2009 Planning Panel
Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN
Nurse Emeritus
American Journal of Nursing
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
New York, NY
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: None
Maureen "Shawn" Kennedy, MA, RN
Editorial Director
American Journal of Nursing
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
New York, NY
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: None
Naomi Cazeau, RN, BSN
Adult Oncology Clinical Nurse
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: None
Carol P. Curtiss, MSN, RN, BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Curtiss Consulting, Greenfield, MA
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: Yes, I DO have a financial interest/affiliation with one or more organization that could be perceived as a real or potential conflict of interest relative to my presentation(s): Consultant: Onsolis Pharmaceuticals; Inflexxion; Speakers Bureau: Genentech Palliative Care & Cancer Survivor Programs
Carla Graf, MS, RN, CNS, BC, PhDc
Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: None
Karen Innocent, MS, CMSRN, APRN, BC, CRNP
Director of Continuing Education & Conferences
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Ambler, PA
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: Yes; Spouse is employee of Merck
Janet S. Thomas, MS, RN-BC
Continuing Education Manager
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Ambler, PA
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: None
Janette R. Yanko, RN, MN, CNRN
Advanced Practice Nurse
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: None
Polly Gerber Zimmermann, RN, MS, MBA, CEN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Harry S. Truman College,
Department of Nursing, Chicago, IL
Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest: None
In accordance with the ANCC Standards for Commercial Support, all potential conflicts of interest have been resolved through a peer-review process.
2009 Continuing Education Information
Purpose
To provide an update on evidence-based practices for nurses practicing, teaching, or conducting research, and QI projects in clinical settings, and to offer nurses committed to clinical excellence a forum for interacting with experts and colleagues to gain new knowledge, skills, and insights to improve the quality of patient care.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this conference, you'll be able to:
- Identify successful solutions nurses have implemented in solving problems around the delivery of safe, cost-effective care.
- Describe what nursing excellence should look like in discussing new therapies and guidelines for critical assessment, care plans and pathways, diabetes management, human trafficking, using technology for evidence-based practice, cardiovascular disease, pain guidelines, and more.
- Discuss the ramifications of new federal and state regulations and costs associated with hospital conditions and how nurses can be proactive in managing the effects.
- Identify your own position, role, and plan of action during ethical, legal, or interpersonal conflicts in the workplace.
Continuing Education Provider Information
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), the publisher of AJN, will award a maximum of 22 contact hours for this continuing nursing education activity.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749 for 22 contact hours. LWW is also an approved provider by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN 00012278, CERP Category A & O for 22 contact hours), District of Columbia, Florida #FBN2454, and Iowa #75. Your certificate is valid in all states.
The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities only and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product