Bone Connection: Innovations in 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.

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:

• $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.

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