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Mark Your Calendars!! April 13th - 16th, 2009!!
Who Should Attend?
This conference is a powerful learning tool for all Health Care Professionals who will find the diversity of this program refreshing, useful and informative. Nursing Leadership from all types of hospitals and medical settings, including Vice Presidents, Directors of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Supervisors, Clinical Specialists and Nursing School Faculty, will receive valuable, up-to-date information, useful in their workplace.
Program Objectives:
• To provide course content containing current information related to the major changes that are taking place in nursing and the health care delivery system today and in the future.
• To disseminate information and key learning from the newest concepts and trends in nursing, along with the practical workplace and social implications.
• To provide attendees with the foundation to move their leadership skills forward in a managed care health care delivery system.
• To aid nursing leaders to excel in a managed care environment.
• To enhance the professional skills of the attendees.
• To provide continuing education for all healthcare professionals to the highest professional standards in the best possible learning environment.
| Tuesday, March 25th | Wednesday, March 26th | Thursday, March 27th |
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8:00-9:00 Opening Keynote 200 Where is Marcus Welby? The Future of Healthcare and What to Expect 9:30-11:00 Concurrent Sessions 201 Developing A Staffing Plan That Works! 12:00-1:00 Concurrent Sessions 204 Code J: Are You Ready for the Unannounced Survey? 1:15-2:30 Concurrent Sessions 207 Firm Leadership with a Flexible Workforce 2:45-4:00 Concurrent Sessions 210 The Disruptive Physician: Dealing Effectively to Enhance Staff Satisfaction and Well-Being |
8:00-9:15 General Session 213 How Nurses Think 9:30-11:00 Concurrent Sessions 214 The Art of Renewal (How to Come Home from Work) 12:00-1:00 Concurrent Sessions 217 Certifications in Nursing: Which Ones are Right for You and Your Staff? 1:15-2:30 Concurrent Sessions 220 Why do Nurse Managers Stay? Building a Model of Engagement 2:45-4:00 Concurrent Sessions 223 Back from the Brink: Re-establishing a Key Hospital Clinical Program |
8:00-9:15 General Session 226 We’re Not Getting Any Younger: Bedside Implications of an Aging Nursing Profession 9:30-11:00 Concurrent Sessions 227 What Are You Doing About Retention? 12:00-1:00 Concurrent Sessions 230 The Ultimate Side Bar: Your Day in Court 1:15-2:30 Concurrent Sessions 233 Storytelling as a Retention Strategy 2:45-4:00 Closing Keynote 236 A Dose of Healthcare Humor
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For more detailed information on our sessions, please download and view our brochure!
| Pre-Conference I | Pre-Conference II | Pre-Conference III |
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Finance Skills Needed for Effective Nursing Leadership The skills needed in nursing leadership have changed dramatically in the last few years. Just being able to cover the schedule and assure adequate orientations for new employees is not enough for the business of health care. Today's nursing leaders are faced with complex justifications, staffing predictions, hours/patient day, FTE calculations, and predicted cost savings, to list a few. This presentation will give step by step examples of how to calculate and justify the staff, equipment and supplies that you need to keep your department providing quality care. In addition, the participant will learn how to evaluate new service lines and how to market current programs offered. Spend a day learning finance in an interactive environment, providing you with useful tools for your department. If you're in leadership, knowing finance is essential! Please bring a calculator to this session. |
Managing Bedside Emergencies: Successful Rescue Responses! Cardiopulmonary arrest, the epitome of a bedside emergency, is well-addressed through the multitude of CPR and ACLS training courses available to health care providers. But what about all those emergencies that fall just short of an arrest? What about those potentially life-threatening situations that could result in a “code” if handled improperly? This program has been designed to answer these questions for nurses practicing in any adult, acute-care setting including medical-surgical, post-anesthesia recovery and critical care areas. We will begin with a commonsense approach to any emergency situation modeled after the primary and secondary surveys used in the emergency department and progress to a discussion of current concerns regarding “failure to rescue” situations. Strategies for successful communication with physicians including the SBAR method will be highlighted. After this, we will tackle a series of case studies of common crisis situations involving chest pain, dyspnea, hypotension, loss of consciousness, bleeding, wound dehiscence, diabetes, and others. Pertinent pathophysiology will be reviewed including myocardial infarction, pulmonary emboli and circulatory shock. Basic principles of oxygenation and hemodynamics will be emphasized as they are so often of prime concern in an emergency and a focal point for nursing intervention. Please join us for an exciting day of learning! |
A Special 2-Part Pre-Conference Putting Patients First: Resolving Ethical Issues in Healthcare Numerous, unresolved ethical issues cause nurses from all specialties, roles, and settings, frustration and compassion fatigue! In addition, unresolved ethical questions directly influence patient outcomes, the quality of care, and satisfaction with healthcare delivery! This pre-conference workshop will give you insight into the typical ethical issues that interfere with best practices, quality patient care, the patient's/client's best interest, and even retention! More importantly it will present evidence-based strategies for resolving repetitive ethical issues that interfere with the nurse's ability to meet the patient/client's needs! A Sabbatical for Your Soul: Re-Creational Strategies for Living Well Ever ask yourself why, even when you need it the most, you have the greatest trouble finding time to care for yourself? Does it ever seem
that adding even something that’s good for you is almost impossible in an already jammed schedule? Are you someone who relegates selfcare
to a distant second place in an attempt to get everything done? Then this session will be a sabbatical for your soul! It’s about “recreational”
strategies that focus on body-mind-spirit balance, common sense, time-outs and well-being. It’s an invitation to “be-friend” |