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4Center for Pe~opera~ve Educatioi? Educational Opportunities Calendar of Events February Visionary Leadership Oklahoma City - Feb 12
March Pre-Congress Symposium New Orleans - March 11. 12 Congress New Orleans -March 13,14,15,16,17,18
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Education Requirements: Can You Meet the Challenge? Atlantic City, NJ - April 23
May
Management Conference Baltimore - May 5 , 6, 7
June
April Symposium: It’s a Brand New World! Austin, Tex - April 13, 14, 15, 16 Symposium: Ethics in Perioperative Nursing Albany, NY - April 14, IS, 16 Visionary Leadership Seattle - April 16 Orthopedic Conference for Perioperative Nurses Phoenix - April 22, 23
February Visionary Leadership. This session is designed for anyone interested in leadership or currently in a leadership position. Participants will discuss topics such as effective organizational leadership qualities, the processes of organizational visioning and strategic planning, and how to identify the elements of organizational visioning and strategic planning.
Emerging Dimensions in Ambulatory Surgery (presented by AORN and Mosby/Resource Applications, Inc) Las Vegas - June 19,20,21,22 Symposium: AORN Perioperative Research San Francisco - June 23,24,25 Single-day/session attendance is possible at most multi-day activities. To receive a brochure for any educational activity, call AORN customer service (303) 751-0337.
This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for date. Oklahoma City -Hampton Inn Airport
March Pre-Congress Symposium. See pages 9 1 through 95 in the January 1994 issue of the Journal for details. This symposium will be
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presented at the location listed below. New Orleans -New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers Congress. See pages 105 through 141 in the January 1994 issue of the Journal for details. This event will be presented at the location listed below. New Orleans - Ernest N . Morial Convention Center
April Symposium: It’s a Brand New World! Topics for this symposium will include health care reform, disposable versus reusable supplies, JCAHO accreditation standards, sterile versus unsterile supplies, orthopedics, dealing with difficult people, local and general anesthesia and pain management, and laser technology. This symposium will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Austin, Tex- Doubletree Hotel Symposium: Ethics in Perioperative Nursing. Topics will include the nurse’s role in end-of-life decisions, differences between law and ethics, medical indications policies, legal and ethical perspectives of nursing advocacy, collegial communication and publishing, health care reform, practice frameworks, and do-notresuscitate orders in the OR. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Albany, NY -Omni Albany Hotel Visionary Leadership. This session is designed for anyone interested in leadership or currently in a leadership position. Participants will discuss topics such as effective organizational leadership qualities, the processes of organizational visioning and strategic planning, and how to identify the elements of organizational visioning and strategic planning. This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for date. Seattle -Hampton Inn Southcenter
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Orthopedic Conference f o r Perioperative Nurses. Topics at this conference will include total joint replacements, ethics, medical device tracking and recall, and spinal procedures. There will be exhibits, hands-on sessions, and a panel discussion. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Phoenix -Sheraton Sun Marcos Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Education Requirements: Can Y o u Meet the Challenge? The morning session of this seminar will include a panel discussion and presentation of standards and criteria. The afternoon session will include two concurrent workshops: patient and family member education and staff education, including orientation. This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for date. A t l a n t i c C i t y , N J - T r u m p P l a z a and Casino
Management Conference. Participants may attend the preconference workshop on May 5 and select one of two all-day sessions on budgeting issues or managing time. The conference session topics will include nursing competence, assistive personnel issues, ethics, drug abuse, JCAHO nursing care standards, and many more. This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Baltimore -Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
June Emerging Dimensions in Ambulatory Surgery (presented by AORN and MosbylResource Applications, Znc). Some of the topics offered will be accreditation of ambulatory settings, health care reform, lasers, disposable supplies,
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reusable supplies, competence, reimbursement issues, patient and family education, collegial communication, practice frameworks, legal issues, standards, and IV conscious sedation. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Las Vegas-Riviera Hotel and Casino Symposium: AORN Perioperative Research. Call the AORN education hot line at (303) 755-6304 x 244 for topics to be discussed at this symposium. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. S u n F r a n c i s c o - H y a t t R e g e n c y Sun Francisco
Carriage Way, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Minnesota April 23 AORN of the Heartland offering. “Put Your Hand in Our Hands,” Hoppe Auditorium, St Cloud (Minn) Hospital (Pending application) Write: Karla Becker, Surgery, St Cloud Hospital, 1406 6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56301
Feb 26
Tennessee Feb 26
AORN of East Tennessee offering. “Pediatric Oncology Overview,” Ft Sanders Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Tenn (Pending approval) Write: Barbara Keasling, Surgery, Ft Sanders Parkwest Medical Center, 9952 Parkwest Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
Virginia April 15 AORN of Jefferson Chapter of Virginia offering. “Jest For the Health of It,” Days Inn, Charlottesville (AORN approved) Write: Jackie Sandridge, Rte 2 Box 320, Crozet, VA 22932
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,40RN of Eiast Texas offering. “She Said, He Said: Gender Diversity, Leadership, and Conflict Skills for Women,” Mother Francis Hospital, ‘Tyler,Tex (Pending application) Write: Milha Skelton, PO Box 7183, ‘Tyler, TX 7571 1
Illinois April 16 “Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Your Inability To Communicate Is Killing Me!” Centennial Hall, St John’s Hospital, Springfield, I11 Contact: AORN customer service (303) 751-0337
M e w York April 9
“Someday It Will Be You: Eldercare in Perioperative Nursing” Conference Room 1, House of Good Samaritan Hospital, Watertown, NY Contact: AORN customer service (303) 751-0337
April 30 AORN of NW Suburban Chicago offering. “A Quality of Caring: Dimensions in Perioperative Nursing,” Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, I11 (Pending approval) Write: Margaret Graham, 550
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General Information Registration, Fees
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ees vary by location. Please check the brochure for each activity for registration costs and cancellation fees. Course brochures are mailed routinely to AORN members who live within 250 miles of an education site. If you have not received a brochure, please contact the Center for Perioperative Education at (303) 755-6304 x 247 for more details. Attendees can earn seven contact hours at one-day seminars such as “JCAHO Education Requirements: Can You Meet the Challenge?” Contact hours and fees vary for multiday activities. To register with a credit card, call AORN customer service at (303) 75 1-0337. Refunds for cancellations will be allowed only if notification of cancellation is postmarked at least 14 days before the activity is to take place. An administrative fee of $20 per day will be assessed. In the event of a cancellation for any reason, AORN’s liability shall be limited to a full refund of registration fees. There will be no refunds after an activity has started. Tuition may be transferred to another activity or exchanged for credit without penalty if AORN is notified in writing before the activity. AORN reserves the right to substitute equally qualified instructors in emergency situations. AORN wishes to ensure that no individual with a mobility, visual, or hearing disability is excluded, denied services, or otherwise treated differently from other individuals because of the absence of auxiliary aids or services.
Accreditation
A
ORN is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. AORN recognizes these activities as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
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approves or endorses any products included in the activity. Contact hours are awarded based on attendance at an entire activity. A certificate of attendance is provided within 30 days of the activity. AORN has an Alabama provider number (ABNP0075), a California provider number (BRN00667), a Florida provider number (27FO177), an Iowa provider number (103), and a Kansas provider number (LTO114-0316).
Continuing Education Outreach Program
T
he Continuing Education Outreach (CEO) Program of the Center for Perioperative Education began this fiscal year. The program is much like academic outreach programs that colleges and universities use to bring courses to people who are not within easy driving distance of the schools. The CEO program is a pilot program designed to provide easy access to continuing education activities for AORN chapters with fewer than 50 members and AORN chapters in medium-size cities. Personal letters and brochures were sent to 20 AORN chapter presidents inviting them to participate in the pilot program. The brochure outlines the expectations for the chapter and the expectationsfor AORN.
Chapter Activities
C
hapters can apply to the AORN Continuing Education Approval Committee for approval of activities. Activities that are pending application, pending approval, or approved are the only ones listed in the Journal. Contact the Center for Perioperative Education at (303) 755-6304 x 254 for more information about listing a chapter activity in the Journal. To register for chapter activities, a member must contact the person listed with the activity because chapter activities are not coordinated through AORN Headquarters.
AORN JOURNAL
4Center for Pe~opera~ve Educatioi? Educational Opportunities Calendar of Events February Visionary Leadership Oklahoma City - Feb 12
March Pre-Congress Symposium New Orleans - March 11. 12 Congress New Orleans -March 13,14,15,16,17,18
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Education Requirements: Can You Meet the Challenge? Atlantic City, NJ - April 23
May
Management Conference Baltimore - May 5 , 6, 7
June
April Symposium: It’s a Brand New World! Austin, Tex - April 13, 14, 15, 16 Symposium: Ethics in Perioperative Nursing Albany, NY - April 14, IS, 16 Visionary Leadership Seattle - April 16 Orthopedic Conference for Perioperative Nurses Phoenix - April 22, 23
February Visionary Leadership. This session is designed for anyone interested in leadership or currently in a leadership position. Participants will discuss topics such as effective organizational leadership qualities, the processes of organizational visioning and strategic planning, and how to identify the elements of organizational visioning and strategic planning.
Emerging Dimensions in Ambulatory Surgery (presented by AORN and Mosby/Resource Applications, Inc) Las Vegas - June 19,20,21,22 Symposium: AORN Perioperative Research San Francisco - June 23,24,25 Single-day/session attendance is possible at most multi-day activities. To receive a brochure for any educational activity, call AORN customer service (303) 751-0337.
This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for date. Oklahoma City -Hampton Inn Airport
March Pre-Congress Symposium. See pages 9 1 through 95 in the January 1994 issue of the Journal for details. This symposium will be
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presented at the location listed below. New Orleans -New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers Congress. See pages 105 through 141 in the January 1994 issue of the Journal for details. This event will be presented at the location listed below. New Orleans - Ernest N . Morial Convention Center
April Symposium: It’s a Brand New World! Topics for this symposium will include health care reform, disposable versus reusable supplies, JCAHO accreditation standards, sterile versus unsterile supplies, orthopedics, dealing with difficult people, local and general anesthesia and pain management, and laser technology. This symposium will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Austin, Tex- Doubletree Hotel Symposium: Ethics in Perioperative Nursing. Topics will include the nurse’s role in end-of-life decisions, differences between law and ethics, medical indications policies, legal and ethical perspectives of nursing advocacy, collegial communication and publishing, health care reform, practice frameworks, and do-notresuscitate orders in the OR. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Albany, NY -Omni Albany Hotel Visionary Leadership. This session is designed for anyone interested in leadership or currently in a leadership position. Participants will discuss topics such as effective organizational leadership qualities, the processes of organizational visioning and strategic planning, and how to identify the elements of organizational visioning and strategic planning. This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for date. Seattle -Hampton Inn Southcenter
544
Orthopedic Conference f o r Perioperative Nurses. Topics at this conference will include total joint replacements, ethics, medical device tracking and recall, and spinal procedures. There will be exhibits, hands-on sessions, and a panel discussion. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Phoenix -Sheraton Sun Marcos Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Education Requirements: Can Y o u Meet the Challenge? The morning session of this seminar will include a panel discussion and presentation of standards and criteria. The afternoon session will include two concurrent workshops: patient and family member education and staff education, including orientation. This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for date. A t l a n t i c C i t y , N J - T r u m p P l a z a and Casino
Management Conference. Participants may attend the preconference workshop on May 5 and select one of two all-day sessions on budgeting issues or managing time. The conference session topics will include nursing competence, assistive personnel issues, ethics, drug abuse, JCAHO nursing care standards, and many more. This seminar will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Baltimore -Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
June Emerging Dimensions in Ambulatory Surgery (presented by AORN and MosbylResource Applications, Znc). Some of the topics offered will be accreditation of ambulatory settings, health care reform, lasers, disposable supplies,
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reusable supplies, competence, reimbursement issues, patient and family education, collegial communication, practice frameworks, legal issues, standards, and IV conscious sedation. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. Las Vegas-Riviera Hotel and Casino Symposium: AORN Perioperative Research. Call the AORN education hot line at (303) 755-6304 x 244 for topics to be discussed at this symposium. This conference will be presented at the location listed below. See the “Calendar of Events” for dates. S u n F r a n c i s c o - H y a t t R e g e n c y Sun Francisco
Carriage Way, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Minnesota April 23 AORN of the Heartland offering. “Put Your Hand in Our Hands,” Hoppe Auditorium, St Cloud (Minn) Hospital (Pending application) Write: Karla Becker, Surgery, St Cloud Hospital, 1406 6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56301
Feb 26
Tennessee Feb 26
AORN of East Tennessee offering. “Pediatric Oncology Overview,” Ft Sanders Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Tenn (Pending approval) Write: Barbara Keasling, Surgery, Ft Sanders Parkwest Medical Center, 9952 Parkwest Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
Virginia April 15 AORN of Jefferson Chapter of Virginia offering. “Jest For the Health of It,” Days Inn, Charlottesville (AORN approved) Write: Jackie Sandridge, Rte 2 Box 320, Crozet, VA 22932
IEBinOis
AORN JOURNAL ~~
,40RN of Eiast Texas offering. “She Said, He Said: Gender Diversity, Leadership, and Conflict Skills for Women,” Mother Francis Hospital, ‘Tyler,Tex (Pending application) Write: Milha Skelton, PO Box 7183, ‘Tyler, TX 7571 1
Illinois April 16 “Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Your Inability To Communicate Is Killing Me!” Centennial Hall, St John’s Hospital, Springfield, I11 Contact: AORN customer service (303) 751-0337
M e w York April 9
“Someday It Will Be You: Eldercare in Perioperative Nursing” Conference Room 1, House of Good Samaritan Hospital, Watertown, NY Contact: AORN customer service (303) 751-0337
April 30 AORN of NW Suburban Chicago offering. “A Quality of Caring: Dimensions in Perioperative Nursing,” Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, I11 (Pending approval) Write: Margaret Graham, 550
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General Information Registration, Fees
F
ees vary by location. Please check the brochure for each activity for registration costs and cancellation fees. Course brochures are mailed routinely to AORN members who live within 250 miles of an education site. If you have not received a brochure, please contact the Center for Perioperative Education at (303) 755-6304 x 247 for more details. Attendees can earn seven contact hours at one-day seminars such as “JCAHO Education Requirements: Can You Meet the Challenge?” Contact hours and fees vary for multiday activities. To register with a credit card, call AORN customer service at (303) 75 1-0337. Refunds for cancellations will be allowed only if notification of cancellation is postmarked at least 14 days before the activity is to take place. An administrative fee of $20 per day will be assessed. In the event of a cancellation for any reason, AORN’s liability shall be limited to a full refund of registration fees. There will be no refunds after an activity has started. Tuition may be transferred to another activity or exchanged for credit without penalty if AORN is notified in writing before the activity. AORN reserves the right to substitute equally qualified instructors in emergency situations. AORN wishes to ensure that no individual with a mobility, visual, or hearing disability is excluded, denied services, or otherwise treated differently from other individuals because of the absence of auxiliary aids or services.
Accreditation
A
ORN is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. AORN recognizes these activities as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
548
approves or endorses any products included in the activity. Contact hours are awarded based on attendance at an entire activity. A certificate of attendance is provided within 30 days of the activity. AORN has an Alabama provider number (ABNP0075), a California provider number (BRN00667), a Florida provider number (27FO177), an Iowa provider number (103), and a Kansas provider number (LTO114-0316).
Continuing Education Outreach Program
T
he Continuing Education Outreach (CEO) Program of the Center for Perioperative Education began this fiscal year. The program is much like academic outreach programs that colleges and universities use to bring courses to people who are not within easy driving distance of the schools. The CEO program is a pilot program designed to provide easy access to continuing education activities for AORN chapters with fewer than 50 members and AORN chapters in medium-size cities. Personal letters and brochures were sent to 20 AORN chapter presidents inviting them to participate in the pilot program. The brochure outlines the expectations for the chapter and the expectationsfor AORN.
Chapter Activities
C
hapters can apply to the AORN Continuing Education Approval Committee for approval of activities. Activities that are pending application, pending approval, or approved are the only ones listed in the Journal. Contact the Center for Perioperative Education at (303) 755-6304 x 254 for more information about listing a chapter activity in the Journal. To register for chapter activities, a member must contact the person listed with the activity because chapter activities are not coordinated through AORN Headquarters.