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 July 26, 2010

 
Click here for reproducable brochures to selected events

2010

August

8/5            Promoting  Breastfeeding-Friendly Hospital Practices, presenters Ruth Lawrence, Trish MacEnroe and Mary Applegate,                      sponsored by USDHHS/HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the New York State Department of Health, a two-hour                      video program, offered at Burlington County Health Department, Camden County Health Department and Ocean County                      Health Department - You can register for this course through the New Jersey Learning Management Network, at                      https://njlmn.rutgers.edu

8/9       Breastfeeding is Brain Wiring, featuring Doctor Nils Bergman, sponsored by the Hudson Perinatal Consortium at Wilzig                      Hospital at Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City. For details, contact Michele Chowanec at                      mchowanec@hudsonperinatal.org or 201-876-8900.

8/17, 8/24,     Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing: A Comprehensive Review, a Certification Exam Prep Course, offered by the & 8/31               Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark. For details, contact Pat Benedetto at
                      973-926-7878 or pbenedetto@sbhcs.com or Sonia Banaag at 973-926-7615 or sbanaag@sbhcs.com
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8/11     Kangaroo Mother Care, featuring Doctor Nils Bergman, sponsored by the Monmouth Ocean County Breastfeeding Consortium.                      For more information, go to www.njbreastfeeding.org 

8/23     Review for NCC’s Maternal- Newborn Nursing Certification Exam, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For                      details, contact Teresa or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

8/25     AWHONN’s Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course, offered by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties                      at the consortium’s office in Lakewood.  For details, contact  Mitchellene Swann at 732-363-5400

September

9/1       Review for NCC’s Inpatient Obstetrics Nursing Certification Exam, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For                      details, contact Teresa or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

9/7       Review for NCC’s Fetal Monitoring Certification Exam, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details, contact                      Teresa or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

9/10     The STABLE Program, provided by the Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative at Virtua West Jersey Hospital in Voorhees.  To                      register, go to www.snjpc.org

9/21     Basic Principles of Electronic Fetal Monitoring, offered by the Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical                      Center in Newark. For details, contact Pat Benedetto at 973-926-7878 or pbenedetto@sbhcs.com

9/23     Birth, Breastfeeding and Beyond, Atlantic Health’s Annual Breastfeeding Conference, featuring Linda Smith, BSE, LCCE, IBCLC,                      FILCA, at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.  For details, contact Amy Gole at amy.gole@atlantichealth.org or
                     908-522-2346
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9/23      Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition in the NICU, presented by Jae Kim, MD, PhD and Lisa Stellwagen, MD, at Flushing                      Hospital Medical Center in Flushing, NY.  For details, contact Andrea Hopkins at 800-435-8316, ext. 581 or                      andrea.hopkins@medela.com. To register, go to www.medelaeducation.com.

9/29-9/30      AWHONN’s Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course, offered by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at their office in North                      Brunswick. For details, contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org or 732-937-5437

9/30      The STABLE Program, offered by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in the EMS Classroom in New Brunswick. For details,                      contact Kathy Mahoney at Kathleen.mahoney@rwjuh.edu or 732-937-8686

October

10/1      Understanding Infant Adoption, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Wayne. To register go to www.IAATP.com , click on Register for a                      Training, select New Jersey, click on General Training, select October 1, 2010 Training

10/5      The STABLE Program, offered by the Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark.  For                       details, contact Pat Benedetto at 973-926-7878 or pbenedetto@sbhcs.com

10/7      Empowered Perinatal Nurses Making a Difference: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Obstetrics, sponsored by                      NJ’s 6 MCH Consortia, the NJ Department of Health, NJ AWHONN, and the NJ Chapter of the March of Dimes at the Crowne                      Plaza in Monroe (NJ Turnpike Exit 8A).  For details, contact Marie Hogarty at 973-268-2280, ext. 111 or                      mhogarty@gatewaymch.org
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10/7      Where Biology and Psychology Meet in Developmental Disorders: Achieving Unity in Principle and Practice, presented by                      Gilbert Foley, Ed.D., offered by YCS Institute for Infant and Preschool Mental Health at the Valley Regency in Clifton. For                      details, call 973-395-5500 or email institute@ycs.org

10/14    Cue Based Feeding: Implications for Clinical Practice, (feedings for the preterm infant) at Saint Joseph’s Wayne Hospital in                      Wayne. For details, contact Janelle Swift at 201-572-6691 or Janelle.swift@philips.com

10/15    Natural Birth, featuring Barbara Harper, sponsored by Hackettstown Regional Medical Center.  For details, contact Sharon                      McCarver at smccarve@hch.org or 908-979-8864

10/15-10/17   Calm Birth Teacher Training at Overlook.  For details, contact Amy Gole 908-522-2346 or amy.gole@atlantichealth.org

10/22-10/23   Experts’ Forum 2010 – Clinical Decision Making in Obstetrics, Atlantic Health’s Fourth Annual Obstetric Quality and                      Safety Conference at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany. For details, contact Dale Favino at Dale.favino@atlantichealth.org
                     or 973-971-6451

10/27    Issues in Children’s Health – What’s New and Practical, the 19th Annual AAP NJ School Health Conference, including                      “Preparing for a Pandemic, the H1N1 Experience in NJ” and “Infectious Disease and TB Testing,” offered by the American                      Academy of Pediatrics NJ Chapter at the Palace at Somerset.  For details, call 609-842-0014

November

11/9 – 11/10     You Can Bet on Vaccines - Don't Gamble with Your Children's Health: Sixth Annual NJ Vaccines for Children                         Program Provider Education Conference at Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City. For details, go to                         www.NJPCORE.org
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11/10    Successful Lactation and Postpartum Assessment, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details, contact                      Teresa or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

11/10    AWHONN’s Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course, offered by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at their office in North Brunswick.                       For details, contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org or 732-937-5437

11/12    The Semi-Annual Conference, offered by NJ Obstetrical and Gynecological Society and NJ AWHONN.  For details, contact                      Ellen Shuzman at eshuzman@cnjmchc.org

11/15    Antepartum Assessment, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details, contact Teresa or Lauren in Nursing                      Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

11/16    AWHONN’s Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details, contact Teresa                      or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

11/17    The Annual Perinatal Fall Symposium, offered by Newark Beth Israel Medical Center at the Woodbridge Hilton. For details,                      contact Pat Benedetto at 973-926-7878 or pbenedetto@sbhcs.com

11/18-11/19      RTS Bereavement Training in Early Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth and Newborn Death, at Good Samaritan Hospital,                         Suffern, NY  For details, contact Pam Magi at Pamela_magi@bshsi.org  or visit www.bereavementservices.org

11/20    RTS Coordinator Training, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY.  For details, contact Pam Magi at Pamela_magi@bshsi.org                       or visit www.bereavementservices.org

December

12/13 & 12/14       AWHONN’s Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. Details: contact Teresa
                              or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

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TO ADD A PROGRAM TO THIS LIST:

Contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org or 973-268-2280, ext. 111. Provide program title, date, sponsored by, location of program, and a contact name with phone number and email address.