Nursing Informatics Continuing Education and ANCC NI Certification Exam Preparation Program Information This intensive 2-day course focuses on current informatics trends and issues. It includes content for Registered Nurses who are interested in becoming American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certified Informatics nurses. Other clinical professionals working in informatics may wish to take this course so they can be exposed to the course topics. Topics include: �-�  Scope and Standards of Nursing Informatics practice �-�  Professional practice, trends and issues within the informatics nurse role �-�  Management and leadership issues affecting informatics in healthcare settings �-�  Key concepts in informatics, information technology, information management, knowledge    generation and data security �-�  Human factors in relation to information technology systems �-�  Models and theories associated with informatics �-�  Steps of the system life cycle as it applies to information technology in the healthcare setting Accreditation Fourteen (14.0) ANCC contact hours will be provided. Make Plans Now to join us for this unique networking and educational opportunity. Registration Info Participant seats are limited and will be assigned in the order that registration fees and materials are received.  Registration includes Breakfast and Lunch (both Thursday and Friday) and all course materials.Hotel accommodations are not included in the price of registration. The Hilton-Garden Inn at the Orlando Airport is offering course attendees a special discounted rate of $105.00/night with full breakfast through April 15, 2013. You can book a room either by calling the Reservations Desk at 407-240-3725 and asking for the "Nursing Informatics " discounted rate or by booking online at www.orlandohilton.com. Speaker(s) Susan K. Newbold, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FHIMSS Dr. Newbold is a Consultant in Clinical Informatics from Franklin, TN. She is uniquely qualified to teach this course as she has experience in the vendor, consulting, academic and hospital world. Dr. Newbold is Board Certified in Nursing Informatics and initiated the first review course in nursing informatics in 1995. In 2001 she won the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing International Technology Award for Knowledge Advancement for this course. Theresa Skinner, MSN, RN-BCMs. Skinner is known as an accomplished strategic and operational leader with proven informatics expertise, and knowledge of healthcare processes and workflows to support organizations to achieve their financial, clinical, and healthcare information technology (HIT) strategic goals.  In her current role, Ms. Skinner is the Regional Manager of Clinical Applications for the South-East Region of Health Management Associates IT-Field Services Office.AgendaThursday June 20, 2013 AgendaNote:  Session times will be approximate based on participant needs and discussion. 7:30am - 8:00am            Registration and Continental Breakfast8:00am – 9:00am           Welcome, Introductions, Set Objectives9:00am – 10am  Professional Practice, Trends & Issues                                                Nursing Informatics Practice                                                Informatics and Health Care Industry Topics                                                Regulatory Monitoring and Accreditation Requirements                                                Education and Staff Development10:00am – 10:15am       Break10:15am – 11:30am       Professional Practice, Trends & Issues (continued)11:30am – 12noon         System Life CycleSystem PlanningSystem AnalysisSystem Design, Development, and CustomizationSystem and Functional TestingSystem Implementation, Evaluation, Maintenance, & Support12:00  – 1:00pm            Lunch (provided)1:00pm - 2:30pm           System Life Cycle (continued)2:30pm – 2:45pm          Break2:45pm – 3:30pm          System Life Cycle (continued)3:30pm –4:30pm           Introduction to Case Studies and time to work in groups Friday June 21,2013 Agenda Note:  Session times will be approximate based on participant needs and discussion.7:30am - 8:00am            Sign in and Continental Breakfast8:00am-10:00am            Information Management and Knowledge Generation                                                Foundations of Nursing Informatics                                                Models and Theories                                                Human Factors10:00am - 10:15am        Break10:15am – 11:00am       Information Management and Knowledge Generation (continued)11:00am – 12:00            Information Technology                                                 Hardware                                                Software                                                Communication Technologies                                                Security, Privacy and Confidentiality12:00    – 1:00pm          Lunch (provided)1:00pm – 1:30pm          Information Technology (continued)1:30pm – 2:45pm          Presentation of Case Studies by Attendees and Discussion2:45pm – 3:00pm          Break3:00pm – 3:30pm          Presentation of Case Studies by Attendees and Discussion3:30pm – 4:30pm          Certification Exam Preparation                                    Final Questions, Course evaluation, Raffle, Adjourn  Please contact  either  of the CNFHIMSS Clinical Informatics Co-Chairs:Beth Brown  at beth.brown@perigen.com or Theresa Skinner  at tmskinnr@gmail.comfor additional information. Early Bird Registration 600.00 Late Registration (After May 30th) 650.00