Education Directory

La Jolla

Advances in Transplantation

Date: September 9–12, 2007. Place: Hyatt Regency La Jolla. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Registration Department. Address: 11900 Silvergate Dr, Dublin, CA 94568. Phone: (800) 377-7707. Fax: (800) 329-9923. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:www.contemporaryforums.com. Fee: Yes. Credit: Yes.

Rancho Mirage

3rd Annual Critical Care Conference

Date: June 2, 2007. Place: Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Sponsor: Inland Empire Chapter of AACN. Keynote Speakers: Henri Colt, MD; Steven Hollenberg, MD; Fahad Limonadi, MD; Henry Masur, MD. Contact: Pam Silver. Phone: (760) 773-1302, Fax: (760) 837-8412. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $80 for non-EMC employees. Credit: 8 contact hours.

Atlanta

Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio’s CCRN Review

Date: July 30–31, 2007. Place: Belair Conference Center. Address: Exit 194, I-20 and Belair Rd, Augusta, Ga. Sponsor: CSRA Chapter of AACN (Augusta, Ga). Keynote Speakers: Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio. Contact: Madeline Moyer, RN, CCRN. Phone: (706) 829-3613. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $100 before June 15; $125 after June 15; $150 for pay at the door (room permitting). Credit: 14 contact hours.

Arlington Heights

Chapter Case Studies

Date: May 16, 2007. Place: Northwest Community Hospital. Sponsor: NWCAC-AACN Chapter. Keynote Speaker: Chapter members. Contact: Jenny Zaker, RN. Phone: (847) 618-7975. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $5 (nonmembers). Credit: 2.

Rosemont

Treating Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections in an Era of Increasing Resistance

Date: May 8, 2007. Place: Carlucci’s Restaurant, 6111 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018. Sponsor: Greater Chicago Area Chapter of AACN. Keynote Speaker: Dr Thomas Vescio, Infectious Disease, Glenbrook Hospital. Contact: Lori Marcantonio. Phone: (847) 722-4354. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: GCAC members free. Credit: Yes.

Baltimore

CCRN Review

Date: May 8–10, 2007. Place: The Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, Md. Sponsor: Chesapeake Bay Chapter of AACN. Keynote Speakers: Carol Vandrey, MSN, CCRN; Dorene Holcombe, MSN, CCRN; Brenda Shelton, MSN, CCRN; Filissa Caserta, MSN, CRNP; Janice Delgiorno, CCRN, ACNP-BC; Karen Johnson, PhD, CCRN; Donna Beitler, CGCN. Contact: Laura Schwartz. Phone: (410) 299-6795. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $225, CBC members; $275, nonmembers. Credit: 20.5.

St Louis

Certification in Legal Nurse Consulting (6-day course)

Date: August 6–11, 2007. Place: St Louis Airport Marriott. Sponsor: Vickie Milazzo Institute. Contact: Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD. Address: 5616 Kirby Dr, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77005-2448. Phone: (800) 880-0944. Fax: (713) 942-8075. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site: LegalNurse.com Fee: Varies. Credit: 35.1 contact hours.

Portland

Annual Member Breakfast—Nurses Reaching Out

Date: May 8, 2007. Keynote speakers: Area RNs involved in outreach/missionary work. Place: Oregon Zoo, Portland, Ore. Sponsor: Greater Portland Chapter of AACN. Contact: Donna Hunter. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Free to GPC members.

King of Prussia

TRENDS in Critical Care Nursing 2007

Date: September 25–28, 2007. Place: Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Penn. Sponsor: Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of AACN. Contact: Monika Cornelius. Phone: (800) 394-5995, ext 239. Fax: (714) 377-6245. E-mail:[email protected].

Reading

Healthy Work Environments

Date: May 16, 2007. Place: Saint Joseph Medical Center, Franciscan Room, 2nd floor, Route 183, Bern Township. Keynote Speaker: Kathleen McCauley. Sponsor: Greater Reading Chapter of AACN. Contact: Debbie Jessell. Phone: (610) 404-2696. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Region 3/GRC members/students free; nonmembers, $5 fee. Credit: 2 Category O CEUs.

The American Journal of Critical Care lists education programs, professional meetings, and calls for abstracts in the Education Directory. For information on deadlines and fees, contact AJCC Education Directory, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-1491; phone, (800) 809-2273, ext 532; e-mail, [email protected].