St. Luke's Regional Nursing Summit - 2009
First-ever Summit Draws 250 Nurses
"Our nurses are a tremen-
dous resource: we rely
on them to provide the
best care to our patients,"
Dr. Marc Granson, Chief
of Surgery
Bethlehem, PA (11/4/2009) - Nursing professionals from throughout the Greater Lehigh Valley will attend the first-ever St. Luke's Regional Nursing Summit at Olympus America Corporate Headquarters in Center Valley on November 7.
What is drawing them out on a Saturday morning? It is the opportunity to learn firsthand about significant advancements in the care of today's surgical patient from experienced St. Luke's doctors and nurses who truly are experts in their field. The continuing education nursing activity has attracted nurses from throughout St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network as well as other area hospitals.
Raise Awareness of Advances in Surgical Practices and Nursing Care
Physicians and nurses from around the network have collaborated to offer this program in an effort to enhance awareness of the advancements in both surgical practices and nursing care.
“Without question, our nurses are a tremendous resource; we rely on them to provide the best possible care to our patients and also to educate our community,” says Marc Granson, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network. “A major goal of this first Nursing Summit is to provide insight into some very significant developments in surgical care and best practices in nursing that are offered at St. Luke's. We are accomplishing just that.”
"This is only the first in
a series of educational
programs for our
nursing community,"
Carol Kuplen, RN, MSN,
Senior Vice President
and CNO
“Many hours went into the development of this educational forum and into the presentations themselves,” says Carol Kuplen, RN, MSN, Senior Vice President and CNO, St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network. “This is only the first in a series of educational programs for our nursing community designed to speak to best practices and advancements in health care. Special thanks to the committee who developed the program and to our partners at Olympus for hosting our first venue.”
Featured presentations include evidence-based practices in nursing; robotic prostate cancer surgery; advances in colon cancer surgery and nursing protocols in intestinal and urinary diversion; advances in heart surgery and thoracic surgery; advances in diagnostic mammography; surgical advances in breast cancer care; and the role of the breast health specialist.
Presenters include Kerry Cheever, PhD, RN; Eric Mayer, MD; Darius Desai, MD, FACS; Suzanne Wary, MSN, CWOCN; Joanne Labiak, CN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS; Stephen Olenchock, Jr., DO; William Burfeind, Jr., MD; Donna Bobo, MSN, CRNP; Carolyn Philippi, MSN, CRNP; Lee Riley, MD, PhD, FACS; Joseph Russo, MD; Michelle Silfies, RN, BSN.
Weekend learning has its rewards. As a special surprise during the program, seven lucky nurses will win $100 gift certificates to dine at MELT at the Promenade Shops in Center Valley. The educational activity meets CE requirements for RN re-licensure in Pennsylvania and awards 4.5 contact hours.
