March 18
“Bearing Witness to the Suffering of Others,” a conference on end-of-life care, will be hosted by Mercer University’s Georgia Baptist College of Nursing. The event will be in the Trustees Dining Room on the University’s Atlanta campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference will feature presentations by Dr. Betty Ferrell, one of the leading experts in palliative care nursing. The cost is $75. Nurses may receive 4.5 contact hours from the Georgia Nurses Association. For information, contact Judy Mosteller (mosteller_j@mercer.edu; 678-547-6793) or go to www2.mercer.edu/Nursing/Research+Conference+2011.htm.
March 18
“Knowledge is Power,” Piedmont Fayette Hospital’s fifth annual med-surg conference, will be from 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Glendalough Manor (200 Glendalough Court) in Tyrone. The cost is $25 (if postmarked before March 1) for Piedmont Healthcare employees and nursing students, and $35 for nonemployees. The fee is due at registration. Light breakfast and lunch will be served. Contact hours have been applied for. For information, e-mail Carol Smithpeters at carol.smithpeters@piedmont.org.
March 18-19
“Advancing the Possibilities: Nursing in the 21st Century,” the third annual oncology nursing symposium presented by the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, will be at Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort at Stone Mountain Park. The event will focus on current trends in oncology nursing clinical practice and research. The hours are 5:30 to 9 p.m. on March 18 and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 19. The course offers 8.5 contact hours through Emory Healthcare. Registration, which includes dinner Friday and breakfast and lunch Saturday, is $195 and $45 for full-time nursing students. To register, go to https:/winshipcancer.emory.edu. For information, contact Trish Campbell at 404-788-2218 or psnicho@emory.edu.
March 22
“Dissecting your Med Mal Cases: A Surgeon’s Perspective,” will be presented by the Atlanta chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. The lunch-and-learn session will be from noon to 2 p.m. at WellStar Development Center (2000 South Park Place) in Atlanta. Ronald I. Kaplan will present two cases and discuss how they evolved, the negligence issues and problems encountered in medical malpractice cases in general. The cost, which includes lunch and CEU credits, is $20 for members and $25 for guests. All paid chapter members who bring a guest (guests must RSVP and pay fee) will be entered in a door-prize drawing. RSVP no later than March 15. For information, send e-mail to Kathy Christopherson at kchrisrn@yahoo.com or go to http://atlantaaalnc.org.
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