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People attend conferences for many reasons. Some come because they like the topics that will be covered, sometimes it is the location; others are attracted by a particular speaker or by the fact that the health care agency or company has a reputation for putting on a quality conference.
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The topic of health care education often is too generic for a conference; therefore, it is wise to define the audience and tailor the conference to this professional mix, the experts say.
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Once topics are in place for a conference and speakers with expertise in the areas have been uncovered, planning committees must select which experts to invite to speak.
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The patient education program Nancy Goldstein, MPH, now manages at Fairview-University Medical Center in Minneapolis, is the program she put in place 25 years ago. However, its not quite the same program, nor is her job the same.
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Good vision is important throughout a lifetime. That is why the St. Louis-based American Optometric Association (AOA) has designated March as Save Your Vision Month.
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Hospitals that fail to use safer needle devices wherever possible including the operating room may find themselves the target of employee complaints or Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations.
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Nurses should be restricted from working more than 12 hours at time or more than 60 hours in a week to prevent error-producing fatigue, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel recommended in a comprehensive review of the nursing work environment.
