Albuquerque AACN Planning Committee Members:

Denise DeRosa, RN

Lingling Du RN

Tristan Fin RN

Lee LaVigne RN

Rosemarie Link RN

Dahlia Lopez RN

Joyce O’Connell, RN

Paula Ortiz, RN

Gale Reed, RN

Kameron Straight RN

Julie Warren RN, MSN

Nancy White RN

Ann Whitehead RN

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For further information regarding this course, or registration questions, please contact Ann Whitehead at

Course will be held at the newPresbyterianCooper Center

9521 San Mateo Blvd NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(Balloon Fiesta PKWY and San Mateo)

*enter by Red wall

6.0 CEU’s applied for

We have an action-packed event featuring some very well known and respected local,national and international speakers.

Target Audience:

  • Critical Care and ED Nurses
  • Pediatric ICU Nurses
  • Progressive Care Nurses
  • Respiratory Therapists
  • Paramedics

The Albuquerque Chapter of AACN proudly presents:

The 30th Annual

Critical Care

Nursing

Symposium

Friday, April 4, 2014

At

Presbyterian

Cooper

Center

This brochure may be photocopied.

FRIDAY, April4th2014

0730 – 1730

0700-0730: Registration - Breakfast: Sponsored by Hill-Rom

0730-0745:Introductions/Announcements

Kameron Straight, AACNABQ Chapter President

0745-0845:“Heart Failure- From A to LVAD”

Linda Martinez, MSN, CNS

0845-0945:“Caring for Adults as well as Children withCystic Fibrosis”

Dr. Theresa Heynekamp, Pulmonolgist

0945-1015: Break/Exhibits

1015-1115:"Valve Replacement Without Cracking the Chest-TAVR”

Dr. Dana Booth, CV Surgeon

1115-1215:“Comfort Touch”

Mary Kathleen RoseBA, CMT

1215-1330Lunch

1330-1430:“The ABCDE of Critical Care”

Dr. Scott Helberg, Pulmonary Critical Care Specialist

1430-1500:Break/Exhibits

1500-1600:“Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, What You Should Know”

Dr. Nicholas Sutherland, Asst. Professor, Dept of Surgery

1600-1700:“Drugs of Abuse in 2014, Designer Drugs and Beyond”

Dr. Martin Miller, Intensivist

1700-1730:Evaluations/CE Distribution

Course Objectives:

  • Accurately assess the needs of and the treatment for Heart Failure
  • Identify the newest challenges and treatmenr modalities for Cystic Fibrosis
  • Describe the potential candidates for and the technical aspects of TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement)
  • Describe the expectations of critical care treatment for every patient from A to E
  • Define abdominal compartment syndrome and the right care for this critical diagnosis
  • Identify the latest designer drugs out there and effective treatment of these complex patients

Event Sponsors:

FEE SCHEDULE

Local AACN Chapter Member: $35

(Discounted $5 for 2014 in honor of the National AACN Award for Excellence in Education and Community Service)

Non-chapter Member: $45

(Discounted $5 for 2014)

Students: $35

(Discounted $5 for 2014)

Late Registration (after March 25th) or at the Door: $10 extra fee applied

NOTE: Credit Cards, ATM, EBT are NOT accepted.

MAIL CHECKS or Money Orders ByMarch 24, 2014

REGISTRATION FORM

Name: ______

Address: ______

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City: ______

State, Zip: ______

Phone Contact: ______

E-mail: ______

Employer: ______

Title: ______

Unit/Area of Practice: ______

Local AACN Member? Yes___ No___

Local AACN #______

Amount paid- $______

Make checks payable to Albuquerque AACN

Mail to the following address:

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

Albuquerque Chapter

P.O. Box 36546

Albuquerque, NM 87176-6546