Continuing Education Programs
and Conferences

In Palo Alto, CA -- Friday, March 19, 2010 (8 am - 4 pm):
"From Frustration to Success: Approaches to Chemical Dependency that Work!" -- At Stanford Hospital and Clinics "Center for Education" located at 1451 So. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA.  FACULTY: Ann Bispo, MSN, RN, CNS, Chemical Dependence/Detox Liaison Nurse, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Ms. Bispo has been practicing psychiatric-mental health nursing for more than 25 years in a wide variety of settings including private practice. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), California Chapter and was the recipient of APNA's 2006 Award for Excellence in Practice. CREDITS: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing for 7.5 contact hours. Stanford Hospital and Clinics is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (6.25 contact hours). Preregistration is required. Fee: $159 (lunch included).

To get more information on the Approaches to Chemical Dependency program:

  1. Use the following links:

  2. Or contact the Center for Education -- call (650) 723-6366 (option 2).

 

In San Francisco, CA -- Thurs.-Fri., March 11-12, 2010:
"Developmental Disabilities: An Update for Health Professionals" -- Ninth Annual Conference on Developmental Disabilities, a 2-day continuing medical education course presented by: UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF School of Nursing. Supported in part by the Health Resouces Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau USC-LAC LEND Program, First 5 San Francisco and First 5 Solano Children and Families Commissions. At the UCSF School of Medicine's Laurel Heights Conference Center, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA. CREDITS: 13.5 AMA Physician's Recognition Award Category 1 Credits. (Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 credits issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME, such as UCSF School of Medicine.) Registration Fee for Nurses: $250 (early) or $300 if postmarked after 3-1-10.
For links to additional details, please see the following Box . . . .

To get more information on the Developmental Disabilities Conference:

  1. Use the following links:

  2. Or contact the UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education at info@ocme.ucsf.edu or call (415) 476-4251.