Professional Education Opportunities
July 2010
Upcoming CME Programs
Upcoming CNE Programs
Upcoming CE Programs for Other Disciplines
For registration and information about a specific program, please contact the Hendrick Department of Education and Professional Development or call 325-670-4330.
Upcoming CME programs
For more information on the following programs, please contact Dana Hardegree in the Department of Education and Professional Development at 325-670-4330.
Grand Rounds
Third Wednesday of every month
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. in the Tom Roberts Conference Center or Auxiliary Conference Center
Continuing medical education credit will be available.
Title: Preventing Maternal Death: A New Joint Commission Alert
Presented by James M. Alexander, MD
Chief of Obstetrics, Parkland Hospital
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Vice Chairman, Institutional Review Board
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Wednesday, July 21
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
(Lunch will begin serving at 11:45 a.m.)
Tom Roberts Conference Room
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert regarding the prevention of maternal death.
- Describe the leading causes of maternal death.
- Discuss the recent increase in maternal death rates and recommended strategies for prevention.
Fifteenth Annual Physician CME Symposium
Sponsored by Hendrick Medical Center
September 10 and 11
The Hunter Welcome Center
Abilene Christian University
1949 ACU Dr., Abilene, Texas
Topics
- *Diagnosing and Treating Difficult Issues in Patient Consent
- Hereditary Cancer Syndrome: Genetic Testing and Counseling
- Diagnosis and Management of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Management of Refractory Seizures in Adults
- Management of the Complicated Headache Patient
- Newest Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- * Unto the Least of These: Managing End of Life Pain
- Palliative Medicine: What? Why? Where? How? When?
- Bariatric Surgery: Life in the Balance
- Health Literacy
- Urinary Incontinence in 2010: Evaluation, Treatment and Referral
- Initial Evaluation and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack
(*Hendrick Medical Center designates these courses for 1 hour each of ethics and/or professional responsibility education.)
Retired Physicians Keep in Touch
Second Wednesday of every month.
Noon – 1 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room.
Continuing medical education credit will be available.
Breast Cancer Conference
No Breast Cancer Conference or Tumor Board is currently scheduled. For information on future activities, please call Melisa Cadle at 325.670.3435.
NCME TV website
NCME TV website is an opportunity for physicians to obtain CME credit by viewing programs online. Please visit www.ncmetv.com/Register.aspx to sign up for this service. Fill out the brief registration form, including the unique hospital ID for Hendrick Medical Center, 297081. You will receive an email in order to validate your account so that you can begin to receive online CME credits! For more information please visit the NCME website or contact them at 201-867-3550, ext. 277.
Other Activities
PALS live classes - for more information, please contact Leslie Greaves at 325-670-4308.
Classes are currently scheduled for September 8-9, Two-Day Certification Class and November 3, One-Day Recertification Class.
ACLS live classes - for more information, please contact Leslie Greaves at 325-670-4308.
Classes are currently scheduled for August 4, One-Day Recertification Class; October 13-14, Two-Day Certification Class; and December 8, One-Day Recertification Class.
ACLS computerized classes – for more information, please contact Paulita Narag at
325-670-2735.
Upcoming CNE programs
For more information on the following programs, please call Dana Hardegree in the Department of Education and Professional Development at 325-670-4330. Hendrick Medical Center offers continuing education to all nursing staff and nurses within the community by being a provider of continuing nursing education.
The Department of Education and Professional Development offers a variety of workshops and educational programs throughout the year. Continuing nursing education credit will be available for most programs.
NOTE: Be sure to retain the certificate of successful completion provided at continuing education programs for your records. There will be a fee for replacement certificates or credit verification searches requested through the Department of Education and Professional Development.
CNE
Title: Complications of IV Therapy: Medical and Legal Implications
Presented by Pei-Chih Lee, JD, MPH and Edward J. Kroger, MD, JD, from KROGER/FRISBY
This presentation is mandatory for all licensed nurses.
July 27 or 28 or 29
Session times are 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.; 10 a.m. – noon; 2 – 4 p.m.; 5 – 7 p.m.
Auxiliary Conference Center
Please enroll on NetLearning for one of the above sessions.
Hendrick Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
1.33 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded for nurses attending this program in its entirety.
CNE
Title: Breastfeeding the Compromised Infant
Presented by Texas Department of State Health Services
Tuesday, September 21
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Auxiliary Conference Center A
Please sign up on NetLearning.
Registration Deadline: September 13
Please call Jan Rud at 325-670-4504 or email jrud@ehendrick.org with questions.
Fee: $10 continental breakfast provided.
This program is co-provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Continuing Education Credits:
Nursing contact hours have been applied for through the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CPE hours have been applied for from the Texas Dietetic Association.
CERPS applied for from IBLCE.
Other CNE Activities (Trauma)
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) classes - for more information, please contact Deloris Londerholm at 325-670-3345.
Class is currently scheduled for October 18 and 19. All classes will be in the Shelton Building, Auxiliary Conference Center.
ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) classes - for more information, please contact Deloris Londerholm at 325-670-3345.
Classes are currently scheduled for August 25 and 26. All classes will be in the Shelton Building, Auxiliary Conference Center, Rooms A and B.
Other CNE Activities (Perinatal)
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) classes - for more information, please contact Jan Rud at 325-670-4504.
Classes are currently scheduled for Friday, August 27 and Friday, December 17 from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., in Room 4518 at Hendrick Medical Center.
Upcoming Continuing Education Programs
for Other Disciplines
For information regarding Continuing Education programs for other healthcare professions, call the Department of Education and Professional Development at 325-670-4330.
NOTE: Be sure to retain the certificate of successful completion provided at continuing education programs for your records. There will be a fee for replacement certificates or credit verification searches requested through the Department of Education and Professional Development.
No continuing education activities are currently scheduled for other disciplines at this time.
Watch the calendar for programs now being planned.
More information about these programs will be posted as it becomes available.
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