CONTINUING EDUCATION

March 2

"Stroke 101: Improving Outcomes," the annual Virginia Lee Franklin Conference in Neurology, will be at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta. The event, sponsored by the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory Healthcare and Emory's Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital, is approved for 5.2 contact hours. The cost to attend the conference is $40 for early registration (before Feb. 21), $50 after Feb. 21, $60 at the door (space permitting), $30 for Emory, Wesley Woods and neurology faculty and staff, and $15 for students. For information, contact Cathy Jones at 404-712-9633 or cejones@emory.edu.

March 9-10

"Advances in Primary Care for Advanced Practice Nurses," the Nurse Practitioner Council of Coastal Georgia's 11th annual conference, will be at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah. For information, call Paula Bermann at 843-689-5259 or go to www.npcouncilofcoastalga.org.

March 22-23

The 2007 Neonatology Conference, sponsored by the Emory School of Medicine's Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, will be at the Emory Conference Center and Hotel. Neonatal experts and clinicians from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. schools of medicine and metro Atlanta-based health care systems will address treatment, research and evidence-based medicine for preterm infants. For information, call Karen Parker at 404-727-3360 or go to www.pediatrics.emory.edu/neonatology/savethedate.htm.

March 26-28

"New Directions in Diabetes: A Practical Approach to Treatment and Prevention" is a mini-residency for health care professionals. This three-day seminar is a multidisciplinary course taught by physicians, nurses, dietitians and pharmacists for providers interested in state-of-the-art treatment of and care for diabetes patients. The course includes clinical observations in the Grady Health System diabetes unit in Atlanta. The cost is $275 for nonphysician health care professionals and $350 for physicians. For information, contact Rita Panayioto at 404-616-3725 or rpanayioto@learnlink.emory.edu or go to www.medicine.emory.edu/endo/diabetes.

April 11-14

"A Peach of a Dream," the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists 2007 symposium, will be at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Attendees can register now by contacting Susan Coples, symposium chair, at susan.coples@segynonc.com or 678-420-4275. For more information, go to www.sgno.org/symposium.

April 13-20

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses will hold its annual symposium and expo in Orlando. Members can choose between two seminars: "Safety Management: Certification Review" and "OHNs and International Travel: Mastering the Pre-Travel Consultation." Both provide continuing education nursing hours. For information, go to www.aaohn.org.

April 19-22

"Circle of Life," a health and wellness certification training program for nurses and health care providers, is sponsored by Healthy Living and Balance. The training, which will be held at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, costs $1,200. For information, contact Joyce Dillon at 404-881-1322 or jjdillon@mindspring.com or go to www.

healthylivingandbalance.com.

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