This conference will bring national, regional, and local speakers to share their expertise on national health care trends, answer questions about frequently requested case management topics, as well as provide personal development and networking opportunities.

Cristie Upshaw Travis, Chief Executive Officer of the Memphis Business Group on Health will provide the keynote address.

Concurrent session topics will include ethics for social workers, carpel tunnel syndrome, solid organ transplant, autism, guardianship, and integrative medicine. Co-provided by Tri-State Case Manager's Network.

Date & Time: Thursday, May 10, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Health Professions Center
Registration Fee: $80 until April 26; thereafter $95
Contact Hours: 6.25 for nurses, health facility administrators, CCM's, and social workers

This two day, national prep course is designed to provide the practicing case manager with information to assist them in preparing for the CCM exam. The content is also appropriate for those who are seeking a basic course in case management practice. Sandra Lowery, RN, BSN, CRRN, CCM, CNLCP, President of CCMI Associates, an independent case management firm will present the course. Ms. Lowery has worked as an independent case manager, case management consultant and trainer for the past 26 years, working nationally for both payers and providers. She is on the editorial board of Professional Case Management and has served as an expert for legal cases alleging case manager malpractice. Call 603-329-7481 or email sandraloweryccmi@gmail.com.
Date & Time: Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Registration Fee: $279; U.S mailed registration and payment required by 4/27/12. No registrations taken by USI.
Location: Health Professions Center
Contact Hours: 14.25 for nurses and social workers

This annual symposium will provide concurrent sessions designed for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants in ambulatory and acute care settings. Featured speaker, Scott DeBoer RN, MSN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P, has over fifteen years of experience in neonatal/pediatric/adult flight nursing, as well as experience in intensive care, emergency/trauma nursing. His presentations are humorous, interactive and leave his audiences with a wealth of new knowledge and new confidence in their nursing.

Concurrent session topics will include assessment and management of sports injuries, acute abdomen, diabetes, acute renal failure, and diagnostic imaging: what to order when.

Contact hour certificates will document the number of presentation hours awarded for pharmacology content.

This program is co-provided with the Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses (CAPNI) Region 8.

For information regarding CAPNI membership, go to www.capni.org
Date & Time: Friday, May 11, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: University Center, Carter Hall
Registration Fee: $95; $85 for CAPNI Region 8 members; $15 for undergraduate students and $25 for graduate students, if registering by April 27; After April 27, $110; $100 for CAPNI Region 8 members; $30 for undergraduate students and $40 for graduate students
Contact Hours:5.8 contact hours for nurses; approved for 5.75 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit for physician's assistants.

The annual Institute for Alcohol and Drug Studies (IADS), formerly offered on the University of Evansville (UE) Campus has moved to USI. IADS will continue to focus on current, effective, alcohol and drug treatment and prevention. The two-day, inter-professional conference will provide practical tools and ground-breaking information related to successful intervention, rehabilitation, and treatment. The first day, Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, author and international speaker in the addictions field, will present the morning keynote followed by two concurrent sessions in the afternoon. The second day will feature the Seeking Safety program, a therapy for trauma, substance abuse, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Additional afternoon concurrent sessions will address alcohol and drug treatment topics relevant to the fields of counseling, education, psychology, social work, nursing, and health professions.
Date & Time: Thursday and Friday, May 17 & 18, 2012
Location: USI, Health Professions Center for morning sessions and University Center for afternoon sessions
Registration Fee: $134 for one day; $255 for both days; $50 one day for students; $90 for two days for students, if registering by May 3, thereafter, fees are increased by $15 per day. (Includes lunch, breaks, materials, and one CE certificate. $20 for each additional certificate)
Contact Hours: Application for continuing education submitted to IAAP, IAODAPCA, ICAADA, NAADAC, NASW, Kentucky Board of Certification of Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology. Nurses, social workers, health facility administrators, case managers and dental hygienists will receive up to 6.75 contact hours each day with submission of documentation of sessions attended and completed program evaluation.
The first certificate is included in the cost of registration, additional certificates are $20 each.
Course Number: HPR890

The Mid-America Institute on Aging is a two day multi-disciplinary gerontology conference for nurses, social workers, older adults, lay persons, and professionals working in the field of gerontology.

National and local speakers will provide practical tools and ground-breaking information related to successful aging and gerontology.

Keynote sessions on the multiple issues involved with care giving will be presented by two national speakers Viki Kind, MS, a clinical bioethicist, and Jerald Winakur, MD, a geratrician. Leslie Martin, PhD, coauthor of the book, "The Longevity Project" will discuss her findings on who lives longest and why. Concurrent session topics include long distance care giving, integration of primary care with geriatrics and community based social services, social security and estate planning, foot care, polypharmacy, green house model of living, older adult volunteer peace corps volunteer, services for the visually impaired, motivational interviewing, laughing yoga, and other topics of interest.

The Institute is co-sponsored with SWIRCA and More.

Date & Time: Thursday & Friday, August 9 & 10, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: University Center, University of Southern Indiana
Registration Fee: $140 for both days; $75 for one day only; $50 for both days and $25 for one day for retirees and full time students, if registering by July 28. Thereafter, $160 for both days; $85 for one day only; $60 for retirees for both days and $30 for one day only. (Includes materials, contact hours, lunch, and breaks.)
Contact Hours: TBA for nurses, social workers, case managers, and health facility administrators

This program for nurses and baccalaureate nursing students will support continued growth in the knowledge, attitudes and skills central to the parish/faith community nurse role. Participants will learn about the various functions of the parish/faith community nurse. The content is the basic parish nurse curriculum of the the International Parish Nurse Resource Center. The first half of the program (Part 1) is required and is in an online format to be completed prior to the retreat portion of the program. Co-provided with the Tri-State Health Ministry Organization.

Date & Time:
Part I: Online: September 28 –November 2, 2012
Part 2: Retreat
Wednesday, & Thursday, November 7 & 8, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, November 9, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: Kordes Retreat Center, Ferdinand, Indiana
Registration Fee: $600 (Registration deadline: September 27)
Contact Hours: 36.5 for nurses

This course presented by Kevin Valadares, PhD and Tom Bodkin, JD, will explore the ethical dilemmas faced by dental practitioners and the values involved in understanding and deliberating these dilemmas. Specifically, the core values of trust, responsibility and service will be discussed within a pluralistic framework derived from real-world case examples. Indiana statutes and Indiana administrative rules governing the licensure and practice of dentists and dental hygienists will also be presented. This course meets the requirements of the Indiana rule that stipulates dentists and dental hygienists must obtain 2 hours of continuing education credit which shall cover ethics, professional responsibility, and Indiana statutes and Indiana administrative rules governing the licensure and practice of dentists and dental hygienists. The University of Southern Indiana is an approved provider for CE credits by the Indiana Health Professions Bureau and the Illinois Board of Dentistry.
Instructors: Kevin Valadares, PhD and Tom Bodkin, JD
Dates & Time: Saturday, September 29, 9 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
Location: Wright Administration Building, Forum I
Registration Fee: $50 if registering by September 14; thereafter $65.
Contact Hours: 3 for dental professionals

This one day conference is designed for nurses, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, childbirth educators, lactation consultants, social workers, nutritionists, psychologists, and students interested in perinatal care. Conference sessions will include the obese perinatal patient from preconception through postpartum, new developments regarding brain development in the late preterm infant, prevention of infant falls, a new statewide initiative emphasizing "40 weeks" of pregnancy, and obstetric emergencies. Co-provided with the Perinatal Education Partners.
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 24, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: University of Southern Indiana, University Center
Registration Fee: $75 for full day and $40 for half day, $10 for full time students, if registering by October 10. Thereafter, $90 for full day; $30 for full time students. (Includes materials, contact hours, lunch for full day registrations, and breaks.)
Contact Hours: TBA nurses and social workers
Course Number: NO. HPR811