This is a two-part, in-person CE Class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (6 hours of CE credits). An extra credit hour will be available for University of California nurses from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Participants must be in attendance all day to receive the full 6 CEU CE credits, even if they have taken one of the classes prior to the sign-up date.

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Part 1: Housing and Health: The Economic and Public Health Impacts of the Housing Crisis for Nurses

Description

This CE will provide a snapshot of the current housing crisis in the U.S. and examine how it is driving up cost of living, inequality, and poor health outcomes. We will investigate the causes of the housing crisis and how real estate has driven historic levels of inequality by serving as a primary vehicle for a massive consolidation of wealth for the richest 1% over the last several decades. The course will draw a connection between the role of private equity in health care and in housing to show how the problems of a lack of access to care and a lack of access to housing are linked and derive from policies that have rendered housing and health into economic sources of private profit at immense social cost.

We will also analyze the public health impacts of the housing crisis by looking at studies on the health risks of poor housing, polluted neighborhoods, and homelessness. We’ll consider the impacts on nurses in particular (high cost of living with stagnating wages, increased patient loads, higher acuity, poor working conditions, etc.) and how nurses are fighting for health care and housing as human rights.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Identify the causes of the housing crisis in the US.
• Understand housing as a health determinant and the myriad ways housing conditions impact patient and public health.
• Link drivers of inequality in both housing and health care markets.

Instructor

Kel Montalvo-Quinones

Part 2: Health Care and Big Tech: Protecting our Patients and Communities in an Evolving Technology Landscape

Description

New technologies are being deployed in health care at an ever-increasing pace, but little information is shared with nurses and other health care workers about what the technologies are, how they work, and who ultimately benefits from their development. Through different case studies, this course will investigate tech companies’ involvement in health care and assess how the partnership between Big Tech and health care corporations impacts nurses and patients. We will also review how nurses can mobilize their advocacy to ensure that patients are protected against the untested and profit-driven deployment of technologies that may threaten their privacy and their safety.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain how tech industry involvement in health care impacts the safety and quality of patient care.
• Examine how data-driven technologies are being used in health care and their impact on patient safety.
• Explore how nurses can use their collective strength to fight for health justice as it relates to technology, both in the health care setting and in their communities more broadly.

Instructor

Lily Cain

Course Information

FOR DIRECT-CARE AND STAFF RNs — Provided by California Nurses Association. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP754 for 6 contact hours. Participants must be in attendance all day to receive the full 6 CEU CE credits.

Please note: CNA/NNU is taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safety and health of nurses, our patients, and our communities during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. All attendees must affirm they are vaccinated or qualify for an exemption pursuant to the EEOC guidelines. Attendees who test positive for Covid-19 within 10 days of the CE class or who are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms cannot attend.