A Continuing Nursing Education event
The University of Texas Arlington College of Nursing
Therapeutic and Ethical Implications of Genomics for Nursing Practice
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Time: arrive by 09:30 am Central Daylight Time (7:30 am SLT/PDT; 2:30 pm UTC/GMT) - Convert to your time zone
Second Life Orientation (optional but recommended):
Orientation Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm CDT (1:00 pm -2:30 pm SLT; 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm UTC/GMT) Convert to your time zone
Please RSVP for the Orientation so we know how many people to plan for!
Workshop Agenda: (times below are Central Daylight Time-USA, Texas, Dallas.)
Session One:
- 09:30-10:00 am - Meet and greet, check-in
- 10:00 am-11:30 am (CDT) - REGISTER for CNE contact hours
- "Pharmacogenetics in Geriatrics and Adult Palliative Care"
This educational activity is designed for registered nurses and is devoted to discussions of the genetics of drugs commonly used in geriatrics and palliative care. Faculty will identify specific instances in which pharmacogenetic information might be used in treatment planning and this can help nurses to support the best care outcomes for each patient.
Speakers: Kathryn Daniel, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC (SL: Kathiree) and Denise Cauble, RN, BSN, PhD (candidate) (SL: Neenie Nerido).
- "Pharmacogenetics in Geriatrics and Adult Palliative Care"
- 11:30 am (CDT) - Evaluation of Session One and Adjourn.
Break: 11:30 am-12:30 pm (CDT) - Break on your own
Session Two:
- 12:30 pm-1:00 pm (CDT) - Meet and greet, check-in
- 1:00 pm -2:30 pm (CDT) - REGISTER for CNE contact hours
- “Current Ethical Issues Related to Genomics in Health Care”
Involving a Panel with members representing Institutional Review Boards, hospital chaplaincy services, and the legal profession, this educational session for registered nurses will present current views on the ethical, legal, and social issues related to genomics in healthcare. Nurses will be able to further their recognition of these ethical issues and explore how they can support patients and families appropriately. Audience participation, using the Second Life Chat function, will be encouraged.
Panelists: Maynard Dyson, MD (SL: MDyson); Lekha Gopalakrishnan, PhD, JD (SL: LekhaG); Rev. Steve Irwin, DMin (SL: NeoTheo); and Patricia Turpin, RN, PhD (SL: Tucker Karillion).
Moderator: Patricia Newcomb, PhD, RN CPNP (SL: SandraDee Applewhyte).
- “Current Ethical Issues Related to Genomics in Health Care”
- 2:30 pm (CDT) - Evaluation of Session Two and Adjourn
Exhibits Hall with research posters on display - submit your poster - view poster abstracts
Purpose: To update nurses on the role of genomics in pharmacotherapy. To review ethical and social issues that have emerged in health care as a result of advances in human genomics.
Objectives:
- Session One: Discuss the role of genomics in pharmacotherapy.
- Session Two:
- Evaluate arguments that support or oppose current practice in regard to ownership of human tissue or genetic material harvested during surgery or donated to research.
- Identify specific instances in which the U.S. system of gene patents has had adverse impacts on patients.
- Discuss provisions and limits of federal legislation that protects citizens from genetic discrimination.
Location: UT Arlington Conference Center in Second Life, UTArlington III in Second Life
Contact Hours for CNE
You must register to receive continuing education units. There is a FEE to register to earn contact hours. The fee is $15 for EACH session.
Attendance is free of charge for those who do not wish to earn contact hours - but please RSVP.
The University of Texas at Arlington Center for Continuing Nursing Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.