Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial Conference
About the Conference
In the spirit of Virginia Lee Franklin's commitment to teaching and to the specialty of neurology, the Virginia Lee Franklin Trust supports an annual conference dedicated to the advancement of neuroscience nursing teaching, research, and practice. Click here to see the conference brochure.
2012 Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial Conference
Feb. 17, 2012
Cox Hall Ballroom, Emory University Campus
7:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Psychiatric Manifestations of Physical Illnesses
Keynote Speaker: A well-respected physician and educator, Dr. Nzinga Harrison is the Medical Director for Georgia Services, for ANKA Behavioral Health Inc. and a member of the Clinical Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Behavioral Health and Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Harrison has written and presented several articles and workshops on the medical aspects of addiction and other psychiatric disorders. She earned a bachelor's degree from Howard University in 1998 and a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine in 2002.
Conference Objectives:
- Discuss psychiatric symptoms commonly seen with physical disorders
- Describe red flag physcial symptoms that can be associated with psychiatric disorders
- Examine specific physical illnesses commonly associated with psychiatric symptoms
Online Registration
Click here to register online for the conference.The registration deadline is February 13, 2012. Checks are also taken. Checks must be postmarked by February 10, 2012. Please make checks payable to School of Nursing. All checks should be sent to:
Cathy Jones
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
1520 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-712-9633
Email: cejones@emory.edu
Conference Planning Committee
Dawn M. Aycock, MSN, APRN, BC, CCRC
Patricia C. Clark, PhD, RN FAHA, FAAN
Carolyn Clevenger, DNP, APRN, BC
Sara Edwards, CNM, MN, MPH
Carolyn Hahn-Swanson, MN, MPH, APRN, BC, NP-C
Susan Jones, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Bethany Lane, BSN, RN , CCRC
Sally Lehr, PhD, APRN, BC, FAACS, CIRT
Donna Sanders, MN, RN
Alison Schlenger, MSW, MSN, RN
