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Hotel Information
The 2009 Health Care Education Conference will be held at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is a thriving mountain city that features an eclectic downtown, great art galleries, delicious food and of course, the awe inspiring scenery of the Appalachian Mountains.
The HCEA has secured a room rate at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel of $154 per night for single and double occupancy. Please note that this rate is not inclusive of state and local tax. You must secure your reservation no later than September 7, 2009 to receive the discounted rate.
To secure your reservation by phone, please call 1-800-468-3571. Please refer to the Health Care Education Conference to receive the discounted rate. To make your reservation online, please visit www.renaissancehotels.com/avlbr and enter the group code HCEHCEA.
Asheville Renaissance Hotel
31 Woodfin Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Phone: 1-828-252-8211
Fax: 1-828-236-9616
Transportation
The Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau recommends you make your ground transportation arrangements prior to your arrival in Asheville. Cabs serve the airport on a limited basis and an appointment is recommended.
Please click HERE for a list of cab companies and transportation services.
Program Highlights
 Pre-Conference Workshop: Core Curriculum for Preceptor Development
Susan A. Boyer, MEd, RN, FAHCEP
Executive Director, VT Nurses In Partnership, Inc.
When we consider different thinking and future directions; just imagine...having a core curriculum for preceptor development and support that is accepted across the continuum of care and is recognized as a regional and/or national Œbest practice.¹
Ten years of pilot projects, implementation, and research have changed the face of precepting in our state shifting the focus from task to clinical judgment, from cases to concepts, from test results to integrated affective/psychomotor skills, from orientation to clinical coaching, and from procedures to performance-based expectations. To make this transition, the instruction and support for preceptors must be analyzed and structured in a pro-active manner.
You are invited to join this discussion of current trends and research in education and preceptor development. After reviewing 21st Century evidence, workshop participants will start developing a teaching plan that serves the needs and challenges of preceptors within their own agencies.
Approaches to Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health for Health Educators
Charlene Pope, PhD, MPH, CNM, BSN
Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Nursing Affiliation and Associate Nurse Executive for Research, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
The Case for Leaving Things Out
Beverley M. House, MHS, RN, BC
Educational Consultant, Greenville Hospital System
Hear ye! Hear ye! The high court is now in session. Draw near and ye shall be heard. Here comes the judge, prosecuting and defense attorneys and the jury.
The case before the court is "The Case for Leaving Things Out". Attorneys will argue the two sides:
- The human brain can store limited information before going into overload - decreasing retention ("May I be excused? My brain is full" syndrome)
and
- Learners must hear all the information in order to handle any situation (no matter how infrequently the situation is encountered)
Evidence for both sides will be presented and the jury of peers will reach a verdict after weighing the evidence:
Why leave some things out
What to leave out
How to plan in order to include only essential information (just enough, just in time, etc.)
 House Calls with Dr. J
John D. Furnell
Corporate Development Manager, Interim HealthCare
About Asheville
Visit Asheville and enjoy the fresh mountain air, an eclectic art scene, and the vibrant buzz of a city on the move. The city is pedestrian friendly, with wrought-iron benches throughout downtown, and many eateries have open-air dining sections that allow visitors to enjoy the city's mild weather. Asheville restaurants run the gamut from Mediterranean to vegetarian, four-star cuisine to down-home cooking. The city's restaurant scene goes well beyond its Southern cooking and roots. Expect the extraordinary in Asheville, whether it's organic, hormone-free beef, mountain trout caviar or sweet potato salad.
With dozens of arts and crafts galleries, retail shops and antique shops, as well as fresh finds and local food products at 45 farmer tailgate markets in the region, Asheville is a shopper's paradise. Downtown Asheville shops and galleries feature a unique mix of locally-owned establishments. Downtown art galleries offer specialized items such as custom jewelry, quilts, furniture and one-of-a-kind gifts.
Getting to Asheville is very convenient. It's an easy drive from most of the Eastern United States, and is centrally located in the epicenter of numerous major cities, from Atlanta to New York and Cleveland to Jacksonville.
Biltmore Castle, America's Largest Home
Biltmore Castle was built over a six-year period and included its own brick factory, woodworking shop, and a three-mile railway spur for transporting materials to the site.
Architect Richard Morris Hunt modeled the house on three châteaux built in 16th-century France. When completed it boasted four acres of floor space, 250 rooms, 34 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces all set on an 125,000-acre estate with landscaping designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the creator of New York's Central Park, and the father of American landscape architecture.
Many tour options are available. Please visit www.biltmore.com for more information.
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