Virginia Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

Online certification review Sat Sept 16th

Posted almost 2 years ago by Amy Ballenger

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VSPAN members, here is a great opportunity to attend a certification review all online:
MASPAN, The Massachusetts Society of Perianesthesia Nurses is having a Zoom CPAN & CAPA Certification Review Course on Saturday September 16th, 2023.  ALL VIRTUAL from 8:00AM to 4:45PM.  This has been approved for 8.0 contact hours by the AACN.  
 
Registration Information: On-line (only) registration is available @ www.maspan.org
 
Accreditation: This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing nursing education individual activity was approved for 8.00 contact hours.  
 
Learning Outcome: To provide perianesthesia nurses with the knowledge, confidence and test taking skills necessary to obtain specialty certification.
 
Target Audience: All perianesthesia nurses
 
Disclosure Statement:  All planners and presenters at nursing continuing education activities are required to disclose to the audience any significant financial relationships with manufacturer(s) of any commercial products, goods or services.  Such disclosures will be made in writing in the course presentation materials and verbally at the start of the conference.
 
Registration Information: On-line (only) registration is available @ www.maspan.org
 
 
MASPAN MEMBERS
 
$99
 
ASPAN COMPONENT MEMBERS
 
$109
 
NON-ASPAN MEMBERS
 
 $169
 
 
Registration includes a printed course binder which will be [snail] mailed to each attendee 
 
Registration Details
  • On-line registration @ maspan.org
  • Deadlines:
    • Registration deadline Tuesday September 5th.
    • Registration requests after Tuesday September 5th will be accepted based on binder availability ~ late registration requests subject to an additional $25 S&H fee
    • Refund requests subject to a $25 processing fee if binder has been mailed
    • No refunds after September 10th.
  • Please provide your current MAILING address when registering. MASPAN is not responsible verifying your mailing address.
  • Please verify that your email address is correct ~ conference access information will be sent via the email address entered during registration.
 MASPAN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL FOR LOW ENROLLMENT.
 
A FULL REFUND WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE EVENT OF COURSE CANCELLATION.
 
Agenda*
 
7:15                 Registration opens via Zoom
 
7:50                 Welcome and introduction     
 
8:00                 Introduction to Certification
 
8:15                 Anesthesia Review
 
09:15               Regional Anesthesia
 
9:45                 Break 
 
10:00               Preoperative Preparation
 
10:30               Anesthesia Complications
 
12:15               Break
 
12:30               Perianesthesia Pharmacology
 
13:00               Special Populations and Special Concerns
 
13:30               Break
 
13:45               Surgical Specialties
 
15:15               Discharge Preparation
 
15:45               ASPAN Standards  
 
16:15               Test-taking Strategies
 
16:30              Evaluation & Summation; Test Question & Answer
 
16:45              Adjourn
 
* Please note that due to the virtual nature of this conference, breaks are abbreviated to maximize learning opportunities.
 
Speaker Information:
 
Maureen McLaughlin MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CPAN, CAPA
Maureen has spent her career in perianesthesia environments and is considered a perianesthesia nurse expert. She began her perianesthesia nursing career as a staff nurse in a high acuity PACU in an academic medical center.  Since that period, she has held a variety of clinical leadership roles including PACU Clinical Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist of Procedural Sedation, Critical Care Clinical Educator and now her current role as Quality Nurse, Department of Anesthesia.  Maureen’s possesses a baccalaureate degree and a Master’s Degree from Boston College. She is board certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health as well as dual certification as a CAPA and CPAN.  Maureen is a frequent lecturer locally, nationally and internationally covering a variety of clinical topics. She echoes the vision statement from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.: 
 
“Recognizing and respecting the unequaled excellence in the mark of the CPAN and CAPA credential, perianesthesia nurses will seek it, managers will require it, employers will support it and the public will demand it.”