Live Events & Conference Calendar
UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS
January 2025
Rethinking Community-Based Palliative Care
Michigan Center for Rural Health
January 28 | 12-1 pm FREE and ONLINE
After attending this session, participants will have increased knowledge about the evolution and future of palliative care delivery models that enhance patient care. Presenter John Mulder, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC, will review the history and evolution of palliative care delivery, identify the various models of palliative care delivery, focusing on home-based models, discuss opportunities and challenges of palliative care programs, and discuss evolving paradigms of care and resources. Target Audience: nurses, social workers, community health workers, and physicians. Participants attending the entire session and completing an evaluation form will receive a certificate for 1 contact hour. CE/CNE: 1 contact hour
Unpacking Health Inequities: The Impact of Racial Constructs and Racism in Healthcare
DEI, MSU College of Nursing
January 30 | 12-1 pm FREE and ONLINE
This session will guide learners toward improved understanding of health inequities as we analyze the impact of historical racial classification systems on healthcare practices, differentiate between biological and socially constructed concepts of race in healthcare, and identify manifestations of racism in healthcare settings. Presenters Edwin Lindo, JD will enhance understanding of race as a social construct and its implications in healthcare, enabling participants to critically examine both personal and organizational practices that may perpetuate health inequities. Target Audience: registered nurses, physicians, APRNs, Faculty, Social Workers and other healthcare workers. Participants attending the entire session and completing an evaluation form will receive a certificate for 1 contact hour. CE/CNE: 1 contact hour
**Meets criteria for State of Michigan implicit bias continuing education credit
***Event is at capacity and registration has closed.
February 2025
Understanding Veteran Culture to Overcome Bias
Michigan Center for Rural Health
February 12 | 12-1 pm FREE and ONLINE
After attending this session, participants will have increased knowledge of veteran culture to aid in overcoming bias when treating veterans in healthcare settings. Presenters Adam McGuire, PhD, and Emre Umucu, PhD, will describe unique characteristics of veteran culture, to assist in the application of veteran culture to identify differences in culturally-informed healthcare for veterans, and summarize treatment options available for veterans experiencing a mental health crisis. Target Audience: nurses, social workers, community health workers, and physicians. Participants attending the entire session and completing an evaluation form will receive a certificate for 1 contact hour. CE/CNE: 1 contact hour
Supporting Rural SANE Programs
SANE Seminar Series
February 18 | 4-5 pm FREE and ONLINE
These sessions will provide increased knowledge of strategies and practices that provide patient centered care and an increased understanding of support and interventions for sexual assault victims. Active discussion, real world examples, and case studies will be utilized. Target Audience: SANE nurses, registered nurses, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare workers. Participants attending the entire session and completing an evaluation form will receive a certificate for 1 contact hour. CE/CNE: 1 contact hour
Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives: The Role of Health Professionals
DEI, MSU College of Nursing
February 21 | 5-7:30 pm Kellogg Center, Auditorium
Dr. Rachel R. Hardeman is a tenured Professor in the Division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, the Blue Cross Endowed Professor in Health and Racial Equity, and the Founding Director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity. Target Audience: registered nurses, physicians, APRNs, Faculty, Social Workers and other healthcare workers. All participants must register, complete the learning activity, and submit the evaluation to receive a certificate of completion. CE/CNE: 1.5 contact hour
**Meets criteria for State of Michigan implicit bias continuing education credit
*Registration coming soon.
March 2025
MSU College of Nursing Research Day
Tuesday March 11, 2025 | 9a - 3p
Join in this annual scholarship event for Students, Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurse Educators, Clinical Nurse Leaders, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Scientists, and College/University Nursing Faculty. Come learn about the latest advancements in nursing science on the beautiful Michigan State University campus! More information to come for registration in the new year.
*Registration coming soon
Implicit Bias
SANE Seminar Series
March 11 | 4-5 pm FREE and ONLINE
Often, clinicians are unaware of the bias they bring with them into their clinical practice when caring for patients. Research suggests that this bias experienced by patients often causes inequities in the care provided and in the outcomes for these patients. This learning activity will discuss how care is affected when clinicians are unfamiliar with the various forms of bias that exist. Presenter Angelita Olowu, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Forensic Nursing Director, International Association of Forensic Nurses will help the audience identify some of the common forms of bias and provide ways to identify them through case scenarios. All healthcare providers are welcome! At the completion of this session, learners will have an increased knowledge of how to define bias and identify it within their clinical practice.
This session meets criteria for state of Michigan implicit bias content. CE/CNE: 1 contact hour
MSU College of Nursing Practice Day
Thursday May 8, 2025 | 9a - 3:30p
NEW conference event for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. This event is an opportunity to network and learn with providers and leaders within the practice setting to discuss current advancements in clinical care, scholarship and research dissemination. More information to come for registration in the new year.
*Registration coming soon
April 2025
Public health is a team sport: Interdisciplinary practice
Michigan Public Health Association Public Health Nursing Section
Tuesday April 8, 2025 | 9a - 4p
This year's MPHA PHN annual conference will provide participants with strategies for interacting with clients with an interdisciplinary lens to incorporate holistic and team-centered health promotion and disease prevention concepts into their daily practice. Conference sessions will include interprofessional collaboration in public heath including tribal health and the role of Community Health Workers in addressing SDOH in rural northern Michigan. Additional presentations will highlight challenges for collaboration in a health education center and partnerships in programs including MDHHS asthma, lead control and air quality programs. Target audience: the program's content is intended to inform public health nurses and all healthcare providers in various settings, disciplines, and contexts. Cost: $50.00 MPHA members; $80.00 non-MPHA members; $10.00 Pre-licensure students. In the spirit of Interdisciplinary Practice, Public Health Nurses may invite a non-nurse PH colleague to accompany him/her at no charge. Registration and information via email at CrystalHepburnRN@gmail.com.
CE/CNE: 5 contact hours
Please save all CE certificates for your records. Starting January 1, 2025, replacement certificates will not be issued more than 30 days after the event.