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Registration
Open for Continuing Nursing Education event,

“Bone Connection: Innovations in Orthopaedics”



Nurses can earn 6.6 CNE hours at Oct. 4 event sponsored by Resurgens
Orthopaedics



Atlanta
nurses can sign up for 6.6 hours of Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) hours at
the Friday, Oct. 4 event, “Bone Connection: Innovations in Orthopaedics,”
sponsored by Resurgens Orthopaedics, Georgia’s largest orthopaedic practice.

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The
event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Hospital
Education Center, located at 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, N.E. Atlanta,
Georgia 30342. The Educational Center is located on the ground floor of the hospital,
near the cafeteria.



Advance
registration is required. Payment must be received by Oct. 1 to be confirmed.
Registration is limited to 100 participants. Refunds will not be given after
Oct. 1. The costs are:

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· $95 for regular participant



· $90 for ONC (orthopaedic nursing certification) or groups of three or
more registering at the same time



· $65 for a Resurgens employee



· $25 for full-time students



The day is full of
educational, informative sessions. The full schedule includes:



· 7:30: Registration and Continental Breakfast



· 7:55: Welcome



· 8:00: Concussions in Youth Sports, Michael Ferrara, PhD, ATC



· 9:15: Break



· 9:30: BOOM! Trauma, Doug Lundy, MD



· 10:45 Break



· 11:00: State Legislative Update for Nurses, Sharon Cooper, MSN, Georgia
House of Representatives, District 43



· 12:00: Lunch (provided)



· 1:00: Nursing Negligence: Staying Out of the Courtroom, Palma Young,
RN, EJD, MPA, CPHRM, FASHRM



· 2:00: Break



· 2:10: Orthopaedic Infections, Margaret Williamson, MD



· 3:10: Break



· 3:20: Total Hip Arthroplasty Update, Jeffrey Peretz, MD



· 4:20 Evaluations



Mary
Jo Satusky, a Resurgens nurse and a past president of the National Association
of Orthopaedic Nurse, is the program chair. To register for the event, or to
get any questions answers, contact Satusky at Satuskymj@resurgens.com or 678.341.6789.



Resurgens Orthopaedics, Georgia’s largest orthopaedic practice, has 21 offices and six
surgery centers throughout metro Atlanta. With 96 physicians, Resurgens
provides specialized expertise and broad experience in the areas of sports
medicine, joint replacement, neck and back surgery, foot and ankle surgery,
shoulder and elbow surgery, non-operative spine care, hand surgery,
arthroscopic surgery, epidural steroid injection, general orthopaedics, and
trauma care. Resurgens provides comprehensive musculoskeletal care in a single
location, from injury diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation services. Learn
more at www.resurgens.com.



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your health. Energize your life. Get back in motion. Resurgenize!

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