Critical Care Nurses hosting cardiac Symposium

GAINESVILLE, GA (Sep. 12) - The Northeast Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) is hosting a cardiac symposium, "Tracking An Acute Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis to Discharge", on Thursday, October 20, 2005. It will be held in Walters Auditorium at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. This daylong symposium, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., will offer 6.0 continuing education credits and there will be door prizes. Fees are as follows: AACN members $40. Non-members $50. Students (w/ID) $25. 

   Featured topics include: Presentation in the Primary Care Setting, Diagnosis, Cardiac Interventions, Drug Therapy, and Lifestyle Modifications. Speakers include: Dr. Antonio Rios, Dr. Mark Leimbach, Dr. Martin Siegfried, Dr. Jeffrey Marshall, Dr. Leslie Roebuck, and Susan Irick ACNP. Several well-known vendors will also be in attendance.

   The Northeast Georgia Chapter is not related to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Its membership area includes: Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Union, Athens, Fannin, etc. in addition to Hall. It is a nonprofit organization of Critical Care Nurses with the goal of improving the health of patients throughout the Northeast Georgia region. 

Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 6 contact hours.