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 Clinic's 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.
REGISTER HERE

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.
REGISTER HERE

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.
REGISTER HERE

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.
REGISTER HERE

April 27, 2010
Cardiac and Vascular Nursing Review Course (PDF)
This one-day course provides a review of the current national treatment guidelines and recommendations for best practice in the care of both cardiac and vascular adult patients. This course will be taught by experts in the field of cardiac and vascular nursing and may be used for more in-depth knowledge of nursing care or in preparation for a nursing certification exam. REGISTER HERE

April 28, 2010
Heart Disease and Stroke Conference Getting to the Heart of the Matter (PDF)
This one-day conference will focus on care across the specialties of medical and surgical cardiology, vascular medicine, and neurology. Topics for the 2010 conference include current national guidelines and innovative technology used for todays patients. Behavior change and psychosocial aspects of care will be addressed. REGISTER HERE

June 18, 2010
Seventeenth Annual Brain Injury Conference (PDF)
The Seventeenth Annual Brain Injury Conference will feature Lee Woodruff and other dynamic keynote speakers who will discuss the impact of brain injury on functioning in the family, demographic and epidemiologic trends in brain injury ethics, and promotion of meaningful health behavior change. Several breakout sessions on family adjustments, practice standards, safety, adult foster care, acute assessment, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation approaches will be offered.
REGISTER HERE

June 2-5, 2010
International Association for Human Caring (IAHC) Conference
Applied nursing care models, in their evolution from caring theory to nursing practice, potentially vary according to regional nursing culture and vernacular interpretation of nursing care delivery systems.
(Registration and PDF to come shortly)

July 22-23, 2010
Advanced Practice Nursing Conference Care Through the Ages
Mayo Continuing Nursing Education is pleased to present an important conference planned by and for advanced practice nurses. The conference is designed to address issues around advanced nursing practice related to care of patients of all ages. This years conference will focus on the advanced practice nurses role in healthcare reform and innovative practice strategies for chronic disease management, physical assessment, effective communication, and professional development.
(Registration and PDF to come shortly)

September 22, 2010
LPN Clinical Practice Review

September 29-30, 2010
Medical-Surgical Nursing Review Course

October 21, 2010
Orthopaedic Nursing Conference

November 4 & 5, 2010
2010 Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference, Spirituality and Health Across the Life Span: Investigation and Application (PDF)
Mayo Clinic is pleased to announce its 2010 Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference, Spirituality and Health Across the Life Span: Investigation and Application to be held November 4 and 5, 2010 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The conference provides an exciting opportunity for researchers, educators, and care providers to discuss work related to spirituality and health. Abstracts presenting spirituality research or programs designed to enhance age-appropriate spiritual care are invited.

Abstract submission deadline is Wednesday, March 10, 2010. SUBMIT ABSTRACT HERE

For More Information

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