Nursing Continuing Education Upcoming Opportunities Summer 2017 Office of Continuing Education Innovative Education for the Advancement of Nurses
13th Annual Nursing Faculty Development Conference: Improving Learning by Engaging Students, May 11 and 12, 2017 UK College of Nursing Continuing Education is holding the 13th Annual Faculty Development Workshop at the University of Kentucky campus. This year will focus on encouraging student engagement in the classroom. The second day of the workshop will offer in-depth training in either Simulation Debriefing or Nursing Student Retention. Topics and Speakers include: Teaching Students to Enact Professional Caring, Dr. Kathleen Sitzman, East Carolina University Increasing Interactive Learning in an Innovation Inter-professional Smart House, Dr. Debi Sampsel, University of Cincinnati Concept-Based Curriculum, Amy Hall, PhD, RN, CNE, University of Evansville Solutions for Student Retention, Dr. Elisabeth Shelton, West Virginia University Simulation Debriefing for Meaningful Learning, Dr. Kristina Dreifuerst, Marquette University Location: Bio-Pharmacy Complex, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Diabetes Standards of Care Conference, June 22-23, 2017, Kentucky Association of Counties Office, 400 Englewood Dr., Frankfort, KY Participants will examine the 2017 Standards of Care for Diabetes Management across populations. Topics and speakers include: Diabetes Prevention Strategies, Laura Hieronymus, DNP, MSEd, RN, MLDE, BC- ADM, CDE, FAADE, Education Assessment of Patients with Diabetes, Kathleen Stanley, CDE, RD, LD, MSEd, BC-ADM, MLDE, Nutrition Principles and Guidelines, Julie Shapero, MEd RDN LD LDE Management of Special Populations: Pediatrics, Leslie Scott, Leslie Scott, PhD, PPCNP-BC, CDE, MLDE Management of Special Populations: Minority Populations, Diane Orr Chlebowy, PhD, RN Pharmacologic Management of Diabetes, Brooke Hudspeth, Pharm D, CDE Chronic Complications and Comorbidities from Head to Toe, Joan Geohegan, RN, BSN, CDE Glucose Management of the Hospitalized Patient, Dee Deakins Sawyer, MS, APRN, AGCNS, MLDE, BC-ADM, CDE Management of Special Populations: Pregnancy, Niraj Chavan, MD, MPH, FACOG Other Management Issues: Bariatrics, Geriatrics, Substance Abuse, Risk Reduction, and Referral, Lynn Roser, PhD, RN, CIC Program sponsored by the UK College of Nursing, UK Cooperative Extension Service, and the KY Department for Public Health
Caring for the Complex Needs of Acute Care Patients with Substance Use Disorders, June 16, 2017 Nurses from a variety of care environments are facing new challenges of managing patient care that includes substance use disorders across the continuum of care. This conference will address guidelines, expectations, and legal issues surrounding the care of patients with substance use disorders. Healthy boundaries and best practice interactions providing strategies to manage difficult patients and potential for drug abuse in acute care settings will also be addressed. Topics and Speakers include: Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, Van Ingram, Kentucky Office for Drug Control Policy Therapeutic Interactions with Substance Use Disorders, Lisa Naugle, Liaison Nurse Reading Health System SBIRT Technique for Bedside Nurses, Dr. Dianna Inman, University of Kentucky Best Practice Nursing Care for Patients with Substance Abuse in Acute Care, Ashel Kruetzkamp, St. Elizabeth HealthCare, Edgewood, KY Safe Pain Management without Abuse, Barbara VanDerveer, University of Kentucky Challenges and Processes of Abstinence from Opioids, Dr. Chapman Sledge, Cumberland Heights, TN Location: Pavilion A Auditorium, Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY Kentucky School Nurse Conference, July 17-19, 2017 Location: Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY Train the Trainer Methods of Instruction Course, July 28-29, 2017 Location: 407 College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Stroke Care Network Summit and Advisory Board Meeting August 31 and September 1, 2017 Location: Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY Nurse Executive Leadership Workshop, August 9-10, 2017 Location: Charles T. Wethington Bldg. 127, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Fall Nursing Faculty Development Workshop, August 11, 2017 Location: W.T. Young Library Multipurpose Room, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Progressive Care Conference, November 3-4, 2017 This 2 day conference will target nurses working in acute and progressive care settings or those who want to prepare for these settings. Nurses will review guidelines and concepts of patient care in acute and progressive care settings. Location: 502A College of Nursing, University of Kentucky 27th Nursing Research Papers Day, November 10, 2017 Location: Hilton Downtown, Lexington, KY
Ongoing Events Nursing Leadership Lecture Series May 18, 2017 Kim Glassman, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network Webinars May 16, 2017 Cancer Survivorship Workshop Comprehensive Approach to Stroke (CATS) Series Held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 12:00pm-1:00pm. UK Medical Center, CTW 014 UK CCTS Series Held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 12:00pm-1:00pm. UK Medical Center, H116 For requests or other questions, please contact: Emily Woods Office of Continuing Education University of Kentucky College of Nursing 751 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40536 eawo223@uky.edu (859) 323-3851 Visit our website at www.ukconce.org The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA). The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approves The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing (UKCON) as a provider as well.