Location | Four Points by Sheraton Charleston (600 Kanawha Blvd. E, Charleston, WV)
Cost | FREE for Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical Center employees
Program Objectives
The CAMC Nursing Professional Development and Innovation Conference will feature lectures, case presentations and educational sessions on a variety of acute care issues facing nursing professionals today. This one-day conference will focus on future professional nursing trends, current legal issues in nursing and legislative updates. Posters from the health system will be presented on current research, quality improvement and education. The program is designed for all professional nurses working in all areas of health care.
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Discuss current nursing issues, locally, nationally and internationally.
- Examine communication techniques in the nursing arena.
- Provide an overview of current legal and legislative issues in nursing.
- Examine current policies regarding immunizations and outcomes.
- Provide an overview of ICU liberation, focusing on the treatment and prevention of delirium.
- Provide an overview of engaging those with substance use disorder and addiction.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for seven contact hours (JA0026-26-CE1025).
Four Points by Sheraton Charleston is located in the heart of downtown, overlooking the impressive Kanawha River. The hotel offers cozy rooms with enlightening views, delectable on-site dining and a host of event spaces. You'll be a short distance from notable local attractions, including the Charleston Civic Center and the University of Charleston.
Agenda
7:00 a.m. | Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. | Welcome/Introduction
Presenter: Professional Development Chair
8:15 a.m. | Communicating with Kindness: What’s the ROI?
Presenter: Denise Burgess, MA
9:15 a.m. | Break - Poster Presentations/Exhibits
9:30 a.m. | Immunization Strategies
Presenter: Krista Capehart, PharmD
10:30 a.m. | Treating the Addicted Patient: Assessment Tools for Success
Presenter: Adina Bowe, MD
11:30 a.m. | Lunch/Poster Presentations
12:30 p.m. | Legislative Updates
Presenters: Brandon Hatfield, Esq., and Melanie Dempsey
1:30 p.m. | ICU Liberation: Highlighting the Importance of Prevention and Treatment of Delirium
Presenters: Joanna Stollings, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP
2:30 p.m. | Break - Poster Presentations/Exhibits
2:45 p.m. | Current Legal Issues in Nursing
Presenter: Allison Anderson, Esq., and Bernard Vallejos, Esq.
3:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Presenter: Heidi Edwards, RN, MSN
4:30 p.m. | Course Evaluation/Adjournment
Our Faculty
Allison C. Anderson, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Vandalia Health CAMC
Adina Bowe, MD
Associate Program Director
Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry Residency
CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine
Denise Burgess, MA, BSN, RN-C, LPC, CMFT
Senior Educator – CAMC University
CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine
Krista D. Capehart, PharmD, MS, BCACP, FAPhA
Director of Professional and Regulatory Affairs
West Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Melanie Dempsey
Vice President, Financial Policy
West Virginia Hospital Association
Heidi Edwards, RN, MSN
Vice President/Administrator- Vandalia Health CAMC General Hospital
Chief Nursing Officer - CAMC
Brandon Hatfield, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
West Virginia Hospital Association
Joanna Stollings, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP
MICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
ICU Recovery Center at Vanderbilt Pharmacist
Director CIBS/Lipscomb Pharmacy Fellowship
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bernard S. Vallejos, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer- Office of General Counsel
Vandalia Health CAMC
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine controls the content and production of this CE activity and attempt to ensure the presentation of balanced, objective information. In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the ACCME, faculty, abstract reviewers, paper presenters/authors, planning committee members, staff and any others involved in planning the educational content must disclose any relationship they or their co-authors have with ineligible companies which may be related to their content. The ACCME defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest.
All presenters, planning committee and faculty have declared no financial interest with an ineligible company for this educational activity.
Every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting room. However, we realize everyone's comfort zone is different, so please bring a sweater or light jacket.
