Philippine Nurses Association of Michigan

Philippine Nurses Association of Michigan
www.pnaofmichigan.org

Annual Spring Educational Conference
Promoting Nursing Excellence through Health Care Diversity
April 19, 2008, American Polish Cultural Center
2975 E. Maple Road, Troy, MI 48083 # 248-689-3636
Conference fee: $90.00 Paid members: $55.00

Six (6) contact hours applied through the Michigan Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Objectives:

Identify nurses’ contribution to health care diversity.
Explain the importance of quality nursing practice in caring for older adults.
Discuss different pain management modalities.
Identify a child with Attention Deficit Hypersensitivy Disorder (ADHD).
Identify the hidden costs of stress.
Discuss indications of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD).

Programme:

7:30   Registration and breakfast

8:15   Welcome: Ellen B. Dioso, BSN, RN, CCRN, President
                             Lucy Mamuyac, BSN, RN, CNN, Co-Chair- Education Committee
8:30    Mobility in Nursing: Coming to America, the Story of a Filipino Nurse
                            Ayda Nambayan, DSN, RN

9:30 - 9:45 Exhibits

9:45    Stress, Cost Implications and Prevention
                         Maria B. Davis, CRNA, RN, Certified Hypnotist
10:45   Alternative Medicine in ADHD and Depression
                         David Villanueva, MD

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch

12:45 The Patient with LVAD: What Nurses Should Know
Jesus Casida, Ph.D., RN, CCRN, CSC, APN, C

13:45 - 1400 Exhibits

14:00   Pain Management
                        Phil B. Mangahas, CRNA, MS, RN
15:00   Caring for Older Adults: Are we Ready?
                        Carmen Perez, MSA, RN
16:00   Evaluation/Adjournment
                        Closing Remarks: Tita Salvani, BSN, RN, Committee Co-Chairperson

Contact Persons/Committee: Ellen Dioso, President # 734-459-0174    Email: ellendioso@comcast.net
Lucy Mamuyac, Co-Chairperson # 313-561- 9622    Email: DKCHEADRN@comcast.net
Ninfa Lantz, BSN, RN, Member # 248-646-9604      Tita Salvani, BSN, RN, Co-Chairperson # 586-264-9347
                   Regina Mupas-Ash, RN, BSEd., Member # 248- 646-9604        Advisor: Lily Diego, BSN, RN