Program Description/Activity Purpose
This three-day program will meet the educational needs of new and experienced healthcare professionals. The content will encompass emerging practices and technologies, patients’ psychosocial needs, ethical and legal issues, and regulatory requirements.
Target Audience
Nurses, nurse managers, nurses in advanced practice roles, and support personnel in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, obstetrics and gynecology, and women’s health will benefit from this symposium.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to:
- Apply emerging research and technologies in reproductive healthcare to nursing clinical practice
- Recognize the psychosocial issues faced by patients, donors, and surrogates who undergo assisted reproductive technologies
- Describe the ethical and legal issues surrounding assisted reproductive technologies
Scientific Organizing Committee*
Joanne Libraro, BSN, RN, Chairperson
Weill Cornell Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
New York, New York
Deborah Mecerod, RN, Chairperson
Reproductive Biology Associates
Atlanta, Georgia
*Current guidelines state that participants in CNE activities should be made aware of any affiliation or financial interest that may affect those involved with content development or presentation. Those involved have completed a Statement of Disclosure and their names and disclosure information will appear in the course materials. This information is used to: (1) determine whether a conflict exists, (2) resolve the conflict by initiating a content validation process, and (3) advise learners of this information. Information unavailable at the time of printing will be available for review prior to the presentation.
Continuing Nursing Education
DIME is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants in this activity will be eligible to receive up to 12.3 contact hours of continuing nursing education credit.
In order to receive contact hours, participants are required to return a completed evaluation form. Certificates will be emailed or mailed within 6 weeks of the program. There is no fee for participating in the program or for the generation of the certificate.
Funding Statement
This program is supported in part by an educational grant from EMD Serono, Inc.
Official Language
English is the official language of the conference.
Tax Note
Fees for services paid to the 2010 International Nursing Conference on Reproductive Health and Infertility are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. However, continuing education expenses may be tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. Please consult your tax advisor.
