Omicron Epsilon Dinner Program: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

 

Sponsored by: Sigma Theta Tau - Omicron Epsilon Chapter

Date: Monday, October 20, 2008

Time: 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm Program

Registration Fee: $25.00 (Discounted student registration of $10.00)

Registration Deadline: October 15, 2008

Location: Clarkson College, Howard Hall 104 South 41st Street

Parking: Parking is limited, please park in the designated commuter student lots.

 

Presenters

Omicron Epsilon Members and Midwest Regional Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Training Center faculty:

·         Christine Ellett, BSN, RN The Nebraska Medical Center

·         JoAnn Acierno MSN, RN Assistant Professor Nursing, Clarkson College

 

Purpose

This program will provide information on the health care response to Prenatal Alcohol Exposure regarding identification, assessment and intervention.

 

Program Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

·         Examine the foundations of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) through the ages.

·         Define alcohol screening and the five drinking patterns.

·         Illustrate the models of addiction.

·         Describe the biomedical effects of alcohol on brain development.

·         Identify Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) screening methods, diagnosis and treatment.

 

Credits

Nursing: Code #NE06-09C14-36 Iowa Provider #345 2.0 contact hours awarded.

Clarkson College is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Nebraska Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation,

Mental Health Practitioners: This offering meets the continuing education criteria for 2.0 clock hours for Nebraska Licensed Mental Health Practitioners and Iowa Behavioral Sciences practitioners.

Education Hours: 2.0 Education hours.

 

Clarkson College Office of Professional Development assigns education hours based on 60 minutes of didactic or clinical instruction for each educational activity. Participants may use these for their professional continuing education hours and toward re-licensure and/or certification if so approved within the standards and guidelines of their discipline.

 

 

Registration Information

Registration Deadline: October 15, 2008   The following registration options are available: Online: Click here to register online. Phone: Click here for information to register over the phone with a credit card. (Discounted student registration of $10.00 - call 552-3396.) In-Person: Click here for information to register in-person with a credit card.