DNA’s 5th Annual Summer Meeting
On the Pathway to Change
July 31 – August 2, 2009
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
Summer season in Boston is considered quite magical, as natives and visitors alike forge paths on the Freedom Trail, enjoy views of the Public Garden from swan boats, or venture to catch fever pitches at Fenway Park. As the Dermatology Nurses’ Association begins to articulate our new strategic plan, we take delight in the fact that the setting for our 5th Annual Summer Meeting is the city where our forefathers yearned for change, took risks, and realized new opportunity. The unique curriculum for the 2009 Summer Meeting is a direct result of the DNA’s interest in capturing novel content that fulfills our definition of Hot Topics in Dermatology.
The goals of the 5th Annual Summer Meeting are to
- Promote awareness and involvement in volunteer activities
- Utilize knowledge gained about dermatology diseases and disorders to increase the quality of care patient’s receive
- provide networking opportunities to enhance professional growth
Full day workshops include the ever popular Phototherapy, Digital Photography, Dressings and a Cosmetic Core Workshop.
New this year, the Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Review Course offering over 10 contact hours, is ideal for the NP planning to take the dermatology nursing certification exam. Topics will include neoplasms; pediatric dermatology; U\urticarias, erythemas, photosensitivities, and purpuras; vesiculobullous, autoimmune, and connective tissue diseases; papulosquamous; atopic dermatitis; and the basics of research.
(To learn more about the dermatology nurse practitioner exam requirements and dates it is offered, go to www.dnanurse.org/certification).
The variety of concurrent sessions being offered during the Summer Meeting provides a number of hot topics sure to meet the needs of many nurses working in dermatology. Check out these programs!
- Angiogenesis Therapy and Skin Cancer
- Complex Medical Issues in High Risk Dermatology Patients and Related Innovative Therapies
- Infectious Disease in the General Dermatology Setting
- Immunological Skin Diseases / Multidisciplinary Disease Approach
- Dermatology Emergencies
- Systemic Manifestations & Pharmacological Interventions
- Ethnic Skin
- What’s New in Phototherapy
- Common Pediatric Dermatological Complaints and Related Management Strategies
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Hair Disorders
Finally, in the program, Volunteering Abroad 101, participants will learn how to find the right national and international volunteer opportunities to match each individual’s personal goals and skills and on how to prepare for that volunteer service.
Contact hours are available for all educational sessions!
For a full description of the programs, view the Program Brochure or contact DNA at dna@dnanurse.org.
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Dermatology Nurses’ Association (DNA) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP5708.