Greater Houston Chapter of AORN

Courage to Find Joy - An Education Symposium | AORN of Northwest Georgia

WellStar Development Center
2000 South Park Place Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30339

Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 7:00am ET - 3:15pm ET
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2000 South Park Place Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30339

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Credits Offered

This event offers 6.0 CEU credits to attendees.

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Courage to Find Joy

An Education Symposium

 

Saturday,

March 3, 2018

Pacific Auditorium

WellStar Development Center

Atlanta, Georgia

This Educational Offering is sponsored by

 Wellstar and Northwest Georgia AORN

Get to Know the Speakers

DeNene Cofield, BSN, RN, CNOR is a career OR nurse with 40 years in perioperative nursing, and over 30 years of perioperative management experience. She is the Vice President of Perioperative Services at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. DeNene graduated from University of Alabama-Birmingham with a BSN.

 

Stuart Downs, DNP, MSA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPHQ is the President and Chief Nursing Officer of Atlanta Medical Center and Atlanta Medical Center—South. Dr. Downs is a current member of the AONE Board of Directors. He holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Vanderbilt University and maintains two certifications in executive nursing leadership (NEA-BC and CENP) as well as credentials as a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ).

 

Holly Ervine, MSN, RN, CNOR and Sharon Ford, MSN, RN, CNOR are perioperative registered nurses with many years of experience. They are members of Northwest Georgia AORN and employees of WellStar Health System. Holly is currently the national AORN Secretary. Sharon is currently the NW GA AORN President-Elect.

Charlotte Gugliami, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR is the Clinical Manager of Perioperative Education at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her diploma in nursing from Quincy City Hospital School of Nursing, Quincy, Massachusetts, her BSN from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts and a MA in Ministry from St. John's Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts. Charlotte served as AORN President in 2010–2011. 

 

Deb Mastin, MS, RN, CNOR is a perioperative registered nurse with many years of experience. She is a member of Northwest Georgia AORN and employed at WellStar Health System.

 

Ruth Shumaker, BSN, RN, CNOR is a perioperative nursing leader with many years of experience. Ruth has an intimate knowledge of hospital operations, perioperative, perianesthesia, ambulatory surgery, endoscopy lab & sterile processing, government agencies, ambulatory surgery centers, not-for profit and private-corporate hospitals. Shumaker is a Past President of AORN, the 2010 AORN Award for Excellence recipient and the 2016 Jerry G. Peers Award recipient.

6:30–7:25am 

Registration

Continental Breakfast

Vendor Fair

7:25–7:30am

Welcome

Vangie Dennis, President of Northwest Georgia AORN

7:30–8:30am

           

Accountability in Practice Can Prevent Medical Errors

Charlotte Gugliami, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR

8:30-9:30am

Carpe Diem

Deb Mastin, MS, RN, CNOR

9:30–10:00am

Break and Vendor Fair

10:00–11:00am

Doing the Right Thing: Pathways to Courage in Perioperative Nursing

Ruth Shumaker, BSN, RN, CNOR

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Having Courage to Recruit the Next Generation of Perioperative Leaders

Stuart Downs, DNP, MSA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPHQ

 

12:00–12:45pm

Lunch and Vendor Fair

12:45–1:45pm

Quiz Bowl

Holly Ervine, MSN, RN, CNOR Sharon Ford, MSN, RN, CNOR

1:45–2:00 pm

Break and Vendor Fair

Silent Auction Closes

50/50 Drawing

2:00–3:00 pm

Joy in the Workplace

DeNene Cofield, BSN, RN, CNOR

3:00–3:15 pm

Wrap Up and Closing Remarks

Holly Ervine

6.0 ANA Contact Hours Applied For

WellStar Health System

is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the

Alabama Nurses Association,

an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA.

Flyer & registration info:  AtlantaMarch 2018 Seminar Flyer (1)

Hotel Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at:

Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta NW/Wildwood

3045 Windy Hill Road

Atlanta, GA 30339

 

$119 + $24.66 tax = $143.66 TOTAL

for the night of March 2, 2018

Reserve on or before February 17, 2018

 

Booking Link:

Hilton Garden Inn Room Reservation
OR

Call directly (770) 953-8850

Group Name: WellStar/AORN