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

September 20-22, 2010
Conference: 4th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Conference & Pediatric CCRN Certification Review Workshop

This is to announce that the 4th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Conference will be held September 22, 2010 at the CPA Center in Glen Allen, Virginia! We also will offer the Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Certification Review Workshop on September 20 – 20, 2010.

A brochure with details on the Conference and the Certification Review Workshop – including hotel information and fees -- is attached; click on the title of the conference to see the Adobe Acrobat Reader file containing the brochure.

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.

Location and Directions: Click here for online directions to the CPA Center for the Pediatric CCRN Certification Review Workshop. You can also download the CPA Center’s directions here in PDF format. The Workshop will be held at CPA Center both days, and is located adjacent to the Place @ Innesbrook where the Conference will be held.

Click here for online directions to the adjoining Place @ Innesbrook for the Pediatric Critical Care Conference. You can also download the CPA Center’s directions here.

Parking is complimentary at both locations.

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 both the Workshop and the Conference to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

September 29, 2010
Manager Session & Grand Rounds: Bully-Free At Work: Yes! You Can Build A Respectful Workplace
* For VCU Health System Staff

This Forum For Promoting Healthcare Excellence In Safety And Quality Grand Rounds and Manager Session will feature Valerie Cade of Calgary, Canada.

About The Presentation: Workplace bullying takes place on many levels in different forms. Stopping workplace bullying is everyone's responsibility. Workplace bullying can be draining on both employee productivity and morale, not to mention safety, and can affect our ability to serve our patients and clients.

This presentation will give you an overview of tactics a workplace bully may employ to harass and intimidate, and the tools to minimize and/or stop the destructive behavior. Ms. Cade will provide both leadership and staff with the best tools and strategies to create a healthy respectful workplace and provide behavior accountability. Tools will also be provided for subjects of workplace bullying to regain the confidence and respect that they deserve.

About the Speaker: Valerie Cade has earned worldwide acclaim as a Professional Speaker and Business Consultant and she is the author of “Bully Free at Work”, which is currently distributed in over 100 countries world-wide. Valerie has been noted as: Enthusiastically…subtle, Delightfully… engaging, Creative, Humorous and Genuine. In the past 15 years, Valerie has led hundreds of sessions throughout North America, Europe, China and Russia, combining relevant, humorous and heartfelt approach with business acumen. As CEO of one of Canada’s largest training companies, Valerie helped turn this near-bankrupt company into profitable success. In addition, her work in creating Inspired Workplaces, where People “want to”, helped raise satisfaction levels in hospitals, health care, the teaching profession, credit unions, universities and other businesses, to over 80 – 90% - sustained.

Ms. Cade has worked with all levels of business, healthcare, education, government organizations and non-profit groups. She is noted by clients as ‘relevant, well-researched and delightfully insightful’, and has been featured in numerous radio, TV and newspaper publications.

Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Contact Information: you may call us at (804) 828-0418; fax (804) 828-6479; or email: InstituteforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu. We also encourage you to pass on information about this Grand Rounds to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested in the contents of this Grand Rounds.

October 6, 2010
Grand Rounds: Ethical And Clinical Decision Making: When Facts And Value Converge

This Institute For Innovative Nursing Practice’s Grand Rounds will feature Margaret M. Mahon, PhD, RNC, NP and Associate Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Description: The living and dying of several people have shaped the way ethics is integrated into clinical decision making. As much as we have been influenced by patients, families, and other health care providers, we have also been influenced by fears, misinformation, lawyers, judges, and the media. In this presentation, three paradigm cases that have influenced how we practice in the 21st century will be explored. A framework for integrating ethics and clinical decision making will be described. Factors distinguishing decision making with adult and pediatric patients will also be discussed.

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 1:30 – 2:30 pm

Location: TBA

For further information or directions, you may call us at (804) 828-0418; fax (804) 828-6479; or email: InstituteforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu. We also encourage you to pass on information about this Grand Rounds to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested in the contents of this Grand Rounds.

October 7 – 8, 2010
Conference: 20th Annual Respiratory Nursing Society Conference

The Virginia Respiratory Nursing Society will be holding their 20th Annual Respiratory Nursing Society Conference: scheduled for October 7 – 8, 2010!
A brochure with details on the Conference – including hotel location, conference information and fees -- is attached; click on the title of the conference to see the Adobe Acrobat Reader file containing the brochure.

Contact Information: You can email Anne Boyle, PhD, RN, VCU School of Nursing at email ahboyle@vcu.edu or telephone (804) 828-3388 for further information.

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.

This year, the conference will feature presentations on:

traumatic brain injury: licox monitor and brain tissue oxygenation
chest x-ray interpretation; aggressive intervention after chest trauma
congestive heart failure
non-invasive ventilation in CHF patients
burns and inhalation injuries
nutritional needs of the burn-injured patient
new and existing oxygen and carbon dioxide technologies
panel discussion on end-of-life.

A brochure with details on the Conference is attached; click on the title of the conference to see the Adobe Acrobat Reader file containing the brochure.

Location: The VCU Health System’s MCV Alumni House.

Directions: Click here to download driving directions to the workshop. Click here to download a list of parking lots and decks (map) nearby where you can park for the day. You have a choice of where to park, with varying daily rates. We have listed the five closest lots/decks for your consideration.

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 21 - 22, 2010
Workshop: Pediatric End-of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC) Workshop

Description: We are pleased to announce the latest offering of the Pediatric ELNEC Workshop, scheduled for October 21 - 22, 2010 at the VCU Health System's MCV Campus. If you are interested in or are involved in pediatric nursing care, this will be an exciting 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.

A brochure with details on the Conference is attached; click on the title of the conference to see the Adobe Acrobat Reader file containing the brochure.

Location: The VCU Health System’s MCV Alumni House.

Directions: Click here to download driving directions to the workshop. Click here to download a list of parking lots and decks (map) nearby where you can park for the day. You have a choice of where to park, with varying daily rates. We have listed the five closest lots/decks for your consideration.

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 28 - 29, 2010
Workshop: Critical Care End-of-Life Education Consortium (ELNEC) Workshop

The VCU Health System is pleased to present the Critical Care ELNEC Workshop on October 28 – 29, 2010 at the Alumni House on the MCV Campus of the VCU Health System.

Description: As critical care nurses, we work with many patients who will eventually lose their life, even with improving technology. Historically, nursing curriculums have been woefully inadequate at providing education related to caring for the dying. This two-day workshop will discuss end-of-life care issues relating to critical care patients. Topics will cover: Palliative Care in Critical Care Nursing; Ethical and Legal Issues; Communication; Pain Management/Symptom Management; Care at the Time of Death; and Grief and Bereavement
This course is based on the Critical Care End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) training model, previously supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and City of Hope National Medical Center.

Location: The VCU Health System’s MCV Alumni House.

Directions and Parking: Click here to download driving directions to the workshop. Click to download a list and a map of parking lots and decks nearby where you can park for the day. You have a choice of where to park, with varying daily rates. We have listed the five closest lots/decks for your consideration.

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 Workshop to your nursing colleagues and any others who may be interested.

November 6, 2010
Conference: 2nd Annual Perioperative Nursing Conference

Description: The VCU Health System is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Perioperative Nursing Conference, scheduled for Saturday, November 6, 2010!

This conference is mainly intended for licensed nurses working in the pre-operative areas of the operating room, and ambulatory surgery centers. However, any nurse or other healthcare provider is welcome to attend, and may find the information beneficial to their practice. The conference will provide a forum for nurses and other healthcare professionals, to learn about the latest advances Perioperative Nursing, and to discuss current topics in clinical applications. Full details about registering, fees and finding accommodations will be included in a brochure later this summer.

Contact Information: You are welcome to email us at CeforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu to be put on either an email notification list, or on a "snail" mail list for upcoming nursing 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 8, 2010
Conference: 21st Annual LPN Conference

This is to announce that the 21st Annual LPN Conference will be held November 1, 2010! A brochure with details on the Conference is attached; click on the title of the conference to see the Adobe Acrobat Reader file containing the brochure.

Description: This year’s conference will touch on: issues and trends affecting the role of the LPN; concepts of relationship-based care to patients, co-workers, and self; the process of grief and its impact in relationship-based care; and the effect of music as a therapeutic intervention.

Location: The Sheraton Park South Hotel, Richmond, Virginia.

Directions: Click here to begin generating personalized driving directions to the workshop and the conference.

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 Nursing & Allied Health Conference: Successes In The Cardiac Arena will be held November 19, 2010! Further details on the Conference will be forthcoming in the near future, so please check back soon!

Description: The Heart Matters Conference is Virginia's largest annual cardiac and cardiothoracic nursing and allied health conference. Now in its 11th year, this Conference was developed in 1999 as part of the commitment of the VCU Health System's Pauley Heart Center to advancing the knowledge of nurses and allied health professionals in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, and in the community. Recent concepts and advancements in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease will be presented through plenary and poster sessions.

Call For Abstracts: Download information on how to submit a poster session abstract, and an application form here.

Location: The Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa Short Pump, Richmond, Virginia.

Directions & Parking: You can build door-to-door driving directions from your home to the Conference venue by clicking on the hotel's directions page. Once you arrive, you can either park in the hotel's outdoors lot or in the underground deck.

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.

December 3, 2010
Conference: Psychiatric Nursing Conference

The VCU Health System is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Psychiatric Nursing Conference scheduled for December 3, 2010 at the Sheraton Park South Hotel! So mark your calendar and plan to attend this innovative regional conference. Further information and a brochure will be forthcoming in the near future!

Location: The Sheraton Park South Hotel, Richmond, Virginia.

Directions: Click here to begin generating personalized driving directions to the workshop and the conference.

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.

March 15, 2011
Conference: Odyssey On Critical Care Nursing Conference

The VCU Health System, in partnership with the Greater Area Richmond Chapter of AACN, is pleased to announce the Odyssey On Critical Care Nursing Conference scheduled for March 15, 2011! So mark your calendar and plan to attend this innovative regional conference. Further information and a brochure will be forthcoming in the near future!

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, 2011
Conference: Pathways To Knowledge Nurse Educator Conference

The VCU Health System is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Psychiatric Nursing Conference scheduled for April 8, 2011 at the Sheraton Park South Hotel! So mark your calendar and plan to attend this innovative regional conference. Further information and a brochure will be forthcoming in the near future!

Location: The Sheraton Park South Hotel, Richmond, Virginia.

Directions: Click here to begin generating personalized driving directions to the workshop and the conference.

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 2011
Conference: Women's Healthcare Conference

The VCU Health System is pleased to announce the new Women's Healthcare Conference scheduled for April 2011! So mark your calendar and plan to attend this innovative regional conference. Further information and a brochure will be forthcoming in the near future!

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 2011
Conference: 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nursing Leadership Conference

The VCU Health System is pleased to announce the 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nursing Leadership Conference scheduled for June 2011! So mark your calendar and plan to attend this innovative regional conference. Further information and a brochure will be forthcoming in the near future!

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 2011
Conference: Steppingstones to Excellence in Wound Care Conference

The VCU Health System is pleased to announce the Steppingstones to Excellence in Wound Care Conference scheduled for September 2011! So mark your calendar and plan to attend this innovative regional conference. Further information and a brochure will be forthcoming in the near future!

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 these educational events and consider attending! If you click on the blue italicized event names, you will receive a pop-up document in Adobe Acrobat Reader. For information email Paul Swadley at CEforNursing@mcvh-vcu.edu