New Content for 2009
Elsevier | MC Strategies is pleased to announce the addition of a new module to the award winning ReadyRN: Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness online course. This module, titled “Pandemic Influenza and Novel H1N1 Influenza A”, was created in direct response to the needs of nurses, managers, and people on the front lines of a global flu pandemic.

We are pleased to welcome you to the newly revamped public site for the ReadyRN curriculum and associated disaster nursing and emergency preparedness materials. Please take a moment to browse around the site or click the image for this story for a full listing of new features. Thanks for visiting!

Come meet the ReadyRN team and learn about the latest developments to the ReadyRN Clinical Decision Support Software (CDSS) at this year’s 137th annual American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting in Philadelphia (November 7th - 11th, 2009).

From the “Save the Date” announcement:
The VA’s Office of Nursing Services, in conjunction with the New York Harbor and the Miami VA HealthCare System, extends an invitation to our Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness satellite teleconference, September 11th, 2009 from 12:00-3:00 PM EST.
Our guest speaker, Tener Veenema, PhD, RN, MPH, will be presenting “Preparing for Influenza: Pandemic Flu and Novel H1N1″. Dr Veenema is a nationally acclaimed researcher and has published on Emergency Nursing and Disaster Preparedness.

We are happy to announce that the archived version of Dr Veenema’s GE Healthcare Webcast Series presentation, “Disaster Preparedness: Best Practices for Protocols and Tools to Remain Sharp”, is now available online through the GE Healthcare site. This lecture provides an introduction to the ReadyRN campaign for nurse disaster preparedness; discussion on how to keep protocols “alive” and not just written and collecting dust.

Atlanta, GA – Elsevier / MC Strategies, a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions to over 1,300 healthcare organizations nationwide, is proud to announce that the ReadyRN e-Learning course was named as a winner of the 2009 Communicator Awards presented by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA).  With thousands of entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals.

In support of the latest revision to the ReadyRN: Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness online course, Elsevier - MC Strategies has produced an updated version of the printable course description document. You can download a copy using the link shown below or click here to read more about the course.