Upcoming Medical Conferences in Sacramento

CALTCM 2019 Fall Summit is organized by California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) and will be held on Oct 19, 2019 at UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School Of Nursing, Sacramento, California, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 4.5 hours of CME/CEU's. Target Audience: Physicians, advanced practice nurses, geriatric psychiatrists, pharmacists, nurses (DON/RN/LVN/DSD), administrators, physician assistants, rehabilitation specialists, social services designees, and other members of the interdisciplinary team who care for patients/residents in the PA/LTC setting. Program Introduction: The Best of the 2019 CALTCM Summit for Excellence has been designed to engage and benefit direct care practitioners - all members of the interdisciplinary team and administrative leadership. This event will help you stay current on best practices to be the driver of quality, patient safety and person-centered care, featuring hot topics in PALTC and two "In The Trenches" sessions, giving you the opportunity to individualize your experience, choose from a variety of sessions to fit your education needs. Learning Objectives: By participation in the conference, participants will have the ability to: • Explain the basic structure of the Patient-Derived Payment Model (PDPM). • Discuss the current and emerging Policy, Regulatory and Legislative issues facing post-acute and long-term care. • Identify strategies for monitoring and treating side effects of Parkinson's Disease drugs, and managing the psychological and cognitive manifestations of Parkinson's Disease. • Define best practices to improve resident centered care using current and anticipatory care models. • Cite advances in Telehealth.

Renal Replacement Therapies in the ICU is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 21, 2019 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.0 contact hours. Course Description: This 8-hour course covers the various renal replacement therapies, such as Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) & Slow extended dialysis (SLED). Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

General Nursing Orientation, Day 1 is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 22, 2019 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America. Course Description: The goal of nursing orientation is to ensure that orientees receive consistent information regarding policies, procedures, standards and documentation to support practice and familiarize them with the UC Davis Health vision, mission, values, goals and organizational structure. In addition, each orientee is shown how to independently access online polices, procedures and competencies. Policies covered include infection control, emergency response and the work environment. In keeping with the UC Davis Health vision, mission, values and goals, the objectives of nursing orientation are geared toward creatively using existing resources to meet the new demands of a constantly changing health-care environment. Nursing orientation provides advanced technological presentations including a learning management system for computerized examinations. An overview of the Center for Professional Practice of Nursing’s website familiarizes the orientees with nursing education, patient and employee education, health education and resources. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) Pediatric Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Course is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 22, 2019 at Facilities Support Services Building (FSSB), Sacramento, California, United States of America. C.E. contact hours : APHON will award 13.75 contact hours to nurses who attend this program in its entirety. APHON is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number 14513. APHON is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.   Attendees must attend both days to receive C.E. credit. Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than 20 minutes late on either day; no partial credit can be awarded. Course Description : The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Course provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge needed to administer cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents. Upon successful completion of the course and post-test, participants will receive an APHON Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Card. This card validates that the participant has completed the education and demonstrated the knowledge needed to administer chemotherapy and biotherapy agents to pediatric patients. It is the responsibility of the participant to ensure their provider status is renewed with APHON every 2 years on or before the provider card expiration. Information regarding the online renewal process is found on the APHON website. Prerequisites : Participants must be licensed registered nurses. This course content is appropriate for nurses who are new to pediatric/ adolescent chemotherapy and biotherapy administration, as well as for those who want a comprehensive review. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Safe Patient Handling is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 22, 2019 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America. C.E. contact hours Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 26, for 1.0 contact hours. Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than 20 minutes late; no partial credit can be awarded. Course Description : The goal of this course is to provide staff with the skills to implement safe patient handling concepts in their clinical area. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Ambulatory Nursing Orientation is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 23, 2019 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America. Course Description: The goal of nursing orientation is to ensure that orienteers receive consistent information regarding policies, procedures, standards and documentation to support practice and familiarize them with the UC Davis Health vision, mission, values, goals and organizational structure. In addition, each orientee is shown how to independently access online polices, procedures and competencies. Policies covered include infection control, emergency response and the work environment. In keeping with the UC Davis Health vision, mission, values and goals, the objectives of nursing orientation are geared toward creatively using existing resources to meet the new demands of a constantly changing health-care environment. Nursing orientation provides advanced technological presentations including a learning management system for computerized examinations. An overview of the Center for Professional Practice of Nursing’s website familiarizes the orienteers with nursing education, patient and employee education, health education and resources. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

General Nursing Orientation, Day 2 is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 24, 2019 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America. Course Description: The goal of nursing orientation is to ensure that orientees receive consistent information regarding policies, procedures, standards and documentation to support practice and familiarize them with the UC Davis Health vision, mission, values, goals and organizational structure. In addition, each orientee is shown how to independently access online polices, procedures and competencies. Policies covered include infection control, emergency response and the work environment. In keeping with the UC Davis Health vision, mission, values and goals, the objectives of nursing orientation are geared toward creatively using existing resources to meet the new demands of a constantly changing health-care environment. Nursing orientation provides advanced technological presentations including a learning management system for computerized examinations. An overview of the Center for Professional Practice of Nursing’s website familiarizes the orientees with nursing education, patient and employee education, health education and resources. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Safe Patient Handling is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 24, 2019 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America. C.E. contact hours Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 26, for 1.0 contact hours. Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than 20 minutes late; no partial credit can be awarded. Course Description : The goal of this course is to provide staff with the skills to implement safe patient handling concepts in their clinical area. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Vascular Access Management is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 24, 2019 at Facilities Support Services Building (FSSB), Sacramento, California, United States of America. C.E. contact hours : Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 26, for 6.5 contact hours. The UC Davis Health Center for Professional Practice of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than 20 minutes late; no partial credit can be awarded. Course Description : This course is designed to provide information for registered nurses who care for patients that are receiving advanced intravenous therapy. Topics related to advanced line therapy will be discussed inclusive of organizational policies and procedures, indications for venous access, peripheral intravenous lines as well as tunneled and non-tunneled venous access. Nursing management, preventing and identifying common complications, troubleshooting problems, and providing hands-on experience with selected venous access devices will be included. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Safe Patient Handling is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Oct 29, 2019 C.E. contact hours Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 26, for 1.0 contact hours. Attendees will not receive C.E. credit if they are more than 20 minutes late; no partial credit can be awarded. Course Description : The goal of this course is to provide staff with the skills to implement safe patient handling concepts in their clinical area. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America.