Education Directory

Sacramento

Current Issues in Critical Care: 2007

Date: February 15, 2007. Place: Garden Pavilion, Lion’s Gate North, McClellan Park, Sacramento, Calif. Sponsor: Sacramento Area Chapter of AACN. Keynote Speakers: Jan Headley, RN, BS; Kathleen Vollman, RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN, FCCM. Contact: Aida de la Cruz. Phone: (916) 851-2902. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $100 early bird for current SAC AACN members; $125 current SAC AACN members; $150 non-members; $25 students (copy of student ID must be attached to registration form). Credit: 7.2 contact hours.

Gainesville

Swamped With Knowledge

Date: February 23-24, 2007. Speakers: Suzi Burns, Tom Ahrens, Kathleen Vollman, Brenda Pun, Cammy H. Fancher. Place: Hilton Conference Center. Sponsor: North Central Florida Chapter of AACN. Contact: Laura Bracther. Phone: (352) 265-0111, ext 44998. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: One day, $95; both days, $170; sign up 4 or more: $165 each for 2 days. Credit: 7 each day; total 14.

Pensacola

CCRN Review

Date: March 22-23, 2007. Place: West Florida Hospital EPDS 7th Floor Auditorium, 8383 N Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32514. Sponsor: Northwest Florida Chapter of AACN. Keynote Speaker: Eulala Chapman, BSN, CCRN, CEN, ACLS, TNCC, in conjunction with MED-ED. Contact: Susan Veazey. Phone: (850) 494-4164. Fax: (850) 494-6089. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Early $125; after January 31, $150. Credit: 15.5.

Atlanta

Critical Care Nursing Symposium and Adult Certification Review Courses

Date: February 7-8, 2007. Speakers: Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM; Diana Meeks-Sjostrom, PhD, RN, MSN, FNP-C, ONC; local certified CCRN for review. Place: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Office Park Learning Center, 1680 Tullie Cir, Atlanta, GA 30329. Sponsor: Atlanta Area Chapter of AACN. Contact: Haley Gordon and Jessica Murphy. Phone: (770) 948-9668. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $120 for AACN members. Day rates available. Credit: 6.5 CEUs each day.

Atlanta

Setting the Pace 2007: Emerging Trends for Cardiovascular Nursing

Date: April 10-11, 2007. Place: Emory Conference Center Hotel. Sponsor: Atlanta Area Chapter of AACN. Speakers: Dr John Puskas; Dr Joseph Miller III; Dr Andrew Smith; Dr Jerrold Levy; Dr Douglas Morris; Dr Christine Lallos; Dr Niazi; Barbara McLean, RN; Dr Angel Leon; Dr David Vega; Michael Neville; Carolyn Brown, RN; Megan Brunson, RN; Dr Anita Bandiwad; Sylvia Sultenfuss. Contact: Mary Zellinger, RN, MN, ANP, CCRN (conference co-chair) or Carolyn Brown RN, MN, CCRN (conference co-chair). Phone: (404) 712-4661 (Mary) or (404) 712-4368 (Carolyn). E-mail:[email protected] or [email protected]. Fee: Early bird registration: payment received or postmarked by February 28, 2007; $210 or $130 daily (EHC employees or AACN member); all others, $240 or $145 daily. Late registration: postmarked after February 28, 2007; $240 or $145 daily (EHC employees or AACN member); all others, $250 or $155 daily. Credit: through AACN.

Arlington Heights

33rd Annual Midwest Conference

Date: March 11-14, 2007. Sponsor: NWCAC-AACN Chapter of AACN. Contact: Jodi Gunther. Phone: (847) 526-5865. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: Varies. Credit: Varies.

Chicago

PCCN Review Course

Date: February 5-6, 2007. Place: Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, Ill. Sponsor: Greater Chicago Area Chapter of AACN. Contact: Lori Marcantonio. Phone: (847) 722-4354. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $200 for 2 days if paid by January 5, 2007; $225 after January 5, 2007. Credit: Yes.

Rockford

CCRN Review

Date: January 23-24, 2007. Sponsor: Northern Illinois Chapter of AACN. Contact: Darla Bradle. Phone: (815) 395-5380. E-mail:[email protected].

New Orleans

National Conference of Neonatal Nursing

Date: April 24–28, 2007. Place: Sheraton. 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.

New Orleans

Become a Legal Nurse Consultant

Date: April 25, 2007. Place: Sheraton. 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.

Boston

Nursing Care of the Hospitalized Child

Date: March 21–24, 2007. Place: Hyatt Regency. 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.

Las Vegas

17th Annual National Nurse Managers Update

Date: April 9–12, 2007. Place: The Mirage Hotel. Sponsor: National Professional Education Institute, Inc, and National Critical Care Institute of Education, Inc. Contact: Leslie Brock. Address: 2525 Ossenfort Rd, Glencoe, MO 63038. Phone: (800) 573-5575. Fax: (636) 273-5195. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:http://npeinursing.com. Fee: Preconference, $230 (1 day); general conference, $720 (3 days). Credit: Preconference, 6.6 contact hours; general conference: 20.2 contact hours; California Board of Nursing Approved Provider #10368.

Las Vegas

33rd Annual Critical Care Update

Date: April 9–12, 2007. Place: The Mirage Hotel. Sponsor: National Professional Education Institute, Inc, and National Critical Care Institute of Education, Inc. Contact: Leslie Brock. Address: 2525 Ossenfort Rd, Glencoe, MO 63038. Phone: (800) 573-5575. Fax: (636) 273-5195. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:http://npeinursing.com. Fee: Preconference, $230 (1 day); general conference, $570 (3 days). Credit: Preconference, 6.6 contact hours; general conference: 20.4 contact hours; AACN Certification Corporation Approved Provider #10477.

Las Vegas

Certification in Legal Nurse Consulting (6-day course)

Date: March 26–31, 2007. Place: Renaissance Las Vegas. Sponsor: Vickie Milazzo Institute. Contact: Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD. Address: 5615 Kirby Dr, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77005-2448. Phone: (800) 880-0944. Fax: (713) 942-8075. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:http://LegalNurse.com. Fee: Varies. Credit: 35.1 contact hours.

Reno

Trends in Cardiovascular Nursing

Date: March 24–27, 2007. Place: Atlantis Resort. Sponsor: Renown Health. Contact: Mary Bryant, MSN, CCRN. Address: 1155 Mill St, L12, Reno, NV 89502. Phone: (775) 982-4176. Fax: (775) 982-4628. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:www.renown.org. Fee: 2 days, $260; 1 day, $155. Credit: not yet determined.

Reno

26th High Sierra Critical Care Conference

Date: March 5–7, 2007. Place: Harrah’s Convention Center.

Sponsor: American Lung Association of Nevada. Contact: Louise Martin. Phone: (775) 829-5864. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:www.lungs.org. Credit: 21 hours; NV BRN approved CEU.

Columbus

Quest for Excellence: Nursing and Staff Development Conference

Date: September 24–26, 2007. Place: Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center. Sponsor: The Ohio State University Medical Center. Contact: Carol Stopa. Address: Educational Development and Resources, 660 Ackerman Rd, 1st Floor, PO Box 183108, Columbus, OH 43218-3108. Phone: (614) 293-3341. Fax: (614) 293-4001. E-mail:[email protected]. Web site:http://edr.medctr.ohio-state.edu, click on “Conferences.” Fee: general conference, $350 (for 3 days).

Credit: Yes.

Portland

PCCN Review

Date: February 1-2, 2007. Place: Red Lion on the River, Portland, Ore. Sponsor: Greater Portland Chapter of AACN. Contact: Donna Hunter. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: $120 for AACN members; $140 for non-AACN members. Credit: 18.

Champion

CCRN/PCCN Review

Date: March 19–21, 2007. Keynote speaker: David W. Woodruff, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN. Place: Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Sponsor: Three Rivers and Central PA Chapters of AACN. Contact: Kimberly S. Pringle. Phone: (412) 373-9489. E-mail:[email protected]. Fee: chapter members, $160; nonmembers, $175; groups of 4 or more, $165. Registration after February 16, $199.

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].

Wausau

NCWC Spring Symposium

Date: March 7, 2007. Keynote speaker: Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio, RN, PhD. Place: Westwood Conference Center. Sponsor: North Central Wisconsin Chapter of AACN. Contact: Kimberly Kuphal, RN, BSN, CCRN, CSC. Phone: (715) 295-0923. E-mail:[email protected].

Fee: $89. Credit: 6.6.

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