October, 2008

Bob Poznanovich will be speaking at the VHA 2008 Nursing Leadership Excellence Series program, Bringing Light to a Dark Corner in Health Care: Substance Abuse and Impaired Practice, on Tuesday, October 14 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. EST.

2008 Nursing Leadership Excellence Series Part 5:

Bringing Light to a Dark Corner in Health Care: Substance Abuse and Impaired Practice

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Eastern: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Central: 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Mountain: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Pacific: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

About the Program

This program touches on a very serious problem in health care: substance abuse among nurses and other health care professionals. The impaired professional can have a significant negative impact on the quality and safety of patient care, their colleagues, the organization as a whole as well as on themselves and their families. What is the extent of this problem today and what is the role of the nurse manager in detecting and managing this problem? We’ll dialog with an expert in the field to learn more about impaired professionals in our workplace as well as the treatment and rehabilitation options. Participate in this program and be better prepared to deal with this difficult reality.

Who Should Attend

nurse managers/directors
nursing supervisors
assistant nurse managers
charge nurses
You’ll Learn to:

Recognize the magnitude of the current problem with substance abuse among nurses and health care professionals
Identify effective systems and strategies to detect substance abuse
Discuss the various options available today to support treatment and rehabilitation for impaired health care professionals
Faculty

Robert M. Poznanovich
President/CEO
Addiction Intervention Resources, Inc.
St. Paul, MN

Accreditation

GUIDELINES FOR RECEIVING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

VHA is committed to complying with the criteria of accreditation and continuing education agencies in order to provide this quality program. To receive credit for educational activities, you must successfully complete all program requirements.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

Register (either before or after program)
Attend entire session.
For the Live program: Complete an evaluation form online at within one week following the program (please refer to handout for link to accreditation website)
For the enduring material activity: Complete an evaluation form and post-test online at within one year following the program (please refer to handout for link to accreditation website)
Note: If you are a VHA Member, you will need a vha.com user name and password in order to register and complete the evaluation. If you do not have a vha.com user name and password, go to www.vha.com and click on “I’m a New User.” You may also contact VHA Customer Service at 800-842-5146 or vhacustomerservice@vha.com to obtain a vha.com user name and password.

Estimated time to complete activity, 65 minutes (viewing program, registration and completion of documents)

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, you will be able to print your continuing education certificate.

NURSING

VHA Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This program is designated for 1.00 Hours.

VHA Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580 for 1.20 contact hours.

CEU

VHA Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = .1 CEU.)

This is a pay-per-view program, please contact VHA’s Customer Service at 800.842.5146 for more details or to register.