Sessions

Healthcare professionals at all levels are called upon every day to evaluate, interpret, and communicate medical information – at work and in the community. Accurate data from credible sources is crucial in making good decisions and communicating effectively. Dr. Prasad is a master medical communicator and will provide attendees with the tools necessary to properly evaluate the credibility of evidence, research, and medical information.

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.

Cognitive bias is an important factor that enters almost every patient encounter and can lead to both positive and negative events. While we will never ‘get rid’ of bias, its recognition allows us to begin to mitigate its effects on our patients and environment. Join me as I share stories and lessons from 25 years of living and working with bias in health care.

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.

For many, taking an assignment in Hawaii is a dream. This session will tell you how to make it happen, and what you MUST know before you accept that assignment in paradise!

Partially compensated metabolic acidosis. Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis. Does this sometimes seem like Greek to you? This session will provide participants with an overview of the pathophysiology of arterial blood glasses, as well as a unique method for interpreting blood gases. Participants will also be able to apply knowledge learned through various case studies.

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.

While I’m grateful I made the decision to become a Flight Nurse, I also know that there are a lot of logistics involved in getting started. That’s why I’m here! When you feel overwhelmed, I’m here to be your AeroMedical Mentor – to team up with you, hold your hand, and give you the confidence you need for a successful journey. Instead of letting you learn the hard way, I’ll tell you all there is to know about becoming an Aeromedical Team Member, so that you can feel prepared to take the leap into this exciting, rewarding profession! I’m all about working smarter, not harder, and I’m happy to mentor my future community.

Is the agency keeping too much for themselves? Demystify how your pay is structured. This session will provide the learner with a clear view of the simple mathematical formulas and variables employed by healthcare travel companies in structuring your contract. This is a crucial part of any traveler’s basic training.

Baby boomers are changing the face of aging. The demand for improved elder protection is changing, too. One area of response often overlooked is that of human rights and social justice. The rights of seniors are at risk when cases of neglect and abuse are not identified, and thus not reported or treated. This presentation introduces using an ecological model to guide the conversation about why elder abuse is unrecognized, and will introduce the clinician to clinical identification factors that are too often missed in severe cases of abuse. Your role in reporting and documenting will be described.

Travel life beyond bedside….how about Case Management?
Exploring the career of a case manager/social worker in healthcare.
Did you know you can be a Case Manager traveler or a Social Work traveler? Join me as we explore these great Allied health roles.
We will share steps on how to get started and share experienced insight into this growing specialty.

Does an EKG rhythm strip still seem like scribbles and give you a heart attack? Join us to learn fundamentals for 12 lead EKG placement and rhythm interpretation that will make your heart flutter!

Using evidence in meaningful ways strengthens patient outcomes and elevates your clinical skills. This course provides you with resourceful ways to locate evidence and utilize helpful strategies to analyze available literature within your discipline. You will leave this session with tools you can apply in practice.

Clinicians have options! Broaden your horizons with this upbeat presentation about unconventional healthcare travel opportunities in transport, industrial and humanitarian settings in the US and Abroad. Including how these opportunities have changed over the course of the Covid pandemic. Remember to pack your stethoscope!

Learn some specific strategies you can employ to better weather these market fluctuations .

You think you found the perfect apartment for your next assignment, send a deposit and then you get ghosted and realize you have been scammed out of your money. Don’t let this be you. In this session, we will teach you how to find housing, identify the red flags for scams, and avoid those scams. Learn from the experts how to find that safe, affordable, and comfortable nest to land in after a long shift.

Every nurse will likely encounter situations that call for the expertise associated with forensic nursing. This overview is suitable for all nurses in every setting. Forensic nursing has emerged as a healthcare discipline to inform communities of interest and provide and improve the quality of care for society’s most vulnerable populations. Forensic nurses combine compassionate care in their practices by using science to provide a “voice” that brings safety, medical treatment, and justice to patients who experience trauma in all its forms.

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.

Burnout anyone? Listen up! You cannot effectively take care of another human being in healthcare until you have prioritized your #MEtime. Come take some time to slow down for a moment join us to learn how #MEtime is all about mindset and ergonomics. This time it’s all about YOU!

Although the interpretation of chest x-rays is usually done by radiologists, it is not uncommon for non-radiologists to be exposed to the chest x-ray during the course of a workday. This session will provide participants with an overview of how to approach looking at a chest x-ray. Various diseases that may be recognized on the chest x-ray will be introduced. Participants will be given the opportunity to interpret sample chest x-rays in an interactive practice session at the end of the educational activity.

As travel healthcare professionals, we often put the well-being of our patients and the facilities we work for before ourselves, even when we are constantly on the move. Learn how to implement strategies to maintain a healthy lifestyle despite the frequent change of environment.

Being a team member on a medical mission is a rewarding experience for any healthcare clinician. This session will provide healthcare professionals with information about opportunities and how they can apply their skills in other parts of the world. This session will go over some of those opportunities, and how to prepare for them.

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 a 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.

Licensure and credentialing requirements are different in each state. This Roundtable will prepare Travel Medical Laboratory Scientists and Technicians to successfully apply for licensure (if required) in their target employment jurisdiction.

Instructor: Patricia Pitts, RNC-OB
$45 – Online Cert (Prior to Arrival)
$99 – Hands on Session (at conference)

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

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.

Gain courage and knowledge in learning how to overcome compassion fatigue to improve your patients’ lives and your own! Learn to recognize, prevent, and treat compassion fatigue and burnout in yourself and others. Learn how these effect patient care delivery & outcomes, and how you can reignite your light again!

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

Don’t eat that! A look at the ethnobotany of various plants that are lethal or present with toxidromes.

Travel nursing in hospitals has long been the “standard” way a nurse can travel while working. But as options such as telehealth go mainstream, remote nursing has become the new travel nursing. In this session, we will discuss the most common types of remote nursing.

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!

Understand what to expect as a new traveling healthcare professional

Responding to time-sensitive emergencies within the walls of a hospital involves staff from many different departments. Whether the emergency occurs in the emergency department resuscitation bay, the operating room suite, intensive care, or general hospital room it is imperative that the multidisciplinary team works together as a cohesive team. This presentation is intended to provide insights for multidisciplinary team members related to improvement in communication, logistics, and teamwork in the emergency response setting.

In this talk we explain how things are rapidly changing and how allied practitioners of all sorts can join in the revolution!

Explore new ideas for joining in the travel adventure, the reward for using skills while on the road can be monetary, personally fulfilling or both!  Thomas gives you options that will help plan and maximize your destinations.  He has 7 years of experience with his healthcare partner, traveling 13 weeks at a time while living in an RV.  This presentation is all about options, lifestyle choices, and building memories together.  TravCon is just the start, and it’s more enjoyable to experience travels together!

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.

Understanding the process that agencies follow to secure you the best possible travel jobs is critical to successfully planning your travel career and landing you the best possible travel opportunities.

What do you need to know as a Traveling Rad Tech? Let’s talk about state Licensing, experiences, tips and tricks for finding housing and staying at hotels! I’ll give you some tips about having your money work for you as a traveling tech.

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.

First and foremost, sharing the knowledge spreads the wealth. As traveling healthcare professionals in the allied world and as techs, we often are grouped into traveling nurses but during these sessions, we are going to focus on us. Here you will learn about the process of applying for individual state licenses, how to maintain them and how to make your money work for you, such as learning about my secret on negotiating hotel prices way down.  As traveling technologists, we each have specialty.  Mine is radiologic sciences and MRI.  But we all have a similar process from selecting a company, to interviewing for a contract, to finding housing, to packing up and arriving there. 

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.

Van life is an alternative lifestyle attractive to many medical nomads. But just how practical is this housing option for healthcare travelers? This presentation is perfect for the vancurious. While van life can be a wonderful way to live a simple life, is it really as free and easy as often depicted on YouTube?

As travelers that work all across the United States, some healthcare travelers may experience the complexity and intersectionality of diversity, equity, and inclusion working in all different healthcare settings and demographic environments as they travel.

How does this affect where you choose your assignments? How does this affect patient care, outcomes, and healthcare professional treatment?

This session is for everyone who would like to partake in an honest and productive conversation about diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to being a traveling healthcare professional. Persons of color, allies, and all persons with an open mind and heart alike are all invited to have this important dialogue with us.

Travel Assignments in Australia – We will discuss the 3 crucial keys to working Down Under – Experience, Registration and Rights to Work