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Grand Geneva Resort 7036 Grand Geneva Way Lake Geneva, WI 53147 (800) 558-3417 for phone reservations: State you are with “WSGNA Conference” Special Room Rates ~ $179 Good through August 23rd, so reserve your room early! RESERVATION LINK for online reservations.

A SILENT AUCTION will be taking place at this conference on Saturday to help raise funds for WSGNA educational scholarships. Have you something to donate? Please contact Sara Danielson. And, THANK YOU! (Cash or Checks Only accepted for payment.)

“ERCP — Back to the Future” Rama Venu, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

Grand Geneva Resort, Salon C 6 pm Registration 6:30 Heavy Hors D’oeuvres / Networking 7 pm Presentation Cost: $5 You must register through Eventbrite separately to secure your place and contact hour.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wsgna-pearls-of-gi-wisdom-friday-evening-anniversary-celebration-tickets-36076680322

Provider approved by the California Board of Nursing, License No. CEP16649 for 7 contact hours.

***GI Specific has been applied for through ABCGN (American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses)

Full attendance is required to receive contact hours.

WSGNA endorses only the educational content of this program and not the presence of vendors or products.

WSGNA/KYSGNA/SGNA MEMBERS: $70 NON-MEMBERS: $110 TECHS ~ STUDENTS: $60 (Live Steam option is an additional $25)

OPTIONS for Registration: 1. ONLINE through EVENTBRITE, an online event manage-ment website. Eventbrite offers easy online registration and payment options. Once registered, you will receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite and the link to the course sylla-bus. A small service fee applies for using EVENTBRITE.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wsgna-2017-fall-conference-tickets-35654322037 2. SNAIL MAIL: · Fill out Mail-In Registration Form · Make check Payable to WSGNA and MAIL to:

WSGNA C/O Lori Benstead 841 Teutonia Dr Burlington, WI 53105

If paying with check; Deadline for posting check is September 15, 2017 Name:_____________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ City:_______________________________________ State: ______ ZIP: ___________________________ Phone: _____________________________________ EMAIL: _____________________________________ WSGNA/KYSGNA/SGNA Member: $70 ____________ NON–Member: $110 __________________________ Techs ~ Students: $60 ________________________ Add $25 for Live Stream Option ________________ Total Amount enclosed: $ _____________________ Each attendee must register– please duplicate this form if paying for more than one person. Professional license #___________________________

(Need this for Contact Hours) Are you CGRN Certified: YES _______ NO ______

7:00 -7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast, Vendors, Silent Auction

7:45-8:00 Welcome / Announcements

8-9 “Interpreting Liver Lab Tests and Other Liver Diagnostic Tests” ~ Abdullah A. Fayyad, MD

9-10 “Barrett’s Esophagus; Screening/Surveillance Guidelines and Treatment” ~ Abdul Sami Khan, MD

10-10:45 AM Break / Vendors / Silent Auction

10:45-11:45 “New Horizons in Therapeutic Endoscopy” ~ Rama Venu, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

11:45-12:45 “What Nurses Should Know about IBS and Diverticular Disease”~ Colleen Schmitt, APNP 12:45-1:45 Lunch / Vendors / Silent Auction 1:15-1:45 WSGNA Annual Business Meeting for all WSGNA Members 1:45-2:45 “Anesthesia Screening Criteria and Management for GI Endoscopy Patients ” ~Kushal Shah, DO, Anesthesiologist 2:45-3:00 PM Break / Silent Auction 3:00-4:00 “Meditation-Mind-Full or Mindful?” ~ Donna Mosca, RYT500, C-IAYT Throughout the Day: WSGNA Anniversary Puzzle – “Pearls of GI Wisdom” ~ Anna Werth, RN, CGRN 4:00-4:15 Wrap-up/Evals

Rama P. Venu, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FASGE, Dip. American Board of Internal Medicine. Professor and HOD, Amrita Insti-tute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India Abdullah A. Fayyad, MD, Gastroenterologist, Aurora Health Center-Burlington, Lake Geneva, WI Abdul Sami Khan, MD, Gastroenterologist, Aurora Health Center-Burlington, Elkhorn, WI Colleen M. Schmitt, APNP—Specializing in Gastroenterology Kushal Shah, DO. Co-chief Anesthesia: Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Aurora Health Center - Southern Lakes Donna Mosca, RYT500, C-IAYT, Yoga Educator and Meditation Teacher Anna Werth, RN, CGRN

Lori Benstead, RN MSN CGRN ~ Chair; Conference Contact Marti Beecroft, RN BSN CGRN & Pamela Sirkman, RN CGRN ~ Speakers Sara Danielson, RN ~ Silent Auction Sandra Oldenburg, RN CGRN ~ Registration Shannon Olson, RN BSN CGRN & Jean Uhen, RN CGRN ~ Vendors Stephanie Slavin, RN BSN ~ Publicity|Media Deb Schmeling, RN, MSN, CGRN ~ Contact Hours

The course syllabus is “green” and will be available online at http://wsgna.org/course-syllabus/ starting Monday, September 18th. Thank you for continuing to “GO Green”!

· To provide continuing education for gastroenterology nurses and associates · To foster evidence-based practice in gastroenterology · To facilitate networking among GI and endoscopy professionals · To promote SGNA-WSGNA-KentuckySGNA; our professional national and regional organizations.

Every attempt to present sessions as described in this brochure will be made. The Conference Planning Committee reserves the right to cancel presenta-tions or make substitutions of comparable quality due to unforeseen circumstances.

In the spirit of SGNA’s 2018 National Course theme, “Stronger Team; Better Care” through education; leadership; men-toring and networking ; WSGNA is commemorating its 30 years by collaborating with Kentucky SGNA via live streaming.