Do you like to learn face-to-face in a group setting? Then this is the the right web page for you! ANCC offers the following educational conferences and events:

• Certification Review Seminars (contact hours provided)
  Review Seminars are available at various hospitals and schools of nursing across the country.

• Mortar & Pestle: Pharmacology for Advanced Practice (contact hours provided)
  Mortar & Pestle is a new series of continuing education programs in pharmacology for advanced practice nurses.

• Magnet Workshops (contact hours provided)
  These workshops present the new model and goes into detail about each of the Magnet Model Components that are part of the new 2008 Magnet Recognition Application Manual. As the home of the Magnet Recognition Program®, ANCC is the most accurate and up-to-date source of information on navigating the Journey to Magnet Excellence.

• Annual National Magnet Conference^® (contact hours provided)
  As the official voice of the Magnet Recognition Program®, this conference is the largest gathering of Magnetized organizations  - over 5,000 attendees gather annually for this three-day event. See article below for more information.

• Research Symposium (contact hours provided)
  Held in conjunction with the National Magnet Conference ®, this symposium provides a venue for researchers from various disciplines to share and discuss their latest research findings with colleagues and professionals in the healthcare community.  The impact of professional nursing practice environments on patient, workforce, and organizational outcomes is explored.

• Annual Accreditation Symposium (contact hours provided)
  Held in conjunction with the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO) Annual Conference, this annual event addresses important trends, changes, new findings, and best practices in the accreditation environment for continuing nursing education. Staff development and continuing nursing education professionals have to chance to interact with their peers at this two-day event.

• Continuing Nursing Education Workshops (contact hours provided)
  These workshops are designed to enhance your ability to develop and evaluate high quality continuing nursing education programs. The curriculum focuses on the implementation of CNE guidelines, writing measurable objectives, meeting your organization's needs, and validating the CNE needs of your target audience. Participants also learn more about opportunities and limitations of garnering commercial support.

• Pathway to Excellence Workshops (contact hours provided)
  This workshop gives an overview of the evolution of the Pathway to Excellence® program, goes into detail about each of the practice standards, and explains the application process.

• Pathway Study Group (contact hours provided)
  Using telephone conference calls, this study group gives an overview of the evolution of the Pathway to Excellence® program, goes into detail about each of the practice standards, and explains the application process.

Visit the full ANCC calendar of events
For distance learning options, please visit the Continuing Education page. 
 
Contact hours for the ANCC-provided continuing nursing education programs listed above are overseen by American Nurses Association (ANA), which in turn follows all ANCC accreditation standards.
 
ANA is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANA is approved as a provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number 6178.

Official National Magnet Conferences

ANCC Fourteenth National Magnet Conference^®
October 13-15, 2010
Phoenix, Arizona

Exhibitor and Sponsorship Information
Become a cultural "force" for excellence in patient care! Explore nursing excellence in clinical practice, leadership and research through pre-conference seminars, concurrent sessions, posters, art, film, exhibits and networking with your nurse colleagues during three full days of programming.

Learn the most current information regarding:

• The Magnet Model
• Patient Safety
• Collaborative Research
• Staffing Excellence
• Leadership Practices

Future Conferences

ANCC's Fifteenth National Magnet Conference^® (2011) 
Baltimore, Maryland
October 4-6, 2011

Past Conferences

ANCC's Thirteenth National Magnet Conference^® (2009)
DVD recordings and on-line learning are available through ANCC learning center.

Twelfth National Magnet Conference^® (2008)
DVDs and Recordings are available.
Order your copy today!

ANCC's Eleventh National Magnet Conference^® (2007)
DVDs and Recordings are available.
Order your copy today!

If you require CE contact hour verification from a previous conference please contact the ANA Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education at:

8515 Georgia Ave, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492
1.800.284.2378

The Magnet Recognition Program® and ANCC Magnet Recognition® names and logos are registered trademarks of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet™, Journey to Magnet Excellence™, and National Magnet Conference^® are trademarks of the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
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