Nursing Contact Hours
NEW AT ATS 2013
The Nursing Assembly has more than 200 international members, with specialists in the 3 pillars of ATS: pulmonary, critical care and sleep and beyond including pediatrics, gerontology, allergy, home care, telehealth, health information technology, psychology, rehabilitation, education, occupational health and palliative and end-of-life care
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce that it has partnered with National Jewish Health® to provide Nursing Contact Hours for 25 sessions. The Nursing Assembly selected sessions with content that is appropriate for and relevant to the needs of its members.
Nursing Continuing Education Contact Hours for selected sessions is provided through National Jewish Health®, a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number, CEP 12724.
| SATURDAY, MAY 18 |
| WN1 Respiratory Nursing Skills Update* |
| SUNDAY, MAY 19 |
| A1 Clinical Year In Review 1 |
| A2 Current Controversies In COPD Treatment |
| A4 Improving ICU Decision Making At The End Of Life: Cutting Edge Strategies |
| A7 Hospital Re-Admissions: The Next Challenge In Pulmonary Medicine Practice |
| A11 Nocturnal Non-Invasive Ventilation (NNIV): Theory, Evidence, And Current Best Practice |
| A12 Severe Asthma: Grading The Current Evidence And Planning For The Future |
| A81 Nursing Year In Review |
| MONDAY, MAY 20 |
| B1 Clinical Year In Review 2 |
| B2 Exacerbations Of COPD: Current State Of Knowledge |
| B86 Controversies In Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Pro-Con Debate |
| B90 Making Care Better: Implementing The New COPD Guidelines In Your Clinical Practice |
| TUESDAY, MAY 21 |
| C1 Clinical Year In Review 3 |
| C3 Case Based Learning In COPD Management |
| C7 Progress In Pediatric Tuberculosis: A Global Perspective |
| C9 Complex Symptoms And Symptom Clusters: From Patient Assessment To Management |
| C11 Is There Room For Conscientious Objections In Critical Care Medicine? |
| C81 Pediatric Year In Review |
| WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 |
| D1 Clinical Year In Review 4 |
| D4 Psychological Distress In ICU Healthcare Providers And The Families Of Our Patients |
| D5 Rationale And Models For Multidisciplinary Care Of Children With Complex Chronic Disorders |
| D9 The Special Case Of Older Adults In Pulmonary Medicine And Critical Care |
| D12 Smoke: Many Sources And A Global Threat To Lung Health |
| D84 Obesity In Critical Illness: Management, Outcomes, And Novel Pathophysiologic Concepts |
| D89 Hot Topics In Lung Transplantation |
WN1 Respiratory Nursing Skills Update*
Saturday, May 18
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Pre-registration is required.
This year ATS is offering a full day workshop on respiratory nursing which will consist of a combination of lectures and hands-on demonstrations. Lectures will focus on updates on some common pulmonary disorders such as Asthma, COPD and infectious diseases. Hands-on demonstrations will allow participants to build practical skills in oxygen delivery, spirometry testing, inhaler technique, principles of bi-level non-invasive ventilation including bi-level mask fitting and much more. Participants will learn from international experts in the field.
“Participants will leave feeling confident, empowered, and enthused,” says course Chair Monica Fletcher, RN, MS.
