Earn CE on the Internet
Enter the on-line continuing education program from American Health Consultants, publisher of Same-Day Surgery, and earn contact hours certified by the American Nurses Association via the Internet. Save time and money by taking CE tests in areas such as same-day surgery, infection control, hospital employee health, case management, quality assurance, and patient education. Your test will be graded on-line, and your certificate will be delivered by e-mail immediately upon passing.
Three secure payment options are available. The price is $15 for 1.5 hours of ANA CE contact hours. Log on at http://www.ce-web.com.
• The Medical Laser Safety Update Oct. 4, St. Louis; Nov 1, Albuquerque; Dec. 6, Mobile. Given by the Laser Institute of America. Contact: Rich Greene, Marketing Director, Laser Institute of America, 12424 Research Parkway, Suite 125, Orlando, FL 32826. Telephone: (407) 380-1553, ext. 18; for general info: (800) 34-LASER. Fax: (407) 380-5588. World Wide Web: www.laserinstitute.org
• Peri-Anesthesia Nursing Review Oct. 4-5, Dallas; Oct. 18-19, Atlanta. Sponsored by Clemson University Continuing Education in Nursing Department. Contact Olivia Shanahan, College of Health, Education, and Human Development, Continuing Education in Nursing, 109 Edwards Hall, Box 341711, Clemson, SC 29634-1711. Telephone: (864) 656-3078. Fax: (864) 656-1877.
• Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery, Master-ing the Basics Oct. 12, Chicago. Sponsored by the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Contact: Erin Simmons or Cindi Lopez, 2716 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3000, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Telephone: (310) 314-2404. Fax: (310) 314-2585. E-mail: sagesmail@ aol.com.
• Pancreatic Cancer: The Modern Approach Oct. 15, Chicago. Sponsored by the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Contact: Erin Simmons or Cindi Lopez, 2716 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3000, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Telephone: (310) 314-2404. Fax: (310) 314-2585. E-mail: [email protected].
• Getting Started: A Beginner’s Guide to Freestanding Ambulatory Care Accreditation Oct. 20, Portsmouth, NH; Nov. 20, Richmond, VA; Dec. 11, Los Angeles. Portsmouth conference sponsored by the New England Healthcare Assembly (NEHA). Contact Pamela Neff, Marketing Manager, NEHA, P.O. Box 7100, Portsmouth, NH 03802-7100. Telephone: (603) 422-6104. Fax: (603) 422-6101. Brochure Fax Library: (603) 422-6160 request brochure 724.
Richmond conference sponsored by the Virginia Hospital Research and Education Foundation. Contact: Carol Y. Brown, P.O. Box 31394, Richmond, VA 23294. Telephone: (804) 965-1280. Fax: (804) 965-5724. Los Angeles conference sponsored by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Contact: Joint Commission, One Renaissance Blvd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Telephone: (630) 793-5800. Fax: (630) 792-5858.
• Freestanding Ambulatory Care Accredi-tation: Standards and Survey Oct. 20-21, Portsmouth, NH; Nov. 20-21, Richmond, VA; Dec. 11-12, Los Angeles. Sponsored by the New England Healthcare Assembly (NEHA) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Contact: Pamela Neff, Marketing Manager, NEHA, P.O. Box 7100, Portsmouth, NH 03802-7100. Telephone: (603) 422-6104. Fax: (603) 422-6101. Brochure Fax Library: (603) 422-6160 request brochure 725.
Richmond conference sponsored by the Virginia Hospital Research and Education Foundation. Contact: Carol Y. Brown, P.O. Box 31394, Richmond, VA 23294. Telephone: (804) 965-1280. Fax: (804) 965-5724. Los Angeles conference sponsored by Joint Commission. Contact: Joint Commission, One Renaissance Blvd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Telephone: (630) 793-5800. Fax: (630) 792-5858.
• Hospital-Sponsored Ambulatory Care Accreditation: Standards and Survey Process Oct. 23- 24, San Francisco, and Nov. 17-18, Jamesburg, NJ. San Francisco conference sponsored by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. For more information, contact: Joint Commission, One Renaissance Blvd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Telephone: (630) 793-5800. Fax: (630) 792-5858. Jamesburg conference sponsored by New Jersey Hospital Association/ Health Research Education Trust (HRET). For more information, contact: Marianne M. Meyer, Program Director of Continuing Education, New Jersey Hospital Association/ HRET, 760 Alexander Road, P.O. Box 1, Princeton, NJ 08543-0001. Telephone: (609) 275-4150. Fax: (609) 275-4271.
• Same-Day Surgery: Innovations to Control the Dollar Nov. 2-4, Pasadena, CA. Sponsored by American Health Consultants, publisher of Same-Day Surgery. Contact American Health Consultants, Customer Service, P.O. Box 740056, Atlanta, GA 30374. Telephone: (800) 688-2421 or (404) 262-7436. Fax: (800) 850-1232 or (404) 261-3964. E-mail: custserv@ahcpub. com. (For more information, see p. 135.)
• Fifth Annual Interdisciplinary Facial Plastic Surgery Symposia with Live Surgery Observation Nov. 8-11, Santa Barbara, CA. Sponsored by Gregory S. Keller, MD. Contact: Julene Cray, Aesthetic Laser Consultants, 1278 Glenneyre, Suite 39, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Telephone: (714) 348-8807.
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