The British Dermatological Nursing Group Conference has been an annual highlight on the Caring Matters Now calendar for over 10 years; each year we attend the national nursing conference to raise awareness of CMN, ensuring nurses are equipped to provide the right level of care for children and adults affected by CMN.
In June 2024, Fiona and Callum attended the Appearance Collective Conference in Bristol. By nature, this conference was different to the conferences we usually attend. Instead of being geared towards educating medical professionals about CMN, we had the opportunity to showcase our Support Initiatives as part of the Appearance Collective.
Our volunteers Helen and Rebecca attended the BDNG conference in Harrogate for the second year in a row. Again, this year, the BDNG conference gave great opportunity for many meaningful conversations and networking with medical professionals!
This year, our charity CEO- Jodi, Tracy (a Caring Matters Now Trustee) and Michelle (our North West Regional Contact) attended the RCGP in Liverpool.
In October 2023, the charity’s Treasurer, Ian, and his 17-year-old daughter Jasmin attended the Royal College of General Practitioners Conference (RCGP) in Glasgow to represent Caring Matters Now.
In September, Caring Matters Now went out on the road again to continue to raise awareness of Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN). This time, we travelled to Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, to exhibit as part of the British Dermatological Nursing Group (BDNG) Conference 2023. Despite having one of the smallest stands in comparison to the pharmaceutical…
This News Article was written by our South East Regional Contact, Diane. Earlier this month I had the honour of representing Caring Matters Now on our stand at the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) Annual Conference in Liverpool. For three days, professionals whose daily work revolves around all matters skin-related came to the ACC, Liverpool…
Last year I had the opportunity to attend the BAD conference in Glasgow along with my mum. This was a great opportunity to meet and discuss CMN with dermatology specialist working in our hospitals all over the country. Throughout my day at the conference not only was I able to share my own personal journey…
Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity) Conference Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim, 15th June 2023 Caring Matters Now attended the RCM and SANDS Conference in June 2023. We were able to speak to many midwives and share our Medical Booklet with them, some of whom shared with us that they had…
We had an early start on the Wednesday and had to be at the stand from just after 8am. We were chatting to Midwives from about 8:15am and signing them up to our medical mail list! We were so busy chatting that we barely had time to eat! We had to eat our lunch in…
