MNA and statewide Continuing Education Events

  Date and Location    Title and Registration information Contact hours awarded Including RX
July 13, 2010  9 am – 4 pm

Copper Lounge at MT Tech Student Union Building Butte, MT

July 15, 2010  9 am – 4 pm

Lewis & Clark Room at WMC Campus, Dillon, MT

July 14, 2010  9am – 4 pm  Wingate Inn 2305 Catron St. Bozeman, MT   

  “New MT DOJ Initiatives To Help You Help Victims”For more information contact Joan Eliel, Program Specialist Montana Dept of Justice Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services(406) 444-5803 jeliel@mt.gov or visit the DOJ website at: http://www.doj.mt.gov/victims/201002agenda.pdf 5.25 hours
       
       
HELENA- Montana Nurses Association Annual Convention OCT 7,8, &9,  2010   To be held at the Great Northern Best Western in Helena.

  1. Educational opportunities
  2. House of Delegates Business Meeting
  3. Vendor/Exhibit Hall

 Contact: lori@mtnurses.org for information or go to www.mtnurses.org to register for this event. 

25CE events being offered over three days.
Missoula- To be offered once a month starting in the Spring of 2009   Reiki Level I Training and Reiki Level II TrainingLearners will gain new knowledge and skills to conduct basic Reiki energy for stress reduction and healing. Offered as two separate workshops for Reiki I and IIContact: Paula Parcheta or Carol Todd at Wholistichealthandvitality@q.com  7.25 CH
Big Sky MT-  March 4-7, 2010   Pulmonary Medicine in Primary Care Conference:When to treat – When to call for Help!To be held at the Big sky Resort
Registration and more information available at
www.ala-nr.org or call Alison at 406-442-6556
TBA
       
BUTTE- Highlands Hospice3703 Harrison AveButte, Montana   Grief in the WorkplaceContact: Loren Hines at (406) 533-0020 to schedule a presentation for your staff.  1 CH
       
April 14-15, 2010Missoula MT   

The Montana Gerontology Society’s 28th Annual Conference – “The Silver Tsunami: Crisis or Opportunity?

April 14th : Helping the 21st Century Professionals Meet the Growing Need to Serve Seniors Successfully
April 15th: The Future of Baby Boomers
Cost is $10.00 each day at the door. For conference agenda and registration please visit
http://www.montanagerontology.com/ or contact Barbara at 406-243-2480

TBA
April 13 – 15, 2010Bozeman MT   Spring Public Health Conference
Grant Tree Inn – Bozeman MT
The 2010 annual conference will be held at the Best Western GranTree Inn in Bozeman April 13 – 15.  April 13 is a day of training for individuals who work with a local WIC program and it is an optional day for exhibitors.  The full conference is held April 14 and 15.
If you have any questions, please give a call to Gail at 406-442-4141 or send an email (gailb@mt.net).
 
April 22, 2010
Bozeman MT
  Spring Conference – Nursing Leadership
Zeta Upsilon Chapter – Sigma Theta Tau International
For registration and additional information please contact
Karen Zulkowski : 406-657-1739
You don’t have to be a Sigma Theta Tau member to come!
 
Montana-

April 26th and 27th ,2010    

Bozeman MT

Holiday Inn

 

 

Cardiovascular Health Summit & 5th Annual Worksite Health Promotion Conferences

For More Information contact
Ava Griffenberg 
AGriffenberg@mt.gov or
call   406-444-5508

Or visit : http://montanaworksitewellness.org/conference.shtml

All conference information and registration is

Available at the above web site.

 

TBA
 Registration through early September 2009Completion by June 1, 2010. 

A self-study course to increase expertise in health literacy and to identify and implement mechanisms to improve health literacy for patients, especially at risk rural and American Indian elderly

 

   

Montana Geriatric Education Center

Health Literacy Scholars Program 

Visit http://mtgec.umontana.edu for registration and information.

Telephone: (406) 243-2453 Missoula or (866) 506-8432 toll free

 

 
January 26, 2010February 23, 2010   Case Studies for Improving Health Literacy and Diabetes Outcomes in Older PersonsJane Fitch-Meszaros, RN, BSN, CDE, will facilitate a discussion on a prepared case study concerning the management of an older diabetic patient with related medical conditions. The study, along with other materials, will be sent to registered participants before the meetings so everyone is prepared for the discussion.Registration :  http://nwrei.org or 800-308-2194 or
406-237-5300 local in Billings area
Provider : Montana Geriatric Education Center  http://mtgec.umontana.edu