This intensive two day course focuses on a number of topics in nursing informatics, and reviews current informatics trends and issues in health. The foundational concepts of informatics models and theories will serve to frame the course and all the topics. The professional practice of nursing informatics based on the American Nurses Association scope and standards of practice will be reviewed.

The software development system lifecycle from the health care perspective will be outlined with application to addressing integration of technology in healthcare and the various settings care is provided. The role of human interactions with clinical information systems and a review of human factors will be explored. Also covered are the key concepts in informatics, information technology, information management, knowledge generation and data security.

Current and future trends will complete the course and round out the content.This course focuses on nurses interested in becoming Certified Informatics Nurses, however other clinical professionals working in informatics may wish to take the course to become exposed to the course topics.

This conference has received confirmation from WA State Department of Licensing that the 14 contact hours will count toward your mandatory continuing education requirement for your 2014 RN License Renewal.

Agenda

• Nursing Informatics Scope and Standards of Practice
• Nursing Informatics Professional Practice
• Software Development System Life Cycle
• Information Management and Knowledge Generation
• Information Technology
• Current Issues
• Case Studies

Lunch will be provided.

Cost

CE Credits

Participants will earn 14 contact hours of continuing education credits for attending this event.

Speaker

Susan K. Newbold

PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FHIMSS

Susan K. Newbold is a Healthcare Informatics Consultant, Franklin, TN. Most recently she was the Education Lead for the implementation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) at the Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN. She is uniquely qualified to teach this course as she has experience in the vendor, consulting, academic and hospital world. Dr. Newbold is Board Certified in Healthcare Informatics and initiated the first review course in nursing informatics in 1995 which she taught nearly 50 times. In 2001 she won the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing International Technology Award for Knowledge Advancement for this course.

The second speaker is selected based on availability from a pool of candidates with recent informatics experience.

When

September 4th - 5th, 2014

7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Where

Hilton Portland & Tower

921 SW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-226-1611

Who should attend

• Nurses
• Informatic Nurses
• Health Informatic Specialists
• Clinical Informatic Specialists
• Clinical Analysts
• IT Managers