Sessions

Dr. Brad Nieder’s signature keynote—“Laughter is the Best Medicine”—is funny! The healthcare humor will tickle your funny bone and have you laughing. “The Healthy Humorist®” has been known to skewer such topics as healthcare lingo, diet plans, pharmaceutical ads, medical marijuana and scrubs. He’s even been known to break into song!

Not just your standard comedy show, though, the program is uplifting, too. You may find yourself committing to lightening up and laughing more. Or to adopting a new healthy habit.

It’s also educational … but not in a boring way. You’ll laugh as you learn why laughter really is good medicine … for combating stress, feeling better and living longer. And Dr. Brad always dispenses some wellness advice, too, in an entertaining manner unlike any other doctor you’ve encountered.

So that’s it in a nutshell: a funny doctor who delivers healthcare comedy, an inspiring message and valuable information. You’ll be feeling better in no time!

Whether you have been working in your position for 5 or 25 years, healthcare travelers have a unique set of challenges unrelated to their clinical skills. This workshop provides the essentials of traveling as a healthcare professional, giving the attendee the framework necessary to fully engage in the main conference sessions. This workshop is highly recommended for anyone interested in, or relatively new to healthcare traveling.

Sessions Include:

1. Pros & Cons: What is Traveling Like? From the perspective of two career travelers.
2. Basics of Pay: What are you Worth? Breaking down the pay structure of a traveler.
3. Secrets to Finding the Right Healthcare Travel Agencies.
4. Submission Process & Interviews: Very different from what you’re used to!
5. The Credentialing Process: Understanding what goes on behind the scenes
6. Resource to Know: Websites, Chat Groups, Apps, and everything in-between to help you on the road.
7. Expert Traveler Panel Q&A

An Expert Lunch & Learn is included, and the day is wrapped up with a fun cocktail reception from 4:15-6:30pm to give you time to connect with your new traveler friends! Experienced recruiters from our Platinum Sponsors will be available to answer any questions you have along the way.

Provides 7 Contact Hrs for RNs & most disciplines
Instructors: Multiple

Included in Newbie Bundle Ticket (best deal)
$89 – TravCon Attendees
$119 – General Public

The quick & dirty on what’s new & current in your practice. Multidisciplinary.

Instructor: National Institute for Healthcare Education

$151 online (prior to arrival)
$99 skill session (at conference)

The online portion must be completed prior to arrival – please arrive with printed certificate in hand. The instructor will be conducting the Skills Sessions (Parts 2 & 3) only. This is a quick, convenient, and LOW STRESS way for you to stay current on these certifications. Printed cards will be issued at end of course. This blended learning for ACLS, PALS, or BLS is per AHA rules open to ALL new, expired, or renewing students.

You can do the online portion at your own pace – stretch it out over an evening or even several days if you want – then you’ll spend less time in a classroom for the Skills Session review and checkoff – and you’re done! This is especially recommended for those who suffer from test anxiety because you can repeat the online scenarios and final exam until you pass, and the instructor will make sure you know what you need to know to pass the skills portion.

Instructor: National Institute for Healthcare Education

$151 online (prior to arrival)
$109 skill session (at conference)

The online portion must be completed prior to arrival – please arrive with printed certificate in hand. The instructor will be conducting the Skills Sessions (Parts 2 & 3) only. This is a quick, convenient, and LOW STRESS way for you to stay current on these certifications. Printed cards will be issued at end of course. This blended learning for ACLS, PALS, or BLS is per AHA rules open to ALL new, expired, or renewing students.

You can do the online portion at your own pace – stretch it out over an evening or even several days if you want – then you’ll spend less time in a classroom for the Skills Session review and checkoff – and you’re done! This is especially recommended for those who suffer from test anxiety because you can repeat the online scenarios and final exam until you pass, and the instructor will make sure you know what you need to know to pass the skills portion.

Provides 18 contact hours of CNE and 15.25 hours of CME, participants
Lunch not included

• Maternal and fetal physiology
• Interpretation of fetal and uterine monitor tracings
• Evaluation of auscultated fetal heart sounds
• Performance of Leopold’s Maneuvers
• Placement of fetal spiral electrodes and intrauterine pressure catheters
• Evaluation of and strategies for enhancing communication

Instructor: National Institute for Healthcare Education

$33 online (prior to arrival)
$49 skill session (at conference)
Registrations are due in advance so we have enough instructors available

The online portion must be completed prior to arrival – please arrive with printed certificate in hand. The instructor will be conducting the Skills Sessions (Parts 2 & 3) only. This is a quick, convenient, and LOW STRESS way for you to stay current on these certifications. Printed cards will be issued at end of course. This blended learning for ACLS, PALS, or BLS is per AHA rules open to ALL new, expired, or renewing students.

You can do the online portion at your own pace – stretch it out over an evening or even several days if you want – then you’ll spend less time in a classroom for the Skills Session review and checkoff – and you’re done! This is especially recommended for those who suffer from test anxiety because you can repeat the online scenarios and final exam until you pass, and the instructor will make sure you know what you need to know to pass the skills portion.

This session will provide the learner with a clear view of the simple mathematical formulas and variables employed by healthcare travel companies in structuring a contract. This is a crucial part of any traveler’s basic training.

Working as an Independent Contractor is a basic part of the “Gig Economy” and there are opportunities for healthcare providers when the right pieces of the puzzle are in place. We will explore the basics of self-employment / contracting vs working as an employee, the additional filing requirements, an introduction to entities (LLC, S Corp etc.), and the regulatory hurdles involved.

This update will bring you up to date on these and other infectious diseases and provide an overview on infectious diseases that clinicians might encounter in their practice. Aside from Covid-19, we’ll talk about Malaria, Zika virus, Dengue Fever, Typhoid, Schistosomiasis & guinea worm.

Health care professionals who can speak conversational and basic Spanish phrases to Spanish–speaking patients can improve patient satisfaction, decrease communication errors and potentially avoid medical errors.  Learn the basics you’ve always wanted to know to get you through your shifts. This is a 7 hour intensive that gives you lots of time to practice so you can walk out ready to ‘Habla’!

Instructed by Tracey Long RN, PhD, MSN, CCRN.
Cost: Included in Spanish Bundle Ticket or $119 al la cart
CE Credits: 7
2 intensives available: Sunday 9-5pm & Wednesday (repeated)

Model Mugging training involves student role-playing and allows a unique opportunity to experience delivering full force kicks and strikes against a padded “attacker.” Students will learn physical defenses, methods of avoiding or defusing potential assaults, verbal defenses, and decision-making while experiencing the shock of an assault. $40 pre-conference class.

Mastering this will give you peace of mind and better communication skills with all of your recruiters. This presentation uses simple language and gives you clear action to take with you!

Instructor: Patricia Pitts, RNC-OB
$35 – Online Cert (Prior to Arrival)
$89 – Hands on Session (at conference)

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) offers education based on the 2010 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)/American Heart Association (AHA) “Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation & Emergency Cardiovascular Care: Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines.”

It is designed for any healthcare professional involved in the delivery and care of newborns.  This class is for recertification for those that are current or who have expired and currently working in an area that requires it . For those people who have never taken NRP, or do not work in an area where it is actively required, this course is NOT recommended.

Additionally, there is no longer a distinction between Certification and Renewal. All students need to take the online examination prior to arrival, then participate in the same activities in the on-site NRP Course. However, participation will be tailored to the experience of the student.

This is a convenient & low stress way to keep current on this certification. Learning time is designed to learn/refresh skills of Neonatal Resuscitation & is not a pass/fail testing session.

For specific questions on NRP or AWHONN Certifications, email Patricia.

This course will provide a CPI approved ‘Blue Card’ for health professionals requiring this certification. 6 CEs will be provided in addition to the certification. This course is provided by and co-sponsored by Healthtrust Workforce Solutions.

Understanding these issues is necessary for healthcare travelers. This session will make these complex issues clear and understandable.

Coming from another country to work temporarily in the US? Working in another country or a US Territory? There is a lot more to your filing than you might expect!

This session will cover basic, everyday aspects of tax reporting and it affects you. Crucial for new travelers, and even for experienced travelers who have been ducking these topics.

Learn how to tell if you even have a tax home, how to protect it (legally), and how it is different from a permanent address.

More and more, travelers are choosing the freedom that an RV affords. Steve and Theresa will give you the complete rundown – good and bad. This session is for all healthcare professionals that are thinking about traveling in an RV. You’ll walk away from this session excited, confident, and better informed on what it takes to live in an RV.

We’ll cover the different classes of RV’s, pros and cons of living in State, National, and RV parks, RV Clubs, traveling the roads safely, average costs, common RV parks rules, (pets, children), questions to ask while booking reservations, and tricks to find suitable RV sites. Learn how traveling in an RV in place of provided housing can be a better option.

If you’re considering home-schooling for your children, don’t go it alone! Joanna and her husband have mastered the process and will share what they’ve learned.