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.
February 18, 2010
Grand Rounds: Evidence-based Practice - The New Competency
This Institute for Innovative Nursing Practice Grand Rounds will
feature Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN of the
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, MD.
Description: Nursing Grand Rounds will present the
story behind the development of The Johns Hopkins Nursing
Evidence-based Practice Model and Guidelines. The dilemma that the
developers faced in deciding to create an evidence-based
foundation for practice and how to involve staff nurses in the
endeavor.
About the Speaker: Dr. White is an Associate
Professor and Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She holds a
joint appointment as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital and as Nurse Research Liaison at Howard County
General Hospital. She is a member of a collaborative team between
the JHH and JHUSON that developed the Johns Hopkins Nursing
Evidence-based Practice Model and Guidelines. This model has been
highlighted in several publications, including the Journal of
Nursing Administration and the Advisory Board Practice Exemplar
series. The research conducted on the model won the 2005 Sigma
Theta Tau International Research Utilization award. Dr. White has
been an active participant in many quality and safety initiatives
and has received numerous practice grants. In 2007, she was
appointed the Chairperson of the Maryland Patient Safety Center’s
Board of Directors.
Continuing Education: This CE activity has been
approved for 1.0 contact hour by the Virginia Nurses Association
Continuing Education Approval Committee, and accredited approver
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
Date & Time: Thursday, February 18, 2009, 1:30 –
2:30 pm
Location: George Ben Johnston Auditorium.
Directions: Click
here to download driving directions to the Grand Rounds.
When you arrive, you can turn your car over to one of two valet
parking stands (as described in the directions). Retain your
parking voucher and bring it to the check-in desk, where you will
receive a sticker that will allow for free parking.
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.
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
