Please note, this training is now fully subscribed. To join the waiting list for future courses, please email training@immunology.org
These two in-person training days are the initial part of the BSI’s Immunology Nursing Excellence Programme. Mapped against the BSI-CIPN Competency Framework for Immunology Nursing, this programme has been specifically developed to support immunology nurses working in both adult and paediatric immunology nursing – and practicing nurses with an interest in specialising in immunology – in developing their expertise in immunology and patient care.
All UK immunology nurses should attend both days in order to complete this part of the programme. This training will provide the essential foundation skills and knowledge required to treat and manage patients with a range of conditions..
The in-person training days will cover:
- The science of the immune system
- When the immune system goes wrong (immunodeficiency and pathology)
- Clinical investigations: unravelling the mystery
- Me and my diagnosis: the psychological aspects of immunodeficiency
- Putting the patient at the centre: care and management of immunodeficiency
- My clinical area – how we do things around the UK
- Monitoring: what, how, when and why?
- Rare diseases: building knowledge and providing care
- Home treatment and self-administration
- Training for nurses teaching patients to self-administer for home therapy
In addition to lectures and workshops on the above topics, in-person training days will also include Q&A sessions with senior nurse practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists, and offer the rare opportunity to meet with immunology nurses from across the UK, share knowledge and build relationships.
Programme:
Foundational skills for immunology nursing will take place across two days:
Day 1: Monday 24 March 2025, 10:00-16:30, Conference Aston, Birmingham, UK
10:00 | Welcome and housekeeping
10:15 | The science of the immune system
11:15 | Break
11:35 | When things go wrong: immunodeficiency and pathology
12:35 | Lunch
13:30 | Clinical investigations: unravelling the mystery
14:10 | Me and my diagnosis: the psychological aspects of immunodeficiency
14:50 | Break
15:00 | My clinical area: how we do things around the UK
15:45| Q&A and wrap up
(Please note: Topics and timings subject to change)
Day 2: Monday 30 June 2025, 10:00-16:30, Conference Aston, Birmingham, UK
10:00 | Welcome and housekeeping
10:15 | Putting the patient at the centre: care and management of immunodeficiency
11:15 | Break
11:35 | Monitoring: what, how, when and why?
12:35 | Lunch
13:30 | Rare diseases: building knowledge and providing care
14:30 | Break
14:45 | Home treatment and self-administration
15:45| Q&A and wrap up
(Please note: Topics and timings subject to change)
Registration
The Programme is free to attend for any UK-registered nurse working within an immunology service, or with a demonstrable interest in immunology nursing. This training is now fully subscribed. To join the waiting list for future courses, please email training@immunology.org
Registration for the online workshops will open soon. Visit this page for further details or connect with us via our social media channels X and Bluesky.
If you have any questions, contact us at training@immunology.org.
Accreditation:
Upon completion of the course, learners will receive a course completion certificate and a free year of membership to the BSI Clinical Immunology Professional Network (BSI-CIPN).
An application for accreditation from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will be submitted.
Financial support:
Participants looking for financial support for travel/ accommodation to attend in-person days should seek funding from their employer. If employer funding is unavailable, you may apply for support through the Immunology and Allergy Nurses Group (IANG). There is an opportunity for you to make this request on the registration form.
Learners who have held BSI membership for the required period are also eligible to apply for a BSI Conference Travel Grant (minimum 12 months of membership) to facilitate their attendance.
The BSI Immunology Nursing Excellence Programme is funded through the provision of educational grants from BioCryst, CSL Behring, Pharming and Takeda. These organisations have neither influenced nor contributed to the content of the project or any of its associated activities.
