Saturday, July 11, 2009
April 2009 Symposium
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Save the Date - NCITNS 5th Annual Symposium
5th Annual Symposium
Focus: Transplant Certification
March 14, 2008
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Chapel Hill, NC
The Evolving Issues in Solid Organ Transplant 5th Annual Symposium will provide participants with unique perspectives in the care of transplant patients. The conference will provide information required to prepare to take the American Board for Transplant Certification Transplant Nurse or transplant Coordinator exams (CCTC, CCTN).
Contact Lauren Kearns at lkearns@unch.unc.edu
Brochure to be sent by January 15th.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Fall ITNS Meeting September 18th 2007
International Transplant Nurses Society presents:
Update on Stem Cell Research for Organ Replacement
Presented by
Jeff Fair, MD
Director of Abdominal Transplant Surgery,
UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
6:00 Registration & Dinner
6:45 Lecture
Durham Hilton
Durham, NC
Directions: https://webmail.unch.unc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/RDUDHHF-Hilton-Durham-near-Duke-University-North-Carolina/index.do
Program Sponsorship through an educational grant from CSL Behring.
CEU credit will be awarded
Fee: $10 for non-ITNS members (social workers and financial coordinators are encouraged to attend!) NO CHARGE for ITNS National Members. ITNS card must be presented at time of arrival.
Registration: Begins immediately
Deadline: Friday, September 14 at 4:00 pm
RSVP: e-mail or phone with name, hospital and phone number Tracie Curtis curti030@mc.duke.edu 684-2339
Special note: Please cancel it you are unable to attend. Participants who “no show” to 2 meetings will not be permitted to register until the deadline date for future programs.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Happy Transplant Nurses Day!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
4th Annual NCITNS Seminar
Evolving Issues In Solid Organ Transplant
This conference will provide participants with unique perspectives in the care of transplant patients, providing current clinical information and promoting successful strategies to improve patient outcomes. Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate and network with with other transplant professionals from across the state.
Program Objectives:
1. Discuss efforts to enhance donation rates and to expand the use of available organs.
2. Identify emotional stressors when caring for transplant patients.
3. Identify physiologic changes of pulmonary hypertension and their impact upon transplantation.
4. Explore the patient perspective of recovery after transplant
5. Discuss recent advances in transplant immunosuppression regimens, and implications for patient care and education.
Target Audience:
Transplant professionals including staff nurses, clinical transplant coordinators, procurement transplant coordinators, clinical pharmacists, and social workers.
5.0 Contact hours will be provided through the American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and the ABTC (American Board of Transplant Coordinators).
Program Agenda
AGENDA
8:30 am Registration, Continental Breakfast & Sponsor Exhibits
9:30 am Immunosuppression Update: Present State, Future Options
Speaker TBA
10:30 am Pulmonary Hypertension: A Transplant Showstopper?
Jimmy Ford, MD
Department of Medicine
UNC Hospitals
11:30 am Lunch (provided)
12:30 pm Spotlight on Success: Transplant Recipients Go for the Gold
Transplant Recipient Panel
1:30 pm Break and Sponsor Exhibits
2:00 pm Breakthrough Collaborative: Where are we and where are we going?
Donna Croezen
Director of Clinical Services
Carolina Donor Services
3:00 pm Compassion Fatigue: Caring for Ourselves
Julie Hudson, RN, MSN
Liver Transplant Coordinator
Duke University Hospital
4:00 pm Evaluation & Conclusion
Early Registration Postmark Deadline: February 10, 2007
Questions about the program: Darla Phillips,RN, MSN darla.phillips@duke.edu
919-681-9857
The Friday Center
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education provides an ideal setting for continuing education programs of all descriptions. The Friday Center is located at 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, approximately three miles east of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, just off Highway 54 East (Raleigh Road). The Center is a short distance from Interstate 40 (from Raleigh, I-40 exit 273A; from Greensboro, I-40 exit 273).
Please visit the Friday Center Website for detailed directions:
http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/
Courtyard By Marriott is adjacent (walking distance) to the Friday Center. Reservations may be made at 919-883-0700 - ask for the UNC Rate ($149) or the "Best Available" discount.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Fall Meeting 2006
Remember that we are looking for speaker questions ahead of time - so please send your topical questions to our host for the evening - Pat Odell patricia_odell@uhc.com
NC Chapter of the
International Transplant Nurses Society presents:
Disability Determination in Solid Organ Transplantation
Presented By
Deidra Hall
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
6:00 Registration
Dinner
6:30 Lecture
Hilton Durham Hotel
3800 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC
CEU credit will be awarded
Fee: $10 for non-ITNS members (social workers and financial coordinators are encouraged to attend!) NO CHARGE for ITNS National Members.
If you RSVP'd but are unable to make it for dinner - PLEASE contact Cindy Lawrence ASAP - so your seat may be given to someone else who was turned away. Include your current information, with email: name, hospital and phone number Cindy Lawrence, RN, MSN 684-0143 or email lawre010@mc.duke.edu
DIRECTIONS TO THE HILTON DURHAM
The Hilton Durham is located at the intersection of I-85 and Route 70 Business (Hillsborough Road)
I-40 West (from Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Wilmington):
Exit the airport following signs “to I-40 West/Durham”
At I-40, turn right onto entrance ramp for I-40 West
Exit off I-40 at “Exit 279B/Durham Freeway/Highway 147”
Remain on the Durham Freeway until exit “16A”
At the end of the exit ramp, remain in the right lane as you enter Route 15-501-North
Go approximately 200 yards, this right lane will become the exit ramp for Hillsborough Road-Exit 108D
Turn left at the traffic light onto Hillsborough Road
The Hilton Durham is approximately 1 mile on your right
I-40 East (from Winston-Salem/Greensboro):
Follow I-40 East to I-85 North
Take Exit #173-Cole Mill Road
At stop sign at the end of the exit ramp, turn right
Take the first right and the Hilton Durham will be straight ahead (or, you may continue on Cole Mill Road to traffic light, turn right onto Hillsborough Road and the Hilton Durham will be on the right).
I-85 North (from Atlanta/Charlotte):
From I-85 North, take Exit #173-Cole Mill Road
At stop sign at the end of the exit ramp, turn right
Take the first right and the Hilton Durham will be straight ahead (or, you may continue on Cole Mill Road to traffic light, turn right onto Hillsborough Road and the Hilton Durham will be on the right).
1-85 South (from Washington D.C./Richmond)
From I-85 North, take Exit #173-Cole Mill Road
Turn left a the traffic light onto Cole Mill Road
Go approximately 200 yards the Hilton Durham’s back entrance will be your first right. Or you may continue on Cole Mill Road to traffic light, turn right onto Hillsborough Road and the Hilton Durham will be on the right