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Ambulatory Nursing Service Educational Offerings & Professional Development Opportunities
October 2012
Nursing Ethics Seminar
Surgical Treatment of Minors: The Ethical Issues
Presented by Bernard “Bud” Cherry MSN, RN, CNOR
Director of Patient Care, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Lynn Bell RN BSN CNOR
Perioperative Program Manager Education
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
UTMB Galveston Campus
Children’s Auditorium, Room 2.312
Nurses who attend this presentation will receive 1.0 continuing education contact hours.
You must be present for the entire presentation to obtain credit.
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Bridging the Gap (Increasing Nursing Knowledge Through Research):
Presents: Acculturative Experiences of the Internationally Educated Nurses in the United States
Presenter: Mini Jose PhD
Date: November 7th, 2012
Presentations:
Time : 7.15 am – 8.15 am
12.00- 1 pm
UTMB Galveston Campus
Room JSH 8.214
Refreshments provided for the first 20 people
This educational activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours
You must be present for the entire presentation to obtain credit.
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2nd Annual Forensic Science for Healthcare Providers Conference
January 3-4, 2013
University of Texas, Health Science Center, Houston
6901 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
Email: Stacy.A.Drake@uth.tmc.edu or Sonya.Roberts@uth.tmc.edu
Phone: 713-500-2192 or 713-500-9924
For early registration & further information
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Repeat Offering: Children and Families of Combat Veterans: Risk, Resilience, Community Response
CNE Available via Medscape for Free through 10/18/12 (You will need to register)
http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/751082
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Repeat Offering: Free CNE Course on Cultural Competence in Nursing Care online through our School of Nursing website: http://son.utmb.edu/SonApps/ccnch/core-modules.aspx
You will need to register once but then will have access to the module. They have future offerings coming up as well and I will keep you posted. At this time, the CNE credit is being offered for RN’s only due to grant restrictions. However, if you take the course and are not an RN, please just note the date and time that you reviewed the material and you can request credit for this as part of your professional development goals in your evaluation.
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UTMB Evidenced Based Practice Conference
April 25-26th, 2013
San Luis Spa and Resort
Galveston, Texas
*Accepting abstracts until 10/30/12*
http://www.utmb.edu/DCI/EBPConference/EBP%20Conference%20Call%20for%20Abstracts.htm
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Interesting Reading
A. Increase Awareness of Breast Cancer
http://www.nursingcenter.com//upload/static/403753/2012Oct1-stat.html
B. Translating Research into Professional Practice http://www.nursingcenter.com/evidencebasedpracticenetwork/Home/Tools-Resources/Collections/TranslatingResearchintoProfessionalPractice.aspxNegative Emotions Increase Feelings of Pain and Itching
http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/768803
C. Drug Updates
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/static?pageid=528083#drug
*Don’t forget you can find out information about specific drugs through local sources of evidence (Mosby’s and Micromedex)
http://intranet.utmb.edu/dci/Links/links.htm
D. Learn more about the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) focus on The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health at
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/static?pageid=940536
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Remember…Ambulatory Care Shared Leadership Councils!
Remember, we want to hear from you and these councils are part of getting your voice heard, engaging in teamwork and contributing to patient care and your professional and clinical development and advancement (all Magnet principles).
Ambulatory Council meetings are now open for teleconferencing participation (remember that besides providing your valuable input, this participation also counts towards the CAP and evaluations, so please join us in the locations and at the times below!)
3rd Tuesday from 3-5 Practice Council —- VL 2.115E and 2.206 Admin Bldg
4th Wednesday 1-2pm Education Council —- VL 2.115E and JSA 7.136
3rd Thursday 0830-10am Retention Council — VL 2.115E and 2.206 Admin Bldg
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Ambulatory Educator Announcements
**I will be sending out a nursing education/professional development survey soon and look forward to your responses, so be on the lookout**
**I will be sending out invitations for the 2nd session of Evidence-Based Practice guided tour sessions soon. I will offer one hour sessions from 9am-5pm once or twice monthly. I have set aside October 31st, at TC Net Ops, as one session. Staff may come during any one hour block of time between 9am and 4pm. Offerings will be in the newly re-decorated Texas City Net Ops training room. Hands-on practice will be a part of learning. October will cover evidenced-based practice module “Asking the focused Question”. If you are interested, please contact me. PCP and UHC groups—I will be setting a day aside for you in early November in the PCP. Stay tuned.
** In preparation for the TJC visit, Dates now set for one hour educational modules for High level disinfection (HLD) and Sterilization. This will be mandatory for primary users in clinics with autoclaves or who utilize HLD. Supervisors will be receiving an email from Kathy Angel. These are also open to anyone who has an interest. They will be conducted by Peggy Mann and myself at TC Net Ops on October 15th and 18th. Times are noted below. Each session is approximately 1 hour with sessions repeating all day as noted below. We can comfortably hold 11 people at any one session.
Dates:
Oct 15th and 18th:
9am HLD
10am Sterilization
11am HLD
1pm Sterilization
2pm HLD
3pm Sterilization
4pm HLD
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