Class description
Occupational Health Nursing Institute
June 23, 2012*
This “hybrid” course* consists of five interactive online learning modules leading up to a 3.5 -hour in-person session.
Date: Saturday, June 23rd (continental breakfast provided)
Time: 9:00-9:30a Check-in + Networking | 9:30a-1:00p In-Person Session
Cost: $160 (includes all 5 online modules + the June 23 in-person session)
CNE Accreditation: CNE provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number CEP 14441 for 10.75 contact hours. Karen R. Bowman, MN, RN, COHN-S, CEP Provider 1441 for this course.
Location: Online + University of Washington
Parking: Garage ($15) Street lots ($7) Street spaces (free)
Who Should Participate: Designed as an introduction to the field of occupational health, this course is ideal for practicing nurses, recent nursing graduates and those with an interest in occupational health, who have not yet received formal training in the field. The course content and skills can be applied to many nursing specialties and related fields, and serves as a foundation for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Topics Include: Industrial hygiene basics; workplace exposures and health outcomes; regulatory system navigation; occupational health assessment skills; worker stress and vulnerable worker populations.
Where: Complete the online modules from the comfort of your home or office; click here to view the online modules. Attend the in-person session on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, WA on June 23, 2012 from 9:30am-1:00pm (continental breakfast provided). Click here to view the schedule. If you are unable to travel to Seattle for the June 23rd in-person session, you can arrange to join us online in real time. All participants complete the five online preparatory modules in advance of June 23rdin-person session.
Refund and Cancellation Policy: If you have registered and cannot attend, there are a few options:
1) Cancel your registration, transfer and transfer it to another course or send a substitute in your place. If you choose to cancel, we must receive your cancellation in writing (mail, fax, or email). Refunds, minus a cancellation fee (generally $50 for a NW Center course), will be issued up to one week before the start date of the course. If cancelling within the week prior to the course or you do not attend the course without notifying us, your tuition fees are forfeited. If cancelling within the week prior to the course or you do not attend the course without notifying us, your tuition fees are forfeited.
2. If you choose to transfer your registration, we must receive your request in writing with at least 48-hours notice. Please state the course you are transferring out of, the course you are transferring to, and the reason for the transfer. Transfer to another course is only granted twice per course registration. If you are unable to attend the course after the second transfer, the above cancellation fees and policy applies.
The DEOHS Continuing Education program reserves the right to cancel courses as necessary. If a course is cancelled, participants will be notified by email and phone. Participants will also have a choice of having payment refunded, or transferred to another course.
Questions? Contact: The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
ce@u.washington.edu|206-543-1069 or 800-326-7568
*OHN Institute is offered as a combined self-study and live session format. Self-study will be completed in the 3 weeks prior to June 23rd.
