Nursing

Continuing Nursing Education Conference Calendar

Mayo Continuing Nursing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

To register, click on the registration link listed for each conference. For questions regarding the conference, please contact the Mayo Continuing Nursing Education office at 800-545-0357 or email: cne@mayo.edu.

February 18, 2010
2010 Mayo Clinic Perinatal Nursing Conference: Before, Birth, and Beyond (PDF)
The 2010 Before, Birth, and Beyond conference will continue in the tradition of Mayo Clinics previous professional conferences to provide updated information for perinatal nurses. Educational presentations will focus on abuse of drugs during pregnancy and effects on the fetus and neonate. The current discussions surrounding fertility treatment, pregnancy reduction, and perinatal ultrasound will be featured. Legal issues pertinent to perinatal practice and documentation will be examined. Research and clinical implications of the use of oxygen during resuscitation of infants will be addressed. PLEASE NOTE: The conference will end at 4:30 pm, and will offer 6.5 contact hours. The brochure mistakenly states an ending time of 4:15 pm and 6.25 contact hours.
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March 3, 2010
5th MINING Symposium (PDF)
Healthcare reform and policy changes are driving public and private sectors to develop new models for patient care that creates value for patients and families and are fiscally responsible. Implementation of changes to the healthcare system will rely on HIT as an underlying infrastructure to support coordination of care, clinical decision making, evidenced-based practice, quality improvement, patient and family involvement, and research. The purpose of this symposium is to provide the latest healthcare reform and policy developments as they relate to HIT. The focus will be on national developments, as well as local examples of new practice models that address the challenges of using HIT to promote usable, efficient, and seamless information flow.
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March 4, 2010
19th Annual Nursing Research Conference Nursing Research Shaping Healthcare Delivery and Policy (PDF)
This conference is designed for dissemination of research related to healthcare delivery and policy. Research related to innovative healthcare delivery strategies that might have policy and cost implications and involve nurses and interdisciplinary teams are of particular interest. Original research, as well as application of research findings to real world settings are welcome.
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April 7, 2010
Twenty-Seventh Annual Minnesota Geriatric Care Conference (PDF)
The Twenty-Seventh Annual Minnesota Geriatric Care Conference is designed to update clinical knowledge and skills of those who care for older adults in a variety of settings, including the community, hospitals, long-term care facilities, offices, and others. Themes to be addressed are prevention, comfort, management of behaviors, and maintaining independence along the continuum of care. Dietetics, chronic pulmonary disease, and life planning are some of the topics to be highlighted.
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For More Information

Contact Mayo Continuing Nursing Education at 800-545-0357 or 507-266-1007, fax 507-266-6910 or cne@mayo.edu.