May 19-22, 2010 o Hyatt Regency Chicago o Chicago, IL www.ncnpconference.com
Ambler, PA (February 24, 2010)- – -This year’s National Conference for Nurse Practitioners: The Conference for Primary and Acute Care Clinicians (www.ncnpconference.com) will blend interactive workshops with high-level critical thinking sessions to inspire and educate nurses. The conference, which will be held May 19-22, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, in Chicago, IL, is sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, publisher of The Nurse Practitioner (www.TheNursePractitioner.com) journal and part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.
Nurse practitioners and advanced practice clinicians practicing in primary and acute care settings are expected to attend. Conference attendees will participate in popular hands-on workshops on such topics as suturing and orthopedic splinting and will also benefit from education sessions on pharmacogenetics, heart failure, skin cancer, and more. All sessions are presented by leading experts.
At the conference, participants will earn continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours and pharmacology credits, enjoy networking and special events, meet with vendors in the exhibit hall, and view poster presentations. The value of the conference extends beyond the ‘live’ event with online access to the sessions offered after the event concludes. This allows participants to virtually attend courses they may have missed and earn additional credit. They can also prepare ahead of time for the conference by going online and downloading session materials.
“We’ve designed an exciting, educational program that extends to not only practitioners who can attend the conference in Chicago, but for those who join us virtually,” said Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald, Conference Chairperson.
For complete registration information, visit The National Conference for Nurse Practitioners Web site at ww.ncnpconference.com.
Program
Concurrent sessions begin on Wednesday, May 19, followed by a Keynote Address by Eileen T. O’Grady, PhD, RN, NP, policy editor and columnist, American Journal for Nurse Practitioners and NP World News. O’Grady will discuss “Health Care Reform 2010: Taking Risks, Speaking Up, and Stepping Out.”
Concurrent sessions continue through Saturday, May 22, and include:
- What’s Wrong With This Picture? Avoiding Errors in the ER
- Hepatitis B & C: Silent Killers Among Us
- Pharmacologic Management of the Headache Continuum
- Advances and Controversies in Diabetes
- Got Vitamin D?
- Sexually Transmitted Infection Update: Focus on the Female Adolescent
- Heart Disease in Women
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Recognizing Disorders in the Older Population
Continuing Nursing Education
The 2010 conference offers up to 22 contact hours of continuing nursing education and up to 18 contact hours can be applied to advanced pharmacology requirements. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher for healthcare professionals and students with nearly 300 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines publishing under the LWW brand, as well as content-based sites and online corporate and customer services.
LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health , a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons®; and electronic information providers, such as Ovid®, UpToDate®, Medi-Span® and ProVation® Medical. Wolters Kluwer Health is a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer had 2008 annual revenues of €3.4 billion ($4.9 billion), employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 35 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Visit www.wolterskluwer.com for information about our market positions, customers, brands, and organization.
About Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (ajj.com.com)
Conference management services are provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., a health care management, marketing and publishing corporation located in Pitman, NJ (www.ajj.com).
Members of the press are invited to attend the conference and interview speakers and exhibitors. A complimentary one-day pass will be granted to members of the press. An editorial production timeline will be requested. For more information, contact Karyn Cousart at (800) 346-7844 ext. 7750 or via e-mail at Karyn.Cousart@wolterskluwer.com.
Contacts:
Robert Deckker
Director of Communications
Wolters Kluwer Health
(215) 521-8928
Robert.Dekker@wolterskluwer.com
Karyn Cousart
Conference manager
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Karyn.Cousart@wolterskluwer.com