6:30 AM REGISTRATION BEGINS
8:00 am – 9:30 am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
You’re a Piece of Work – Celebrate Joy, Passion and Influence
Presented by Dr Steve Sobel
10:15 – 11:45 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS (choose one)
Methadone – The Gold Standard For Treating Pain
Presented by Dr. Lewis Hays
Advances In Addiction Treatment
Presented by Patrice Muchowski, Sc.D.
Sponsored by AdCare Hospital
The Returning Veteran And Post Tramatic Stress Disorder (PSTD)
Presented by Scott Cornelius, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist, Inpatient PTSD Unit
Sponsored by The Northampton VA Medical Center, Leeds, MA
11:30 am – 1:00 pmATTENDEE LUNCH (on your own)
(*Cash Concession available)
12:15 – 1:15 pm STUDENT & PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP (non credit)
Resume Writing for Healthcare Professionals
Susan O’Brien
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Choose One)
Your Future Career in Healthcare – Taking Advantage Of Healthcare Reform
Presented by Rick Doherty, President, The Doherty Group
Transformational Thoughts: The Practice Of Mind Body Medicine
Presented by Gale Lyman, RN, CCM, RM-T, Founder, The Lyman Center
Self-Care And Self-Renewal: Coping With Stressors At Work And At Home
Presented by Veda Andrus, EdD, MSN, RN, HN-BC
3:00 – 3:15 pm $500.00 cash giveaway. – Must be present in the exhibit hall to win.
3:30pm EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES
3:30 pm – 5pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS (choose one)
TBI Rehabilitation And Promotion Of Functional Recovery
Presented by Corey LeBlanc and Daniel Girard
Sponsored by Fairview Rehabilitation Hospital
Happy Nurses, Healthy Patients: The Connection Between Healthy Work Environments And Optimal Healing Environments
Presented by Marie Shanahan
Integrating Reiki & Healthcare
Presented by Gale Lyman, RN, CCM, RM-T, Founder, The Lyman Center
Educational Statement
Nursing: This Continuing Education activity has been submitted for the granting of 6.0 contact hours to the commission on Continuing Education of the New Hampshire Nurses’ Association, which is accredited as an approver of Continuing Education in Nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the NH Chapter of NASW for the Approval of 6 Category I Education Hours for licensure.
Administrators: This program has been submitted for approval of 6 clock hours to the NH, VT, & MA Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. The Maine Administrator Board no longer pre-approves continuing education programs. Administrators attending from Maine must send their certificate of completion to the state board for confirmation of post approval.




