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Professional Education Opportunities
August 2010

Upcoming CME Programs
Upcoming CNE Programs
Upcoming CE Programs for Other Disciplines

For registration and information about a specific program, please contact the Hendrick Department of Education and Professional Development or call 325-670-4330.

Upcoming CME programs
For more information on the following programs, please contact Dana Hardegree in the Department of Education and Professional Development at 325-670-4330.

Grand Rounds
Third Wednesday of every month
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. in the Tom Roberts Conference Center or Auxiliary Conference Center
Continuing medical education credit will be available.

There will be no Grand Rounds during August.

Retired Physicians Keep in Touch
Second Wednesday of every month.
Noon – 1 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room.
Continuing medical education credit will be available.

Title: Healthcare Reform: Vendor Interactions
(Health.edu, Program # 20610; ethics credit)
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Presented by Mildred L. Johnson, JD, CPC, CCEP
Institutional Compliance Officer
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas                      

Wednesday, August 11, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Administrative Conference Room

Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.
Please RSVP to Jean Snodgrass at 325-670-2375 or by email to jsnodgra@hendrickhealth.org by August 9 for an accurate meal count.

Fifteenth Annual Physician CME Symposium
Sponsored by Hendrick Medical Center
September 10 and 11
The Hunter Welcome Center
Abilene Christian University
1949 ACU Dr., Abilene, Texas

Friday, September 10
Diagnosing and Treating Difficult Issues in Patient Consent (ethics credit)
Diagnosis and Management of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Genetic Testing and Counseling
Management of Refractory Seizures in Adults
Management of the Complicated Headache Patient

Saturday, September 11
Newest Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Unto the Least of These: Managing End of Life Pain (ethics credit)
Palliative Medicine: What? Why? Where? How? When?
Bariatric Surgery: Life in the Balance
Health Literacy
Urinary Incontinence in 2010: Evaluation, Treatment and Referral
Initial Evaluation and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack


Hendrick Medical Center is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Hendrick Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of twelve (12.0) AMA PRA Category 1
Credits TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity, 15th Annual Fall Physician CME Symposium, with a beginning date of September 10, 2010, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 12.00 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.


Tumor Board

Title: Tumor Board Case Presentation
Presenter: Elpidia Balbastro, MD
Dates/Times:
Friday, August 27; Begins at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, September 24; Begins at 11:30 a.m.
Location: Pathology Library

Lunch will be provided.
Space constraints limit attendance to 15 physicians.
Please RSVP to Melisa Cadle at 325-670-3435 by noon the day prior to each activity.

Breast Cancer Conference
No Breast Cancer Conference or Tumor Board is currently scheduled. For information on future activities, please call Melisa Cadle at 325.670.3435.

NCME TV website
NCME TV website is an opportunity for physicians to obtain CME credit by viewing programs online. Please visit www.ncmetv.com/Register.aspx to sign up for this service. Fill out the brief registration form, including the unique hospital ID for Hendrick Medical Center, 297081. You will receive an email in order to validate your account so that you can begin to receive online CME credits! For more information please visit the NCME website or contact them at 201-867-3550, ext. 277.

Other Activities
PALS live classes - for more information, please contact Leslie Greaves at 325-670-4308.
Classes are currently scheduled for September 8-9, Two-Day Certification Class, and November 3, One-Day Recertification Class.

ACLS live classes - for more information, please contact Leslie Greaves at 325-670-4308.
Classes are currently scheduled for October 13-14, Two-Day Certification Class; and December 8, One-Day Recertification Class..

ACLS computerized classes – for more information, please contact Paulita Narag at
325-670-2735.   


Upcoming CNE programs
For more information on the following programs, please call Dana Hardegree in the Department of Education and Professional Development at 325-670-4330. Hendrick Medical Center offers continuing education to all nursing staff and nurses within the community by being a provider of continuing nursing education.

The Department of Education and Professional Development offers a variety of workshops and educational programs throughout the year. Continuing nursing education credit will be available for most programs.

NOTE: Be sure to retain the certificate of successful completion provided at continuing education programs for your records.  There will be a fee for replacement certificates or credit verification searches requested through the Department of Education and Professional Development.

CNE
Title:  Perianesthesia Certification Review
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
For more information, visit www.aspan.org

CNE
Title:  Breastfeeding the Compromised Infant
Presented by Texas Department of State Health Services          
Tuesday, September 21
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Auxiliary Conference Center A
Please sign up on NetLearning.
Registration Deadline: September 13
Please call Jan Rud at 325-670-4504 or email jrud@ehendrick.org with questions.
Fee: $10 continental breakfast provided.
This program is co-provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Continuing Education Credits:
Nursing contact hours have been applied for through the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

CPE hours have been applied for from the Texas Dietetic Association.

CERPS applied for from IBLCE.

Other CNE Activities (Trauma)
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) classes - for more information, please contact Deloris Londerholm at 325-670-3345.

Class is currently scheduled for October 18 and 19. All classes will be in the Shelton Building, Auxiliary Conference Center.

ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) classes - for more information, please contact Deloris Londerholm at 325-670-3345.
Classes are currently scheduled for August 25 and 26. All classes will be in the Shelton Building, Auxiliary Conference Center, Rooms A and B.

Other CNE Activities (Perinatal)
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) classes
- for more information, please contact Jan Rud at 325-670-4504.

Classes are currently scheduled for Friday, August 27 and Friday, December 17 from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., in Room 4518 at Hendrick Medical Center.

Upcoming Continuing Education Programs for Other Disciplines
For information regarding Continuing Education programs for other healthcare professions, call the Department of Education and Professional Development at 325-670-4330.

NOTE: Be sure to retain the certificate of successful completion provided at continuing education programs for your records.  There will be a fee for replacement certificates or credit verification searches requested through the Department of Education and Professional Development.

No continuing education activities are currently scheduled for other disciplines at this time.

Watch the calendar for programs now being planned.
More information about these programs will be posted as it becomes available.

 

 
 
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