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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 March 1, 2010

 
Click here for reproducable brochures to selected events

 

2010

 

March

3/1-3/5   Certified Lactation Counselor Course, presented by the Center for Breastfeeding in Massachusetts, at Princeton Medical                     Center.  For details. Contact Zee Ifan, IBCLC at zifan@princetonhcs.org

3/2-3/3   2010 Pediatric Nursing Certification Review Symposium, offered by Nurse Builders at the Trump Marina in Atlantic City
                   Track A: Pediatric Nursing (CPN and RN-BC)                       www.CPNreview.com
                   Track B: Pediatric Emergency Nursing (CPEN)                    www.CPENreview.com
                   Track C: Pediatric Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)                  www.PediatricCCRNreview.com
                   Track D: Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC and CCRN)www.RNC-NICreview.com
                   Track E: Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML)        www.CNMLrevview.com
                   For more information, visit www.nursebuilders.net or contact louise@nursebuilders.net


3/4        Peds RN Symposium, offered by Nurse Builders at the Trump Marina in Atlantic City
                   Track A: Pediatric Medical-Surgical Nursing                      
                   Track B: Pediatric Emergency Nursing                      
                   Track C: Pediatric Critical Care Nursing                           
                   Track D: Neonatal Nursing        
                   Track E: Leadership on the Front Lines

                                For more information, visit www.nursebuilders.net or contact louise@nursebuilders.net

3/5        Understanding Infant Adoption, sponsored by Gateway Northwest MCH Network at Saint Clare’s Hospital in Denville [Snow                     date 3.12].  For details, contact Marie Hogarty @ mhogarty@gatewaymch.org. To register you must be an employee of one                     of Gateway’s 12 member hospitals (Clara Maass Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackettstown Regional                          Medical Center, JFK Medical Center, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Mountainside Hospital, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newton                          Memorial Hospital, Overlook Hospital, Saint Clare’s Hospital, Trinitas Hospital, and UMDNJ University Hospital).
                    To Register: Go to www.IAATP.com , click on Register for a Training, select New Jersey, click on General Training, select                     March 5, 2010:Training Note: This program is full, as of January 22.

3/11      AWHONN’s Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring Instructor Course, sponsored by the Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative and                     Shore Memorial Hospital at Shore Memorial in Somers Point.  For details, call the Cooperative at 856-665-6000, To register,                     go to http://www.snjpc.org/conferences/AWHONN.html Note: This program is full, as of February 4.

3/12      Understanding Infant Adoption, sponsored by Gateway Northwest MCH Network at Saint Clare’s Hospital in Denville. For                     details, contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org  To register go to www.IAATP.com , click on Register for a                     Training, select New Jersey, click on General Training, select March 12, 2010 Training
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3/16      Contraceptive Methods 101 and Sexually Transmitted Infections 101, offered by Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey                     at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building in Freehold.  For details, call 732-842-9300

3/17-3/18      AWHONN’s 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 732-937-5437 or cfeeney@cnjmchc.org

3/19      Infants and Children in the Courts – Reflections and Solutions, co-sponsored by YCS (Youth Consultation Services), the NJ                     Assn for Infant Mental Health, the Gateway and the Central MCH Consortia, and Prevent Child Abuse – NJ at Clara Maass                     Medical Center in Belleville.  For details, call YCS at 973-395-5500 or email institute@ycs.org
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3/24      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
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3/26-3/28      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
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April

4/6        Program on Perinatal Bereavement at Newark Beth Israel.  For details, contact Pat Benedetto at PBenedetto@SBHCS.com or                      973-926-7878

4/10      NRP Instructor Course at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.  For details contact Sue Stang at                     Susan.Stang@rwjuh.edu

4/13      Hazardous Hallways: Bullying and LGBTQ Youth, offered by Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey at the Monmouth                     County Agriculture Building in Freehold.  For details, call 732-842-9300

4/16      Breastfeeding the Preterm Baby, featuring Kerstin Hedberg Nyqvist, RN, PhD, sponsored by Newark Beth Israel Medical                     Center and Ameda Breastfeeding Products at Newark Beth Israel.  For details, contact Angie Daniels at adaniels@sbhcs.com                     or 973-926-2642     Click for brochure

4/16      Understanding Infant Adoption, at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair.  To register go to www.IAATP.com , click on Register for                     a Training, select New Jersey, click on General Training, select April 16, 2010 Training.  For more information, contact Paola                     Escobar at Paola.Escobar@mountainsidehosp.com

4/16          Lead and Beyond: Progress in Eliminating Lead Poisoning and New Opportunities for Collaboration in New Jersey,                     sponsored by New Jersey Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of Lead Poisoning and the Governor’s Council on the                     Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disorders and the Central NJ MCH Consortium, at Sheraton Edison Hotel                     Raritan Center in Edison.  For details, contact Ann Wilson at 732-246-2525 ext. 23

4/21 & 5/12   Rapid Review of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, a Certification Exam Prep Course, sponsored by the Gateway                     Northwest Maternal and Child Health Network at Atlantic Health’s Corporate Training Center in Morris Plains.  For details,                     contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org

4/22      PACU Course for the Obstetric Nurse, sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at the office in North Brunswick.  For                     details, contact Charlotte Feeney at 732-937-5437 or cfeeney@cnjmchc.org

4/26      Say What? Teens, Technology and Sex, an evening conference, sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at the University                     Medical Center in Princeton.  For details, contact Ann Mruk at 732-937-5437 or amruk@cnjmchc.org

4/27 – 4/28   AWHONN’s 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 732-937-5437 or cfeeney@cnjmchc.org

4/29      Addiction, Mental Health and Domestic Violence: Expanding the Scope of Perinatal Services through a Comprehensive                      Health Approach, sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties at the Sheraton                      Eatontown.  For details, contact Judith Johnson Jones at 732-363-5400 or jjohnson-jones@rpcmoc.com

4/30      Breaking Down Walls: Support, Survival and the Re-emergence of Self, sponsored by the Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative                     at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Mount Laurel.  Details: contact Susan Ellis Murphy 856-665-6000 or  smurphy@snjpc.org


May

5/3        Ethics, Evidence and Exclusivity: Breastfeeding in 2010, sponsored by Capital Health at the Conference Center at Mercer                     County College in West Windsor.  For details, contact Diane Procaccini at 609-394-4119 or dprocaccini@capitalhealth.org

5/11, 5/18 & 6/1 
             Maternal-Newborn / Low Risk Neonate Review and Update Course, sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at the                     consortium office. For details, contact Ellen Shuzman at 732-937-5437 or eshuzman@cnjmchc.org
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5/17      Physical Activity / Nutrition Conference, sponsored by NJ Action for Healthy Kids, in the Wilson Hall Auditorium at Monmouth                     University in Long Branch – Free program with an exciting agenda providing tools, instructional resources, and project-based                     programs to impact school health, nutrition, and physical activity! Professional Development Hours provided.  For details,                     contact:  Vincent_Smith@horizonnjhealth.com

5/18      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

5/18      A Neonatal Continuing Education Program at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. For details, contact Pat Benedetto at                     PBenedetto@SBHCS.com or 973-926-7878

5/19      AWHONN’s 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

5/19      AWHONN’s 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

5/21      Perinatal Update 2010, sponsored by Atlantic Health at Overlook Hospital in Summit – Sessions include: Standardizing Oxytocin                     Administration, Water Birth, Magnesium Sulfate for Neuro-Protection in Preterm Pregnancy, and The Science Behind Skin-                     to-Skin.  For details, contact Pam Mellin at 908-522-5243 or Pamela.mellin@atlantichealth.org

5/25      Improving Birth Outcomes: Enhancing Prenatal, Preconception and Interconception Care, offered by Planned Parenthood                     of Central New Jersey at the Central NJ MCH Consortium in North Brunswick.  For details, call 732-842-9300

5/26      Improving Birth Outcomes: Enhancing Prenatal, Preconception and Interconception Care, offered by Planned Parenthood                     of Central New Jersey at Planned Parenthood in Perth Amboy.  For details, call 732-842-9300

5/26      Perinatal Mood Disorders – Unexpected Outcomes, the annual statewide conference at Pines Manor in Edison – details                     available soon.

5/26      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


June

6/1              Antepartum Assessment, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details, contact Teresa or Lauren in                    Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

6/9 & 6/10   RTS Bereavement Training in Early Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth, and Neonatal Death, sponsored by the Six NJ MCH                    Consortia at the Central NJ MCH Consortium in North Brunswick.  For details, contact Marie Hogarty at 973-268-2280, ext.                    111 or mhogarty@gatewaymch.org

6/10            Third Annual Current Topics in Congenital Hearing Impairment, sponsored by MidAtlantic Neonatology Associates,                    Atlantic Health and Goryeb Children’s Hospital at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.  For details, contact                    patricia.poland@atlantichealth.org

6/11            RTS Coordinator Training, sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Bereavement Services at the Central NJ MCH Consortium in                    North Brunswick.  For details, contact Laurie Bushek 608-775-3568 or ljbushek@gundluth.org

6/11            New Jersey NeoForum 2010, featuring Vinod Bhutani, John Kattwinkel, Michael Schreiber, and Ekhard Ziegler, sponsored by                    MidAtlantic Neonatology Associates, Atlantic Health and Goryeb Children’s Hospital at the Dolce Hotel in Basking Ridge.  For                    details, contact patricia.poland@atlantichealth.org

6/8 & 6/9     AWHONN’s Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details,                    contact Teresa or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

6/14            Annual Neonatal Extracorporal Life Support Conference, sponsored by Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. For details,                    contact Pat Benedetto at PBenedetto@SBHCS.com or 973-926-7878

6/23-6/24    AWHONN’s 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 732-937-5437 or cfeeney@cnjmchc.org

6/24            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

6/27-6/28    60th Annual Meeting, sponsored by NJ OB/GYN Society, NJ AWHONN, NJ ACOG, and the Central NJ MCH Consortium, at                   Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Details: contact Charlotte Feeney at 732-937-5437 or cfeeney@cnjmchc.org

6/29            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

6/30            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

6/30            Disease Management in the Antepartum Patient, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details, contact                    Teresa or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

July

7/22      Understanding Infant Adoption, sponsored by Gateway Northwest MCH Network at JFK Medical Center’s Conference Center in                      Edison. For details, contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org 

7/26      Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Facts of Vaccine Science, Safety and Surveillance, sponsored by UMDNJ School of Public                      Health and NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness at UMDNJ, at 3 locations: Montclair State University, Monmouth                      University and Cumberland County College.  For details, contact Juana Canela at canelaju@umdnj.edu or 732-235-4958
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August

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


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

9/23     Atlantic Health’s Annual Breastfeeding Conference at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.  For details, contact Amy                      Gole at amy.gole@atlantichealth.org or 908-522-2346 


October

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

10/22-10/23      Atlantic Health’s Fourth Annual Obstetric Quality Conference.  Details: contact Pam Mellin at pamela.mellin@atlantichealth.org

 

November

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

11/15    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

11/22    Disease Management in the Antepartum Patient, sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For details, contact                      Teresa or Lauren in Nursing Education at HUMC 201-996-2173

 

December

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

 

END NOTE:

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.