• Fast Track Back: Re-Entry to Practice for the Registered Nurses
• Yoga Basics
• Alexander Technique
• 14^th Annual Nursing Horizons Conference: Applying Evidence to Nursing Practice
• 2007 Pharmacology Update Conference

Fast Track Back: Re-Entry to Practice for Registered Nurses

This program is designed for Registered Nurses with a current nursing license in the state of Pennsylvania to refresh their nursing skills.  This program is a recognized refresher program and not a reinstatement program, which is required in the event a Registered Nurse has let the nursing license expire.

Classes are offered twice during the calendar year.  The schedule for the year 2007 is: 

1. SPRING SESSION - April 18, 25, May 2, 9 and 16 with clinical practicum completed by May 27
2. FALL SESSION - October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 with clinical practicum completed by November 11

Yoga Basics

Overview: This CE program explores yoga from physical and theoretical perspectives. The eight limbs of yoga are discussed. Participants will practice and demonstrate basic yoga asanas.
Participants should bring a mat and towel and wear comfortable clothing. Pencils and handouts will be provided.

4.1CNE contact hours awarded!

• Wednesdays, 12:00 p.m. — 1:00 p.m.
  March 14 — April 11, 2007

Cost: $35.00
Registration Form
Location: 2^nd Floor Learning Resources Center
Multiple Purpose Room, Victoria Building

Alexander Technique

Overview: The Alexander Technique reestablishes your kinesthetic sense and uses principles of movement and anatomy to help you take conscious control of your habits. Through the teacher’s light touch, this workshop will give you a taste of the Technique’s power to enliven your whole body, balance you, and restore your ease, flexibility and range of motion.

5.0 CNE contact hours awarded!

• Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m.
  March 15 — April 12, 2007

Cost: $40.00/per session
Registration Form
Location: 2^nd Floor Learning Resources Center
Multiple Purpose Room, Victoria Building

14^th Annual Nursing Horizons Conference: Applying Evidence to Nursing Practice

• Keynote Address
  • Maryann F. Fralic Distinguished Lectureship
    “A Day in the Life of a Nurse:  The Use of Evidence-based Nursing Practice”
    Renee S. Holleran, PhD, RN, CEN, CCRN, CRFN, CTRN, FAEN
    Nurse Manager Adult Transport Services
    Intermountain Life Flight
    Salt Lake City, Utah
• Closing Address
  • Florence Erikson and Reva Rubin Lectureship
    “Sharing the Wealth:  Disseminating Evidence to the Nursing Profession”
    Donna Ojanen Thomas, MSN, RN, CEN
    Director, Emergency Department and Rapid Treatment Unit
    Primary Children’s Medical Center
    Salt Lake City, Utah

5.2 CNE Contact hours will be awarded!

Cost:$125.00
Brochure & Registration form (pdf)
Location: First Floor Lobby, Victoria Building, Oakland Campus

2007 Pharmacology Update Conference

Overview: Our 2007 Annual Pharmacology Update includes topics of interest for all health care professionals, including advanced practice nurses, pharmacists, physicians and physician assistants. We emphasize a broad pharmacologic knowledge base through dynamic presentations of pharmacologic issues affecting patient care. Concurrent sessions address drug therapies for adult and child populations with content that enables clinicians to offer pharmacologic interventions that are evidence-based and support best practice. The objectives of this conference are to:

1. offer evidence based pharmacologic management for specific illnesses,
   specific illnesses, and
2. discuss patient response to drug therapies

MORE INFORMATION TO COME!

"For Information, call (412) 624-3156 or email: conted@pitt.edu "