PACIFIC COAST REGION of the WOCN Is PROUD to PRESENT

PACIFIC COAST REGION OF THE WOCN is PROUD TO PRESENT:

SPRINGING INTO KNOWLEDGE

SPRING CONFERENCE 2008

March 27th and March 28th 2008

LaPlaya Hotel

8th & Camino Real (

Carmel-by-the-Sea, Ca. 93921

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Space is limited. Therefore, pre-registration is required. Please dress in layers as temperature can vary in the meeting rooms.

Registration Fee Includes: Admission, handouts, CEU certificate, two breakfasts (one each day) and lunch on Thursday. Receipts for registration will be available at the conference registration desk upon request. No confirmation will be sent. Your check will be your confirmation.

Cancellation and Refund Policy: A refund minus a $20.00 administration fee will be made if written cancellation is postmarked by March 13. 2008. No refunds will be made after this date.

Registration Fees:

Early Registration postmarked no later than March 13, 2008

PCR/WOCN 140.00

Non-PCR/WOCN Member 155.00

All Late Registration 165.00

(Post-marked after March 13th or at the door)

Hotel Information:

LaPlaya Hotel

8th Camino Real

Carmel by the Sea, Ca. 93921

1-800-582-8900

Room Rate: Single/Double: $175.00 plus 10% tax & $1.00 Tourism fee. You must reference “PCR Conference” when booking reservation. Reservations must be booked by March 5th for available rate. Rooms booked after this date will be available at the hotel’s current rate. There is no hotel shuttle from the MontereyAirport. Taxis are available for about $20.00 at the airport.

Parking at the hotel is free.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

7:00-8:00 Breakfast in the Carmel Room

Registration

8:00-8:15: Welcome and Announcements

Joyce Moss, PCR president

8:15-9:15: “All About Lymphedema: Understanding the Disease and Safe,Effective

Management Techniques” Steve Norton, CDT Clinical Instructor, CLT –

LANA, 1 CEU

9:15-10:15: “Maggot Debridement” Ron Sherman, MD, MSc, BioTherapeutics

Education and Research Foundation, (Sponsored by Monarch Labs)

1 CEU

10:15-10:30: Break

10:30-12:00: “Foot and Nail Care: Prevention of Problems and Promotion of Comfort”

Shelly Burdette-Taylor, RN-BC, MSN, CWCN, CFCN, PhDc. (Sponsored

By 3M) 1 CEU

12:00-1:00: Lunch Provided

1:00-2:00: “Sleeping with the Enemy: Support Surface Management Demystified”

Cynthia A. Fleck, MBA, BSN, RN ET/WOCN, CWS, DNC, DAPWCA

FACCWS (Sponsored by Medline) 1 CEU

2:00-3:00: Government Affairs: Lee Ann Krapf, RN BSN, CWOCN, Member of the

WOCN Public Policy Committee. 1 CEU

3:00-3:15: Break

3:15-5:00: General Membership Meeting

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008

7:30-8:00: Breakfast in the Carmel Room and Registration

8:00-9:00: “Pressure Ulcer Prevention Aspect of the 5 Million Lives Campaign”

Paula Gruccio, RN, MSN, CWCN,COCN,CCCN, Regional Clinical

Manager, Huntleigh Healthcare. (Sponsored by Huntleigh Healthcare).

1 CEU

9:00-10:00: Seamless Continuum of Care Relating to Pressure Ulcers: “Protocols

Are the Glue” James G. Spahn, MD, FACS (Sponsored by EHOB). 1 CEU

10:00-11:00: Treating and Protecting the Periwound Skin, Tracey C. Vlahovic, DPM,

Assistant Professor, TempleUniversity of Podiatric, Dept. of Medicine.

1 CEU

11:00-!2:00: Ostomy Challenges with Bariatric Patients: Susan Gallagher RN, CNS,

MSN, MA, CWOCN, CBN, PhD (Sponsored by RecoverCare) 1 CEU

12:00-12:30: Wrap Up

REGISTRATION FORM (please print)

NAME______

ADDRESS ______

TELEPHONE: (_____)______

LICENSE NUMBER:______RN LVN WOCN CWS NP CWOCN ______OTHER
WORK PLACE______EMPLOYER______

ADDRESS ______CITY/STATE______

FIRST TIME ATTENDEE:____Y____N

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 13,2008

Make checks payable to: PCR/WOCN. Checks are the preferred method of payment.

Send to Liz Harvey, 1118 #82 Cedar Creek Drive, Modesto, Ca. 95355, 209-579-1190

For Credit Card Payment, please complete the following: Mastercard Visa

Credit Card Holder______

Card Number: ______Exp date:______

Total to be billed______

Signature:______

WOCN/PCR Member: ____Yes ____No

Amount Enclosed: $______

Payment must accompany all registration, or will not be accepted.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This one and a half day conference will provide all health care professionals with an evidence based approach to managing patients with wound and ostomy problems.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing #03602.

The one and a half day program provides 9.5 contact hours.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Appreciate new approaches to pressure ulcer prevention and treatments.

Understand lymphedema and identify effective management techniques.

Explore the current status of the hospital inpatient prospective payment changes and implications for the WOC nurse.

Understandthe intent of the “5 million Life’s Campaign”.

Explore the differences between “medical grade” and “ordinary” maggots and their impact on wound treatment.

Identify management challenges associated in bariatric ostomy patients.

Education Coordinator:

Elisabeth Harvey

1118 #82 Cedar Creek Drive

Modesto, Ca. 95355

Phone: 209-579-1190