CONTINUING EDUCATION

Sept. 6-7

A Certification in Critical Care Nursing exam review, sponsored by St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, will be at the hospital's auditorium and in the Carroll Education Center classrooms. The featured speaker will be Barbara McLean, who has written many journal articles and book chapters. Registration is $200 and includes a copy of "Core Curriculum for Critical Care Nursing." For information, contact Rita Wilson at 404-843-6040 or rwilson@sjha.org.

Sept. 14-15

The fifth annual conference, sponsored by United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Central Georgia, will be at the Anderson/Goodwill Conference Center in Macon, across from Macon State College. The cost — which includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, breakfast, lunch and 12 CE credits — is $185 ($100 for one day) in advance, $100 ($50 for one day) for students and $200 ($100 for one day) for on-site registrants. For information, call 478-987-3088 or go to www.uaprn.org.

Sept. 17

The Atlanta chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants will meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Room 2311 at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. The topic will be "The LNC and the Medical Malpractice Case." The cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Lunch will be served. One continuing education unit will be awarded. RSVP to Hospitality@atlantaaalnc.org by Sept. 10.

Sept. 17-19

"New Directions in Diabetes: A Practical Approach to Treatment and Prevention" will be in the Diabetes Unit at Grady Health System in Atlanta. For information, contact Rita Panayioto at 404-616-3725 or rpanayi@learnlink.emory.edu.

Sept. 18-19

"Medical-Surgical Nursing Review for Practice Enhancement and Certification" will be at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. This course is for nurses who are preparing to take certification exams as well as those who want to improve their general knowledge. The course will be in Classroom 7 on the sixth floor of Piedmont's 77 Building. The cost — which includes materials, light breakfast, light lunch and Georgia Nurses Association contact hours — is $225/both days. Space is limited. For registration and information, e-mail kym.jones-hollinger@piedmont.org or call 404-605-4741. For credit card registration, call 1-866-900-4321.

Sept. 21

"An Evidence-Based Practice Toolkit for Bedside Nurses," a nursing research conference, is jointly sponsored by WellStar Health System, Emory Healthcare and St. Joseph's Hospital in 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 be nurse researchers and authors Bernadette Melnyk and Tim Porter-O'Grady. The conference 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.

Sept. 26-28

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses is hosting a leadership advancement conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta. The conference will offer learning and networking that focus on communication and leadership skills for health care professionals. Registration before Sept. 1 costs $275 ($300 after Sept. 1) for AAOHN members and $475 ($500 after Sept. 1) for nonmembers. Nurses who attend can earn up to 12.5 CNE contact hours. CCM contact hours (12.5) also will be awarded. For information, go to www.aaohn.org or call 770-455-7757.

Oct. 6

The annual Educational Conference of the Case Management Society of America-Atlanta Chapter will be from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia International Conference Center in College Park. The theme of the conference will be "Solving the Puzzle: Components of Case Management." The keynote speakers will be Connie Commander, president of the Case Management Society of America, and ethicist and columnist John Banja. Six contact hours will be offered. For information, call 770-997-3566 or go to www.cmsa-atlanta.com.

Oct. 19

"ICU, Do You See Me? A Focus on Healthy Work Environments in Critical Care," the 16th annual conference on case studies in critical care, will be from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Piedmont Hospital's Richard H. Rich Auditorium in Atlanta. An application for contact hours has been submitted. The registration fee — which includes light breakfast, lunch and conference materials — is $60 before Oct. 8. For information, e-mail kym.jones-hollinger@piedmont.org or call 404-605-4741.

Oct. 20

The Atlanta chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants will meet from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Room 2202 at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. The cost is $60 for members and $65 for nonmembers. There will be a workshop on publishing and speaking. Three continuing education units will be awarded. Lunch will be served. RSVP to Hospitality@atlantaaalnc.org by Oct. 8.

Nov. 17

"Nursing Update: Living With HIV," a conference hosted by the Northwest Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Nurses Association, will be at Kennesaw State University from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The conference will provide an update on the care and treatment of people living with HIV. Topics will include epidemiology, nursing care and legislative issues. There will be a panel discussion with people living with HIV. Registration is $40 for non-GNA members, $25 for GNA members and $10 for students. Breakfast and lunch will be included. Contact hours will be provided. To download a registration form or to get more information, go to www.13georgianurses.org or e-mail conniegraves@bellsouth.net. For more information, call 770-971-9747.

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