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Sickness and Wealth: A Global Assault on Healthcare Auburn Sept. 6 Roseville Sept. 7 Concord Sept. 12 San Francisco Sept. 13 San Mateo Sept. 14 San Jose Sept. 15 Millbrae/ Burlingame Sept. 19 W. Los Angeles Sept. 26 Los Angeles Sept. 27 Long Beach Sept. 28 San Diego Sept. 29 Fremont/ Newark Oct. 3 Vallejo Oct. 4 San Bernardino Oct. 13 Arcadia/ Monrovia Oct. 14 Escondido/ San Marcos Oct. 18 Garden Grove/ Gardena Oct. 19 San Rafael Oct. 24 Shiloh Center 905 Lincoln Way 530/885-7103 Homewood Suites 401 Creekside Ridge Court 916/783-7455 Hilton 1970 Diamond Blvd. 925/827-2000 Marriott 55 Fourth Street 415/896-1600 Marriott 1770 South Amphlett Blvd. 650/653-6000 Marriott 301 S Market Street 408/280-1300 Marriott 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy. 650/692-9100 Holiday Inn Brentwood 170 N Church Lane 310/476-6411 Marriott 1256 W 7th Street 213/484-9789 Long Beach Marriott 4700 Airport Drive 562/425-5210 Shelter Pointe Hotel 1551 Shelter Island Drive 619/221-8000 Newark Courtyard 34905 Newark Blvd. 510/792-5200 Hiddenbrooke Golf Club 1095 Hiddenbrooke Pkwy 707/558-1153 Radisson 295 N E Street 909/884-2091 Four Points 700 W Huntington Drive 626/357-5211 Hampton Inn San Marcos 123 E Carmel Street 760/736-9249 Embassy Suites 11767 Harbor Blvd. 714/539-3300 Four Points by Sheraton 1010 Northgate Drive 415/453-6200 Course Objectives Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to: 1. Identify the origins of the rise of the Californian initiative process 2. Describe how the process and the various initiatives can impact RN Professional Practice and Patient Advocacy 3. Articulate the inseparability between Patient Advocacy and RN participation in the larger society 4. Clarify how the initiative funding process can often impact the public health. Millbrae/ Burlingame Sept. 6 San Jose Sept. 7 W. Los Angeles Sept. 8 Los Angeles Sept. 9 Bakersfield Sept. 13 Fresno Sept. 14 Stockton Sept. 15 San Francisco Sept. 20 Escondido/ San Marcos Sept. 26 San Mateo Sept. 29 Santa Cruz/ Scotts Valley Oct. 4 San Luis Obispo Oct. 5 Monterey Oct. 6 Long Beach Oct. 12 San Diego Oct. 13 Lancaster/ Palmdale Oct. 17 Marriott 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy. 650/692-9100 Marriott 301 S Market Street 408/280-1300 Holiday Inn Brentwood 170 N Church Lane 310/476-6411 Marriott 1256 W 7th Street 213/484-9789 Doubletree 3100 Camino Del Rio Court 661/632-2211 Piccadilly Inn Airport 5115 E. McKinley Ave. 559/251-6000 Residence Inn 3240 West March Lane 209/472-9800 Marriott 55 Fourth Street 415/896-1600 Hampton Inn San Marcos 123 E Carmel Street 760/736-9249 Marriott 1770 South Amphlett Blvd. 650/653-6000 Hilton Scotts Valley 6001 La Madrona Drive 831/440-1000 Embassy Suites 333 Madonna Road 805/549-0800 Hilton Monterey 1000 Aguajito Road 831/333-2442 Long Beach Marriott 4700 Airport Drive 562/425-5210 Shelter Pointe Hotel 1551 Shelter Island Drive 619/221-8000 Holiday Inn 38630 Fifth St West 661/974-8055 Course Description This class: 1) documents the 2005 California legislative initiatives and their potential impact on Professional Practice and Patient Advocacy; 2) illustrates how RN patient advocacy and RN participation in the larger society are linked; 3) explains how the initiatives have the potential to erode the role of the public sector and public health; 4) examines the initiatives' historical points of origin and the political and economic ideology that fuels them; 5) scrutinizes the initiative funding process from a Patient Advocacy perspective. Faculty Adrienne Pine, CNA Educator Course Description This class: 1) documents the impact of increasing socio-economic inequality worldwide on population health 2) examines current trends and analyses of human resour- ces for health emphasizing the importance of positioning RNs at strategic local, national and international levels to con- tribute to public policy development 3) presents strategies for RNs to be active agents of public sector change, reaching beyond the health sector to build multi-stakeholder alliances. Faculty Kim Van Eyck, CNA Educator Course Objectives Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to: 1. Describe three ways in which structural reforms in other countries have impacted population health 2. Describe three ways in which market reforms have impacted health systems and RN patient advocacy in other countries 3. Explain how reform processes stimulate restructuring processes in the health sector 4. Propose two ways in which RNs can join with other public service workers to actively shape public sector reform in California. Dates and Locations (all class times are 9:00am – 4:00pm) Patient Advocacy, CA's Legislative Turmoil & the Healthcare Crisis Dates and Locations (all class times are 9:00am – 4:00pm)