Digestive Disease Nursing Symposium to Focus on Challenges and Building Skills

Featuring a full day of education and insight from leading industry experts, Cleveland Clinic’s annual Digestive Disease Nursing Symposium is a dynamic event that showcases a variety of important topics. Each year, this symposium addresses relevant and timely topics in digestive disease nursing that are designed to enhance the knowledge of caregivers.

This year’s symposium is being held Friday, Oct. 7, in Cleveland, and will feature engaging presentations and a new breakout skills workshop, led by local and nationally recognized experts in the field. The symposium theme, “Navigating through Clinical Challenges,” offers a combination of optimism and strategy to give digestive disease practitioners an edge in the pursuit of positive clinical outcomes.

Applying skills, assessing clues, demonstrating confidence and more

The 2016 Digestive Disease Nursing Symposium has much to offer attendees. Symposium sessions will address imperative caregiver considerations, such as:

• Applying therapeutic communication skills to difficult clinical situations
• Noticing and assessing for critical clues in the management of serious patient complications and reducing hospital readmissions
• Skill-development workshops on topics such as sharpening debridement skills, learning how to use global pouching skills, the future of endoscopy, and operating room safety

The event will enhance caregiver knowledge and empower nurses with new skills and strategies to improve overall quality of patient care. It will also give novice nurses the opportunity for professional growth and development. Participants will be asked to identify at least one skill they will take away and put into practice.

Don’t miss the 2016 Digestive Disease Nursing Symposium

Beginning at 7 a.m. EST on Friday, Oct. 7, the symposium opens with registration, breakfast, exhibits and an art display. Welcome remarks are set to begin at 8 a.m., and adjournment is slated for 4:30 p.m.

The symposium is being held at the InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in Cleveland. View the agenda for directions, overnight accommodation information and more. Don’t miss out – register now!