Continuing Education Opportunities
17 Annual Spring Conference for Nurse Practitioners
Maine Nurse Practitioner Association
2012 Spring Conference
April 25-27, 2012
Featuring Keynote Speakers, Peter Hayes and Donna White
At Point Lookout Conference Center, Lincolnville, Maine
For registration information go to www.MNPA.US or e-mail pam@mnpa.us
Phone:207-621-0313
For more information about Point Lookout go to: http://www.visitpointlookout.com/
For more informtion about the Lincolnville, Camden, Rockport area visit htis website: http://www.camdenme.org/
2012 Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2-14, 2012
Seattle, Washngton
The premier Educational Event in GeriatricsTo view the complete program schedule, please visit the Annual Meeting page
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
27th National Conference, June 20-24, 2012
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) cordiallly invites you to join your colleagues for the 27th National Conference. The theme "Your Patient's Health Starts With You" is integrated throughout this year's conference schedule of presentations and events. General Sessions and Keynotes focus on this important theme and it is threaded throughout the concurrent presentations. Some of the conference objectives are to. Provide state-of-the-art skill enhancement workshops. Discuss current national, state and local legislative, regulatory and practice issues affecting nurse practitioners. Provide international and national opportunities for collegial networking. More than 30 contact hours are available for Continuing Education/Pharmacology (CE). To register go to the national conference page at aanp.org
Matter of Balance Classes
Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging, Scarborough,
Fall Workshops available, call for dates, time and location to register by contacting the following persons listed for your town.
Freeport, contact Carole Brush or Susan Hazzard at 207-865-9600
Scarborough, contact Anne Murray or Kristina McCormick at 207-396-6583
Portland, contact Colleen O'Connor or Mike Blanchard at 207-396-6583
Gorham, contact Gail Platts or Theresa Labreque at 207-222-1630
Falmouth, contact Carol Edwards or Olga Schimmer at 207-396-6583
New Gloucester, contact Beth Birch or Susan Hazzard at 207-688-2255
Matter of Balance Volunteer Leader Training
at Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging, Scarborough, http://www.smaaa.org/ FMI call Jessica LeBlanc at 207-396-6583 or 1-800-400-6325
Motivational Interviewing
Eliciting Clients' Own Arguments for Change
Portland, Maine Thursday, March 8, 2012
Fireside Inn & Suites
81 Riverside St 04103 (207-774-5601
To register online go to www.pesi.com
Maine Center for Aging Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Older Adults
The Seventh Annual University of Maine Geriatrics Colloquium
May 7, 2012, Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center, Northport, Maine
This conference brings together experts in the field of complementary and alternative medicine to examine some of the the most common forms of alternative interventions utilized by older adults. It is intended for social workers, counselors, nurses, physicians, psychologists, practitioners of complementary and alternative interventions and other providers working in the field of aging. Presenters will include experts in the field of complementary and alternative medicine as well as those individuals addressing the ethics and policies surrounding alternative forms of treatment.
Sponsors are: University of Maine School of Social Work, University of Maine Center on Aging, Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education at the University of Maine and the Maine Gerontological Society. For mor information: contact Lindsay Day at lindsay.day@umit.maine.edu
2012 Osteopathic Manual Medicine Series
Manual medicine, an Osteopathic approach, sponsored in part by the MaineHealth Osteopathic Heritage Fund Overview and the UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and the Department of Continuing Medical Education.
A beginner course for a multitude of health care professionals: D.O's, M.D's, P.T's, P.A.'s and other health care professionals interested in learning the basic tenents of or increasing their skills in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) Accreditation. The university of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine is dually accredited by the American Osteopathic Association and the Maine Medical Association's Council on Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Each introductory session is eligible for a maximum of 8.0 category 1A osteopathic credits and 8.0 AMA PRA category 1 credits. The Saturday/Sunday sessions are eligible for a maximum of 12.0 CME credits. All sessions are submitted for AAFP prescribed hours. Non-physician attendees will receive University contact hours. FMI contact; cme@une.edu or 207-602-2408
GeriaCasts: Training at Home or On The Go!
The Iowa Geriatric Education Center offers podcasting as a quick and easy way to gain valuable information on mental health and older adults.
Visit the IGEC website for information and instructions.
Maine POLST - Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
Information for Patients & Families with end-of-life questions.
Questions such as:
What is the POLST form?
What does the POLST form Do? Who should have a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form?
Who completes and Signs the POLST?
Is POLST Different from an Advance Directive?
Where is the POLST Used?
What if My Loved One Can No Longer Communicate His or Her Wishes for Care?
What Are Some of the Terms Used When Talking About Serious Illness?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Mechanical Ventilation/Respiration
Comfort Measures?
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration by Tube Feeding?
Intravenous (IV) Fluids?
For more information about the Maine POLST Coalition contact:-
Natalie Stockbridge
Maine Hospice Council and
Center for End-of-Life Care
P.O. Box 2239
Augusta, Maine 04330
Phone: 207-626-0651
Stanford Geriatric Education Center (SGEC)
The Stanford University School of Medicine invites faculty to apply for an intensive 12-month 160-hour Faculty Development Program in Ethnogeriatrics. This hybrid (in-person and online) educational experience uses a train-the-trainer approach to train multidisciplinary geriatric health care faculty. It is funded by USDHHS, Bureau of Health Professions GEC grant ( No UB4HP19049) for additional information and requirements click here