Health, Education, and Life Sciences Round-up #1
It's been a busy month for HELS! Students were at the City Centre campus teaching others to save lives, staff attended New Scientist Live in London, we celebrated World Teachers Day and one of our nursing students appeared on TV (with a famous yellow bear...)
Stayin' Alive in Parkside
In aid of Restart A Heart Day on the 16th of October, BCU's RSAHD student ambassadors gave staff and students the opportunity to learn CPR on-site at The Parkside Building. Certificates were awarded afterwards and signed off by the British Heart Foundation.
The 20-minute session entailed:
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Safe approach of a casualty
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Assessing a collapsed casualty
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How to perform effective chest compressions
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Awareness of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
Medals for healthcare heroes
On Monday 14th November, medals were awarded to staff, graduates, and representatives from NHS Trust partners at a special ceremony at the University’s Seacole Building – its healthcare education centre. Lecturer and jeweller Dauvit Alexander from the University’s internationally renowned School of Jewellery, designed bespoke medals to recognise the efforts of students who worked on the NHS frontline during the height of the pandemic, as well as their teachers and healthcare sector colleagues.
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New Scientist Live - London ExCel Centre
Around 14 members of Health, Education and Life Sciences (HELS) staff helped to run the BCU stand earlier this month at the New Scientist Live (NSL) three-day event in London. They presented a number of hands-on activities to give a taste of Health-related professions to visitors, including Operating Department Practice, Paramedic Science, Radiography, Speech and Language Therapy, Sport and Exercise Science and Biomedical Science.
The first day consisted of 6,000 school pupils, many from the most deprived areas of London, while the other two days were open to the public.
World Teachers Day mini celebration
Staff celebrated with cake on 5th October to honour the hard work of teachers across the world. The day pays tribute to the crucial 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers - which highlights the rights and responsibilities of teachers.
Student nurse takes on Rickshaw Challenge for BBC's Children in Need
Second-year student, Sanna, was one of five young people from across the UK taking part in the BBC Children in Need Rickshaw Relay to raise money for the charity as part of its 2022 appeal. BBC Breakfast Live covered Sanna’s start, where she was joined on her journey by presenter Matt Baker MBE, Children in Need mascot Pudsey the Bear and a convoy of support staff.