Sept. 4-5

The 28th annual Nursing Perspectives Conference, sponsored by the Grady Health System Regional Perinatal Center, will be at Emerald Pointe Resort & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. Topics will include response to maternal hemorrhage; bacterial vaginosis and pregnancy; and emerging infectious diseases during pregnancy. Cost is $230 for both days and $120 for one day. For information, call 404-616-7994 or 404-616-4910, or send an e-mail to lwattie@gmh.edu or ggrimes@gmh.edu. On the Web, go to Nursing Perspectives 2008.

Sept. 8-9

A medical-surgical nursing review for practice enhancement and certification will be at Piedmont Hospital (1968 Peachtree Road in Atlanta). The two-day course will be in Classroom 7 on the sixth floor of the 77 building. The course, which costs $225, includes materials, a light breakfast and a light lunch. Georgia Nurses Association contact hours will be available. Space is limited. For information, send an e-mail to kym.jones-hollinger@piedmont.org or call 404-605-4741. For credit card registration, call 1-866-900-4321.

Sept. 19

Registration is being accepted for "An Evidence-Based Practice ToolKit for Bedside Nurses," a nursing research conference that will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Emory Conference Center. The purpose of the event, is to educate nurses who work in clinical settings about generating research, improving quality and applying evidence to support clinical nursing practice. Sponsored by Emory Healthcare, St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, WellStar Health System and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the conference will offer continuing education credit. The cost is $125. To register, call 404-778-7777 or go to Emory HealthCare.

Sept. 26

Rockdale Medical Center in Conyers will host a perinatal conference. Six contact hours from the Georgia Nurses Association will be available. The cost is $60; $20 for students. For information, call Kylie Rowlands at 770-918-3645.

Oct. 23-25

A cleft lip and palate symposium, sponsored by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, will be at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia (4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Atlanta). Participants will hear from surgeons, dentists, orthodontists, speech language pathologists and other clinicians. The cost is $350. The hours are 6 to 9 p.m. for the Oct. 23 preconference and 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the conference. For information, call Terry Cameron at 404-785-7840 or 1-800-785-6809.

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