A great variety of educational sessions will be offered to participants pertinent to their practice or interest. Workshops are being planned, and the PSNCB Certification Exam is once again being offered.
Workshops and educational sessions being planned include the following (confirmed as of March 31, 2006):
Workshops
* Instructional Course for Dermal Fillers, Tracey Hotta, BScN, CPSN & Barbara Weber, RN, CPSN
* Botox Cosmetic: Principles and Pearls for Nurse Injectors, Jill Jones, RN, CPSN & Dawn Sagrillo, BSN, RN, CPSN
* Suture Workshop, Scott Thellman, MD & Karen Harmon-McGowan, RN
* Basic Life Support for Health Professionals-BLS Renewal Course
Educational Sessions
* Body Contouring in the Massive Weight Loss Patient, Loren Borud, MD
* Lower Extremity Reconstruction:Alternatives to Microsurgery, Matt Concannon, MD; Jeanette Brown, RN
* Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Current Thoughts, Mimis Cohen, MD, FACS
* Distractors in Children, Kathy Dunleavy, RN
* Body Contouring Following Massive Weight Loss, Susan Gallagher, MSN, RN
* DVT/Pulmonary Embolism: A Patient and Surgeon's Experience, Karen Harman-McGowan, RN, CPSN; Scott Thellman, MD
* The Use of Cohesive Cel Implants for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Mitchell Brown, MD, FRCSc; Tracey Hotta, BScN, CPSN
* Collective Collaboration: A Team Approach, Tracey Hotta, BScN, CPSN; joint session with ASPS
* Total Body Lift for the Massive Weight Loss Patients and Others, Dennis Hurwitz, MD, FACS
* Patient Safety-ASPS's Number One Goal, Ronald E. Iverson, MD, FACS
* Medical Legal issues in Plastic Surgery: How to Avoid Malpractice Claims, Sue Kunz, BS, RN, CPSN; Panelists-Jeanne Prinn Wyatt, RN, CPSN; Gabrielle Kochell, RN; Dawn Sagrillo, BSN, RN, CPSN
* Integration: True Holistic Medication, Gaye Mack, MA, BFRP; Michelle Parsons, RN, LNC
* The Skin Care Dimensions as it Applies to the Plastic Surgery Practice or Medi-Spa, Jan Marini
* Perioperative Care of the Massive Weight Loss Patient During Body Lift/Belt Lipectomy, Cynthia McDonough, RN
* Attitudes in the Office-Between Coworkers; Turmoil and Picking Your Battles, Steve Morgan
* Sclerotherapy in the Nurses' Hand-Terry Bennett Harper, BSN, RN
* Permanent Makeup-Kathy Jones
* Advocacy: It's Smart Business, Malcolm Roth, MD
* Cosmeceutical Credence, Jill Sprengel, BS, RN
* Skin Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction: Minimizing Wound Healing Complications, Scott Thellman, MD
* Compression Garments: Challenges & Issues, Bill Watkins
* Entrepreneurship: You Too Can Realize Your Dreams, Bill Watkins
* Pelvic and Vaginal Reconstruction After Pelvic Exenteration: Surgical Options, Nursing Intervention, and Nursing Care Involved, Nasrin Vaziri, RN, CPSN
Keynote Session
* Taking Care of Others and Ourselves, Ed Latham, RN, FNGNAm
Closing Sessions
* The Health Benefits of Chocolate, Brian Lee, MD
* Back to the Future-Plastic Surgery 2006, Part II, Joseph Rosen, MD
Contact hours will be available to nurses attending the convention.
Registration Fees
Complete registration information will be available in June!!
"No city invites the heart to come to life as San Francisco does." (William Saroyan) And come to life you will, whether it's exploring the city's parks, restaurants, attractions, theater, opera, museums, galleries, festivals, hiking, biking, boating, or countless other activities. Save some time in between enhancing your plastic surgical nursing knowledge at this year's lectures and instructional courses, networking with colleagues from across the US and Canada, and visiting the exhibits at Moscone Center.
The beauty of San Francisco is outstanding with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the San Francisco Bay to the north and east, surrounded by redwood forests, green hills, and blue skies, not to mention the famous San Francisco fogs. Looking across the dark blue waters of the Pacific Ocean from the Marin Headlands, you see first the orange towers of the Golden Gate Bridge then a sparkling metropolis, crowned by the mythical-looking pyramid-shaped Transamerica building.
Our convention hotel is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco. The Palace Hotel recreates the elegance and glamour of nineteenth-century high society. Vaulted ceilings, ornate gilding, and Austrian, leaded crystal chandeliers-almost every architectural detail is true to the original 1875 design, with one dramatic exception. After the Earthquake and Fire of 1906, the hotel's two-acre high carriage entrance was transformed into one of the world's most luminous dining rooms, the Garden Court.
San Francisco sits atop a 30-mile long peninsula, at the base of which is Silicon Valley and San Jose. Silicon Valley, in addition to being home to Apple Computer, Google, and Hewlett-Packard, is also known for its museums, shopping, and curiosities like the Winchester Mystery House. Across the bay to the north is the charming community of Sausalito in Marin County. Across the bay to the east is Oakland and the university community of Berkeley. An hour northeast, some of the best wineries in the world are found in the Napa Valley. If the 200 or so Napa wineries aren't enough for you, there's an equally impressive selection in nearby Sonoma or Mendocino counties.
San Francisco is a place of diverse cultures. It tends to be mellow, laid back, eccentric, and friendly. You don't need a car in San Francisco. It is an easy city to walk and the public transportation is above average for an American city. Use the cable cars, light rail, and bus system to get anywhere in the city and to the SFO airport. You will only need a car if you will be venturing outside the city.
Top destinations to visit in San Francisco include Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, North Beach, Chinatown, Golden Gate Park, The Golden Gate Bridge, the Castro District, and Alcatraz. Outside downtown visit Muir Woods, the San Francisco Zoo, Napa Valley, Stanford Shopping Center, and the Skyline Open Spaces for nature walks.
What to do in San Francisco
San Francisco is truly a paradise for people who enjoy fine dining. In its 47 square miles, the city has 3,300 restaurants. This amounts to more than 70 restaurants per square mile.
If antiquing is on your list, Jackson Square is the best known location for high-end antiques. More than 20 galleries and dealers are found in this charming neighborhood. The buildings have withstood two major earthquakes and give you a look back in time to old San Francisco.
San Francisco is second only to New York City in its artistic offerings. From museums to performance art, San Francisco always has a lot going on. Of note are the San Francisco Metropolitan Museum of Art (SF MOMA) and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Nightlife in San Francisco includes bars, dance clubs, comedy clubs, live music, late-night dining, theater, and after-hours clubs. Hot spots tend to be localized to the SOMA, Mission, Castro, Marina, and North Beach districts.
Mustn't forget shopping!! The opportunity to shop in San Francisco is virtually unbounded. Easily within walking distance of the Palace Hotel is Union Square, with its Macy's, Nordstrom, Sak's, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Versace, Neiman Marcus, and more than 100 other equally inspiring stores. Nearby as well is the Crocker Galleria, which features a cosmopolitan collection of unique shops and cafes under a spectacular glass dome. Many unique shops are located near Fisherman's Wharf, including the scenic Cannery at Del Monte Square, Ghiradelli Square, and the Anchorage.
Ride a cable car, visit the Victorian-era Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, or walk down to Rincon Park on the Embarcadero to visit the city's newest icon, a bold 60-foot bow-and-arrow sculpture. Take a city bus up Telegraph Hill to visit the Coit Tower, resembling a fire nozzle it is believed to honor the heroics of the firemen who fought blazes during the city's early days. In reality, the fluted shaft design was chosen for its simplicity and cost effectiveness. San Francisco tends to hold to its mythological symbols. See the "Painted Ladies," the city's restored Victorian homes, made famous by the six pristine homes so often photographed along Alamo Square. Today these six homes have been featured in so many Hollywood productions that at least one has a "talent" agent.
I guarantee that once you visit San Francisco, you will never want to leave. Walter Cronkite said it best "Leaving San Francisco is like saying goodbye to an old sweetheart. You want to linger as long as possible."
Accommodations
Make your plans now to attend the ASPSN Annual Convention The Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Reservations: 888-625-5144, Phone: 415-512-1111 or fax 415-243-8062
The Palace Hotel is holding rooms for ASPSN at a rate of $239.00 single/$279.00 double until September 12, 2006.
Make your reservations today!!
For more information regarding The Palace Hotel please go to http://www.sfpalace.com/
Resource
http://Bloomberg.com March 16, 2006 "San Francisco Recalls 1906 Quake With Exhibits, Books, Parties."