Continuing Education Options

Overview

The Genetics Education Program for Nurses (GEPN) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers multiple options for continuing education.

Web-Based Genetics Institute (18-week offering)

The Web-Based Genetics Institute (WBGI) is a teacher facilitated online course with weekly assignments. 188 nursing contact hours will be awarded to nurses who participate in an entire course and complete all related assignments and evaluations. The WBGI is hosted on Blackboard course management system, and will be taught using an asynchronous collaborative learning format. The WBGI is divided into three modules. The upcoming sessions will run from:

    • August 1 - December 5, 2008, $1200 (one-week orientation begins July 28th)

Applying Genomics in Nursing Practice  (5-week offering)

 

Teacher facilitated online course with weekly assignments. 21.25 nursing contact hours will be awarded to nurses who participate in an entire course and complete all related assignments and evaluations.

    • September 26 - October 31, 2008 - (orientation begins on September 22nd), $400

Independent Self-Paced Modules

Independent Self-Paced Modules

The independent self-paced modules have been completely re-programmed, re-formatted. Cost of each module is $15. All 5 modules can be accessed for $60 (buy 4 get the 5th module FREE). Online payment processing is now available. Follow the link to the left of the this frame to access the modules and complete online payment. Accepted credit cards: Visa, Mastercard or Discover. Follow the links below to access the modules and process your online payment.

The GEPN at Cincinnati Children's offers an independent self-paced continuing education module on Nurses' Role in Pharmacogenetics / Pharmacogenomics, Genetics is Relevant Now: Nurses' Views and Patient Stories, Environmental Genetics and Complex Diseases, Promoting Informed Decision Making about Genetic Test, Ethical and Social Issues Related to Genetic Testing, and Interpreting Family History. The modules can be completed from a Personal Computer or Macintosh Apple. Please review the minimum computer requirements needed.

     

    Future educational offerings are currently in various stages of development. The Continuing Education portion of our web site will be updated as future offerings become available.

    Accreditation

    Contact hours will be awarded to nurses who participate in an entire course and complete all related evaluations.

    A processing fee is required.

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (OH-046/9-1-09) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

    Disclosures

    The presenters have declared no conflict of interest related to this program.

    Contact Us

    Jo Ann Monday, Program Coordinator
    Phone: 513-636-0123
    Toll-free: 800-344-2462 extension 60123
    Fax: 513-636-0124
    Email: gepn@cchmc.org