Education Directory

San Francisco

Bridges

Date: September 28, 2005. Place: Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Avenue. Sponsor: San Francisco Chapter of AACN. Contact: Julie McCorkle. Phone: (925) 370-7236. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $110.00 – $140.00. Credit: 6 contact hours

Atlanta

Critical Care Nursing: Visioning Beyond the Basics

Date: September 19 & 20, 2005; preconference September 18. Place: Marriott-Century Center, 2000 Century Blvd, NE. Sponsor: Region VI of AACN. Contact: Deb Erickson. Phone: (706) 774-8348. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Please call for fees. Credit: 12 contact hours, category A

Coeur’d Alene

PCCN/CCRN Review

Date: November 7 & 8, 2005. Place: Kootenai Medical Center. Sponsor: Spokane Chapter of AACN. Contact: Ruth N. Pechin. Phone: (509) 685-9792. Fax: (509) 685-9793. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $125 members; $150 nonmembers. Credit: 16 contact hours

Davenport

CCRN/PCCN Update

Date: September 12–14, 2005. Place: Adler Health Education Center, Genesis East Campus, 1236 E. Rusholme Street. Sponsor: Riverbend Chapter of AACN. Contact: Mike Curry. Phone: (309) 421-6821. Fee: $200 for three days. Credit: 21.6 contact hours

Louisville

It’s All About the Tissues

Date: October 17, 2005. Place: Jewish Hospital, Rudd Heart and Lung Conference Center, 201 Abraham Flexner Way. Sponsor: Greater Louisville Chapter of AACN. Contact: Marlot Wigginton or Sharon Ruhl. Phone: Marlot (502) 629-7867; Sharon (502) 897-8832. Fax: Marlot (502) 629-5113; Sharon (502) 896-7149. E-mail: Marlot: [email protected]; Sharon: [email protected]. Fee: Please call for fees. Credit: 8.5 CE credits

Paducah

CCRN Adult Review Course

Date: October 31 & November 1, 2005. Place: Western Baptist Hospital, 2501 Kentucky Avenue. Sponsor: Western Kentucky Chapter of AACN. Contact: Stacey A. Bigenho, rn. Phone: (270) 556-3099. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: TBA. Credit: TBA

Greenbelt

Spotlight on Critical Care

Date: November 2 & 3, 2005. Place: Martin’s Crosswinds. Sponsor: Greater Washington Area Chapter of AACN. Contact: Audrey Short. Phone: (703) 791-2751 or (703) 558-6850. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Please call for fees. Credit: 7 contact hours per day; 14 contact hours 2 days

Hagerstown

Critical Clues in Critical Illness

Date: October 13, 2005. Place: Sheraton Four Points, 1910 Dual Highway. Sponsor: Cumberland Valley Chapter of AACN. Contact: Robert Rynecki. Phone: (717) 267-2006. Fax: (717) 267-7953. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $125. Credit: 8 contact hours

Grand Rapids

Arrhythmia, Ischemia, and QT Interval Monitoring: Best Practices for the 21st Century

Date: September 20, 2005. Place: Hilton Airport, 4747 28th Street. Sponsor: AACN West Michigan Chapter. Contact: Barbara Rogers. Phone: (616) 752-7055. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $50 chapter members; $65 nonmembers

Certification in Legal Nurse Consulting (6-day course)

Date: Various. Place: Nationwide. Sponsor: Vickie Milazzo Institute. Contact: Vickie L. Milazzo, rn, msn, jd. Address: 5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77005-2448. Phone: (800) 880-0944. Fax: (713) 942-8075. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:www.LegalNurse.com. Credit: 43.2 contact hours

Cincinnati

24th Annual Greater Cincinnati Cardiac & Pulmonary Conference

Date: September 12 & 13, 2005. Place: The Kings Island Resort & Conference Center. Sponsor: Greater Cincinnati Chapter of AACN. Contact: Sheila Palmer. Phone: (937) 748-4873. Fax: (513) 585-3038. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Please call for fees. Credit: 12 CEUs for both days (or 7.5 CEUs for 9/12 or 4.5 CEUs for 9/13)

Medford

Trauma and Burn Update

Date: October 31, 2005. Place: Rogue Valley Medical Center, Smullin Educational Center. Sponsor: Pacific Crest Regional Chapter of AACN. Contact: Judy Lang. Phone: (541) 488-1218. E-mail:[email protected]. Credit: 7 CE credits

Bethlehem

Region 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop

Date: September 24, 2005. Place: Holiday Inn. Sponsor: AACN Region 3. Contact: Julie Gerstbrein. Phone: (412) 358-8550. Fax: (412) 358-8567. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Free to members. Credit: 6 CE credits

Champion

CCRN Review

Date: September 26 & 27, 2005. Place: Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Sponsor: Central PA and Three Rivers Chapters of AACN. Contact: Lori Cox. Phone: (814) 534-3653. E-mail:[email protected]

King of Prussia

Trends in Critical Care Nursing 2005

Date: October 18–21, 2005; preconference October 17. Place: Valley Forge Convention Center. Sponsor: Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of AACN and AACN. Contact: Monika Cornelius. Phone: (800) 394-5995, ext 239 or (610) 658-7266. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:www.aacn.org/sepa. Fees: Call or e-mail for information. Credit: 45 contact hours possible; nurse manager preconference 5.5 contact hours

Myrtle Beach

Cardiac & Palliative Care Issues

Date: October 21 & 22, 2005. Place: Crown Reef Resort, 2913 South Ocean Blvd. Sponsor: Coastal Chapter of AACN. Contact: Darlene Lorenzen. Phone: (843) 455-3962. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $45–55. Credit: 7.5 CE credits

Nashville

Advanced Critical Care and Trauma

Date: November 2–5, 2005. Place: Renaissance. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Kristine Mulholand. Phone: (800) 828-7100. Fax: (800) 329-9923. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:www.contemporaryforums.com. Credit: yes

Richmond

PCCN Review Course

Date: September 27 & 28, 2005. Place: J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Parham Campus. Sponsor: Greater Richmond Area Chapter of AACN. Contact: Phyllis Turner. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $150

Bahamas From Fort Lauderdale

CCRN Review Course

Date: January 3–8, 2006. Place: Holland America’s ms Westerdam. Sponsor: Greater Chicago Area Chapter. Contact: Sandra Scheitinger. Phone: (800) 422-0711. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:http://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedetails.php?program_number=290. Fee: $300. Credit: 12 CEUs

Montego Bay

Jamaica

Critical Care in the Caribbean

Date: October 18–23, 2005. Place: Sunset Beach Resort & Spa. Sponsor: Dynamic Nursing Education. Contact: Scott Hudson. Phone: (714) 771-1895. Fax: (714) 771-1804. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:www.dnece.com. Fee: $715 per person double occupancy. Credit: 18 CE credits. California BRN Provider #13962

Manchester

Horizons 2006 - Call for Research & Creative Solution Abstracts

Date: March 29–31, 2006. Sponsor: Region 1 of AACN. Contact: Pat Rosier. Phone: (413) 499-0743. E-mail:[email protected]. Submissions due by: December 1, 2005

Zurich

4th International Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement (PCRRT) Conference

Date: February 23–25, 2006. Sponsor: U. of Zurich, U. of Alabama, PCRRT Foundation, and DeVos Children’s Hospital. Contact: Carol Malone. Address: PO Box 128, Athens, AL 35612. Phone: (256) 232-2865. Fax: (256) 233-6212. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Physicians $320, nurses/other $280. Credit: 11.5 Category 1. Submissions due by: December 2, 2005