Nova Scotia Nursing Education Day
Event Information
Description
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
