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Ontario Family Practice Nurses Conference OFPN)

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:49:34 AM

Hold the date for the OFPN biennial conference that will be held on May 4 and 5, 2012 at the Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel. The theme of the conference will be "Womb to Tomb" and call for abstracts has been extended until December 9th, 2011. Registration details will be posted as soon as they are made available.

Heart and Stroke Clinical Update

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:53:11 PM

Heart&Stroke Clinical Update 2011 will get you current on the best practices and leading edge sciences that will enable you to help your patients more effectively. Click here for Conference OverviewDate: Dec. 9 - 10, 2011 Pre-conference Dec. 8, 2011 Location: Hilton Downtown Toronto Hotel

2012 ISTM Travel Medicine Review & Update Course

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:29:14 PM

February 25, 26, 2012, San Francisco Using a combination of lectures, Q&A, discussions and mock tests, the expert faculty will present a curriculum covering topics relevant to nurses who provide medical care and advice to travelers, expatriates and immigrants. The course also provides a thorough update and review of the body of knowledge for the practice of travel medicine and assists in preparation for the CTH exam. Click here for more information or to register.

The Early Years Conference 2012

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:01:00 PM

Februrary 2-4, 2012, Vancouver "The Development of Children's Mental Health: How do We Become Who We Are?" will stimulate dialogue, reflection, a deeper understanding of a child's total development as rooted in their earliest relationships, and may revolutionalize our approaches and practices with young children, their families and their communities. Click here for more information and to register.

Webinar: Break the Silence of Constipation: An Elder-friendly Approach

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:01:00 PM

November 8, 2011, 12:00-12:45 p.m. ET (English) November 10, 2011, 12:00-12:45 p.m. ET (French) This free webinar will show how a nurse-led interdisciplinary team can reduce and even prevent constipation in acute care. It builds on an elder-friendly hospital approach, which maintains, promotes, and enhances functional abilities of older adults. Click here to register for the session.

Webinar: HPV Testing Technologies: Current Evidence & New Advancements

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:34:00 PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011 Organized by the Canadian Network on HPV Prevention. Webinar is free. Click here to register.

Free Interactive, Online Nursing Continuing Education Programs

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:05:00 PM

Expand your current knowledge with new developments in a variety of clinical areas. Choose from a number of Free Online Nursing Programs and claim completed programs as Continuous Learning (CL) activities toward renewal of the CNA certification credential (if related to your nursing specialty). Click here for more information.

17th Annual Wound Care Conference

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:01:21 PM

The Canadian Association of Wound Care is pleased to report that plans for the 17th Annual Wound Care Conference, to be held at the Ottawa Convention Centre from November 3 to 6, 2011, are well underway. This year’s conference theme is Surgical Wounds, Burns and Infections. Once again, the conference will feature four educational streams: basic clinical, advanced clinical, research, and public policy and education. Click here for registration information.

2012 CNA Biennial Convention: Nurses - Movers and Shapers

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:27:11 PM

Save the date for the 2012 Biennial Convention being held June 18-20, 2012 in Vancouver. The presentation topic for 2012 is "Innovation and Success" Every day, you participate in and lead innovative solutions. Bring your success stories to a national audience. Call for abstracts is now open. Click here for submission details.

Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Strategies and Solution-From Practice to Policy

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:21:00 PM

This is the 4th conference on recent advances in the prevention and management of childhood and adolescent obesity being held in Halifax, NS. Pre-Conference: October 24, 2012 Main Conference: October 25-26, 2012 Click here to view call for abstracts and check program updates.

CHSPR 2012 Health Policy Conference

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:13:00 PM

Will paying the piper change the tune? Promise and pitfalls of health care funding reform will be the focus of teh 24th Annual Health Policy Conference being held Feb. 29-29, 2012 in Vancouver. Click here for more information

Priorities 2012

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:55:00 PM

Biennual conference of the International Society on Priorities in Health Care will be held in Vancouver, B.C. on September 16-19, 2012. Click here to watch for details.

Family Medicine Forum 2011

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:00:00 AM

November 3 - 5, 2011 Palais des Congres de Montreal www.fmf.cfpc.ca