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First Nursing Continuing Education Event Held at Worcester Campus

On September 12, the Worcester campus hosted the first continuing education program designed specifically for the Nursing profession. The attendees, comprised of about 90 Worcester area nurses and 40 MCPHS Nursing students and faculty, participated in the half day of accredited continuing education sessions. Regina M. Renaud, MSN, RN, CCRN, CEN, Clinical Nurse Specialist for Critical Care and Cardiovascular Services at St. Vincent’s Hospital, presented “Respiratory Assessment and Electrocardiograms (EKGs),” followed by Kathy Keough, MS, Executive Director of Government Affairs and Continuing Education, who presented “Trends in Pharmaceutical Diversion: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You.”

President Charles F. Monahan Jr., on hand to provide greetings from the College, said “The College has made a major commitment to nursing education. Our goal is to help address the national nursing shortage by offering high-quality, accelerated programs for both high-school graduates and second-career professionals. We need to do all we can to support and nurture the nursing profession. I hope many of you will consider nursing education as a future career path – we need your experience to train the next generation of practitioners.” Michelle Kalis, Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, also addressed the group and thanked those in attendance who serve as clinical sites for the College’s program. Following the continuing education sessions, guests enjoyed lunch in the Living & Learning Center’s Fuller Conference Hall and toured the 2nd floor Nursing Physical Assessment Labs.

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