Recently I attended the HH Cardiology Update conference, held at the UA Huntsville College of Nursing. This was a Saturday morning class that, you know, sounded like a good idea at the time I signed up. Honestly if I hadn't already paid the registration fee I probably would not have gone. It's so hard to get up early on an off day! I also wasn't sure that any of the sessions would be relevant to family practice.
TL;DR I'm glad I went.
The speakers were good and there were a few things I took away that I think are somewhat applicable to my practice. It was over by 1:00 pm and I got 4 CEUs for attending. Also they had some pretty good cookies.
I was super impressed that a PA student who had just finished a rotation with us also showed up, and even asked a good question of one of the speakers in front of the whole crowd! I don't think I would have found the strength to attend something like that when I was a student. I do get excited about learning and I am committed to being a "life-long learner," but I did not feel that way until I got out of school. I would do well to remember that when I'm bitching about how uninterested the nursing students I work with seem to be in learning anything!
Jody
