November 9-15: Perioperative Nurse Week
Provider: AORN
Program: This year’s theme—chosen to identify the achievements and support the future of the perioperative nursing community—is Perioperative Nurses: Influencing the Future of Safe Patient Care.
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November 19-21: Safety and Quality Solutions: Driving Sustained Improvements
Location: Chicago
Provider: The Joint Commission
Program: Learn to improve quality and reduce errors, contain costs, increase productivity and build leaders throughout your organization.
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December 5-6: Achieving Accreditation: An Educational Seminar
Provider: AAAHC
Location: Las Vegas
Program: A two-day program designed to prepare attendees for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care’s survey process. 
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December 9-10: Annual Behavioral Health Care Conference: Sustaining Organizational Momentum to Excellence
Location: Chicago
Provider: The Joint Commission
Program: Learn new information and new methods to address major issues in behavioral health care related to client safety and quality of care.
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December 16-18: NIH Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities
Location: National Harbor, Md.
Provider: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Program: Network and dialogue with the experts on minority health and health disparities and identify strengths and gaps in health disparities research. 
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January 20: Texas Organization of Nurse Executives Leadership Conference
Location: Austin, TX
Provider: TONE
Program: Network with other nursing leaders while learning to advance leadership skills.
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January 21-23: 2009 NDNQI® Conference
Provider: ANA
Location: Dallas
Program: Recognize how high reliability organizations undertake organizational change to improve quality and identify how quality data are used to improve nurse staffing and patient outcomes.
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January 26-27: ASC Coding & Billing Seminar
Location: Atlanta
Provider: ASC Association
Program: Learn new codes and Medicare payment system changes for 2009 and maximize coding skills by working with real operative notes in each session.
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