2013 Conference CNE Information

Registered conference attendees may earn up to 31.5 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours.  Completion of online evaluations are required to produce CNE contact hour certificates.

• Preconference Day # 1 (up to 7 contact hours); and
• Preconference Day # 2 (up to 7 contact hours); and
• the AHNA Conference (up to 17.5 contact hours; Thurs. = 7.5; Fri. = 6.5; Sat. = 3.5)

Separate registration required for each preconference day/workshops 

Target Audience: The continuing nursing education (CNE) activities for this conference have been designed to meet the educational needs of nurses and other health care providers involved in the holistic practice of health care and daily living who are interested in enhancing their practice through the process of reflection.

Overview:

• The American public is demanding health care that provides accessible options, is wellness oriented, economically feasible, compassionate, respectful and grounded in holistic ideals.
• Educational and healthcare institutions must provide practitioners able to address the needs of the whole person within a socio-cultural perspective that honors individuality and interconnectedness.
• Research demands a more holistically oriented perspective that both incorporates and transcends current paradigms.
• The role of nurse advocate is essential in the provision of safe, quality, person-centered health care.
• Holistic nurses have knowledge and skills that are foundational in the creation of caring/healing environments and envisioning possibilities for healing.
• Holistic nursing practice is grounded in the Scope and Standards of Holistic Nursing 1st Edition.
  

Purpose

The purpose of this conference is to enable holistic nurses to develop and refine knowledge and skills designed to consciously impact healthcare transformation.

Educational Objectives: After fully attending this conference, participants will be better able to:

1. Identify opportunities available to holistic nurses for addressing healthcare needs and demands at the local, national and international level.

2. Explore the role of advocacy in holistic nursing as a foundation in creating personal and social change.

3. Examine the skills and resources necessary to manifest change and optimize holistic nursing’s vision, contributions, and impact on health-care evolution.

4. Create strategies to advance holistic nursing’s philosophy and practice in education and practice settings, research, and in the public arena.

5. Engage in reflection to appreciate our individual uniqueness, deepen our awareness, and illuminate our inner wholeness and need for self-care.  

6. Equip holistic nurses with skills/approaches to participate meaningfully in the conscious development of an action plan designed to impact healthcare transformation.

   

Successful completion requirements: In order to receive continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours for educational activities at this conference, participants must:

• Register for the conference
• Be present for the session no later than five (5) minutes after starting time of activity
• Sign or initial attendance form when available
• Remain in the session until scheduled ending time
• Complete online Evaluations within 30 days of the conclusion of the activity (NOTE: a CNE contact hour certificate can only be obtained after evaluating all educational activities a participant registered for using the online evaluation process)

Disclosures

Conflicts of Interest: The following conference planning committee members(s) disclosed having no relevant financial relationship with any company/ organization whose products or services may be discussed during the conference activities: Peggy Burhardt, Glenda Christiaens, RN, PhD, AHN-BC; Colleen Delaney, Marian Long, MSN, RN, AHN-BC & Carla Mariano, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAIM

Presenters with relevant financial relationships will be disclosed here in the future and will be printed on session handouts or slides.

Non-Endorsement: Accredited status does not imply endorsement by AHNA or ANCC of any products displayed in conjunction with any conference activity.

Sponsorship & Commercial Support: The conference has not yet received any sponsorship or commercial support.  This statement will be updated as necessary.

Unlabeled Use: Conference CNE activities will not include discussions of products used for purposes other than what they have been approved for by the FDA.

The American Holistic Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.