Upcoming Medical Conferences in Sacramento

General Nursing Orientation, Day 1 is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Mar 12, 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.

Ambulatory Nursing Orientation is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Mar 13, 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.

Reasoning with Unreasonable People: Focus on Disorders of Emotional Regulation is organized by Institute for Brain Potential (IBP) and will be held on Mar 13, 2019 at Four Points by Sheraton Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, California, United States of America.  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 Mar 14, 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.

Patients' Use of Natural and Alternative Treatments to Manage Chronic Disease: Emerging Trends in Healthcare is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Mar 28, 2019 at Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast, Sacramento, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dietitians, Nutritionists, Chiropractors, Diabetes Educators. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.30 CE Credits. Course Description: Imagine a patient, who has been admitted to your floor, has family bring in bottles of vitamins and supplements that he has been taking. Have you felt equipped in these circumstances to really know what these natural treatments were for? Could they be beneficial? Have you felt confident in the medication teaching with these patients? With the rising trend in natural therapies, nurses and allied healthcare professionals need to be equipped with the knowledge of alternative therapies to be able to assess for medication interactions and side effects, and advocate for patients on natural or conventional therapies. During this enlightening seminar, you will also learn natural approaches to common conditions (diabetes, coronary artery disease, post-surgical management, hypertension…) as Dr. Vanessa Ruiz, Naturopathic Doctor and Registered Nurse, shares from her expertise to propel your own practice forward! Learner Objectives: • Differentiate between conventional and natural management of common illnesses. • Determine the risk/benefit ratio between conventional and natural approaches to illnesses. • Explore chronic disease management using nutrition, nutritional supplementation, botanical medicine, physical medicine and energetic medicine. • Evaluate the appropriateness of using natural therapies in chronic disease. • Explore the clinical efficacy of vitamins/minerals in the management of chronic disease. • Analyze patients' use of vitamins and herbs for common side effects and medication interactions. • Choose reputable educational resources to further your knowledge of natural therapies. 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 Apr 02, 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.

Ambulatory Nursing Orientation is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Apr 03, 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.

General Nursing Orientation, Day 2 is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Apr 04, 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.

Neonatal Skin/Wound/Stoma Care is organized by UC Davis Center for Professional Practice of Nursing (CPPN) and will be held on Apr 05, 2019 at UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America. This CE Conference has been approved for a maximum of 3.5 Contact hours. Course Description: This course will review neonatal skin function and injuries, as well as neonatal wound and common skin disorders. The course will also review the types of ostomies seen in the neonatal populations and their care. Mucous Fistula re-feeding will be introduced and care of G-tubes and the surrounding skin will be discussed. 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 Apr 11, 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.