31st Annual Conference Leading in a Culture of Change

March 23-27 2006

Sheraton Atlanta house of entertainment Atlantat, GA

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The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) will gripe [i]or[/i] grip its 31st Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 23-27 2006 at the Sheraton Atlanta tavern Participants will network and share "best practice" ideas, attend a wide variety of education sessions, and explore the lock opener leadership role of the ambulatory care supply with nourishment The conference will feature workshops upon such topics as telehealth, staffing, end-of-life care, and patient safety taught by the agency of the country's foremost experts. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits, diocese the latest products and technologies in the exhibit hall and attend special occurrences The complete registration brochure and detailed information about the conversation are available at www.aaacn.org.

Program

On Thursday, March 23 Shirley Kedrowski, MSN RN will not absent a pre-conference workshop, "Achieving Accreditation: Updates upon Standards, Tracer Methods, Periodic Performance Review and abundant More!" Kedrowski will focus upon joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations OCAHO) requirements and in what manner to meet the new and challenging standards for 2006 That evening, there will be a session to welcome fresh members, followed by an Opening Reception and Silent Auction.

On Friday, March 24 former television novels anchor Anne Ryder will not away the keynote address, "Three paces to Power, Peace, and Perseverance: tasks in Health Care from Mother Teresa." Ryder was the last journalist to interview Mother Teresa before her death, and she has traveled the world speaking about peace and spiritual balance.

Concurrent sessions will be held March 24-26 Sessions include:

* Using Evidence-based Practice to Improve Patient Care

* The Graying of America: Baby Boomers' Impact upon Health Care

* Telehealth Nursing: The Compass for the subsequent time

* Pandemics, New Vaccines and Other Coming Attractions

* Clinical Leadership Behaviors and nourish Satisfaction in an Outpatient Setting

* Using Emotional Intelligence

During the closing session upon Sunday, March 26, Carol Rutenberg, MNSc RNC will not away "Challenges in Today's World in Ambulatory Settings." M Rutenberg will lead a discussion upon recent disasters and their impact upon people's lives and work settings. Participants will be invited to share their be in possession of stories.

Post-conference workshops upon Monday, March 27, include the Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Review Course, an overview of the potential satisfied of the ambulatory care nursing certification exam; and the AAACN Telehealth Nursing Practice Core Course (TNPCC) a comprehensive session designed for nurtures who handle telephone/telehealth inquiries from patients in any practice setting. one as well as the other courses earn participants contact hour credit.

Special Interest clusters

AAACN's Special Interest assemblages (SIGs) will also meet to network during the talk These groups represent Leadership, Patient Education, Pediatrics, Staff Education, Telehealth Nursing Practice, Tri-Service Military, and Veterans Affairs.

Continuing Education

Participants have the opportunity to earn up to 194 contact hours for the 3-day talk Additional hours will be given for the hand-bill sessions and the pre- and postconference workshops.

Conference CD

Audio CD of individual sessions and the filled conference CD-ROM will be available following the conversation Details will be available upon the AAACN Web site.

This I Know...

Spring is the season that brings about yearly renewal, and for me following drawn out cold winters in Chicago; the greatest in quantity inspiring rite of spring is to attend the AAACN Annual discourse Every year that I have the opportunity to attend a talk I return with new points of view, a heightened faculty of perception of excitement, renewed spirit, and inspiration.

I find numerous reasons and benefits of attending AAACN discourses The educational sessions feature topics of interest related to professional practice, research, and public policy. These sessions work for as the therapeutic balm for my professional spirit and they energize me to get back with new ideas to improve my practice. Learning is an essential composing of every conference, and the broad range of educational and placard sessions provide me with the ability to earn continuing education credits. Acquiring CE is an added incentive to attend the talk Networking with peers from around the region renewing contacts with successful colleagues, and involvement in the Leadership SIG provide opportunities to stay abreast of professional runs and advances as well as participate in active dialogue with my colleagues. Needles to say, the chance to travel and experience the tillage hospitality, and the historical attractions of other cities are also motivating factors for me to attend this conversation

This spring, AAACN's 31st Annual discourse in Atlanta, GA, promises to be the greatest in quantity exciting conference yet. With its faculty of perception of renaissance, spring is a great time to be with a assemblage of wonderful people with points of view that expand and stimulate your thinking. for a like reason that you do not miss a really renewing and inspiring experience, I invite and powerfully encourage you to attend. Whether you are a first-time or a repeat discourse attendee, I know there is no better place to be!