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PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS

An additional fee is required for Pre-Convention Workshops. See Registration Form.
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Pre-Convention Workshop
Registration is limited; additional fee required
(7.5 contact hours)

STABLE: POST-RESUSCITATION/PRE-TRANSPORT STABILIZATION CARE
OF SICK INFANTS
PC1 (N, Rx)
Terrie Lockridge, MSN, RNC

STABLE is designed for healthcare providers in a wide variety of settings. This
full day educational program provides general guidelines for the assessment and
stabilization of sick infants in the post-resuscitation/pre-transport period.
Participants are required to have the textbook, The STABLE Program Learner Manual:
Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of the Sick Newborn: Guidelines for Neonatal
Care Providers - 5th Edition. Kristine A. Karlsen. 2006. This book which serves as the course
syllabus will not be available on-site, but can be purchased ahead of time on-line at
www.stableprogram.org.

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pre-Convention Workshop
Registration is limited; additional fee required
(3.75 contact hours)

THE WHY AND HOW OF DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE
PC2 (PI)
James W. Pichert, PhD

Disruptive behavior by healthcare professionals is a threat to quality of care and
patient safety, while also affecting staff morale and increasing cost burdens to a
healthcare organization. This presentation will provide tools, strategies and a
comprehensive plan to address disruptive conduct. Furthermore, the
methodology presented in this workshop is an essential component of a plan to
address The Joint Commission's July 2008 Alert entitled "Behaviors that
undermine a culture of safety."

Footer : AP Advanced Practice CB Childbearing N Newborn PI Professional Issues
Rx Pharmacology WH Women?s Health
 
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Afternoon Pre-Convention Workshops
Registration is limited; additional fee required
(3.75 contact hours)

LEGAL ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE: LESSENING YOUR LIABILITY
PC3 (PI)
Suzanne Baird, MSN, RN

Perinatal care providers are acutely aware of potential legal claims that may be
filed against them. Much of the concern involves unknowns about legal process
and defenses to lawsuits filed. This workshop is designed to alert perinatal
providers to current legal issues and trends, discuss nursing defenses to
decrease liability and how such defenses may lessen the individual and agency
liability. Legal case studies will illustrate these concepts.


OB EMERGENCIES: CASE MANAGEMENT FROM THE TRENCHES
PC4 (AP, CB, Rx)
Nan H. Troiano, RN, MSN

This workshop addresses essential concepts for effective management of
obstetric complications and clinical emergencies. Clinical case studies "from the
trenches" give participants ample opportunity to apply key concepts to real crisis
situations. Medical-legal considerations during obstetric emergencies are also
explored.