Central Texas College to host nursing conference Aug. 21

The Central Texas College (CTC) Nursing department will host a nursing conference, “Emerging Trends in Nursing Education:  Managing Incivility in Academics  & Beyond,” on Friday, August 21at the Killeen Civic and Conference  Center. Keynote speaker for the conferenceis Susan Luparell, consultant with NurseTim, Inc. She will  address “Managing Incivility in the Post-Graduation Clinical Setting.” Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and the conference begins with a  welcoming remarks at 8 a.m. The first topic of the conference is “Legal  Responsibilities of Nurse Educators in Academics” presented by Pamela  Chambers. A lunch-and-learn session will begin at 12 p.m. with the topic “Nutrition – Taking Care of  Ourselves” presented by Elsa Trotman. The afternoon includes an open forum discussion on “Clinical Partnership  Panel” followed by a question- and-answer session, closing remarks and adjournment at 4:30 p.m.  The nursing conference is open to all practicing nurses, nurse educators, nursing administrators,  studen nurses and all other healthcare professionals. The cost of the conference is $90 per individual. A group rate (three or more) is $80 and the cost to be a vendor for the event is $200. CEs will be provided for registered nursing professionals.  Registration is available online at http://www.ctcd.edu/academics/ instructional-departments/nursing/  by clicking the “Nursing Conference Registration” box. Questions about the conference can be directed to Veronica King, CTC nursing instructor, at 254-526-1574 or by emailing veronica.king@ctcd.edu.