This event is open to all Nova Scotia Nurses

Date: May 24, 2018

Time: 0900-1700

Location: Best Western, Truro NS

0700-0830hrs: EKG Interpretation Session (pre-registration required; 16 spots available)

0830-0900hrs: Registration/Check-in

0900-0905hrs: Welcome

0905-0950hrs: Diabetic Ketoacidosis – Dr. Jalaa Nadour, Truro NS

0950-1010hrs: Nutrition Break

1015-1100hrs:Timely Referral For Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: A Quality Metric For Good End-of-Life Care – Dr. Kristina Krmpotic, IWK, Halifax NS

1115-1200hrs: Delirium – Dr. Sarah McMullen, Halifax NS

1200-1245hrs: Lunch break and Vendor Fair

1245-1330hrs: Managing an Unstable Patient: Respiratory Considerations – Louanna Bethune RRT, Halifax NS

1330-1415hrs: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Comorbidities – Peter Luddington RRT, Vital Aire, Halifax NS

1415-1515hrs: AGM and Vendor Fair

1515-1600hrs: Caring for the Mentally Ill in the Acute Care Setting – Amber Eason BScN RN, Dartmouth NS

1600-1645hrs: The Use of Medical Marijuana for Pain Control – Alicia LeBlanc BScN RN, Cape Breton NS

Price: (Includes guest speakers, vendor fair, morning nutrition break and lunch, and discount on hotel room rates)

Members $50 (plus $4.16 online processing fee, tax included)

Non-members $140 (plus $10.56 online processing fee, tax included)

*If you are not a member and join the association ($75 visit www.caccn.ca), conference fee will be $50 (savings of $30)

What would membership to the association entail?

• a subscription to the peer-reviewed Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing™
• a copy of the CACCN Standards for Critical Care Nursing Practice 4th Ed
• Award and Educational Opportunities
• Reduced conference fees at Chapter events and the Dynamics of Critical Care™ Conference
• Educational tools and webinars to assist with Certification through the Canadian Nurses Association
• Educational opportunities to accumulate continuing learning education hours
• 10 NSNU points for joining + NSNU points for attending events

A Mastery Session on EKG Interpretation will be offered in the morning from 0700-0830hrs. Space is limited to 16 participants. If interested please let us know by selecting the sepreate free ticket.

Forms of payment:

Online:

payment using Visa/MasterCard through this site

Mail:

please make cheques payable to: Nova Scotia Chapter of Canadian Associtaion of Critical Care Nurses

P.O Box 8732 RPO CSC, 6175 Almon Street, Halifax Nova Scotia, B3K 5N0

Email Money Transfer:

novascotia@caccn.ca

Conference Registration closes: May 10th