NWCAC January Virtual Educational Meeting

Please join us January 11 from 9-11:30 AM for a virtual educational event and earn 2 CE’s (no worries about driving in snow and ice)!

Our first speaker will be Carissa Quinn RN DNP. She works at Mayo Clinic and is a Nurse Manager of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nursing Quality and Analytics. Carissa’s presentation will be “Thriving in a Challenging Work Environment.” This interactive session will encourage participants to take action in their current work setting to build personal resilience, influence culture, and drive effective change efforts.

Our second speaker will be Jane Pelosi-Kelly ANP-BC MSN. Jane is a Palliative care nurse practitioner for Endeavor Health. Her presentation will be “Moving from Cure to Comfort in the ICU!” This session will be an overview of needed primary palliative care skills for critical care nurses when assisting patients and families transition from curative/ restorative based care to comfort based care to support a peaceful & dignified EOL plan of care.

Please register online at our website nwchicagoaacn.nursingnetwork.com. The link to the conference will be sent in your confirmation email.

This activity has been submitted to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for approval to award contact hours. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Linda Smith MS RN CCRN-K CNE

Program Director

Northwest Chicago Area Chapter of AACN