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MICHIGAN

CONFLICT, STRESS & TIME! HELP!!
Description:  Nurses will have the opportunity to explore biblically-based strategies for dealing with workplace issues of conflict, stress, and time management.
Presenter: Kamalini Kumar, PhD, RN, is Director of Clinical and Professional Development, Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa.
OPTIONAL: Eat lunch with Kamalini at a local restaurant (order from menu) following the conference.
CNE credit: 4 contact hours*
Online information: Conflict, Stress, and Time PDF to download a copy of the complete brochure.

Two locations to choose from:
Date: October 8
Location: Covenant Life Church, 101 Columbus Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417
Directions: Take Washington St. west to Columbus and turn right. Go north one block, parking on the right - MapQuest Directions
More information: Jennie Clevenger, 616-644-3251 (5pm-10pm), or Email Jennie

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Date: October 9
Location: Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 40000 Six Mile Rd, Northville, MI 48167 - MapQuest Directions
More information: Paula Grohman, 248-357-9177 (Evenings) or Email Paula

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OHIO

FORGIVING SELF AND OTHERS: A CHRISTIAN NURSING PERSPECTIVE
Date: September 25
Location: MetroHealth Medical Center; Rammelkamp Atrium, Room R-170; 2500 MetroHealth Dr; Cleveland, OH. For directions and parking lot information, go to http://metrohealth.org/documents/General/campusmap.pdf or download campusmap.
Description: The purpose of this activity is for nurses to explore basic concepts related to forgiveness of self and others which may enhance professional and personal communication. Biblical perspectives of forgiveness will also be addressed.
Presenters: Gloria Chaney-Robinson, MDiv, MA, BA, Adjunct Faculty Instructor Cleveland State University- Religious Studies department. Marilyn Weitzel, PhD, RN, CNL, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing at Cleveland State University.
Planning Committee: Harriet Coeling, PhD, RN; Gloria Chaney-Robinson, MA, BA, AD; Marilyn Weitzel, PhD, RN; Cynthia Gecik, MSN, RN; Beverly Schaefer, EdD, RN; Kathy Walker, BSN, RN, MS, RDLD; RN, CNL; Karen Stanton, MSN, RN; Fran McHolm, MSN, RN.
CNE credit: 2.5 contact hours*
Sponsored by: Nurses Christian Fellowship of Cleveland, OH
Online information: Forgiving Self and Others PDF to download a copy of the complete brochure.

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More information: Harriet Coeling, PhD, RN, at (440) 871-2619 or Email Harriet

OKLAHOMA

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE FALL WORKSHOP
Date: August 13, 2010 - 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
Location: Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus
Description: Lunch and workshop for nurses and nursing students
Sponsored by Tulsa Community College
Keynote speaker: Pam Price-Hoskins; multi-presenter panel discussion
CNE credit: No CNE available for this event
Online information: Let your Light Shine PDF to download a copy of the complete brochure

OTHER CONFERENCES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE
Dates: October 28-30, 2010
Location: Baylor University, Waco, TX
Description: Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture: Human Dignity and the Future of Health Care - Inspired by the conviction that a Christian understanding of the dignity of the human person should inform fundamental questions regarding social and moral demands related to medical research and the distribution and delivery of medical care, the 2010 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture seeks to explore the future of health care, not only in the United States but around the world.
Sponsored by: Baylor University
Registration and more information: http://www.baylor.edu/ifl/bsfc2010 or information flyer in PDF.

* Nurses Christian Fellowship is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.