TravCon2023

Sessions

50+ Speakers *** 70+ Sessions *** 4+ Days

On all things healthcare travel

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2023 Sessions

KEYNOTE: How can you Laugh at That? The Use of Humor in Healthcare

KEYNOTE: How can you Laugh at That? The Use of Humor in Healthcare

A Closer Look at the Use of Humor in Healthcare

Newbie BootCamp

Newbie BootCamp

This one day pre-conference workshop covers what it takes, what’s involved and how to get started as a traveling healthcare professional. Designed for those dreaming about traveling, those just starting their traveling career, and those that want to fill in the gaps in their understanding of the basics.

60 Clinical Pearls in 60 Minutes

60 Clinical Pearls in 60 Minutes

Update yourself with a fast-paced evidence-based whirlwind of 60 updates & clinical pearls. A not-to-miss presentation. Updated for 2023

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification

Renew your ACLS while at the conference! 2 hr sessions are available throughout Mon & Tues.

Avoiding Pitfalls: Navigating the Nurse Licensure Compact

Avoiding Pitfalls: Navigating the Nurse Licensure Compact

Can you claim compact status simply because you hold a license in a compact state? Find out all the details in this session.

AWHONN Intermed Cert (Fetal Heart Monitoring)

AWHONN Intermed Cert (Fetal Heart Monitoring)

This class is for re-certification of Intermediate Fetal Heat Monitoring (AWHONN)

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Renew your AHA BLS while at the conference! 1 hr sessions are available throughout Mon & Tues.

Becoming a Travel Nurse in Canada

Becoming a Travel Nurse in Canada

Crossing the Borders: Navigating Pathways to Become a Travel Nurse in Canada. Find out what's involved to be able to work in your northern neighbor.

Best Practices for Handling Unsafe Situations: Panel Discussion

Best Practices for Handling Unsafe Situations: Panel Discussion

Knowing how to handle difficult situations and clinical incidents is critical for a healthcare traveler. Come to this session with your questions for this highly experience panel of clinical liaisons who will share examples of travelers who have faced difficult challenges while on assignment.

Caring for Dementia Patients: Clinical Updates

Caring for Dementia Patients: Clinical Updates

Updates from current research & literature. Learn some takeaways that can help you manage your patients with dementia better.

Conquering your Fear of Treating Pediatric Patients

Conquering your Fear of Treating Pediatric Patients

Some pearls of wisdom on assessing, treating, starting IVs, and "One voice" Pediatric Pearls

Countering Clinician Burnout

Countering Clinician Burnout

Recognizing Causes and Implementing Mitigating Strategies that Work! Innovative and creative ways to manage stress before, during and after each travel assignment.

Creating Healthy Habits amidst the Chaotic Life of a Traveler

Creating Healthy Habits amidst the Chaotic Life of a Traveler

Teaching you everything about fitness, working out, nutrition, healthy habits, positive coping mechanisms/outlets & mindset.

Design the Traveler Life & Lifestyle you Want

Design the Traveler Life & Lifestyle you Want

How to maximize your time as a traveling healthcare professional today to design the life and lifestyle you want for your future.

Difficult Assignments: Know when to Hold & when to Fold

Difficult Assignments: Know when to Hold & when to Fold

How to handle difficult assignments--and how to know when to walk away

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Healthcare: Panel Discussion

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Healthcare: Panel Discussion

A panel discussion as it relates to disparity and inequity issues and the importance of embracing diversity in healthcare

EKG Essentials: The ABCs of Basic Rhythm Interpretation

EKG Essentials: The ABCs of Basic Rhythm Interpretation

Join us to learn fundamentals for 12 lead EKG placement and rhythm interpretation that will make your heart flutter! 

Financial Basic Training (REPEATED)

Financial Basic Training (REPEATED)

Simplify Your Spending and Saving Strategies

FIRE! Reach your goals: Personal, Financial & Career

FIRE! Reach your goals: Personal, Financial & Career

Use Traveling to FIRE! (Financially Independent, retire early) for healthcare travelers

Health Insurance Options for Travelers (REPEATED Tues)

Health Insurance Options for Travelers (REPEATED Tues)

Exploring the health insurance options for travelers.

How to Find Housing while Avoiding Scams (REPEATED Tues)

How to Find Housing while Avoiding Scams (REPEATED Tues)

Find out from the housing expert how to protect yourself from housing scams.

Independent Contracting & Wage Lawsuits (REPEATED Tues)

Independent Contracting & Wage Lawsuits (REPEATED Tues)

Many travelers are thinking about going independent and forming their own one-person staffing agency. We will explore benefits and the baggage to help make the right choice.

Introduction to Case Management

Introduction to Case Management

If you've ever been interested to hear what it's like to travel as a Case Manager, this is the session for you.

Lactation Basics for Travel Nurses

Lactation Basics for Travel Nurses

An introduction to Lactation Support. Learn from a high level expert the very specialized knowledge and skills to support parents during the peripartum period.

Legal Documentation: Chart like your Livelihood Depends on it

Legal Documentation: Chart like your Livelihood Depends on it

How to protect your professional license - chart like your livelihood depends on it

Leveraging Travel Income: Creating Financial Independence

Leveraging Travel Income: Creating Financial Independence

Leveraging Your Travel Income

Life Below Zero: Treatment of Cold Emergencies

Life Below Zero: Treatment of Cold Emergencies

Cold emergencies don't just happen in the north. Learn the important points when treating this type of condition.

Medical Mission Trips: What to Know Before you Go

Medical Mission Trips: What to Know Before you Go

How to prepare for a Medical Mission

Medical Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: Basic (Beginner level)

Medical Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: Basic (Beginner level)

Have you thought about learning Spanish? Would you like to be able to speak medical basics with patients?  This basic medical Spanish course is designed for the beginner Spanish speaker and does not require any prior knowledge of Spanish!

Medical Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: Intermediate

Medical Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: Intermediate

Looking to expand your Spanish speaking skills? This 4-hour intermediate Spanish class will expand your conversational speaking skills in any medical setting. This class requires 2 or more years of Spanish learning

Mental Matters: Intro to Meditation & Mindfulness

Mental Matters: Intro to Meditation & Mindfulness

Techniques to improve provider mental wellness and improve patient outcomes. How to heal the healers. (Meditation, practices, routines/habits, mindfulness, self care, & body science)

Multi-State, International Taxes, & Remote Work (REPEATED Tues)

Multi-State, International Taxes, & Remote Work (REPEATED Tues)

The most difficult part of your tax filings might not be the IRS, but all the states you journey through. See how states tax your income and use your tax data to validate your practice license.

Navigating Lab Licensure & More

Navigating Lab Licensure & More

Preparing travel medical Laboratory Scientists to successfully apply for licensure (if required) in their target employment jurisdiction.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification

This class is for re-certification for those that are current (or who have expired) & are currently working in an area that requires it (delivery & care of newborns).

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Training (CPI) Certification

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Training (CPI) Certification

CPI training equips you with an effective framework to safely manage and prevent difficult behavior and is a requirement for many travel positions, particularly in the ED and Psychiatry settings.

Open Q&A Forum: Tax Experts Answer Your Questions

Open Q&A Forum: Tax Experts Answer Your Questions

Still have questions? This is your chance! Joseph & Donna are ready to answer anything and everything travel-tax related.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification – AHA HeartCode

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification – AHA HeartCode

Renew your PALS while at the conference! 3 hr sessions are available throughout Mon & Tues.

Per Diems &  Reimbursements (REPEATED Tues)

Per Diems & Reimbursements (REPEATED Tues)

What is the difference between a stipend and a per diem? Why are they called reimbursements? Do you qualify for tax-free stipends?

Personal Finance for Healthcare Travelers (REPEATED Tues)

Personal Finance for Healthcare Travelers (REPEATED Tues)

To inspire travelers to take care of their finances and build a better future for themselves.

Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Workplace

Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Workplace

Save your back! Quick tips on how to prevent injuries that can shorten your career.

Resilience & Self-Care in Travel

Resilience & Self-Care in Travel

Important session for your mental health! Learn self care habits to develop or maintain a high level of resilience for your career.

Retire your Student Loans Once and for All (REPEATED)

Retire your Student Loans Once and for All (REPEATED)

Steps and strategies for prepare for retirement

Rhythm is a Dancer – Quick Tips for Rhythm ID (REPEATED Tues)

Rhythm is a Dancer – Quick Tips for Rhythm ID (REPEATED Tues)

Learn some great tips that will make your rhythm identification a breeze

Self Care Sound Healing

Self Care Sound Healing

Sound Bowl Meditation

Side Hustles While on Contract

Side Hustles While on Contract

Interested in doing something on the side to supplement your income? Come find out what some options are!

Slow Flow Yoga

Slow Flow Yoga

Slow Flow Yoga for the Traveling Healthcare Professional

State of the Healthcare Travel Market

State of the Healthcare Travel Market

Learn about the changing dynamics in the healthcare travel industry that may impact you and your traveling career.

Strikes & Rapid Response Assignments: What Travelers Need to Know

Strikes & Rapid Response Assignments: What Travelers Need to Know

What you need to know before you take on that strike or rapid response assignment.

Tax Basics for Travelers (REPEATED Tues)

Tax Basics for Travelers (REPEATED Tues)

Ever wondered what those paystub codes mean? How your compensation is broken down in your contract? How bonuses are taxed? It's more complicated as a traveler.

Tax Homes Demystified (REPEATED Tues)

Tax Homes Demystified (REPEATED Tues)

Oh yes, the Tax Home never fails to be the most important, yet least understood, concept for the Healthcare Traveler.

Tax Homes:  What can be Defended in Audits (REPEATED Tues)

Tax Homes: What can be Defended in Audits (REPEATED Tues)

Taxes for Travelers Q&A

Taxes for Travelers Q&A

Open Q&A on traveler taxes

The Culture of Fatigue & Staying Healthy on the Nightshift

The Culture of Fatigue & Staying Healthy on the Nightshift

Fatigue is rewarded and admired in healthcare, but the reality is it endangers both patient and caregiver. Strategies for staying healthy on the night shift.

The Impact of Technology on Travelers: The Good, Bad & Ugly

The Impact of Technology on Travelers: The Good, Bad & Ugly

Expert perspective on current technology trends in the healthcare travelling landscape.

The Pox Family

The Pox Family

It's not just Chicken Pox anymore!

Things that Matter (and a Few that Don’t)

Things that Matter (and a Few that Don’t)

When things happen quickly in the clinical world, you need to focus on the most important details that matter to patient outcomes. Find out what they are.

Tips & Tricks for Negotiating: How to Negotiate Pay

Tips & Tricks for Negotiating: How to Negotiate Pay

Mastering the art of negotiation in Travel Healthcare is your ticket to unlocking the secrets of earning the pay you deserve

Trauma Case Studies: From Scene to Rehab

Trauma Case Studies: From Scene to Rehab

Take an educational and emotional journey as you review amazing stories of recovery from severe traumatic injuries

Traveling in an RV: Is it Right for You?

Traveling in an RV: Is it Right for You?

All your questions answered about the RV lifestyle

Traveling with Families

Traveling with Families

Traveling with your children means you are responsible for so much more than you would be at home.

Trends & Changes in the Allied Job Market

Trends & Changes in the Allied Job Market

Find out what's new and changing in the world of allied health travel

Trust Me, I’m Lying: The Problems of Science in Healthcare

Trust Me, I’m Lying: The Problems of Science in Healthcare

Often wonder how one research article can produce conclusions that are in direct contrast to another?

Understanding Allied Interstate Compact Licensure (OT, PT & SLP)

Understanding Allied Interstate Compact Licensure (OT, PT & SLP)

Licensure can be a frustrating barrier to practitioners looking to work in more than one state. Occupational licensure compacts are a way to reduce the barriers to licensure to those who travel or work in multiple states. This presentation will provide information information on the OT Compact, PT Compact, and the compact for audiologists and speech-language pathologists (ASLP-IC), including information about how to apply, uses and benefits of the compact, and frequently asked questions.

Ventilator Management 101

Ventilator Management 101

This session is for all disciplines interested in learning more about the basics of ventilator management

Working at Critical Access Hospitals

Working at Critical Access Hospitals

Want to stretch your comfort zone? Consider working in critical access facilities.

Working in Australia

Working in Australia

Come and find out the benefits of working in Australia, its a lot more than crocodiles, koalas and kanagroos!

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