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Faculty of Engineering

Leeds course in Clinical Nutrition
Tuesday 4 to Friday 7 September 2012

Course details

This course is intended to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of Clinical Nutrition and will appeal to Clinicians, Dietitians, Hospital Pharmacists, Nursing Staff, Nutritionists and others with interests in patient nutrition.

The Leeds course in Clinical Nutrition will run for the 29th year in September 2011. Previous courses have been extremely successful and well received by around 100 delegates annually who have attended from all over the UK and from overseas. The participants are mainly medical practitioners, pharmacists, dietitians, senior nurses and nutritionists. There is a large purpose built suite with excellent facilities for display stands and opportunities to meet and interact with delegates. Spaces are still available, companies wishing to exhibit or sponsor a Guest lecture should contact the CPD Course Co-ordinator as soon as possible.     

2012 programme

The 2012 programme and registration form will be available to view approximately 3 months prior to the course date. You can, however, download the 2011 programme and course brochure from the left hand column for your information.

Who should attend

This course is intended to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of Clinical Nutrition and will appeal to Clinician, Dietitians, Hospital Pharmacists, Nursing Staff, Nutritionists and others with interests in patient nutrition.

Accreditation

The Leeds Course in Clinical Nutrition has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes. This course would count as 17 external, clinical CPD credits.

This course has also been approved by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) for CPD.

This course is sponsored by B. Braun Medical Ltd

Venue

The course will be held entirely at the University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT. Directions to the venue will be provided within the delegate joining instructions. Please note, parking is very limited on and around
campus so public transport is strongly advised. The University campus is a pleasant 20 minute walk from Leeds city station.

Accommodation
Bed and breakfast accommodation is available on campus at Storm Jameson Court, University of Leeds Student Halls of Residence, at £55 per night. The rooms are junior doubles for sole occupancy and have en-suite facilities. Please note, dinner is not available at the accommodation site; for those requiring accommodation on the Monday evening it is recommended that delegates have a meal before they arrive at Storm Jameson Court. More information on Storm Jameson Court can be found at http://www.meetinleeds.co.uk/stormjamesoncourt


Delegates using the accommodation will also be able to use our leisure facilities at our brand new leisure centre, The Edge, free of charge. More information on The Edge can be found at http://www.meetinleeds.co.uk/edge.


Please note: Accommodation at the Halls of Residence is limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. For those who require accommodation, early registration is highly recommended.

How to Book

Course Fees
NHS employee/academic staff £415
Others £625

For further information and to book please contact:

Rachael Lawson
CPD, Conference & Events Co-ordinator
CPD, Conference & Events Unit
Engineering Research & Innovation Service
Faculty of Engineering,
c/o School of Civil Engineering, Room 209,
University of Leeds, LEEDS LS2 9JT.
t: + 44 (0)113 343 8104 f: + 44 (0)113 343 2511
e: clinicalnutrition@leeds.ac.uk