2-Day Sickle Cell Disease Boot Camp to Promote Nursing Excellence: Rural Focus

Memphis, TN US
June 17, 2024 to June 18, 2024

This initiative will be an opportunity offered for nurses to learn the care of sickle cell patients in an academic setting with instructors who are education, sickle cell disease and research experts.

Sickle cell disease is one of the most common hematologic disorders and is prevalent in West Tennessee, but education and resources are severely lacking for providers who care for patients living with the disorder. This 2-day boot camp will provide training on sickle cell disease and will prepare you to promote excellence in sickle cell care and advocate for your patients.

Target Audience

Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify signs and symptoms of sickle cell emergencies and the appropriate interventions.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of nursing management of sickle cell complications, including pain, acute chest syndrome, stroke, and renal disease.
  3. Describe health disparities in patients with sickle cell disease.
  4. Explain appropriate interventions to promote mental health in patients with sickle cell disease.
  5. Identify medical and procedural therapies for patients with sickle cell disease and the nursing implications.
 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.00 ANCC
  • 13.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/25/2024
Course expires: 
07/08/2024
Event starts: 
06/17/2024 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
06/18/2024 - 4:30pm CDT
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Sickle Cell Disease Boot Camp to Promote Nursing Excellence

 

Location:  Peabody Hotel, 3rd Floor Executive Conference Center

Meals:  Jackson Room

Meetings:  Galaxie Room

Breakfast is 7:30 to 8:30 Monday and Tuesday morning in the Jackson Room

 

Day 1   June 17, 2024

8:30-9:30          Welcome, Registration and Introductions  

9:30- 10:30       Introduction to Sickle Cell Disease, Yvonne Carroll, JD, RN

10:30-11:30     Addressing Unique Needs of Persons with SCD Living in Rural

                               Areas, Dr. Diana Dedmon  

11:30-1215       Lunch

12:15 -1:30       Sickle Cell Complications: Early Detection and Treatment

 Dr. Sara Day

1:30-2:15          SCD Scenarios-Group Activity

2:15 -3-15        Genetic Counseling

Yvonne Carroll, JD, RN

Christy Matthews, M.Ed.                    

3:15-3:30          Break

3:30-4:30         Living with Sickle Cell Disease   Bria Sharp, BSN and Dr. Jackie

                              Sharp

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2   June 18, 2024

8:30- 9:45        Providing Quality Care for Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease

                             Charlene Sylvestre MSN, MSW, RN, NP-C, CCAP

9:45-10:00       Break

10:00- 11:00   Understanding Acute Chest Syndrome:  Dr. Artangela Henry

11:00-11:30     SCD Scenarios: Group Activity

11:30-12:30    Lunch

12:30- 1:45      Quality Care from Birth to Transition:  Dr Christina Wills

1:45-2:00          Break

2:00-: 3:00       Pain Pathology & Management: Dr. Keesha Roach

3:00-3:30          Review and Question and Answer Session

3:30-4:00          Program Evaluation

The Peabody Memphis
149 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
+1 (901) 529-4000
The Memphis Peabody

The Peabody Memphis

149 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103

With a style and tradition befitting one of Memphis' grandest, most legendary hotels, The Peabody Memphis offers a magnificent bridge between the "Blues City's" celebrated past and cosmopolitan present.

Known as the “South’s Grand Hotel,” The Peabody Memphis is legendary for its charm, elegance, gracious hospitality, and rich history. This Memphis icon, opened in 1869, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is world-famous for its five resident Mallard ducks, who march daily through the lobby at 11am and 5pm. 

Nestled in the heart of downtown, our historic AAA Four-Diamond hotel offers a one-of-a-kind experience just blocks from Beale Street, the Memphis Rock 'n Soul Museum, Fed-Ex Forum, Sun Studio, the Orpheum Theatre, and the Renasant Convention Center.

Travel

Overnight accommodations at the Peabody Memphis are available for arrival Sunday, June 16th and/or June 17th.

Conflicts of Interest: A Conflict of Interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about health-care products or services of a commercial interest with which she/he has a financial relationship.

The planners and presenters of this NCPD activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests pertaining to this activity.

Commercial Support: No

Noncommercial Sponsor Support: No

Off-label Product Use: This NCPD activity does not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Committee member(s)

Yvonne `Carroll, RN, JD

has a financial relationship (Travel) with Formatherapeutics;.
Course Director(s)

Sara Day, PhD, RN, FAAN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Lisa Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tina McElravey, MPH, BSN, RN, NHDP-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Karen Nellis, BSN, RN, AE-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Sara Day, PhD, RN, FAAN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Diana D Dedmon, Diana Dedmon, DNP, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Affairs and Michael Carter Endowed Professor for the College of Nursing at UTHSC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Artangela Henry, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.;.

Keesha Roach, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Charlene Sylvestre, MSN, MSW, BSN, NP-C, CCAP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Christina Wills, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Yvonne `Carroll, RN, JD

has a financial relationship (Travel) with Formatherapeutics;.

UTHSC College of Nursing, Memphis is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

 

13 ANCC credit hours will be awarded for this event.

In order to receive credit hours for this ANCC activity, you must:

  • Be in attendance for at least 80% of the program, and
  • Complete and submit the Evaluation and Verification of Attendance through the CENow Learning Management System (A code will be provided to you at the closing of the boot camp to access the evaluation and verification of attendance through the CENow Learning Management System)

 

 

Available Credit

  • 13.00 ANCC
  • 13.00 Attendance
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