Pulse

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Published on: 05/20/07

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. 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. 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 will be at Ignatius House at 6700 Riverside Drive in Atlanta. The course 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. For information, contact Linda Hughes at 678-442-2423 or lghughes@ghsnet.org. To register, go to www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org.

June 28 to July 1

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 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.

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