RI Certified School Nurse Teacher Association Educational Offering

RI Certified School Nurse Teacher Association Educational Offering

Wednesday, Sept 21, 2022

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Warwick RI

AGENDA

4:00  - 7:30 pm

CREATING HEARTSAFE SCHOOLS IN RHODE ISLAND

This session has been approved for 2.0 CEU through the Center for Professional Practice and Innovation

At the conclusion of this session the school nurse will understand the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest as well as the importance of immediate recognition, beginning high quality CPR and administering prompt defibrillation to optimize chances of survival.  Participant school nurses will become familiar with resources to evaluate their home school’s preparedness for a sudden cardiac arrest and be provided a toolbox to develop, practice and implement a cardiac arrest action plan at their home school.

Speakers:

Susan Duffy, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Elizabeth S. Jacobs, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Kristen Lombardi, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology

Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Victoria Quinn, MD

Resident in Pediatrics

Alpert Medical School of Brown University

This session has been approved for 2.0 CEU through the Center for Professional Practice and Innovation which is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

Registration closes 9/13/22

Members:$35

Non-Members:$46

Cash raffles to benefit the RICSNTA scholarship to include a 50:50 

If you have dietary restrictions please contact: miacoi@westerly.k12.ri.us