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  • Film Screening: Les Saisons (Seasons)

    After traveling the world alongside migrating birds and diving the oceans in the acclaimed nature documentaries Winged Migrations and Oceans, Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to the lush green forests that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age. Winter had gone on for 80,000 years when, in a short period of time the ice retreated, the landscape metamorphosed, the cycle of seasons was established and the beasts occupied their new kingdom. Les Saisons, with its exceptional footage of animals in the wild, is the awe-inspiring and thought-provoking tale of the long shared history that binds humankind with the natural world.

    The film will be introduced by Rockefeller University Professor Jesse Ausubel, who served as a science advisor to Les Saisons’ directors.

    This free and public event is being offered as part of the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute’s 2017 Spring Film Series.

    For more information, contact Karl Vilacoba at 732-571-3688 or kvilacob@monmouth.edu.

    Register Online

  • Diabetes Management in the School Age Child

    From gym class to glucose monitoring, this continuing education program is designed to provide guidelines for the management and support of the school age child with diabetes. A focus will be on the techniques used to balance insulin and nutritional needs with school activities. Acute and chronic complications will be discussed as well as prevention and health promotion strategies. Current references and resources will be provided.

    Topics will include:

    • The diabetes disease process
    • Brief overview of Insulin and Insulin pumps
    • Glucose monitoring
    • Glycemic control
    • Physical activity
    • Guidelines for referral

    Fee: $65/$50 for MU Students (A light dinner is included in the program fee)

    This program will provide 3 contact hours for nurses.

    For more information, contact Barbara Paskewich, MSN,RN, MA, CHES, Director of Professional Development and Special Projects, at 732-571-3694 or bpaskewi@monmouth.edu.

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  • Improving Communication Regarding End-of-Life Decisions

    This workshop is designed to provide health care professionals with a better understanding of the complex decision making process that is involved in the planning of end-of-life care. The instructors will explore and review end-of life care choices such as hospice, palliative care and advanced directives. The patients’ perspective will be presented, highlighting research on “The inner life at the end of life,” life reviews and attitudes toward death. Participants will engage in a simulated medical decision process and analyze different types of advanced directives. The goal will be to facilitate patient centered care and shared decision making through effective communication and planning.

    COURSE OBJECTIVES:

    • Examine the complexities surrounding end-of-life care including different levels of care, types of proxy and advanced directives.
    • Discuss ethical issues faced by healthcare professionals in providing care during the dying process.
    • Review challenges faced by families and caregivers as they honor patient wishes in end of life decisions.
    • Evaluate strategies to maximize patient autonomy.
    • Facilitating communication about end-of-life decisions.

    Fee: $98/$20 for current MU Nursing and Health Studies Students (a light lunch is included in the program fee)

    This program will provide 5 contact hours for Nurses.

    For more information, contact Barbara Paskewich, MSN,RN, MA, CHES, Director of Professional Development and Special Projects, at 732-571-3694 or bpaskewi@monmouth.edu.

  • Nurse Practitioner Skills Boot Camp

    Step up for the “Boot Camp” at Monmouth University – an immersion program for Nurse Practitioners providing specialized training in key areas. The hands-on experience will be facilitated by content experts who will share knowledge, tips and techniques for practice. The boot camp is suitable for individuals who would like to update their knowledge and/or who are new to the role.

    Participants will complete 2 modules daily of the total 4 listed below. Each day will include a 1.5 hour pharmacology update.

    • X-Ray Interpretation
    • Care of Common Orthopedic Injuries and Splinting Basics
    • Suturing and Wound Closure
    • Clinical Decision Making – Interpreting and Integrating Diagnostics

    Fee: $450/$400 for MU Students and Alumni (Instructional materials, a continental breakfast and a light lunch are included in the program fee)

    For more information, contact Barbara Paskewich, MSN,RN, MA, CHES, Director of Professional Development and Special Projects, at 732-571-3694 or bpaskewi@monmouth.edu.

  • Stephen B. Siegel Lecture Series: “The Future of New Jersey’s Suburbs”

    The Kislak Real Estate Institute at Monmouth University

    cordially invites you to attend the

    Stephen B. Siegel Lecture Series
    “The Future of New Jersey’s Suburbs”

    Thursday, May 4, 2017

    1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

    Pozycki Hall Auditorium
    Reception Immediately Following

     

    Registration Required
    Seating Is Limited

     

    RSVP by May 1, 2017
    tlowy@monmouth.edu or 732-571-4412

     

    Sponsored by
    The Leon Hess Business School and The Kislak Real Estate Institute

    About the Program

    The program will feature a series of panels of experts dealing with various aspects of the topic. The opening panel will feature Geoffrey Anderson, the CEO of Smart Growth America, a leading national organization on land use headquartered in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Housing in Washington, D.C.

    Dr. James W. Hughes, the Dean of the Bloustein School of Planning at Rutgers University and Timothy Evans, Research Director at New Jersey Future, will discuss their research on the demographic shifts in New Jersey that are impacting the housing and economic activity in the suburbs.

    Josh Burd, the Editor of Real Estate-NJ, will moderate a panel of developers currently working on redevelopment of the suburbs including Ralph Zucker of Somerset Development who is creating the Bell Works reuse of the Bell labs facility in Holmdel, New Jersey, Carl Goldberg from Mack-Cali Roseland, developers of many large suburban campuses, Jenny Bernell from Kushner Companies, owner of the Monmouth Mall and other properties, and David Fisher, from K. Hovnanian Companies, who are redeveloping several large office campuses.

    The final panel will include local officials who will provide their response to the earlier panels and discuss activity in their suburban municipalities. Officials include Mayor Gerald Scharfenberger of Middletown, Mayor Dennis Connelly from Eatontown, Eric Hinds from Holmdel, and former Mayor Kenneth Pringle from Belmar. The panel will be moderated by John Giunco, adjunct Professor at Monmouth University and a partner in the law firm of Giordano Halleran & Ciesla.

  • Customer Service Panel Discussion: Learn Best Practices from Four Professionals in Different Fields

  • Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

    Dr. Atul Gawande

    Credit: Tim Llewellyn

    Presented by the Department of Psychology

    Join us for a free screening and discussion of the PBS FRONTLINE documentary, Being Mortal. Based on the best-selling book by Dr. Atul Gawande, this film explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with the doctors, nurses, and family members who care for them.

    See the film and be part of a national conversation taking place in our community concerning an inescapable reality of life: death.

    Moderators

    Dr. Kristen Coppola

    Department of Psychology

    Monmouth University

    Sue Polito, MSN, APN

    Board Certified Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

    Specialist Professor

    Monmouth University

    Reservations

    For more information and to reserve your seat please email Dr. Coppola. The screening starts promptly at 6pm.

  • Monmouth University’s Holiday Ball

  • 21st Century Approaches to Ending Intimate Partner Violence

  • Pediatric Emergency Care

    The instructor will present an overview of conditions that require pediatric emergency care. Focusing on body systems, a review clinical findings will be highlighted. Goals and strategies for treatment will be reviewed. An emphasis will be on cases that should not be missed and how to identify the sick child in all healthcare settings.

    Cost: $75/$60 for MU Students & Alumni (A light dinner is included in the program fee)

    This program will provide 3 contact hours for nurses.

    Register Online

    For More Information

    Barbara Paskewich, MSN,RN, MA, CHES, Director of Professional Development and Special Projects
    732-571-3694
    bpaskewi@monmouth.edu