Professional Development

Nursing & Allied Health Professional Programs

The University of New Mexico College of Nursing, Division of Continuing Education, and professionals from the community have joined forces to provide current and vital information to registered nurses and professionals in the allied health care fields. Each course is designed to facilitate growth in professional practice with the ultimate goal of improving the outcome of health care. Approved Continuing Nursing Education: Courses are accepted by the New Mexico Board of Nursing in fulfillment of Continuing Nursing Education requirements. The number of contact hours approved for each course counts toward the 30 required hours.   Conferences for Fall 1998 Academic Credit Courses Continuing Education Credit Courses Conferences for 1999

Conferences for Fall 1998

Violence & Young Children

Herbal Treatments In Primary Care

3rd Annual Southwest Regional Conference on

Violence and Families (formerly Woman Abuse)
Violence and Young Children: Effects and Implications

for social workers, counselors, nurses, psychologists and
criminal justice professionals

September 24 (all day) & 25 (half day), 1998
UNM Continuing Education, North Building

Topics:

• Child Maltreatment, Emotional Abuse & Potential Violence
• Identification & Assessment of Children at Risk for Abuse or Violence
• Intervention & Treatment of Emotionally Abused & Traumatized Children
• Special Forensic & Custody Issues
• Criminal Court Cases & Issues

Speaker:

Robert Geffner, PhD, ABPN, is Founder and President of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute in Tyler, TX and San Diego, CA.

Destino: A Special Performance by Jerry Mondragon, teacher, playwright, poet and actor.
A bilingual, one-man play which uses storytelling, traditional music and hunor to give a universal message of self-empowerment.

Herbal Treatments in Primary Care

Saturday, November 7 from 8:30am - 4:30pm
at Lovelace Education Building

A one-day workshop with Tieraona Low Dog, MD. Learn about herbal treatments for menopausal symptoms, managing stress, and herbal preparations for children, and more.

Sponsored by the New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council and co-sponsored by the UNM Nursing & Allied Health Professional Development Program and the UNM College of Nursing.

For conference brochures, call 277-6006.

Academic Courses Fall 1998

• N429CC The Impact of Culture on Communication in Health Care
  Oct 2-3 & Nov 6-7 (1 course, 2 modules)
• N429CM The Nurse as a Case Manager: Principles and Practice
  Oct 6-7
• N429LE Lactation Education Specialist (offered in Farmington)
  Oct 9-10 & Oct 30-31 (1 course, 2 modules)
• N429NI An Introduction to Nursing Informatics
  Oct 16-17
• N429PW Professional Writing for Nurses
  Oct 30-31 & Dec 11-12 (1 course, 2 modules)
• N429GH Grief and Healing
  Dec 2-3

Call 277-3905 or 277-6006 to be placed on a mailing list for the Fall Nursing Catalog.

Continuing Education Courses Fall 1998

• 2737 Herbology of the Southwest
  Class: Sept 11 • Field Trip: Sept 12
• 2725 Creative Writing
  Oct 23-24
• 2708 Tai Chi Chih
  October 24 & 31
  (1 class, 2 Saturday mornings)
• 2700 Creative Teaching Strategies for Childbirth Education
  Nov 6-7 & 20-21 (1 course, 2 modules)

CONFERENCES COMING IN 1999