Lead for the National Diabetes Footcare Audit of England and Wales and has been one of the NHS England Co-Clinical Regional Directors for Diabetes (Midlands), since May 2018. She was awarded the Edward James Olmos Award for Amputation Prevention by the American Limb Preservation Society in 2021 and the Roger W. Pecoraro award by the American Diabetes Association 2024. She received the 2025 MedStar Georgetown Distinguished Achievement Award in Diabetic Limb Salvage at the Diabetic Limb Salvage conference, Washington DC in April 2025.

Don't miss Dr. France Game's presentation at Wound Care Day!

Joint Injections | Skill Sessions

In-Person Workshop
February 6, 2026 | 1330 - 1530
UM Bannatyne: Basic Medical Sciences Building: Theatre D-Skills Lab

Joint Injections is back again in 2026!

This hands-on session equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to safely and effectively perform intra-articular injections of the knee and shoulder.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

In-Person Event
Next Course: January 26, 2026 | 0800 - 1600

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is designed to teach you how to respond in the first critical moments of a newborn's life. This course teaches the essentials of neonatal resuscitation, including airway support, ventilation, chest compressions, and medication use.

We've got plenty of chances to catch NRP in 2026!

Can't make January 26? Don't worry, we offer NRP roughly once a month, meaning you have plenty of opportunities to catch this vital workshop!

Acute Care of At-Risk Newborns (ACoRN)

In-Person Event
January 28, 2026 | 0800 - 1700

UM Bannatyne Campus

Done NRP? ACoRN is the next step in your neonatal education!

The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns Program (ACoRN) is a Canadian Program designed to teach neonatal stabilization, support the multidisciplinary team, and identify and care for babies who become unwell or are at risk of becoming unwell in the first few hours or days after birth and, where necessary, preparation for transport to a referral facility.

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

A Virtual and In-Person Event
January Courses: Jan 16 & 17, 2026; Jan. 16 & 18, 2026

Can't make it this month? More ATLS courses are coming up later in 2026!

ATLS is a vital educational program created by the American College of Surgeons, designed to equip medical professionals with essential skills for managing trauma patients. This program offers a systematic approach to trauma care, emphasizing early assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and definitive treatment.

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