Nurse Training

Course #1 (A&B)

Nurse Training Program: Practical Considerations Related to Pharmacology and Developmental Disabilities
Session #1 is has two parts. Nurses must complete both parts to receive NYSNA contact hours. Designed for nurses who are involved in assessing the medical status of individuals with developmental disabilities, this session will cover practical information related to intake and assessment; communication with consumers, patients, and caregivers; explanations for behavior changes; and pharmacology options (including strategies for administering and monitoring medications).

At the conclusion of the videoconference, participants must complete a video module on-line at their own facilities. A 30-minute video on Transfer of Knowledge is shown, demonstrating realistic strategies for sharing information from the Nurse Training Program with co-workers and supervisors. Nurses will have until May 30, 2012 to complete the video module.

NOTE: NYSNA contact hours will not be granted unless both parts have been completed.

Note: To view the video, you must login and click the "My Account" button in the top right corner of this screen.
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PLEASE NOTE: If you are registering after October 6th, your name will NOT appear on the sign-in sheets when you arrive at your location as they have already been printed and sent to the locations. Please sign-in when you arrive on the Walk In sign in sheet and you will be counted.

Course Schedule:
Thursday, October 13, 2011
9:00am - 12:00pm

This course is not currently scheduled.

Course #2

Nurse Training Program: Pharmacology and Developmental Disabilities - Pharmacology Update
This session will review the pharmacokinetic parameters of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination as they apply to the DD population. Drug interactions and agents that are classified as inducers or inhibitors will be highlighted. Information about psychoactive medications and drug interactions will also be included. Case studies will be used to link the information to nurse practice.
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Course Schedule:
Thursday, November 17, 2011
9:00am - 12:00pm

This course is not currently scheduled.

Course #3

Nurse Training Program: Pharmacology and Developmental Disabilities - Categories of Medications
This session will focus on categories of pharmacology that significantly impact the DD population. Topics will include medication interactions, side effects and common reactions; seizure/epilepsy management, bone health, and diabetic management. Emphasis will be on nurse strategies for assessment, including dual diagnosis (DD and mental health). Case studies will be used to link the information to nurse practice.
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Course Schedule:
Thursday, December 1, 2011
9:00am - 12:00pm

This course is not currently scheduled.

Course #4

Nurse Training Program: Pharmacology, Mental Health, and Developmental Disabilities
This session will focus on categories of pharmacology that are related to mental health. Topics will include dual/multiple diagnoses, drug-induced mental disorders, sleep medications, behavior and mood disorders with co-morbid physical disorders, and new technologies in assessment and treatment (telehealth). Case studies on topics such as management of depression will be used to connect content to practice.
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Course Schedule:
Thursday, January 12, 2012
9:00am - 12:00pm

This course is not currently scheduled.

Course #5

Nurse Training Program: Pharmacology and Developmental Disabilities - Using Telemedicine
This session will focus on topics related to telemedicine and nursing. Topics will include remote patient monitoring, state-of-the-art telehealth, nursing informatics, and the future of telemedicine. Sample equipment and examples of how to use new technologies in the assessment and treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities will be discussed.
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Course Schedule:
Thursday, February 9, 2012
9:00am - 12:00pm

Presenter(s): Al Di Rienzo, President and CEO, Blue Highway LLC
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Course #6

Nurse Training Program: Pharmacology, Pediatrics and Developmental Disabilities
This session will focus on developmental pharmacology and age-related pharmacokinetics, including behavior-targeted medication therapy and clinical application of medication therapy in developmental and behavioral pediatric medicine. Common side effects with psychotropic medications and other common pediatric medications will also be discussed. Case studies will be used to connect content to practice.
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Course Schedule:
Thursday, March 15, 2012
9:00am - 12:00pm

Presenter(s): Brian J. Cowles, Pharm.D.
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Course #7

Nurse Training Program: Case Studies in Pharmacology and Developmental Disabilities
This program for nurses will consist of a series of case studies that will be discussed by a panel of experts. Topics to be covered will include geriatrics; gender-related health issues; interaction of common medications; bone health; and end-of-life. Although the emphasis of the discussions will be on pharmacology, the panelists will include observations about social and mental health of individuals with DD, and the role of nurses and direct care staff in assessing and treating patients. Participants will have the opportunity to present questions to the panelists.
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Course Schedule:
Thursday, April 19, 2012
9:00am - 12:00pm

Presenter(s): Kathleen Keating, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC CNS/DD & Dr. Steven Fogelman, MD
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Course #8

Nurse Training Program: New Trends in Pharmacology and Developmental Disabilities
New developments in pharmacology include not only new drugs, but new uses, new forms (e.g.: extended release formulations), new delivery systems (e.g. transdermal patches) for old drugs and new generic drugs. Persons with developmental disabilities are prescribed many more drugs than their non-disabled peers, so changes in pharmacology have the potential for the most benefit, but also the potential for the most complications. This course will look at new drugs/new forms of drugs commonly prescribed for persons with developmental disabilities, new theories related to the use of drugs to treat autism, what nurses need to know about generic drugs and what nurses need to teach direct care staff about the developments in pharmacology.
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Course Schedule:
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
9:00am - 12:00pm

Presenter(s): Kathleen Keating, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC CNS/DD
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Course #9-1

Nurse Training Program: Diabetes and Developmental Disabilities
This course will cover diagnostic criteria for diabetes and pre-diabetes. It will also review clinical practice guidelines for care of people with diabetes, treatment goals and recommendations, medical nutrition therapy guidelines, and will discuss the current medication regimens. Completion of this course allows RN’s working in NYS OPWDD certified sites to train Direct Support Professionals who work with people with developmental disabilities who have diabetes.


Please Note: This course is now eligible for 5.5 NYSNA Contact Hours.

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Course Schedule:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
9:00am - 3:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: If you register on or after January 17th, your name will NOT appear on the Sign In sheet.

PLEASE NOTE:
If you cannot attend on January 24th, we also have March 28th available. Please click "Register Now" under the other Diabetes course description (below).

This course is not currently scheduled.

Course #9-2

Nurse Training Program: Diabetes and Developmental Disabilities
This course will cover diagnostic criteria for diabetes and pre-diabetes. It will also review clinical practice guidelines for care of people with diabetes, treatment goals and recommendations, medical nutrition therapy guidelines, and will discuss the current medication regimens. Completion of this course allows RN’s working in NYS OPWDD certified sites to train Direct Support Professionals who work with people with developmental disabilities who have diabetes.

Please Note: This course is now eligible for 5.5 NYSNA Contact Hours.

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Course Schedule:
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
9:00am - 3:00pm

PLEASE NOTE:
If you cannot attend on March 28th, we also have January 24th available. Please click "Register Now" under the other Diabetes course description (above).

Presenter(s): Cindy Elsenbeck, RN, CDE
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Course #10

High Tech, High Touch: Technology and Nursing
The use of technology in health care can improve communication, accuracy, consistency of care, medication reconciliation, and quality of care. How does technology impact nursing? This short video will provide information on the multiple uses of technology in health care today, uses of the internet as a resource for effective clinical practice, trends in telemedicine, the benefits and drawbacks of technology in nursing, and steps that nurses can take to educate themselves and co-workers in new and emerging technology. Handouts and Suggestions for Further Reading are included in the module.

To earn contact hours from the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), nurses must complete pre and post tests and an evaluation, all included in the on-line video module. Participants will have until May 30, 2012 to complete the video module.

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Course Schedule:
Available On-line Only:
Through June 2012


To view the video, please click the register now button, take the pre-test and then click "My Account" in the top right corner of the screen.

Course #11

Nurses Communicating with Caregivers
DD nurses are responsible for communicating information to the people who care for individuals with DD. They may be providing education, instructions, guidance, resources, advocacy, or support. This video explores how DD nurses can communicate effectively with a number of different caregivers such as Direct Care staff, family members, providers, and health care specialists. Nurses will have until May 31, 2012 to complete the video module.