The School of Nursing 2019 Distinguished Alumni Conference, Opioids: What Every Nurse in Charlotte Needs to Know, will be from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7, at Hope Haven in Charlotte. Tickets are $75 per attendee and include admission to the conference, lunch and light refreshments.
The conference will address the many ways that health care providers can reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic. As part of the luncheon program, the School of Nursing will present the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award to Michael Vaccaro ’97, senior vice president of nursing for Novant Health.
Vaccaro has directed multiple projects that now serve as best practices for the nation to follow. His contributions have led to significant quality and safety improvements; numerous patient care units receiving a Center of Excellence designation and five hospitals being awarded a Magnet designation; and a noteworthy increase of diverse staff members within the nursing workforce.
The School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Conference has been approved for 5.25 NCNA credit hours by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Hope Haven is located at 3815 N. Tryon St.