SPCN 2003 ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND BUSINESS MEETING MEETING


"We Go to Orlando Looking for Answers to Questions That Bother Parents
So...."
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2003
1:30 - 2 pm Registration
2 - 5 pm Program
5-6 pm Business Meeting

Immediately following the meeting we will go to dinner at Bahama Breeze (by
the Convention Center).

PROGRAM: Answers to Questions that Bother Parents So....
[Participants will receive 3 contact hours for attending this program.]

Did I (We) cause this? Current areas of genetic research.
Mary Rummell, RN, MN, CPNP -Portland, Oregon

How can I find more information? Current, accurate Internet sites.
Gwen Fosse, RN, BSN, MSA - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Will my child need a special diet? Dietary guidelines for children
with CHD - with recommendations to decrease childhood obesity in ALL
children.
Dana Connolly,RN, MS, FNP, PNP, PhDc - New York, New York

Will my child with a pacemaker need special care? Guidelines for
care and recommendations for participation in sports. Issues related to ICDs
in children.
Debra Hanisch, RN, MSN, CPNP - Palo Alto, California

Will my child be "normal"? Current developmental outcome information
for parents.
Pat O'Brien, RNc, MSN, PNP - Boston, Massachusetts

Are there gaps in family education? The Canadian experience to fill
the gaps in family education -- The Heart and Soul Resource.
Laurie Cender, RN, MSN - Vancouver, British Columbia

To confirm attendance for the meeting and /or dinner please contact Jo Ann
Nieves by phone at 954-755-2253 or email:

SITE:Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women & Children
92 West Miller Street
Orlando, Florida 32806-2036
407 649-9111

LOCATION: Classrooms 3 & 4 - From visitor parking next to Arnold Palmer
Children's Hospital proceed down the covered walk from the parking lot to
the sliding glass doors. Continue straight to the main lobby (there is an
Alladin above and a castle). At the castle obtain a visitor badge. Continue
straight through the doorway. Turn left and you will see classrooms 3 and 4.
 
TO JOIN OTHERS FOR TRANSPORTATION: At 12:45PM on Nov. 8 Meet at the front
door of the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, 9956 Hawaiian Court, Orlando - phone
407-351-5100 -right by the Convention Center so we can carpool with cars and
taxis.
DIRECTIONS:
Directions from Convention Center:
Take I-4 to Exit 81BC (Kaley). Turn right on Kaley. Go to 2nd traffic light
(Orange Ave.) & turn left. Go to 1st traffic light (Miller) & turn left. Go
to 4-way stop & hospital is just ahead on your left. The hospital and
parking garage are on Miller past the stop sign.
Directions from Daytona:
Take I-4 west. Go to exit 82B and turn left (east) on Gore Street. Turn
right (south) on Orange Avenue. Turn right (west) onto MIller St. The
hosptial and parking garage are on the left past the stop sign.
Directions from Tampa:
Take I-4 east. Go to the Kaley exit and turn right (east) on Kaley St. Turn
left (north) on Orange Avenue. Turn left (west) on to MIller St. The
hosptial and parking garage are on the left past the stop sign.
CELL PHONE NUMBER CONTACTS IN ORLANDO:
Andrea (Sorbello) 407 808 0186 (work
at Arnold Palmer Hospital)
Patti (Siefert) 321 663 3005 (work at Arnold Palmer Hospital)
Jo Ann (Nieves) 954 647 4487
Kas (Sheehan) 727 642 2644