Saturday, November 3
Cost: $10 per person (limited financial assistance is available)
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Buffet
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome: Susan Kukic, Executive Director of the Western PA/WV Chapter
9:00 – 9:50 a.m. Plenum Speaker: Dr. Eva Szigethy, UPMC
Stress and Sleep Issues and Chronic Illness
After the Plenum Speaker, each attendee can choose from a variety of lectures during each of the two session times
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. Dr. Arthur Barrie, IBS vs. IBD
Dr. Betsy Blazek - O'Neill, Current Alternative Approaches to Managing IBD
Dr. Alka Goyal, Just for Teens and Young Adults
11:10 – 12:00 p.m. Dr. Leonard Baidoo, Family Planning and IBD
Mr. John Bradley, Author of The Foul Bowel, Surviving and Thriving with IBD
Dr. Brian Riedel, Special Considerations for the Child with IBD
If you have questions or would like to call in to order tickets by phone,
please contact Kellie Surmacz at 412.823.8272. or ksurmacz@ccfa.org.
Online registration will close on Thursday, November 1.
However, you can still register by calling the chapter office at (412) 823 - 8272.
***Please inform your GI's nursing staff that there is a Nurses' Professional Education
program at the same time and location which has been approved for 3 CEU Credits. ***
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Saturday, November 3 at the Doubletree Hotel – Pittsburgh / Monroeville Convention Center
101 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville, PA 15146
Cost: $10 per person (limited financial assistance is available)
Registration: online at www.ccfa.org/chapters/wpawv or by phone at 412.823.8272 x 4002
