Calendar of Events
September 2008
September RNCN Meeting
Dr. Fernando Melendez, clinical neuropsychologist
Please join us for RNCN on September 4, 2008 as we welcome Dr. Fernando Melendez, clinical neuropsychologist. Dr. Melendez is a bilingual practitioner who is very familiar with worker's compensation. He will be presenting "The Neuropsychology of Mild Head Injury". A review of the principal tests and test betteries used in the diagnosis of brain injury in general and mild head injury in particular. Dr. Melendez will review the structure of a neuropsychology report and how it can help in the management of mild head injury. He will also present clinical expectations at the time of injury, after six months and after a year as well as potential for recovery and long term expectations
Provider approved by CCMC, 2.0 contact hours towards CCM.
For membership go to www.RNCN.net or Call Brook Feerick (858) 452-3417. Provider approved by the California B.R.N., for 2.0 contact hours.
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August 2008
August RNCN -Meeting "Everything you need to know about the shoulder and knee!
Our own Mary Engles (from RNCN) will be moderating a panel of Experts:
Our own Mary Engles (from RNCN Board of Directors) will be moderating a panel of "medical specialists" discussing the key strategies of Shoulder and Knee Rehabilitation. Speakers will discuss the healing time frame for soft tissue injuries and soft tissue surgeries of the knee & shoulder; differences in the healing time between soft and hard tissue; rotator cuff exercises and scapular stabilization exercises and description, treatment and causes of shoulder impingement syndrome; and exercises for knee and shoulder rehabilitation.
Experts Include:
Mary Engles PT, MS, OCS:
Linda Christensen PT, CHT:
Yousef Ghandour PT, MOMT, FAAOMPT
June 2008
June - RNCN Monthly Meeting "Interested in Industry Standards regarding the role, case load, and skill level and performance measure for the Case Manager?"
Stefany H. Almaden RN, MS, CCM, CPUM, CMCN
Stefany is a Care Management and a Life Care Planning Specialist, Consultant, Business owner with over 25 years of service in different settings within the Health Care Industry.
Most of Stefany’s professional experience involved working with vulnerable populations: Medicare/MediCaid beneficiaries, catastrophic cases of Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), Stroke patients, and other life-altering events.
Stefany is also chairing the Care Management Institute of a National Nursing Association (AAMCN) setting industry guidelines for Care Management Specialty and is serving on the Board Directors of AAMCN.
Stefany is currently working on her Ph.D. in Health Services, and continues to advocate for access to care issues. Stephany will be discussing the following:
- Role of Care Manager
- Reasonable Case Load
- Skill level necessary to perform Care Management Functions
- Performance measures for measuring the effectiveness of Case Management.
- Defining Case Manager Role with the new CMS IPPS Final Rule
Provider approved by CCMC, 2.0 contact hours towards CCM.
Provider approved by the California B.R.N., for 2.0 contact hours.
For membership go to www.RNCN.net or call Brook Feerick (858) 452-3417.
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