New Jersey
Infusion Nurses Society
Educational
Conference
Kean University
Conference Center
1085 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
Saturday,April 18, 2015
7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Overall Program Goal
To provide information for nurses and other healthcare professionals to build upon the
knowledge and skills necessary for the management, administration, and delivery of
quality healthcare and infusion-care practices.
Contact Hours:
This activity has been submitted to the New Jersey State Nurses Association for approval
to award 5.0 contact hours. The New Jersey State Nurses Association is accredited as an
approver of continuing nursing education by the American Credentialing Center's
Commission on Accreditation.
This program qualifies for CRNI units.
Food:
Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be provided
Vendors/Exhibits:
Vendors will be on-site to provide product and technology updates
Location: Kean University
Donald R. Conklin Conference Center (Stem Building)
Directions: For GPS purposes use 1085 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
Registration: www.njins.org
Program Objectives:
After attending this continuing nursing education program, attendees should be able to:
1. List eight of little life’s lessons for infusion nurses and other professionals.
Understand the difference between creating ones own stress and overcoming it.
2. Identify the prevalence and relevance of catheter-related occlusions and the
management and prevention strategies for UEDVT.
3. Describe the examples of nursing research on infusion practice that adds to the
body of evidence. Identify the different levels of evidence.
4. Identify the most important contributing factors for the development of
antimicrobial resistance. Identify ways to optimize antimicrobial therapy through
stewardship initiatives.
5. Identify new practical recommendations to assist acute care hospitals in
implementing and prioritizing prevention efforts.
Program
7:45-8:30am
Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45am
Welcome
Susan E. Sing, M Ed, RN-BC
NJ Chapter President INS
8:45-9:45am
The Wages of Stress
Sharon Weinstein, MS,RN,CRNI,FACW,FAAN
President/Founder of SharonMWeinstein
9:45-10:00am
Break
10:00-11:00am
Catheter-Related Thrombosis: A Catalyst of Complications
Stephanie Pitts,
Angiodynamics
11:00-12:00pm
Evidence Based Practice for the Infusion Nurse
Cheryl Dumont, PhD, RN,CRNI
Director Nursing Research and Vascular Access Team
Winchester Medical Center, VA
President Elect, INS
12:00-1:30pm
Lunch and Vendor Exhibits
1:30-2:30pm
Clinical Implications of Antimicrobial Resistance
Humberto Jimenez, PharmD, BCPS
JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ
2:30-3:30pm
2014 SHEA Compendium Update on CLABSI
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN-BD, CRN
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
3M
3:30-4:00pm
Evaluations & Adjourn