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2008 Calendar of Events
Ambulatory
Surgery Administrator Certificate Program
San Antonio, TX
May 18-19, 2008
Preparing
for MagnetTM Recognition:
A Perioperative Excellence Retreat
Chicago, IL
June 6-7, 2008
Executive
Symposium
Beaver Creek, CO
July 13-15, 2008
Building and Empowering
Teams Seminar
Denver, CO
July 25, 2008
Leadership Conference
Denver, CO
July 25-27, 2008
Informatics Conference
Denver, CO
September 18-20, 2008
Fall Multispecialty
Conference
New Format!
St. Louis, MO
October 2-7, 2008
Pick the day or days that interest Conference Tracks
One
of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries." --A.A. Milne,author of "Winnie-the-Pooh"
This
continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation .
AORN
recognized this activity as continuing education of registered nurses. This recognition did not imply that AORN or the ANCC
Commission on Accreditation approved or endorsed any product included in the presentation.
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Dr
Bass’ books will be available for purchase at the seminar. He will also be available for book signing.
Tennessee
State Council of Perioperative Nurses will hold their winter meeting immediately following the seminar.
For More Information Contact:
Debbie
Weston
865-384-2291
(cell)
865-380-9064 (work)
Debbie
Womble
865-475-2301(home)
865-560-0303(work)
Decay, Detective, Disaster
Dr. William Bass
Fermin De La Torre, Jr.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
UT
Medical Center
Wood
Auditorium
Presented By:
Association of
peri-Operative
Registered Nurses
AORN
Decay,
Detective, Disaster
The human body is in a constant state of change. Our remains and interactions with
our surroundings, tell a story about how we lived and how we died. Dr. Bass has spent his life in the interpretation of this
evidence.
Dr. Bill Bass is a world-renowned forensic anthropologist
who founded the University of Tennessee's” Body Farm” This is the world's first and only major scientific facility
devoted to studying human decomposition. He is the author an acclaimed nonfiction account of the Body Farm, Death's
Acre a fiction book Carved in Bone and his newest book Beyond the Body Farm.
Fermin De La Torre, Jr. is a graduate from The University of Tennessee College of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, Knoxville, Tennessee.
His accomplishments include publications of articles: Roadblocks, Law Enforcement Use of Force, Asset Forfeiture,and Use of
Police Dogs, were published in the Encyclopedia of American Civil Rightsand Liberties.
His specialty training and previous courses taught have been in: Homeland Security/Mass
Causality/Terrorism Training and FEMA.
schedule
Complimentary Breakfast
7:30am
Registration
8:00am
Introductions
8:10am
Dr. Bass
9:40am
BREAK
(Refreshments
Provided)
10:00am
Dr. Bass Cont’d
(including book signing)
11:30am
LUNCH
(Lunch
on your own. Cafeteria
available.
Book signing cont’d.)
12:15am
Terrorism, Trauma and Triage
13:15pm
BREAK
(Refreshments Provided)
13:30pm
Secondary Contamination from
the "walking well"
15:00pm
Evaluations and Certificates
(no early certificates)
Tennessee State Council of Perioperative
Nurses will hold their winter meeting immediately following the seminar.
Aorn Seminar
PRE-registration
□ NON-AORN MEMBER $45
□ AORN MEMBER $35
□ STUDENT /SENIOR $15
Name:____________________________
Address: __________________________
_________________________________
Phone:____________________________
Employer:_________________________
Make
checks payable to :
AORN#
4301
Mail Registration To:
Debbie Womble
801
Navajo
Jefferson City, TN
37760
Deadline: January
06, 2008
Registration the day of : $50
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...take advantage of all that Congress 2008 has to offer!
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 Make plans today to attend from March 29 to April 3, 2008 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Don't miss your opportunity
to earn contact hours at world-class, trusted education sessions while networking and having fun with other perioperative
professionals from around the world.
Register Today and Save!
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Education Sessions - The Congress and Pre-Congress education sessions are a motivating
and trusted source of perioperative education.
The Pre-Congress program provides many new and exciting sessions and schedule changes this
year. Attend fascinating sessions during the day and spend your evening celebrating at the new Awards
Reception to start your Congress week.
The five-day Congress program provides you with a vast selection of high-quality
education sessions facilitated by expert speakers, fun and exciting general educational sessions like the " Perioperative QuizBowl," traditional and new poster display categories, and special networking events to mingle with your colleagues, friends, and exhibitors.
NEW Awards Reception - This redesigned event has a lower ticket price, new application process, increased recognition pieces for award winners, and a fabulous
new theme — "Sweet Success." Don't miss out on this charming event!
Students & Faculty Program - Discover what is offered during the increasingly popular Student and Faculty Day on Wednesday, April 2. AORN is proud to provide FREE Congress participation to perioperative nursing students. Full-time
faculty members receive significant registration fee discounts.
Anaheim/Orange County - Looking forward to spending your personal time in Anaheim / Orange County? Check out the fantastic theme parks, shopping, restaurants, beaches, museums, and fun sightseeing tours available to all Congress attendees.
Association Business Changes - Are you a Delegate, Delegate Chair or Alternate?
Take a look at the important Association business changes at Congress 2008. Don't forget to submit your Delegates and Alternates online this year.
NEW in 2008 - Explore the many new and exciting features, programs, and events of Congress 2008!
Exhibit Hall / Show Floor - Looking to find products, services, employers, and industry education all in one place? The Congress Exhibit Floor with over 600 exhibitors is the place to be!
AORN Foundation - Support the various AORN Foundation programs by signing up for the AORN Foundation
5K Run/Walk and join your colleagues and friends for a festive evening at Denim & Diamonds. Read more+ | | | | |
Have you registered for the free "New Non-Pharmacologic Opportunities to Reduce the
Risk of Surgical Site Infections" on-demand Webinar?
FREE CEUs will be available*! Click here to register.
Sponsored by
Brought to you by ICT magazine and the Infection Control Education Institute, this 60-minute Webinar will
be available on-demand Tuesday, March 27 after 9am PDT. All registrants will receive a free bonus e-book with additional
support, information and science.
The reduction of surgical site infection (SSI) is a major goal of current patient safety initiatives. Skin
flora contamination, the proliferation of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and hypothermia are just a few of the risk factors
responsible for SSIs. Adjunctive non-pharmacologic technologies are to be considered to reduce the risk of SSI.
This Webinar will address:
- Overview of surgical site infections (SSIs)
- SSI prevention measures
- Link between SSIs and hypothermia
- Impact of nationwide programs, such as SCIP, IHI’s 5 Million Lives Campaign, Pay-for-Performance, Mandatory
Reporting
- Non-pharmacologic technologies to help prevent SSIs
Speaker: Donald E. Fry, M.D., Executive Vice President, Michael Pine and Associates and Professor Emeritus,
University of New Mexico
For more information on this Webinar and additional on-demand Webinars in the series, visit www.iceinstitute.com.
* All registrants will receive notification and directions to earn CEUs when the Webinar receives approval.
This
continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation .
AORN
recognized this activity as continuing education of registered nurses. This recognition did not imply that AORN or the ANCC
Commission on Accreditation approved or endorsed any product included in the presentation.
CH
6
(pending)
For More Information Contact:
Debbie
Weston
865-384-2291
(cell)
865-380-9064 (work)
Randy
Booth
865-670-9933(home)
865-544-9105(work)
OR
Terri
Chubb
865-660-0110
(cell)
865-577-8257(home)
Beyond
Buried Bodies
Dr. William Bass
Arthur Bohanan
Saturday, February 17, 2007
UT Medical
Center
Wood Auditorium
Presented By:
Association of
peri-Operative
Registered Nurses
AORN
The human body is in a constant state of change, from conception until long after
death. Our remains and interactions with our surroundings, tell a story about how we lived, where we went and how we died.
Persons with the most expertise in the interpretation of the evidence and, thus, the
story of a person’s life, are Dr. William Bass and Arthur Bohanan.
Dr. Bass is a premier forensic anthropologist and
creator of the legendary forensics laboratory, the Body Farm. He has assisted with hundreds of cases for law enforcement agencies.
Using his vast knowledge of human decomposition, he has authored several lively books.
A. Bohanan is a Knoxville Police Department Specialist
III, retired. He is one of the nation’s top fingerprint experts. As a researcher in forensic science one of his specialties
is child death investigations.
schedule
Complimentary
Breakfast
7:30am
Registration
8:00am
Introductions
8:10am
Dr. Bass
9:40am
BREAK
(Refreshments
Provided)
10:00am
Dr. Bass Cont’d
(including book signing)
11:30am
LUNCH
(Lunch
on your own. Cafeteria
available.
Book signing cont’d.)
11:45am
A. Bohanan
13:15pm
BREAK
(Refreshments Provided)
13:30pm
A. Bohanan Cont’d
15:00pm
Evaluations and Certificates
(no early certificates)
Aorn Seminar
PRE-registration
□ NON-AORN MEMBER $45
□ AORN MEMBER $35
□ STUDENT $10
Name:____________________________
Address: __________________________
_________________________________
Phone:____________________________
Employer:_________________________
Make
checks payable to :
AORN#
4301
Mail
Registration To:
Randy Booth
7316
Meadow Creek Trail
Knoxville, TN
37931
Deadline: FEBRUARY 12, 2007
Registration the day of : $50
Healthy Living Expo at the Knoxville
Convention Center Friday, January 26,
2007 9:00 a. m.- 6:00 p. m.
Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:00 a. m.- 6:00 p.
m.
TNA District #2 Meetings
TNA Meeting Information: Please call 865-471-3425
to RSVP for District 2 meetings.
January 11, 2007, Speaker Carol Hawkins on Chantix, the new Stop Smoking Medication
6:00
p.m. -7:00 p.m., Location: the Orangery
February 8, 2007, Cardiovascular Presentation, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Location: Calhouns on the River
March 8, 2007, Allergies,
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Probably at Copper Cellar
April 19, 2007, Celebration of Students, 6:00
p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Location to be announced
Contact hours for this continuing nursing education activity have been applied for through the Association of Perioperative
Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s commission on
Accreditation.
Activities that are approved by AORN are recognized as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition
does not imply that AORN or the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the presentation.
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe
the different types of breast cancer.
- Describe
the appropriate ways to perform a self-breast examination.
- Describe
the surgical approaches to a breast mass excision.
- Define
the treatment for breast cancer.
- Describe
the reasons behind a screening versus a diagnostic mammogram.
- List
differences for radiation therapy and chemotherapy
REGISTRATION FEE $20.00
DUE BY JANUARY 15,2007
SEND TO:
BECKY SIANO
1602 KIMBROOK COVE
GERMANTOWN,TN.38138
901-755-6137
Contact hours for
this continuing nursing education activity have been applied for through the Association of Perioperative Nurses, Inc., an
accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s
commission on Accreditation.
Activities that are
approved by AORN are recognized as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or
the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the presentation.
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the different types
of breast cancer.
- Describe the appropriate ways
to perform a self-breast examination.
- Describe the surgical approaches
to a breast mass excision.
- Define the treatment for breast
cancer.
- Describe the reasons behind
a screening versus a diagnostic mammogram.
- List differences for radiation
therapy and chemotherapy
REGISTRATION
FEE $20.00
DUE
BY JANUARY 15,2007
SEND
TO:
BECKY
SIANO
1602
KIMBROOK COVE
GERMANTOWN,TN.38138
901-755-6137
Contact hours for
this continuing nursing education activity have been applied for through the Association of Perioperative Nurses, Inc., an
accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s
commission on Accreditation.
Activities that are
approved by AORN are recognized as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or
the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the presentation.
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the different types
of breast cancer.
- Describe the appropriate ways
to perform a self-breast examination.
- Describe the surgical approaches
to a breast mass excision.
- Define the treatment for breast
cancer.
- Describe the reasons behind
a screening versus a diagnostic mammogram.
- List differences for radiation
therapy and chemotherapy
REGISTRATION
FEE $20.00
DUE
BY JANUARY 15,2007
SEND
TO:
BECKY
SIANO
1602
KIMBROOK COVE
GERMANTOWN,TN.38138
901-755-6137
The Tennessee Nurses Association is pleased to announce
that you can now help support the effort to purchase a new home for the nurses of Tennessee by shopping
online for special items from cafepress.com. So visit these sites
and shop for friends, family, co-workers and pets!
Part of the proceeds from your purchases will be used to support
the TNA building fund. Thank you for your continued participation in this exciting journey!
Cheri M. Glass
Managing Editor, Tennessee Nurse
Communications & Marketing Administrator
Tennessee Nurses Association
545 Mainstream Drive, Ste. 405
Nashville, TN 37228-1296
Phone: 615/254-0350
Fax: 615/254-0303
"Have you invited someone to join TNA today?"
Visit www.tnaonline.org for an online application and member benefits.
Mark Your Calendar!
Legislative
Summit, April 3, 2007
Nashville Convention Center
TNA Annual Convention, October 12-14,
2007
Knoxville Marriott, Knoxville, TN
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employer, please ask your IT department to unblock email messages and attachments from TNA.
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