CE activities approved

ISNA Bulletin, August-Oct, 2007

The Indiana State Nurses Association is an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The ISNA program is administered through the Committee on Approval. Individual activity applications are reviewed throughout the year and should be submitted at least eight weeks in advance of the presentation date. Review fees are based on the number of contact hours to be awarded and the date of submission. Approval is awarded for two years if the content, objectives, and time frame remain the same. If you wish additional information, contact the Indiana State Nurses Association by mail, telephone, or fax or send an e-mail to ce@IndianaNurses.org.

As continuing education programs are approved, they are posted on ISNA's web site at www.indiananurses.org. Click on the "education" link.

The following continuing education activities have been approved for contact hours by ISNA since the last Bulletin copy deadline:

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND PREGNANCY. April 27, 2007, The Westin Indianapolis. Provider: Indiana Perinatal Network, 1991 East 56th Street, Indianapolis 46220. Contact: Sarah Hundagen, 317/924-0825 or shundagen@indianaperinatal.org. Contact Hours: 5.7.

2007 STROKE UPDATE: HOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. May 18, 2007, Marten House, Indianapolis, plus video conferencing at IUPU Fort Wayne, IUSE New Albany, and St. Anthony's Hospital, Crown Point. Provider: Indiana Stroke Prevention Talk Force, American Heart Association, 6100 W 96th Street, Indianapolis 46278. Contact: Dr. Laura McIlvoy, 812/941-2223 or Connie Wells 317/873-3640 or 800/229-1503. Contact Hours: 4.0.

LONG TERM CARE CERTIFICATION REVIEW COURSE. May 17, 2007, Ivy Tech, Evansville. Provider: Ivy Tech Community College, Evansville Campus, 3501 N First Avenue, Evansville 47710. Contact: Tammy Wilder, 812/429-1400 or twilder@ivytech.edu. Contact Hours: 4.7.

EMPOWERING PSYCHIATRIC RECOVERY FROM ADJUSTMENT TO ADHERENCE. TBD. Provider: Indiana Chapter, American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Contact: Cindy Wilson 317/985-3094 or cdwilson409@earthlink.net. Contact Hours: 6.2.

2007 HOOSIER HOME CARE, HOSPICE, & HME CONFERENCE: THE TRIPLE CROWN OF CARING. May 1-3, Marriott East Hotel & Conference Center, 7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis. Provider: Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care, 8604 Allisonville Road #260, Indianapolis 46250. Contact: Todd Stallings, 317/844-6630 or todd@iahhc.org Contact Hours: Five sessions on May 2 approved for continuing nursing education contact hours. Session 2D, 2.0 contact hours; 2F, 3.0; 2H, 1.2; 2M, 1.2; and 2N, 1.5.

HOT TOPIC: JUVENILE FIRESETTING CONFERENCE. May 3, 2007, Landmark Convention Centre, 6222 Ellison Road, Fort Wayne. Provider: Allen County Juvenile Firesetters Task Force, Fort Wayne Fire Department. Contact: Pat Skilbred, 260/425-3567 or pskilbred@lutheran-hosp.com. Contact Hours: 5.5.

ADVANCED ASSESSMENT SKILLS FOR LONG TERM CARE NURSES. May 18, 2007, Ivy Tech Community College, Evansville. Provider: Ivy Tech Community College, 3501 First Avenue, Evansville, IN 47710. Contact: Tammy Wilder, 812/429-1400 or twilder@ivytech.edu. Contact Hours: 6.2.

PRESS GANEY REGIONAL WORKSHOPS. April 3-4, 2007, Boston MA; April 16-17, Dallas TX; April 30-May 1, Pittsburgh PA; May 7-8, Denver CO; May 10-11, Anaheim CA; May 17-18, Columbus OH; June 4-5, South Bend IN; June 11-12, Des Moines IA. Provider: Press Ganey Associates, Inc., 404 Columbia Place, South Bend, IN 46601. Contact: Lori Gordon, 800/232-8032 or lgordon@pressganey.com. Contact Hours: 13.1.

INDIANA PERINATAL EDUCATOR CONFERENCE: WHAT'S COOKIN': ADDING NEW LIFE TO AN OLD RECIPE. April 26, 2007, Ritz Charles, Carmel, IN. Contact: Lisa Crane, 317/962-6474 or lcrane@clarian.org. Contact Hours: 6.5.

LATERAL VIOLENCE IN NURSING: EDUCATION AND PRACTICE CALL TO ACTION. June 29, 2007, University of Indianapolis. Contact: Barbara Mitchell, Nursing 2000, Inc., 9302 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis 46260, 317/574-1325 or bmitchell@nursing2000inc.org. Contact Hours: 5.0.

THE POWER OF TOUCH: MASSAGE AND THE CANCER PATIENT. May 8, 2007, Goeglein's, Fort Wayne. Provider: Cancer Services of Northwest Indiana, Inc., 2925 East State Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Contact: Linda Danckaert, 260/341-3101, lindadanckaert@verizion.net. Contact Hours: 2.2

ENFAMIL LIPIL NURSE CONFERENCE. June 6, 2007, Arlington, Texas. Provider: Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Evansville, Indiana. Contact: Charmaine Wood, 817/896-8728 or charmaine.wood@bms.com. Contact Hours: 6.5.

COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW TRAINING. June 25-28, 2007, Purdue University Calumet, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN. Provider: Indiana Center for Evidence Based Nursing Practice, Joanna Briggs Institute, Purdue University Calumet. Contact: Jane Walker, 219/989-2822 or walkerj@calumet.purdue.edu. Contact Hours: 24.8.

13th ANNUAL DONA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, July 19-22, 2007, St. Louis, MO. Provider: DONA International, Jasper, IN. Contact: Karen Newell, sixnewells@comcast.net or Kathy Campbell, 888/788-DONA or Registrar@DONA.org. Contact Hours: 22.6.