Calendar of Events

Pacific Palisades Hotel, Vancouver, BC - This four day course in diabetes education is ideal for health professionals who desire to enter the dynamic and rewarding field of Diabetes Education or for those who wish to update their skills and knowledge in this area. In a collaborative group setting, through lectures, large and small group discussions and case studies, participants will hear from various professionals who will highlight the critical knowledge, skills and strategies needed to increase their understanding of diabetes management and education. Opportunity will also be given to learn about the latest innovations in diabetes treatment from leading medical technology and pharmaceutical companies in the field of diabetes care during our interactive exhibitors luncheon. Participants will come away with a solid foundation in diabetes education and management and will be well equipped to share this knowledge with others.  For more info or to register, visit http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Diabetes_Educator.htm

Webinar, 1200 - 1300 (EST) - ISMP Canada is offering an educational webinar for long term care and community settings to introduce the Canadian Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Framework. FMEA is a tool to proactively identify risk in healthcare. Accreditation Canada requires organizations to conduct one proactive risk assessment each year. Register for $99 by Nov 24. For more information visit www.ismp-canada.org, or email Donna Walsh at education@ismp-canada.org

Winnipeg Convention Centre - The keynote is Challenge of Change by a UK change director. The patient’s experience will be presented. The four conference streams are: interactive sessions on the critical role of leadership; how to facilitate change in your work place; strategies to engage, align and communicate; and sharing knowledge from implemented innovations. Registration is free but limited; must register by Nov 1. To register now, or receive a conference program, please contact Sunny.Chen@gov.mb.ca or call 788-6423.

Presenter: Betty Scott. All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom A/B Day Hospital, Lower Level, 1900-2100. Available by MBTelehealth: Please call 478-6204 or email education@rhc.mb.ca. Register by Sept 4, 2009: $150 for entire series or $15 for individual lectures.

Introductions, ground rules, fees, expectations, resources, study tips, Q and A, etc. All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom AB, Education Services. 1615 – 1800 hours. Presenter: Jason Hillier, Helen Zielinski & Laurie Blanchard. Contact Jason Hillier: 478-6127 or jhillier@rhc.mb.ca or Helen Zielinski: 478-6187 or hzielinski@rhc.mb.ca for more info. Available by MBTelehealth: Please contact Beverly Wood at 478-6204 or bwood3@rhc.mb.ca.

1300-1430 hrs: CRNM Boardroom, 890 Pembina Hwy (in-person or via teleconference);1130-1230 hrs: MBTelehealth Lunch N Learn - CRNM recognizes the importance of quality practice environments in which registered nurses work to deliver expert health care services to Manitobans. In order to assist registered nurses in working together with stakeholders to advocate for, and achieve quality practice environments, CRNM is implementing the Quality Practice Environment Initiative (QPEI). We will discuss the six guidelines of the initiative that will establish benchmarks for registered nurses and their employers to use in both assessing the quality of their current workplace, and in working toward creating a high quality practice environment. Presented by Tammy Murdoch RN BN MN, Consultant, Nursing Practice. There is no cost to register for these sessions. Registration is on a first come, first served basis as spaces are limited for in-person, teleconference and MBTeleHealth. Please register at least one week in advance by contacting Melva Nordquist, Administrative Coordinator for Nursing Practice by email at mnordquist@crnm.mb.ca or call toll free in Manitoba (800) 665-2027 ext 235 or in Winnipeg 774-3477 ext. 235. If you live outside of Winnipeg you can join us via teleconference during the 1300-1430 sessions. Materials will be emailed to you a few days prior to each session.

CRNM 1800 hrs. Dinner & speaker included. For member information contact Tannia Agnot-Johnston at catjo@mts.net.  

Health Sciences Centre, 0830-1630 - The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN) program is designed for any practitioner who may be called upon to care for at-risk babies and their families. ACoRN provides a systematic approach to the identification and management of babies requiring stabilization.  Register for $200 by Nov 13 to Allyson Cooper at 787-8529 or acooper@hsc.mb.ca

Norwood Hotel, Winnipeg, 0830 - 1630 - Individuals with FASD present with distinct neurological challenges that by virtue of the damage due to alcohol influence alters information processing, emotional regulation and cognition affecting behavior. Due to this neurologi-cal impairment the area of the brain known as the "attachment centre" is af-fected in structure impacting the developmental process of relationships and emotional/psychological health. This dynamic workshop will provide compre-hensive understanding of the mutual interplay between nurture and nature in the FASD brain. Discover ways to "make connections" in the growing brain of the child with FASD resulting in encouraging and potential behavioral changes in the actions of this disabling condition that exhibits limitations across the lifespan. Attachment and self-regulation strategies that support modulation of arousal will be the emphasis of learning. Register for $149 - $199 by Dec 2. For more info or to register contact Marie Hutchison at 987-7090 or admin@aulneau.com

CRNM (890 Pembina Highway) - For more info contact Susan Drysdale at suzieannedrysdale@hotmail.com

CRNM (890 Pembina Hwy) - 1345 - 1600. For more information, contact Janice Briggs at 833-1741 or jbriggs@wrha.mb.ca.  

Webinar, 1200 (EST) - Many medication systems were developed and implemented before we understood systems thinking and human factors principles. They relied on people rather than safe medication use systems. Nurses and nursing students are invited to a webinar to learn how they can contribute to improvements in medication systems. Register for $99 by Dec 8. For more information visit www.ismp-canada.org, or email Donna Walsh at education@ismp-canada.org. 

Fairmont Winnipeg - The WINN-NTF Conference (Value the Past...Support the Present...Secure the Future...) provides a forum for managers, educators, mentors, preceptors, faculty, human resources, new graduates, students, government, professional associations and unions to share knowledge, experiences and strategies that promote successful integration of new nurses in the practice setting. Deadline for abstract submission June 19. Registration opens September 1.  For more info contact conference@winn-ntf.com or visit www.winn-ntf.com.

Visit www.crnm.mb.ca/aboutus-boardofdirectors.php for more info.

All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom AB, Education Services. 1615 – 1800 hours. Presenter: Jason Hillier, Helen Zielinski. Contact Jason Hillier: 478-6127 or jhillier@rhc.mb.ca or Helen Zielinski: 478-6187 or hzielinski@rhc.mb.ca for more info. Available by MBTelehealth: Please contact Beverly Wood at 478-6204 or bwood3@rhc.mb.ca.

CRNM Boardroom (890 Pembina Hwy), 1715 - 1930. Dinner $10. Contact April Frego at afrego@sogh.mb.ca for more info.

Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, BC - The conference will explore early childhood, family and community development through the lens of Child Rights. Conference participants will have the opportunity to consider research, policy, and practice from a child’s rights perspective in order to further the quality of their work with children, families and communities. Deadline for presentation submission is April 30, 2009. Visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Early_Years_2010.html for more info.

All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom AB Education Services. 1615 – 1800 hours. Presenter: Jason Hillier, Helen Zielinski. Contact Jason Hillier: 478-6127 or jhillier@rhc.mb.ca or Helen Zielinski: 478-6187 or hzielinski@rhc.mb.ca for more info. Available by MBTelehealth: Please contact Beverly Wood at 478-6204 or bwood3@rhc.mb.ca.

All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom AB Education Services. 1615 – 1800 hours. Presenter: Jason Hillier, Helen Zielinski. Contact Jason Hillier: 478-6127 or jhillier@rhc.mb.ca or Helen Zielinski: 478-6187 or hzielinski@rhc.mb.ca for more info. Available by MBTelehealth: Please contact Beverly Wood at 478-6204 or bwood3@rhc.mb.ca.

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario - Be part of an exciting pan-Canadian knowledge exchange event that will provide participants with the opportunity to: increase their understanding of the link between quality worklife and quality care; learn from worklife Champions and become inspired by success stories and innovations; connect with colleagues to share experiences, practical strategies, and resources that have improved the quality of worklife in service delivery organizations; strengthen their networks to move the worklife agenda forward; and attend post-Summit workshops. For more info, contact Sally Clelford at 613-288-9239 ext. 101, toll-free at 866-306-5714 or via email at sally@f2fe.com. More info is also available at www.qwqhc.ca

Visit www.crnm.mb.ca/aboutus-boardofdirectors.php for more info.

All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom AB Education Services. 1615 – 1800 hours. Presenter: Jason Hillier, Helen Zielinski. Contact Jason Hillier: 478-6127 or jhillier@rhc.mb.ca or Helen Zielinski: 478-6187 or hzielinski@rhc.mb.ca for more info. Available by MBTelehealth: Please contact Beverly Wood at 478-6204 or bwood3@rhc.mb.ca.

CRNM Boardroom (890 Pembina Hwy), 1715 - 1930. Dinner $10. Contact April Frego at afrego@sogh.mb.ca for more info.

Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel - Baltimore, Maryland - This year's theme is Meaningful Use of Technology to Ensure Quality and Safety: Fostering Academic/Practice Partnerships. Call for Abstracts deadline Nov 30, 2009. For more info visit http://nursing.rutgers.edu/cpd

Vancouver, BC - Conference theme: “Beyond Band-Aid Solutions: Partners in Health and Wellness." Covering all aspects of health promotion, the conference will address three broad areas: Policy, Practice and Partnerships. The 2010 Conference will include plenary presentations, panel discussions and short concurrent sessions. There will also be poster presentations to provide opportunities for sharing clinical knowledge, experience and research with interested peers. Call for abstracts deadline Oct 1. Submit your abstract to info@bcnpa.org with "abstract" in the subject line. For more info visit www.bcnpa.org

All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom AB Education Services. 1615 – 1800 hours. Presenter: Jason Hillier, Helen Zielinski. Contact Jason Hillier: 478-6127 or jhillier@rhc.mb.ca or Helen Zielinski: 478-6187 or hzielinski@rhc.mb.ca for more info. Available by MBTelehealth: Please contact Beverly Wood at 478-6204 or bwood3@rhc.mb.ca.

All sessions at Riverview Health Centre Classroom AB Education Services. 1615 – 1800 hours. Presenter: Jason Hillier, Helen Zielinski. Contact Jason Hillier: 478-6127 or jhillier@rhc.mb.ca or Helen Zielinski: 478-6187 or hzielinski@rhc.mb.ca for more info. Available by MBTelehealth: Please contact Beverly Wood at 478-6204 or bwood3@rhc.mb.ca.

Victoria Inn, Brandon MB - A conference for health professionals, and community members working to address nicotine dependence and tobacco related diseases. Featuring Keynote Speakers Dr. Charl Els, Addiction Psychiatrist, Edmonton and Dr. Andrew Pipe, Medical Director of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. For more info visit http://www.brandonrha.mb.ca/en/news/Resources_and_Education.html 

Fort Garry Hotel - Check back for details.

Banff Centre, Banff AB - Deadline for abstract submission Dec 1, 2009. For more info visit http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/nursing/ipnr.cfm

CRNM Boardroom (890 Pembina Hwy), 1715 - 1930. Dinner $10. Contact April Frego at afrego@sogh.mb.ca for more info.

Visit www.crnm.mb.ca/aboutus-boardofdirectors.php for more info.

Morden, MB. Visit www.crnm.mb.ca/events-agm.php for more info.

University of Ottawa - International experts will share their knowledge and experiences through lectures, symposia, workshops, papers and posters. Topics to be addressed will include knowledge to political action, patient care, professional education and organizational action. Visit http://www.health.uottawa.ca/sn/se/conf2010.htm for more info.

The Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, Vancouver BC - The aim of the 2nd National Conference on Positive Aging is to bring together an interdisciplinary audience of health professionals and researchers to address some of the issues and challenges facing the aging population today. The aim is to hear about the most current research findings from leading experts, learn how research can be translated into practice, and discover useable resources to promote healthier, more positive living for Canada’s older adult population. The importance of purpose and meaning in the later life as well as lessons for health and longevity will be emphasized. The conference will provide informative lectures, discussions, workshops, poster sessions and ample networking opportunities. A highlight of this conference will be to hear from older adults themselves throughout the program. Visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca for more info.