Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, is sponsoring the conference Nursing2013 Symposium: The Conference for Clinical Excellence, which will be held March 19-22, 2013, at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The goal of the conference is to elevate the nursing practice and promoting innovation in quality of patient care. LWW is the publisher of Nursing2013.
The meeting is designed for nurses in direct care positions as well as aspiring new leaders. Nurses will reportedly attend a sweeping variety of sessions taught by the country's premier experts on such topics as heart failure, trauma, pain management, diabetes and healthy work environments. Symposium attendees will also earn contact hours, network with colleagues and meet with vendors and industry representatives in the exhibit hall.
The symposium launches on March 19, with four preconference workshops including the Med-Surg Certification Review Course, Pharmacology: Simplified, Not Mystified; 12-Lead ECG Interpretation; and Adult Physical Assessment. Jeff Doucette, Vice President and CNO of Mary Immaculate Hospital, delivers the Opening Address, 'Leading from Where You Are: Creating a Culture that Inspires.
March 20 will begin with the 'Nurse of the Year Award' presentation, followed by keynote speaker Charles Denham, Founder and Chairman, Texas Medical Institute of Technology. Dr. Denham will explore high performance leadership in his session, 'A Lifesaver for Lifesavers: How to Survive the Rough Seas of Patient Safety and Value-Based Purchasing Demands'.
Breakout sessions follow and will continue through March 21. Topics include patient safety, kidney failure, sleep apnea, caring for the oncology patient, writing for professional publications and workplace conflict. Experts will also present general sessions on patient advocacy, achieving a healthy lifestyle and end-of-life issues.
On March 22, Laskowski-Jones will deliver the closing session on 'Developing the Leader in You: A Plan for Success.'
