CONTINUING EDUCATION

May 31 and June 1

The 23rd Advanced Practice Nurse Update, sponsored by the Georgia Southern University graduate nursing program, will be at Savannah Marriott Riverfront in Savannah. The event will include sessions about primary care, pediatrics and women's health that are relevant to nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants. The conference costs $285 ($315 after May 18), which includes all conference sessions and materials, two continental breakfasts, lunch and beverage breaks. The cost for Georgia Southern University preceptors is $225 ($255 after May 18) and $175 for students. Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialist students must enclose copies of IDs with their registration forms. For information, call 912-681-5551 or go to http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/APU07.html.

June 2

A program by the Georgia chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association will include updates on best practices in the treatment of psychiatric emergencies, domestic violence and post-traumatic stress disorder, and sessions about the methamphetamine problem, psychotropic drug interactions, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementias, depression and malpractice. The event will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hilton Atlanta Northeast in Norcross. Attendees will receive a course workbook and six CEU units. The cost is $30 for students, $60 for APNA members, $75 for nonmembers and $90 after May 15 and at the door. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Send payment to Joann Karaga, 1521 High Cotton Court, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. For more information, go to www.apna.org.

June 10-15

A congregational nurse preparation course, an interfaith educational opportunity for registered nurses, will be at Ignatius House at 6700 Riverside Drive in Atlanta. The conference will be presented by the Congregational Health Ministry of Gwinnett Hospital System and the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University. The cost is $800. Contact hours have been applied for. For information, contact Linda Hughes at 678-442-2423 or lghughes@ghsnet.org. To register, go to .

The sixth International Pediatric Cardiovascular Symposium, presented by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, will be at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Fla. Those who attend the "Novel Medical Interventions and Their Role in Children with Heart Disease" program can receive a maximum of 19.25 contact hours. The cost is $490. For information, call Terry Cameron at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at 404-785-7840 or go to www.choa.org.

June 29

"Brainstorm 2007," a neuroscience conference, will be at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference will focus on trends in neuroscience care. The keynote speaker will be critical care nurse Rosemarie Girardeau. Contact hours have been applied for. The cost is $60. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. For information, call 404-605-4120 or e-mail cantina.chester-cooper@piedmont.org.

July 30-31

A CCRN exam review, sponsored by the Central Savannah River Area (Augusta) chapter of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, will be at the Belair Conference Center in Augusta. The featured speaker will be nurse, instructor and author Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio. The cost is $100 before June 15; the registration fee will be $125 after June 15 and $150 at the door. For information, contact Madeline Moyer at 706-829-3613 or mmoyer@mail.mcg.edu.

Sept. 21

"An Evidence-Based Practice Toolkit for Bedside Nurses," a nursing research conference, is jointly sponsored by WellStar Healthcare, Emory Healthcare and St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta. The event will be held at the WellStar Development Center in Atlanta from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Conference keynote speakers will include nurse researchers and authors Bernadette Melnyk and Tim Porter-O'Grady. The conference focus will engage direct-care nurses as well as nurse administrators, nurse managers, clinical nurse specialists, nurse educators and nurse researchers who are interested in conducting research and embracing evidence-based practice in clinical health care environments. An application for contact hours has been submitted. The conference registration fee is $75 and includes conference materials, breakfast and lunch. For information, call 770-956-7827 or go to www.wellstar.org/nursingresearchconference.

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