WINI: Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics [multiple locations and dates]

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WINI, (Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics) is a nursing informatics continuing education course that travels around the country to provide affordable, in-depth nursing informatics education. Approved by the Maryland Nurses Association, an approved provider of nursing continuing education, WINI focuses on basic competencies in nursing informatics. WINI and Informatics Insights are developed and presented by managing members, Carol J. Bickford, PhD, RNBC, and Kathleen Smith, MScEd, RNBC. Both members are board certified in Nursing Informatics by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

WINI provides an opportunity to have guided discussion and education in a variety of informatics topics including the systems life cycle, theories used in nursing informatics and professional practice trends and issues.

The WINI Faculty received the Information Technology Award for Knowledge Advancement from Sigma Theta Tau, the International honor society in nursing in 2001. In November 2003, the WINI Faculty received the Outstanding Nurse Educator award from the Maryland Nurses Association for their work presenting WINI throughout the US and in Canada

Hosted by: Greater Chicago Chapter HIMSS
Date: Oct 12 - 14(Fri-Sun)

Continuing Education Credit: This course has been approved for 20.4 contact hours by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver of nursing continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Winngate Inn Schaumburg
50 East Remington Rd
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
847-882-5000

WINI Brochure

For additional information related to program content, contact Ruth MacCallum, 312-543-7346, ruth.maccallum@healthiaconsulting.com To register securely on-line, go to The Greater Chicago Chapter of HIMSS at Greater Chicago - -

Hosted by: The Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Clinic Lyndhurst Campus,
1950 Richmond Road,
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124

Dates: Oct 26-27, 2007 (Fri-Sat)

Continuing Education Credit: This course has been approved for 20.4 contact hours by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver of nursing continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

WINI Brochure

For additional information related to program content, contact Terri Wimms at wimmst@ccf.org[color=black] or 216.444.4988.

For registration information, contact Stephanie Vargo at vargos2@ccf.org or 216.445.4010

Hotel reservations: Hampton Inn & Suites at 3840 Orange Place, Beachwood, Ohio 44122. Rooms are available for Thursday through Saturday nights at $99.99 plus tax. Please mention the Cleveland Clinic Group when making reservations. These rooms will be held until October 5, 2007. Call: (216) 831-3735.

Hosted by Stanford Hospitals and Clinics
Location: Center for Education and Professional Development
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
1451 S. California Ave,
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Dates: Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2007 (Fri - Sun)

Mailing Address
300 Pasteur Drive, MC 5534
Stanford, CA 94305-5534

CA BRN and ANCC Contact Hours will be provided

WINI Brochure

Contact: The Center for Education at 650-723-6366, press option 2.
Or email: CECENTER@STANFORDMED.ORG
Hotel Reservations:
Crowne Plaza Cabana Palo Alto at 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Dates: Feb 8-10, 2008 (Fri - Sun)

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Contact
Weatherly Brice, MSN, RN-BC
Clinical Educator
Medical University of South Carolina Authority
Charleston, SC
(843) 792-6572
rogersw@musc.edu

Dates: March 28-30, 2008 (Fri - Sun)

ANIA Event
Clark Memorial Hospital
Jeffersonville IN
Contact:
Vicki Vallejos
vicki.vallejos@clarkmemorial.org


Dates: April 11-12, 2008 (Fri - Sat)

Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Contact
Sharon Majarowitz
majarowitzs@einstein.edu
215.456.7581

Dates: April 25-27, 2008 (Fri-Sun)

Children's Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Contact: Jack Warfield
Jack.Warfield@cchmc.org

Dates: July 14-16, 2008 (Mon - Wed)

University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore
Pre Conference Tutorial in conjunction with the Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (July 16-19,2008)

Christine Ward, M.S.
Program Manager
Organizational Partnerships, Outreach and Clinical Enterprise
University of Maryland School of Nursing
655 West Lombard St. Room 425 A
Baltimore, MD 21201-1579
Phone: 410-706-1838 Fax: 410-706-0018
cward006@son.umaryland.edu
Special Events and Conferences - University of Maryland School of Nursing - Education | Research | Community Service | Public Health | Hospital


Dates: Sept 20 - 21, 2008 (Sat, Sun)

Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Fern Watson
watsonf@hhsc.ca

Dates: Dec 5-7, 2008 (Fri-Sun)

UTMB Galveston, TX

Poldi Tschirch PhD,RN,BC
Email: ptschirc@utmb.edu

More information on the WINI: Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics conferences can be found at http://www.winiconference.net/