The Constantly Evolving List of Professional Education Programs for 2009

Prepared by Marie Hogarty, RNC, MSN

Director, Professional Education, Gateway Northwest MCH Network

  Updated on June 30, 2009

 
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July

7/7Rapid Review of Maternal-Newborn and Low Risk Neonatal Nursing – A Certification Exam Prep Course, sponsored by Gateway Northwest Maternal and Child Health Network at Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing in Montclair. For details, contact Marie Hogarty at 973-290-9444, ext. 11 or mhogarty@gatewaymch.org
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7/8          Late Preterm Infant: A Clinical Perspective, Improving Outcomes with Evidenced-based Nursing Practice, featuring   Anne  Jorgensen and Glenn Mendoza, sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties at   Ocean Medical Center in Brick.  For details, contact Claudia Major at 732-363-5400 or cmajor@rpcmoc.com

7/9 & 7/10     Breastfeeding: Emerging Research and Paradigms for Success, sponsored by La Leche League Eastern United States at   the Philadelphia Airport Hilton.  To register online, go to http://www.llleus.org/hps09.htm

7/10        Fetal Monitoring Concepts and Implications, sponsored by Capital Health in Trenton.  For details, contact Jill Mahony at (609)  394-4372 or jmahony@chsnj.org

7/10        STABLE, sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in the auditorium at the hospital in New Brunswick.  For details, contact Kathy  Mahoney at 732-937-8500 or Kathleen.Mahoney@rwjuh.edu

             Nursing Documentation: Legally Proven Strategies to Keep You Out of the Courtroom, featuring Brend Elliff, RN, MPA,                     ONC, CCM, LNCC, offered by PESI
7/15             at the Marriott Trenton at Lafayette Yard in Trenton
7/16             at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill
                           For details, call 800-843-7763 or info@pesihealthcare.com or visit www.pesihealthcare.com          

7/24        Cutting Edge 2009: Advances in GYN Oncology and Reproductive Endocrinology sponsored by the University Center for Women’s Health at Monmouth Medical Center.To be held at Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch.  For details, call 732-363-5400

7/31 & 8/1     ALSO Course (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics), sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. For details, contact Claudia Major at 732-363-5400 or cmajor@rpcmoc.com

August

8/5         Breastfeeding: Searching for Excellence, featuring Diane Wiessinger and Diana West, sponsored by the Monmouth/ Ocean Breastfeeding Consortium at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune.  For details, go to http://www.njbreastfeeding.org/conference.html 

8/6         Annual Statewide Conference: Understanding and Preventing the Negative Impact of Biological, Chemical, and Psychological Threats during the Formative Years,, sponsored by the Six Maternal and Child Health Consortia at JFK Medical Center’s Conference Center in Edison.  For details, contact Marie Hogarty at 973-290-9444, ext. 11 or mhogarty@gatewaymch.org

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             OB Documentation – Can It Keep You Out of Court?, presented by Charlotte Daniels, offered by PESI
8/24              at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill
8/25             at the Marriott Trenton at Lafayette Yard in Trenton
8/26             at the Crowne Plaza in Edison
                    For details, call 800-843-7763 or info@pesihealthcare.com or visit www.pesihealthcare.com

8/28      AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean                     Counties at the consortium’s office in Lakewood  For details, contact Claudia Major at 732-363-5400, ext. 21 or                     cmajor@rpcmoc.com

September

9/9 & 9/10        AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at the consortium’s office in    North Brunswick. For details, contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org or 732-937-5437

9/10-10/8      Concepts in Obstetrical Nursing – 2009 (An Obstetrical Nursing Series), sponsored by Capital Health at the Mercer   Campus in Trenton:
  9/10 Fetal Monitoring Concepts   
  9/17 High Risk Antepartum Patient
  9/24 Nursing Care of the Newborn
  10/1 Postpartum Patient
  10/8 Genetics, Perinatal Loss, and Domestic Violence 
       For details, contact Jill Mahony at (609) 394-4372 or jmahony@chsnj.org

9/10      Fetal Monitoring Concepts and Implications, sponsored by Capital Health in Trenton.  For details, contact Jill Mahony at (609) 394-4372 or jmahony@chsnj.org

9/22      Improving Mental Health among Black Women, Childrern and Families, New Jersey’s 10th Annual Perinatal Health                     Disparities Conference, sponsored by the Black Infant Mortality Resource Center at the Northern NJ MCH Consortium, the                     School of Nursing at UMDNJ, and NJ Department of Health and Senior Services at the Oral Health Pavilion at UMDNJ in Newark                      For details, call 1-866-665-6242 or visit www.maternalchildhealth.org  

9/23      Casting Mom a Lifeline: Managing Perinatal Emergencies, sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at Somerset Medical                     Center in Somerville  For details, contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org or 732-937-5437, ext. 120

9/29      Introduction to Calm Birth: The New Potential for Childbirth, sponsored by Atlantic Health  at Overlook Hospital in Summit.  For details, contact Amy Gole at amy.gole@atlantichealth.org or 908-522-2346  For information on Calm Birth, visit www.calmbirth.org

October

10/1         Maternal Depression and Infant Mental Health, featuring Roseanne Clark at the Seventh AnnualConference, sponsored by YCS Institute for Infant and Preschool Mental Health, at the Sheraton Eatontown. For details, call 973-395-5500
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10/2         Perinatal / Neonatal Quality Conference: Preterm Birth 2009: Challenges and Controversies, sponsored by Atlantic Health at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany.  For details, contact Pam Mellin at pamela.mellin@atlantichealth.org
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10/2-10/4      Calm Birth Teacher Training, sponsored by Atlantic Health at Overlook Hospital in Summit.  For details, contact Amy Gole at amy.gole@atlantichealth.org or 908-522-2346  For information on Calm Birth, visit www.calmbirth.org

10/6         Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Where Are We Going?, featuring Ira Chasnoff, MD, sponsored by the Gateway Northwest MCH Network at the Regency in Montclair.  For details, contact Anne Harrington at 973-290-9444, ext. 15 or aharrington@gatewaymch.org
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10/8 & 10/9   STABLE National Instructor Course in Nashua, NH.  For details, visit www.stableprogram.org and click on Instructors tab
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10/16    Perinatal Infections: Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Consequences, the March of Dimes Annual Professional Conference                     at Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg  For details, contact Xenia Acquaye or Laurie Navin at (609) 655-7400 or                     XAcquaye@marchofdimes.com  LNavin@marchofdimes.com

10/21      Celebrating Breastfeeding, featuring Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC and Kay Hoover, MEd, IBCLC, sponsored by Atlantic Health at Overlook Hospital in Summit.  For details, contact Amy Gole at amy.gole@atlantichealth.org

10/26      Annual Perinatal Nursing Update Conference, sponsored by Atlantic Health at Overlook Hospital in Summit .   For details, contact Pam Mellin at pamela.mellin@atlantichealth.org

10/26-10/27    RTS Bereavement Training in Early Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth, and Neonatal Death, sponsored by NJ’s Six Maternal and Child Health Consortia at Carmel Retreat Center in Mahwah.  For details, contact Irina Polanco-Ventura at 201.843.7400 x 29 or iventura@nnjm-chc.org

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10/ 29      AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at the consortium’s office in North Brunswick  For details, contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org or 732-937-5437

November

11/9         Fetal Monitoring Concepts and Implications, sponsored by Capital Health in Trenton.  For details, contact Jill Mahony at (609) 394-4372 or jmahony@chsnj.org

11/11 & 11/12    AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at the consortium’s office in North Brunswick  For details, contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org or 732-937-5437

11/13 & 11/16 AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties at Jersey Shore Medical Center  For details, contact Claudia Major at 732-363-5400, ext. 21 or cmajor@rpcmoc.com

11/16       Third Annual Breastfeeding Conference, featuring Nancy Mohrbacher, at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.  For details, contact Jo Ann Peck at 732-253-3871 or joannpeck@rwjuh.org

December

12/16-12/17   AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack . For   details, contact Peggy Campbell-Lupardo at MCampbell-Lupardo@humed.com

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TO ADD A PROGRAM TO THIS LIST:

Contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org or 973-290-9444, ext. 11. Provide program title, date, sponsored by, location of program, and a contact name with phone number and email address.