Nursing Informatics Symposium - A view from Northern, CA. [San Francisco, CA - March 2009]

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Microsoft hosts the Northern California HIMSS Chapter’s
“NURSING INFORMATICS SYMPOSIUM (NIS) 2009 --- A VIEW FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA”

Co-sponsor, UCSF Medical Center and other Vendor co-sponsors

Date: Friday, March 6, 2009

Time: Registration starts @ 8:00 AM, NIS Program begins @9:00 AM and ends @ 5:00 PM

Place: Microsoft, Entrance Westfield Shopping Centre, 835 Market Street, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94103

Hear from well-known speakers such as James J. Finley, RN, MBA Senior Manager, Healthcare Practice, Deloitte and President of ANIA; Susan K. Newbold, PhD RN-BC FAAN FHIMSS founder of Caring and Associate Professor Nursing Informatics @ Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Nashville, TN; Trudy Johnson, MA, RN,NEA-BC, CNO, Santa Clara County Medical Center, San Jose, CA; Michelle Quigley Martinez, RN, MS, EHR Clinical Adoption Executive, Sutter Health and Sandra Ng, RN, MSN, Informatics Nurse Specialist, Manager, UCSF Medical Center.

Speakers representing many northern California healthcare facilities and National nursing informatics experts will present current topics including: nursing IT strategic planning; medication reconciliation from the nurse, pharmacist, IT and physician perspectives; the role of nursing informaticists; applying best practices for the implementation of an automated nursing/interdisciplinary documentation system; recent updates about the Tiger Initiative, ANIA, CARING and other essential subjects associated with Nursing Informatics and Patient Care.
This exciting educational program follows on our successful NIS 2008 and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and two breaks. CEC’s [UCSFMC Provider] for Registered Nurses are included with registration fees.
This year we are pleased to include 12 Registered Nurses and others who are HIMSS members on our NIS 2009 planning committee.

Pre-register on-line at this site, or at the door if space available at a slightly higher rate.

Contact Chair: cberg@nocalhimss.org

Need a place to stay? Hotel Information for HIMSS Northern California Nursing Informatics Symposium 2009: Cathedral Hill Hotel http://www.cathedralhillhotel.com/; Conference rates available March 5-March 7; $89 single /$99 double occupancy; includes complimentary breakfast buffet and parking; Reservations: ( Do not book online) Call 1800 622-0855 M-F 7am-5pm ; S-S 10am-6pm; Quote conference name to receive discounted rate.

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