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Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care: Pittsburgh Mercy Health Ministry Dinner & Gathering
November 15, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Pittsburgh Mercy Health Ministry Dinner & Gathering will be held Friday, November 15, 2019, at UPMC Mercy, Sister M. Ferdinand Clark Auditorium, Second Floor, 1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (Uptown). Pittsburgh Mercy Parish Nurse & Health Ministry Program is hosting the event with registration beginning at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the program, Compassion Fatigue from a Systems Perspective: Self-Care and Beyond, from 6 to 8 p.m. The guest speaker is Ann Depner, a licensed clinical social worker, Mental Health Therapist, and Spiritual Director, who maintains a private practice of psychotherapy and spiritual direction and serves on the faculty of the Western PA Family Center. Note: The speaker has no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose in regard to Pittsburgh Mercy Parish Nurse & Health Ministry.
The event will provide 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits to registered nurses, resources, and networking opportunities to individuals who are interested in starting or enhancing health ministries in their faith communities, as well as in the general public. Attendees will consider what is working and not working within their ministries, how they can acquire needed resources and people, how they can rejuvenate an established health ministry, and what established programs can help them care for people in need within their faith communities.
The gathering is expected to draw parish and faith community nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified registered nurse practitioners, health ministers, clergy, pastoral and social ministers, physicians, health and social service professionals, licensed professional counselors, health care educators, nursing students, seminarians, and others interested in promoting whole-person health.
The cost is $40 for registered nurses wishing to receive continuing education credits (1.5), $30 for those who do not wish to receive continuing education credits, and $20 for undergraduate nursing students, seminarians, religious, and clergy. Dinner and free parking in the UPMC Mercy’s Locust Street Parking garage will be provided to all participants.
Overnight accommodations are available at the Martina Spiritual Renewal Center, 5244 Clarwin Avenue, West View, PA 15229 at a reasonable cost. For details, contact Sr. Donna Smith at 412-931-9766.
Registration and full payment is accepted by U.S. mail only. Seating space is limited. Early registration is encouraged. Registration ends Friday, November 1, 2019. For more information, please contact the Pittsburgh Mercy Parish Nurse & Health Ministry Program at 412-232-5815 or email ParishNurse@pittsburghmercy.org.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). Participants who attend the entire session and complete an evaluation form will be awarded a certificate and 1.5 continuing education credits. UPMC and ANCC do not endorse any commercial products as a result of CE activity.