Below is a listing of upcoming events that you may be interested in. You can click on the blue links to pop-up an Adobe Acrobat Reader document containing an eBrochure or eFlier containing full information about the event and registration details.  

March 16, 2010
Conference: Odyssey On Critical Care Nursing Conference

This year’s Odyssey On Critical Care Conference will be held March 16, 2010 at the Sheraton Park West Hotel in Richmond, Virginia!

You can click on the above title to download an eBrochure (in Adobe Acrobat Reader format) about the conference for your use and to pass along to your colleagues. Be sure to beat the early bird date of February 2, 2010 and secure yourself a spot at a discounted rate!

Description: This is a premier conference, co-provided by the Greater Richmond Area Chapter of AACN and the VCU Health System, for healthcare staff working with acute and critical-care patients. This represents an excellent opportunity for you to hear from nationally-known nurse experts, meet and interact with your peers, and exchange information that could enhance your practice.

This year's Conference will feature AACN President Beth Hammer, MSN, RN, APN-BC, of the Clement J. Zablocki Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She will give the keynote presentation "Act With Intention," and will also present on identification and treatment of atrial arrhythmias. The Conference will also present on a variety of topics key to your practice, and will close with an overview of medical malpractice and how to avoid being named in a lawsuit.

 Directions: Click here to generate personalized driving directions to the conference. You will need to input your home address in order to obtain individualized driving directions, and then click the “Get Directions” button. The hotel’s address has been inserted as the end-point of your journey. Parking is complimentary at the Sheraton Park West Hotel.

Contact Information: You can email Paul Swadley at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu for further information. You may also contact us at telephone (804) 828-0418 or fax (804) 828-6479. We encourage you to pass on information about this conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

April 8 - 9, 2010
Workshop: Pediatric End-of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC) Workshop

Description: This is to announce the latest offering of the Pediatric ELNEC Workshop, scheduled for April 8 - 9, 2010 at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. This workshop is co-sponsored by the DC Pediatric Palliative Care Collaboration and the VCU Health System’s Pediatric Palliative Care Department

If you are interested in or are involved in pediatric nursing care, this will be an in-depth look at an often-difficult area of a child's care, and will enhance your nursing practice as you learn new information. This workshop, which is team-taught, will cover topics on ethical and legal issues; communication pain and symptom management; cultural aspects of palliative care; care at the time of death; and grief and bereavement.

Please click on the above link to download a brochure with full information and registration form for the workshop.

Location: The Children’s National Medical Center.

Directions: Click here to download driving directions to the workshop.

Contact Information: You are welcome Phil Carpenter at pcarpenter@dcppcc.org or telephone (202) 895-0191 for more information or assistance.

We encourage you to pass on information about this workshop to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

April 23, 2010
Conference: 4th Annual Pathways to Knowledge Nurse Educator Conference

We are pleased to announce that the 4th Annual Pathways to Knowledge Nurse Educator Conference will be held April 23, 2010 at the Sheraton Park South Hotel in Richmond, Virginia! The Conference will feature Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN-BC, CNE, of North Carolina.

Description: This year’s conference will focus on teaching Evidence-based Practice to staff, as well as how EBP is used by staff development specialists (i.e. nurse educators). Further details on the Conference, contained in a brochure, will be forthcoming in the near future, so please check back soon!

About the speaker: Dr. Aucoin has worked in nursing education and professional development for more than 25 years. As both an academic and a practice educator, she employs creative learning strategies, to make learning fun and make it stick. Dr. Aucoin also maintains a consulting practice in Magnet Recognition, NCLEX performance improvement, and accreditation issues for educators.

She currently holds three academic appointments - Associate Professor of Nursing at Winston-Salem State, Nova Southeastern, and Kaplan Universities, and works with both undergraduate and graduate students. Certified in both Nursing Professional Development (ANCC) and Academic Education (NLN), she has served in a leadership capacity in the development of both exams. Julie’s nursing degrees are all from Louisiana State University Health Science Center.

Directions: Click here to download driving directions to the conference. Parking is complimentary at the Sheraton Park South Hotel.

Contact Information: You can email Paul Swadley at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu for further information. You may also contact us at telephone (804) 828-0418 or fax (804) 828-6479.

We encourage you to pass on information about this conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

June 1, 2010
Conference: 7th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nursing Leadership Conference

This is to announce that the 7th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nursing Leadership Conference will be held June 1, 2010! This is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with fellow leaders in nursing and allied health disciplines. Further details on the Conference will be forthcoming in the near future, so please check back soon!

Contact Information: You can email Paul Swadley at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu for further information. You may also contact us at telephone (804) 828-0418 or fax (804) 828-6479.

We encourage you to pass on information about this conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

September 22, 2010
Conference: 4th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Conference

This is to announce that the 4th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Conference will be held September 22, 2010!

Description: This conference is designed to provide a venue for collaborations with colleagues and experts in the care of critically ill infants and children, and is aimed at staff who care for children at risk or who are critically ill in areas such as the Emergency Room, the PACU, Bone Marrow and Solid Organ Transplant, general care and rehabilitation, as well as in pediatric critical care and progressive care units. We also welcome staff in healthcare, social work, and rehabilitation/ occupational/ physical therapy and other areas of care.

Further details on the Conference will be forthcoming in the near future, so please check back soon!

Contact Information: You can email Paul Swadley at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu for further information. You may also contact us at telephone (804) 828-0418 or fax (804) 828-6479.

We encourage you to pass on information about this conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

October 13, 2010
Conference: Advanced Respiratory Care Conference

Description: This Conference is aimed at Respiratory Care Practitioners, Critical Care Registered Nurses, Emergency Department Registered Nurses and others involved in the complex management of pulmonary issues in critically ill patients. This conference is meant to educate and encourage the collaboration of health care professionals in the complex management of critically ill patients with advanced respiratory care needs. This event will carry continuing education credits.

A brochure – with full information about the content of the Conference, and registration information -- will be forthcoming in the near future, so check back soon!

Contact Information: You can email Paul Swadley at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu for further information or to ask to be put on an email list for our continuing education events. You may also contact us at telephone (804) 828-0418 or fax (804) 828-6479.

We encourage you to pass on information about this conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

November 1, 2010
Conference: 21st Annual LPN Conference

This is to announce that the 21st Annual LPN Conference will be held November 1, 2010! Further details on the Conference will be forthcoming in the near future, so please check back soon!

Contact Information: You can email Paul Swadley at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu for further information. You may also contact us at telephone (804) 828-0418 or fax (804) 828-6479.

We encourage you to pass on information about this conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

November 19, 2010
Conference: 11th Annual Heart Matters Conference

This is to announce that the 11th Annual Heart Matters Conference will be held November 19, 2010! Further details on the Conference will be forthcoming in the near future, so please check back soon!

Contact Information: You can email Paul Swadley at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu for further information. You may also contact us at telephone (804) 828-0418 or fax (804) 828-6479.

We encourage you to pass on information about this conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

Above are the events sponsored by the VCU Health System's Education & Professional Development Department for continuing nursing education. We encourage you to browse the below events and consider attending! If you click on the blue italicized event names, you will receive a pop-up document in Adobe Acrobat Reader.