Faculty Leadership Network (FLN) Program and Luncheon
Legal Issues in Nursing Education: What Keeps Faculty Up at Night?
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November 15, 2018
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA
The AACN Faculty Leadership Network (FLN) Program examines the multitude of legal issues that confront nursing faculty members in the classroom and clinical environment. Strategies to address common legal issues are discussed. The FLN program precedes the Baccalaureate Education Conference. The FLN program does not overlap with any additional program sessions. Lunch is provided.
About the FLN
The Faculty Leadership Network is an AACN Leadership Network for faculty whose primary focus is teaching didactic and clinical courses, and provides opportunities to explore real world issues, pose pedagogy questions, and exchange ideas related to teaching and curriculum in professional nursing education. Learn more about the FLN.
Interested participants can register onsite at the Baccalaureate Education Conference or Fall EDS.
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-561-0500
- The room rate starts at $209 single/double.
The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is October 23, 2018. - For reservations, call 504-584-3999 and request the group rate for AACN/ Baccalaureate Education Conference. You may also place your reservation online.
- The room block may fill before the deadline, so please make your reservation early.
If/when the room block fills, AACN will post a list of alternative hotel on its website.
AACN has established overflow blocks at these hotels:
Renaissance New Orleans Arts Warehouse District Hotel (approximately 7 min)
700 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-613-2330
- The room rate starts at $199 single/double.
The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is October 24, 2018. - For reservations, call 504-613-2330 and request the group rate for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Courtyard New Orleans Downtown/Convention Center (approximately 8 min)
300 Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-598-9898
- The room rate starts at $229 single/double.
The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is October 19, 2018. - For reservations, call 504-598-9898 and request the group rate for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
The following hotels are near the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and may have availability of the meeting dates:
Le Méridien New Orleans (approximately 8 minutes)
333 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-525-9444
The Westin New Orleans Canal Place (approximately 9 minutes)
100 Rue Iberville
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-566-7006
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New Orleans (approximately 10 minutes)
300 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-581-1300
Closest Airport: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Distance: 30 minutes to/from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Costs: $36.00 Taxi one way, $24.00 Super Shuttle one way
Hotel Parking: Self-Parking (Garage Parking) is $44.00
Valet Parking is $49.00
Above rates are subject to change.
Attendance earns participants valuable continuing nursing education (CE) hours toward maintaining your certification and/or license. AACN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.
Fun Facts about New Orleans!
- New Orleans City Park is the largest municipal park in the United States,
- The St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest continuously operating cathedral in the United States.
- The first opera in the United States took place in New Orleans.
- The Superdome in New Orleans is the largest room constructed by steel that has no obstructing posts.
- New Orleans has over 20 nationally registered historic districts, more than any other city in the United States.
Dietary and Special Needs
If you have any dietary restrictions (e.g., vegetarian, kosher, or gluten-free) or special needs, please email us prior to the event at conferences@aacnnursing.org.
Contact Information
AACN Conference Team
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-463-6930
Email: conferences@aacnnursing.org
www.aacnnursing.org
Agenda
Thursday, November 15
9:00-11:30 a.m.
Registration
11:15-11:30 a.m.
Welcome & Program Introduction
Speaker: Rhonda Maneval, EdD, Executive Associate Dean for Academic Nursing, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY
11:15-11:30 a.m.
Program Session
Join us as we use examine a number of real-world legal issues impacting nursing faculty today. Dr. Mary Ellen Glasgow, an experienced dean and author, will use a case-based approach to exploring legal issues that confront faculty in the classroom and clinical environment. The session will examine such concepts as ‘due process’ and how it is operationalized in higher education. The role of a university-based attorney as a consultant in nursing education programs will also be addressed. Using practical examples based on actual cases, various relevant scenarios will be analyzed within a legal framework.
Speaker: Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, Dean and Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
12:30-12:45 a.m.
Break
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Tabletop Discussions
AACN also is hosting an FLN Breakfast and Membership Forum at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 17th. We hope to see you there - all are welcome!
Program Objectives:
- Discuss the legal issues pertaining to the roles of the nursing faculty member.
- Analyze student and faculty cases within a legal context.
- Discuss strategies to address potential legal issues.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
There are no known conflicts of interest concerning planners, presenters, and sponsors. Sponsors have not been involved with planning of content for sessions awarding contact hours. AACN does not endorse particular products or services being exhibited.
For sessions awarding contact hours, participants must attend in entirety, evaluate each, and print the continuing education certificate.
Registration Fees
Interested participants can register onsite at the Baccalaureate Education Conference or Fall EDS.
| Early Bird By 10/13 |
Regular After 10/13 |
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| FLN Members | $69 | $89 | |
| FLN Non-Members | $89 | $109 | |
| AACN Non-Members | $189 | $209 | |
Package Pricing
(Registration for Baccalaureate Conference and FLN Program and Luncheon)**
| Early Bird | Regular | |
| By 10/13 | After 10/13 | |
| AACN Members | $488 | $608 |
** Package pricing applies to AACN Members only: If you plan on attending both the Baccalaureate Education Conference and the FLN Program & Luncheon, a conference package may be purchased. (This reflects a $30 discount.) Packages must be purchased separately during the online registration process.
For payment related questions, please contact us at conferences@aacnnursing.org.
Event Online Registration closes Friday, November 9, 2018. If you wish to register after this date, onsite registration will be available at a higher rate (+21 dollars to regular fee).
Substitution, Cancellation, and Refund Policies
If you subsequently cannot attend this event, the following options are available:
1. You may substitute your registration to another individual within your organization. This must be done by contacting the AACN Conference Department via email at conferences@aacnnursing.org.
2. If a substitution is not possible, your cancellation request must be received in writing and confirmed by AACN; otherwise, it cannot be honored. The following refund arrangements will then apply:
- Cancellation requests received by October 26, 2018 will be refunded minus a $25 non-refundable administrative fee.
- Cancellation requests received after October 26, 2018 will not be granted any refunds.
- Refunds will not be given for no-shows.
- No-show registrations with an open balance will be charged a $25 non-refundable administrative fee after the event.
Please note: Cancellations received fewer than 7 days prior to the conference start date will be reviewed and processed within two weeks after the last day of the conference.
AACN reserves the right to cancel this conference and any group activity that does not meet minimal group requirements. AACN assumes no responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rental, or other travel costs.
Location Information
2 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130