Waukesha County Technical College - Professional Development
Classes/Seminars Providing Contact Hours
Contact hours
WCTC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education
by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
Classes Specifically Related to Pharmacology
510-471H Pharm Series 1 Updates in Anti-Infectives
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $17.34 CRN 11469
WCTC Main Pewaukee Campus, Health (H) Building, room 233
Discover the latest advances of different anti-infective
medications related to infectious diseases. Emphasis will be
on current updates, safe-prescribing practices and prescribing
methodologies. This class is intended for nurse practitioners (NPs)
and practicing nurses, and it is being offered for 3.0 contact hours
in pharmacology; it will focus on pharmacotherapeutics for NPs.
510-471F Pharm Series 2 Updates in Diabetes
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $17.34 CRN 11340
WCTC Main Pewaukee Campus, Health (H) Building, room 233
Focus on the latest advances of anti-diabetic agents including
various insulins and oral hypoglycemic agents. Emphasis will be
on current updates, safe-prescribing practices and prescribing
methodologies. This class is intended for nurse practitioners (NPs)
and practicing nurses. It is being offered for 3.0 contact hours in
pharmacology and will focus on pharmacotherapeutics for NPs.
510-471G Pharm Series 3 Updates in Respiratory
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $17.34 CRN 11341
WCTC Main Pewaukee Campus, Health (H) Building, room 233
Learn about updates in medications used to treat a variety of
respiratory illnesses including COPD, asthma and pneumonia.
Emphasis will be on drug-specific information, safe-prescribing
practices and prescribing methodologies. This class is intended
for nurse practitioners (NPs) and practicing nurses. It is being
offered for 3.0 contact hours in pharmacology and will focus on
pharmacotherapeutics for NPs.
510-471D Safe Medication Practices NEW TITLE!
Tuesdays, September 22 and 29, 2015 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $30.18 CRN 11199
WCTC Main Pewaukee Campus, Health (H) Building, room 233
This class will review principles of safe medication practices,
safe-prescribing practices, safe medication administration and
prescribing methodologies. This course is intended for any nurse
who would like more in depth information on safe medication use,
not intended for information about specific drug classes.
This course is being offered for 6.0 contact hours and will meet the
criteria for pharmacotherapeutics for NPs.
Classes Providing Nursing Contact Hours
510-459M Septic and Cardiogenic Shock
Saturday, September 26, 2015 8:30 a.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Cost: $30.18 CRN 11338
WCTC Main Pewaukee Campus, Health (H) Building, room 233
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection.
Learn about the pathophysiology of sepsis, septic shock and
cardiogenic shock, and discover what crucial changes of condition
and assessment findings nurses need to be aware of along with
interventions for these conditions. 7.0 contact hours.
Please provide your own lunch.
510-459N Keys to Dysrhythmia Management
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $17.34 CRN 11470
WCTC Main Pewaukee Campus, Health (H) Building, room 233
Focus on various cardiac dysrhythmias, including those that are
the most concerning and require intervention. Emphasis will be
on identifying myocardial injury and heart ischemia along with
systematic assessment of the patient with dysrhythmias. This
class is intended for practicing nurses with some knowledge of
cardiac monitoring. 3.0 contact hours.
510-451E Nutrition Update for Nurses
Thursday, November 5, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.
Cost: $10.92 CRN 11337
WCTC Main Pewaukee Campus, Health (H) Building, room 233
This course will provide nurses with current evidence-based
research related to nutrition and food products. Learn how to
impact your patient’s nutritional status with this science based
approach to planning meals and making healthy food choices.
2.0 contact hours.
Seminars Providing Contact Hours
Contact hours
WCTC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education
by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
510-459F Infectious Disease Updates
Thursday, November 5, 2015 8:30 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Cost: $69.00 CRN 11651
Located in the Richard T. Anderson (RTA) Education
Center at the main Pewaukee campus. Includes one meal.
Discover the newest information about Ebola, the ethics
involved with treating Ebola infected patients and how an
Ebola unit was set up in a local health care organization.
Learn about new emerging threats with infectious diseases.
5.75 contact hours.
Speakers: Michael A. Kron MD, MSc, FACP, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical College of Wisconsin;
J. Marc Liu, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Section of EMS and Disaster Medicine Medical
College of Wisconsin;
Susan Huerta, MD, Enterprise Vice President, Quality, Patient Safety and Performance Improvement, Enterprise
Quality Office, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin;
Staria Brickner, BSN, RN, CCRN, Critical Care Education Coordinator, Froedtert Hospital
510-406E Heart Failure
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 8:30 a.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Cost: $69.00 CRN 11652
Located in the Richard T. Anderson (RTA) Education
Center at the main Pewaukee campus. Includes one meal.
Learn about the latest advances in diagnostics, care, and
devices to treat heart failure. Discover how to help facilitate self-management
skills with your patients and about the challenges of
managing heart failure in long term care and rehabilitation settings.
Your presenters will include a team of experts in cardiology.
5.75contact hours.
Speakers: Matthew Weinberg, MD, Cardiologist, Cardiology Associates of Waukesha
Medical Director, Heart Failure Management Program, ProHealth Care;
Joy M. Jurek, MSN, M.Ed., RN, CHFN, PCCN, Manager & Clinical Nurse Specialist, ProHealth Care
Chronic Disease Programs: Heart Failure, Diabetes, Tele-Health Services, & Device Clinic;
Karen Sautbine, MSN, NHA, Linden Grove Incorporated
See agendas for the seminars at: www.wctc.edu/nursing-ce
Registration Information:
• Web registration at www.wctc.edu/registration
If you haven’t taken at course at WCTC, you will first
need to create an account.
• Operator-assisted registration 262.691.5578
For registration hours, visit www.wctc.edu or
call 262.691.5578
.
When you register, you will need the CRN number
listed with each class.
For directions to WCTC, visit www.wctc.edu/maps or
call 262.691.5463.
For more information on these classes and others,
go to www.wctc.edu/nursing-ce
or call WCTC School of Health at 262.691.5149.