This is a preliminary schedule and subject to change.
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, for 11.0 contact hours.
August 1st (Wednesday)
| 07:00 PM |
09:00 PM |
Early Conference and Exhibitor Registration |
August 2nd (Thursday)
| 07:00 AM |
08:45 AM |
Registration |
| 08:45 AM |
11:45 AM |
Pre-Conference Workshop |
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“Infusion Therapy Standards and Guidelines” |
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Speaker: Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI |
| 11:45 AM |
12:00 PM |
Transition Break |
| 12:00 PM |
01:30 PM |
ISS Lunch - ”Understanding Crystal Burden and Treating Refractory Chronic Gout” |
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Sponsored by Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Speaker by John R. Acton, RN, CRNI |
| 01:30 PM |
01:45 PM |
Transition Break |
| 01:45 PM |
02:00 PM |
Grand Opening of the 5th Annual RNS Conference |
| 02:00 PM |
02:15 PM |
Business Meeting |
| 02:15 PM |
04:30 PM |
ISS - ”Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Detailed Overview for Nurses” |
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Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, Inc. |
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Speaker: Jane Swartz, ARNP |
| 04:30 PM |
6:00 PM |
Personal time |
| 06:00 PM |
9:00 PM |
5th Anniversary Celebration Bash and Dinner at the Grand Hyatt Big Top Tent |
August 3rd (Friday)
| 07:30 AM |
09:00 AM |
ISS Breakfast - ”The Nurse-Patient Dialogue: Enhancing the Patient Experience” |
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Sponsored by Genentech, Inc. |
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Speaker by Linda Cox, RN, MSN, AON, CNS |
| 09:00 AM |
10:00 AM |
Dedicated time with Exhibitors |
| 10:00 AM |
11:00 AM |
“Large Vessel Vasculitis” |
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Speaker: Robert Spiera, MD |
| 11:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
“Update on Osteoporosis in Rheumatic Diseases” |
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Speakers: Joseph Lorenzo, MD and Catherine Kay, RN |
| 12:00 PM |
12:15 PM |
Transition Break |
| 12:15 PM |
01:45 PM |
Lunch with Exhibitors |
| 01:45 PM |
02:45 PM |
“Musculoskeletal Examination Techniques for Inflammatory Arthritis” |
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Speaker: Jon T Giles, MD MPH* Pre-registration Required |
| 01:45 PM |
02:45 PM |
“Lupus: Pregnancy and Contraception Approaches” |
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Speaker: Monica Richey, NP |
| 02:45 PM |
03:00 PM |
Transition Break |
| 03:00 PM |
04:00 PM |
“Musculoskeletal Examination Techniques for Inflammatory Arthritis” |
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Speaker: Jon T Giles, MD MPH* Pre-registration Required |
| 03:00 PM |
04:00 PM |
“Twists and Turns in the Evolution of Lyme Disease” |
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Speaker: Lawrence Zemel, MD |
| 04:15 PM |
05:15 PM |
ISS - ”Rheum4Growth Nurse Training Program” |
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Sponsored by UCB |
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Speaker by Iris Zink, NP |
| 05:15 PM |
06:00 PM |
Personal time |
| 06:00 PM |
09:00 PM |
President & Award’s Dinner in the Grand Hyatt Big Top Tent |
August 4th (Saturday)
| 07:30 AM |
09:00 AM |
ISS Breakfast - ”An Overview of BENLYSTA® (belimumab)” |
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Sponsored by Human Genome Science, Inc. / GlaxoSmithKline |
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Speaker by Betty Loflin, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CCD |
| 09:00 PM |
09:15 AM |
Transition Break |
| 09:15 AM |
10:15 AM |
“Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Treament of Psoriatic Arthritis” |
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Speaker: Henry Townsend |
| 10:15 AM |
11:15 PM |
“Behave Yourself! Using Motivational Interviewing to Facilitate Behavior Change” |
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Speaker: Susan Bartlett, MD |
| 11:15 PM |
11:30 PM |
Transition Break |
| 11:30 PM |
01:00 PM |
Lunch with Exhibitors |
| 01:00 PM |
02:00 PM |
“The Wind Beneath Our Wings” |
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Speaker: Kelly Young, Founder, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation |
| 02:00 PM |
03:00 PM |
“Director of Registries and Related Research at Hospital for Special Surgery” |
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Speaker: Charlotte Phillips, RN |
| 03:00 PM |
03:30 PM |
Closing Celebration |
