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The Center for Continuing Nursing Education at
Columbia University School of Nursing
Providing comprehensive continuing education opportunities
Message from Dean Bobbie Berkowitz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Your professional and clinical educational needs are important to us. We
can help you meet mandatory educational requirements for re-licensure
and certification, and provide you new and interesting learning
opportunities for your professional development.
We are pleased to present this catalog of programs offered for
Spring 2016.
Custom Courses…
Does your facility need to organize on-site nursing CE workshops? We would be happy to
customize educational programs and provide contact hours in collaboration with your facility. To
learn more, please contact Donna Cill at dh238@cumc.columbia.edu.
Center for Continuing Nursing Education
617 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Fax: (212) 342-4759
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Table of Contents
Contact Hours awarded for all courses
What’s New Series
What's New in Diabetes?
What's New in Psych Pharm?
What's New in Pediatrics?
What's New in Cardiac Disease?
What's New in Pain Management?
What's New in Infectious Diseases?
Skills Series
Basic ECG/EKG
12 Lead EKG
Lab Interpretation
Radiology Review
Lab Review and Interpretation (Pediatrics)
Procedures
IV Therapy and Basic Phlebotomy
Advanced Suturing Workshop
Microscopy
APNs/RNs
Delirium
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Dermatology 101 for APN's (Adult)
Treating Mental Illness in Primary Care
Dermatology 101 for APN's (Pediatric)
Pediatric Health Assessment
Certification Review for Perianesthesia Nursing - CPAN & CAPA
Pharmacology
Controlled Dangerous Substances Course for APNs
Clinical Pharmacology Refresher for APNs
Writing Course
Scholarly Writing and Dissemination for Master's and Doctorally-Prepared Nursing Faculty
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Calendar of Events – Spring 2016 Continuing Nurse Education
March
1-Scholarly Writing and Dissemination for Master's and Doctorally-Prepared Nursing Faculty (ONLINE)
2 - Advanced Suturing Workshop
10 - Delirium
11 - What's New in Infectious Diseases?
12- Basic ECG/EKG
16- Integrative Medicine Part 1 (6-8pm)
18- Lab Interpretation –I changed that date from March 25th due to Easter
19 - IV Therapy and Basic Phlebotomy
21 - Clinical Pharmacology Refresher for APNs
April
2- Controlled Dangerous Substances Course for APNs
13 - Radiology Review
15 - Dermatology 101 for APN's (Adult)
16- What's New in Pain Management
20th- Integrative medicine Part 2
22nd- What’s new in Diabetes
27th Dermatology 101 for APN’s (Pediatrics)
May
5 - Pediatric Health Assessment
6- What’s new in Pysch Pharm
7 - Certification Review for Perianesthesia Nursing - CPAN & CAPA
10– Microscopy
12 - Lab Review and Interpretation (Pediatrics)
14th - 12 Lead EKG
18th-Integrative medicine part 3
20- What's New in Pediatrics? 10-2pm
June
3- What’s New in Cardiac disease?
11- Controlled Dangerous Substance Course for APN’s
8 - Advanced Suturing Workshop
15th –Integrative medicine part 4
18 - IV Therapy and Basic Phlebotomy
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20 - Treating Mental Illness in Primary Care
What’s New Series
Join us in our half-day programs to learn the latest trends and evidenced based information
about “what is new” in your field of expertise.
What’s New in Pediatrics?
Friday May 20th, 2016
10-2pm
Rita John DNP, EdD, CPNP-PC-DCC
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $80
Columbia employee & alumni: $90
All others: $100
Hear the latest pediatric update from our world renowned faculty! Dr. Rita John is an animated lecturer
and well versed in pediatrics. If you are a practicing nurse or nurse practitioner your should come to this
half-day workshop to stay up to date with the latest trends, new guidelines, immunization updates and
NAPNAP’s latest recommendations. This course will equip you with all you need to know to provide
optimal care to your pediatric patients.
What’s New in Infectious Disease?
Friday March 11th, 2016
10-2pm
Faculty: Janet Haas, PhD, RN, CIC, FSHEA
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $80
Columbia employee & alumni: $90
All others: $100
Infection Control standards are constantly being developed and tested. Learn the new updates per
industry standard and discuss best practice treatment guidelines. Get updates on prevention, care and
patient education.
What’s New in Psych Pharm?
Friday, May 6th, 2016
10-2pm
Rochelle Kepes, MSN, NP-P, BC
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $80
Columbia employee & alumni: $90
All others: $100
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Would you like to know more about current psychiatric medication and treatments? Learn how to
effectively manage patients with mild to severe mental illness utilizing the latest guidelines and
practices. This class will offer a thorough explanation of psycho-pharmacology, baseline workups,
monitoring parameters for efficacy and toxicity. This course will also explore benefits vs. risks,
associated lab work and applicability. This course will have practical meaning to nurse practitioners of all
specialties including behavioral health.
What’s new in Cardiac Disease?
Friday June 3rd, 2016
10-1pm
Faculty
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $80
Columbia employee & alumni: $90
All others: $100
This half day course will present the latest information in disease management, drug therapy and tips to
assist you in providing optimal care of your cardiac patients. It will address the best-practice guidelines,
updates on treatment and management. The latest evidence will be provided to help you better
manage your patients with cardiac concerns including: congestive heart failure, hypertension, etc.
What’s New in Diabetes?
Friday April 22nd, 2016
4-10pm
Marissa Wallace, APN-BC
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $80
Columbia employee & alumni: $90
All others: $100
Stay up to date with latest diabetic guidelines. Properly managing care of the diabetic patient is crucial
in successful outcome and life expectancy. This course covers management of diabetes, latest guidelines
for assessment, treatment and care of the diabetic patient. This includes: insulin types, oral agents to
lower blood glucose and a review of management for select co-morbid conditions.
What’s New in Pain Management?
Saturday April 16th, 2016
10-2pm
Elsa Wuhrman, DNP, FNP, ACNP, BC, Marlene E. McHugh DNP, DCC, FNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN,
Mary Tresgallo DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, Debbie Miller-Saultz, DNP, FNP-BC &
Kathleen Broglio, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN
4 contact hours
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CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $80
Columbia employee & alumni: $90
All others: $100
Pain is still one of the major reasons for a visit to a primary care provider. This half day seminar will
focus on the thorough assessment of pain, including nociceptive and neuropathic pain, with a focus on
the safe provision of current and evolving pharmacologic treatments. The program will culminate in the
application of learned principles to interesting case studies of patients with acute and/or chronic pain.
Skills Series
12 lead EKG (Webinar)
Saturdays:
May 14th , 2016
Francis Paulison, MSN, RN
9-1 pm
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $125
Columbia employee & alumni: $150
All others: $175
Review the basic principles of 12 –lead EKG interpretations. Topics include: lead placement,
wave interpretations, axis deviation and the identification and interpretation of normal and
abnormal 12-lead tracings.
Basic ECG/EKG (Webinar)
Saturdays:
March 12th, 2016
Francis Paulison, MSN, RN
9-2pm
5 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $150
Columbia employee & alumni: $175
All others: $200
This course provides the participant with the basic skills necessary to easily interpret ECG rhythm strips.
Learn about the electrical conduction of the heart, basic principles of dysrhythmia interpretation,
nursing interventions, and treatment modalities for basic dysrhythmias. Practice sessions are included
with the discussion of each dysrhythmia.
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Radiology Review
Thursday April 13th, 2016
1-5pm
Kate Aberger, MD, FACEP
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $175
Columbia employee & alumni: $200
All others: $225
Refresh your skills in reading and reviewing diagnostics X-rays, while improving your ability to identify
abnormalities of an X-ray of the abdomen, chest and extremities. Also explore indications for use of the
CT scan and MRI.
Lab Interpretation
Friday March 18th, 2016
9-4pm
Kate Aberger, MD, FACEP
6 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $150
Columbia employee & alumni: $175
All others: $200
Are you a practicing APN who wants to understand the process for selecting the relevant and
appropriate laboratory tests that are commonly ordered? Do you want to improve your skills in
interpreting lab reports? If so this course is for you. In addition to gaining advanced understanding of
common lab and diagnostic tests, participants will receive updates on some less frequently used tests.
Lab Review and Interpretation (Pediatrics)
Thursday May 12th, 2016
9-3pm
Rita John DNP, EdD, CPNP-PC-DCC
5 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $125
Columbia employee & alumni: $150
All others: $175
Reviewing and interpreting labs in the pediatric patient are key to diagnosing and treatment. Learn the
skills you need to adequately care for your patients utilizing the most up to date evidence based practice
guidelines.
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Procedures
Advanced Suturing Workshop
(Including incision and drainage overview)
Wednesday March 2nd, 2016
Wednesday June 8th, 2016
10-2pm
Ray Scarpa DNP, MSN, APN-BC
4 contact hours
Class size: 15 students
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $200
Columbia employee & alumni: $225
All others: $250
Want to learn how to suture? This course has a limited number of seats to assure that each student
learns to suture upon completion. This course teaches wound assessment skills and wound healing. It
covers various types of suture materials and indications for their use. This course also teaches incision
and drainage, including scalpel techniques and post care. Participants will gain hands on practice of
multiple suturing techniques and incision and drainage during skills lab.
Microscopy
Tuesday May 10th, 2016
10-5pm
Adena Bargad, PhD, CNM
6 contact hours
Class size: 15 students
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $550
Columbia employee & alumni: $575
All others: $600
Are you a nurse practitioner who cares for women’s health patients? This robust skills training will assist
you in the skills required to successfully diagnose using the microscope. Treatment, diagnosis and
management will be covered and multiple skills including endometrial biopsy & IUD insertions.
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IV Therapy and Basic Phlebotomy
Saturday March 19th, 2016
Saturday June 18th, 2016
10-5pm
Faculty: TBD
6.5 Contact hours
Fee: $300
This course presents all the core skills needed for nurses to become IV certified. It includes a review of
the circulatory system, fluid and electrolyte balance, blood administration and covers a variety of access
devices. You will participate in a skills lab section to secure your basic phlebotomy and IV skills
APN’s/RNs
**RNs are welcomed to all APN courses **
Treating Mental Illness in Primary Care
Monday June 20th, 2016
10-2pm
Krystyna de Jacq, PMHNP-BC
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $90
Columbia employee & alumni: $115
All others: $125
Are you a nurse practitioner who would like to strengthen your skills in caring for the patient with
mental illness? This course will review the basics in mental health, assist you in learning how to
recognize depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, etc. Emphasis will be placed on screening, treatment,
and best practice models.
Dermatology 101 for APNs (Adult)
Friday April 15th, 2016
12-5pm or 10-3pm
Diane Stella APN-BC
5 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $100
Columbia employee & alumni: $125
All others: $150
Learn from your expert faculty. Are you a practicing nurse advanced practice nurse that would like to
strengthen you skills in dermatology? This course will give you the fundamentals in dermatology. Learn
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the most up-to- date information on diagnosis, treatment and management. A strong emphasis will be
place on assessment.
Dermatology 101 for APNs (Pediatrics)
Wednesday April 27th, 2016
10-2pm
Rita John DNP, EdD, CPNP-PC-DCC
4 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $100
Columbia employee & alumni: $125
All others: $150
Our dynamic faculty will help you strengthen your assessment skills in the pediatric patient with a
dermatology concern. This course will provide a review of the most common and some rare
dermatological conditions in the pediatric patient, so you can diagnosis, treat according to the latest
evidenced based practice guidelines.
Delirium
Thursday March 10th, 2016
10-12pm
Jane Giganti, BSN, RN, CCRN
2 contact hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $60
Columbia employee & alumni: $70
All others: $80
Although first described 2500 years ago, delirium is only now beginning to be respected and talked
about as a syndrome that attributes to not only billions in additional health care costs annually, but to a
loss in a person’s functionality and an increase in patient mortality. Discover why the assessment, the
prevention, and the treatment of delirium are all needed to provide the best outcomes for our patients
and why it is critical for all healthcare providers to understand.
Pediatric Health Assessment
Thursday May 5th, 2016
9-5pm
Rita John DNP, EdD, CPNP-PC-DCC
7 hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $150
Columbia employee & alumni: $175
All others: $200
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This one day course will review the physical assessment of the child across the life span. The course will
assist you in recognizing and interpreting abnormal physical assessment findings and review multiple
systems including but not limited to: pulmonary, GI, HEENT, cardiac and neuro.
Review Courses
Certification Review for Perianethesia Nursing –CPAN & CAPA
Friday May 7th, 2016
9-5pm
Michael Greco, DNP, CRNA
7 contact hours
Fee: $175
Are you a pre-op or PACU nurse preparing or your certification? Receive your certification review from
our expert faculty, Dr. Michael Greco who has conducted multiple reviews with a high success rate. This
full day seminar will provide you with the knowledge and the skills to pass your certification exam.
Topics that will be reviewed are: standards of care, pharmacodynamics, stages of anesthesia, etc.
Writing Course
Scholarly writing and dissemination for master’s and doctorally-prepared nursing faculty (online)
March 1st-July 5th
Number of Students: 6
Kristine M. Kulage, MA, MPH
Application required: see link below to apply
17 weeks online course, 1-2 hour a week participation
25 contact hours
Fee: $1495
Building upon the previous experience of master’s and doctorally-prepared nursing faculty, in this
course students will hone their skills in writing and dissemination to expand the scope and increase their
overall scholarly endeavors. This course will provide an examination of effective scholarly writing, a
step-by-step opportunity to prepare a professional manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed
journal, and an in-depth review of effective strategies for oral and poster presentations. Students will
participate in peer writing workshops as a means of improving their writing, with a focus on targeting
appropriate audiences, and modeling the skills required to be an effective reviewers of their own writing
and future reviewers for peer-reviewed journals.
Please click on the link to apply to this course: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M5QYYXQ
If you are selected into this course we will notify you and
you will be given instructions for registration.
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PHAMACOLOGY
Clinical Pharmacology Refresher for APNs
(March 21st -May 20th, 2016)
8 weeks online
Bruce Ruck PharmD
3-4 hours a week, weekly threaded discussion with student participation.
30 Pharmacology Contact Hours
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $550
Columbia employee & alumni: $575
All others: $595
This course expands the healthcare professional’s knowledge of clinical pharmacology to provide a
sound basis from which to engage in prescriptive drug management. Pharmacodynamics,
pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics of drug classes are explored through a variety of teachinglearning methodologies, including seminar discussion, problem-based case study presentations, and
focused readings. Online web resources to assist locating evidence-based pharmacology information will
be shared. The course focus is adult clinical pharmacology, however pharmacokinetics of children and
geriatric patients are also covered. Topics: HTN, CHF, Angina, Diabetes, asthma, CNS, depression,
antibiotics.
Controlled Dangerous Substance Course for APN’s
NJ/ California
3 contact hours/ 6 contact hours
3-6pm California NPs
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $80
Columbia employee & alumni: $90
All others: $100
3-9pm New Jersey NPs
CUSON faculty, staff, preceptors & students: $125
Columbia employee & alumni: $150
All others: $175
Saturday April 2nd, 2016 &
Saturday June 11th, 2016
Bruce Ruck PharmD
This 3-6 hour course can be taken for Advanced Practice Nurses who have prescriptive privileges meets
the 4 hours requirement for California Nurses and 6 hour requirement for New Jersey State Licensure
requirements. Topics include Schedule II and III controlled substances, pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamics principles. This course will also meet pharmacology requirements for recertification.
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Faculty
Kate Aberger, MD, FACEP
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
Adena Bargad PhD, MSN, CNM
Assistant Professor of Nursing at CUMC
Director, Subspecialty Program in Women's Health
Kathleen Broglio, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Adult Palliative Care Services
Columbia University Medical Center
Secretary ASPMN NYC Chapter & Board of Directors Eastern Pain Society
Krystyna de Jacq, PMHNP-BC
Advanced Practice Nurse
Michael Greco DNP, CRNA
Assistant Professor of Nursing at CUMC
Assistant Program Director, Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia
Janet Haas, PhD, RN, CIC, FSHEA
Director of Epidemiology, Lenox Hill Hospital
Rita Marie John DNP, EdD, CPNP-PC DCC
Associate Professor of Nursing at CUMC
Director, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Rochelle Kepes, MSN, NP-P, BC
Rockland Psychiatric Center &
Faculty at Columbia University School of Nursing/Dominican College
Kristine M. Kulage, MA, MPH
Director of Research and Scholarly Development
Columbia University School of Nursing
Marlene E. McHugh DNP, DCC, FNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN
Assistant Professor at Columbia University Medical Center
Associate Director of Palliative Care/Montefiore Medical Center/Bronx NY 10467
Hospice and Palliative Care/ NYC Metro Chapter/Steering Committee
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Debbie Miller-Saultz, DNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
HPNA Advisory Board
Francis Paulison, MSN, RN
Cardiology Clinical Education Specialist
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Paterson, NJ
Bruce Ruck, Pharm D
Director of Drug Information & Professional Education
NJ Poison Information and Education System, Rutgers
Raymond Scarpa, DNP, CNS, AOCN
Advanced Practice Nurse, Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers-NJMS
Diane Stella APN-BC
Faculty at NYU School of Nursing
Minute Clinic Diagnostic of New Jersey, LLC
Mary Tresgallo DNP, MPH, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center
Chairman, Pediatric Ethics Committee at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York
Member NY HPNA Chapter Steering Committee
Marisa I. Wallace, DNP, FNP-BC, DCC
Diabetes Nurse Practitioner
Department of Veterans Affairs
New York Harbor Healthcare System- Manhattan Campus
Elsa Wuhrman, DNP, FNP, ACNP, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing at CUMC
Acute Pain Management
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center
Master Faculty for the American Society for Pain Management Nursing
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General Information
Columbia University School of Nursing’s continuing nursing education Ppogram is accredited as a provider of
continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Registration
Advanced registration and payment required. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to start time.
Cancellation Policy/Faculty
We reserve the right to cancel any program at any time. If a class is canceled due to insufficient
enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be provided. For participant cancellations,
refunds are provided in the following way:
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For withdrawal at least 5 working days prior to the first class session: 100% refund, less a $20
processing fee.
For withdrawal at least 4 working days prior to the first class session: 50% refund, less a $20
processing fee.
Within less than 2 days’ notice: No refund will be provided.
Change Fee: We will accept your course change with a $30 fee, two weeks prior to the first day
of class.
IV, Suture & Microscopy Course: No refunds will be made 14 working days prior to class.
Writing Workshop: No Refund will be made 30 days prior to the first day of class.
Refunds take up to 6 weeks to process. Although it is rarely necessary, the University does reserve the
right to substitute faculty if needed.
Certificates
Your fee includes a contact-hour certificate. Replacements are $10 each.
Meals
Unless otherwise noted, meals and refreshments are NOT provided. Please bring your own, or you will be
directed to nearby facilities.
Lifetime Learning Tax Credit
Individuals can qualify for educational tax credit for tuition and fees paid for undergraduate, graduate,
and continuing education courses. For detailed information consult IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for
Higher Education, which can be obtained at any IRS office or at http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/LLC .
Course Locations – CUMC Campus
All Courses will be held at the CUMC campus unless otherwise noted.
Hammer Health Sciences Building – 701 W 168th St., New York, NY 10032
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CUMC campus
http://cumc.columbia.edu/sites/default/themes/cumc/docs/NYP-CUMC_map.pdf
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Registration
Register online at nursing.columbia.edu
or mail/fax your registration form
and send check or money order to:
Center for Continuing Nursing Education
Columbia University School of Nursing
617 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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