2025 ARN NorCal Symposium: Rehab Refresher and CRRN Test Taking Strategies
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Medical Center
1601 Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 7:30am PT - 5:00pm PT
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Topic
Intro to Spinal Cord Injury, Nursing Entrepreneurship, Advancements in Stroke Rehabilitation, Bioness System, ASIA Scoring, Speech Therapy Assessment of Cognition, Communication, and Swallowing, Neurogenic Bladder, Smart-Home Technology (Optional breakfast session on CRRN Test Taking Strategies), Vendors
Credits Offered
This event offers
6.25 CEU credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
California Board of Registered Nurses Provider #007495.
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Additional Information
Come join the Northern California Chapter of ARN for their 2025 Educational Symposium.
Earn 6.25+ continuing education units (CEUs) on topics of interest to rehabilitation nurses. An additional CEU is available (at no additional cost) by attending a breakfast session on CRRN Test Taking Strategies.
Speakers from the Veterans Administration of Palo Alto, Therapists from John Muir Medical Center's Acute Rehab , Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center's Nurses and Physiatrist, and special guest: Past president of ARN and nurse entrepreneur Michelle Camicia.
Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and snacks will be provided.
Come meet and network with your rehabilitation colleagues that work and live in Northern California.
Please print out or download copies of our brochure and/or flyer to share with your colleagues.
Speakers
Co-Chair, VHA, Electronic Health Record Modernization, Acute Care Delivery Council; Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Consultant, ONS, Clinical Practice Program
Field Based – VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Managing Partner, PATH2Caregiving
2012-2013 ARN President
Transformational nursing and healthcare leader with a demonstrated history of developing high-performing interprofessional teams to achieve industry-leading clinical, care experience, and fiscal outcomes. Experience working in the hospital & outpatient settings in the health care industry. Skilled in Nursing Management, Healthcare Consulting, Research, Nonprofit Organizations, Transitions Management, and Operations Management. Strong operations professional graduated from University of California, Davis, The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing with a PhD in Nursing and Healthcare Leadership.
Staff Therapist, John Muir Medical Center
Supervisor, Inpatient Occupational Therapy, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA.
An occupational therapist with over 20 years experience practicing, supervising, managing and training clinicians and students. Clinical specialties include acute and post-acute treatment of neurological impairments including spinal cord injury, stroke and traumatic brain injury. I also have experience treating patients with a variety of orthopedic and medical diagnoses, and fabricating custom hand orthoses. I currently manage a staff of 20+ occupational therapists across both the acute and post-acute (Acute Rehabilitation Unit) environments, and manage a multi-million dollar budget including overseeing department billing.
Speech Pathology Supervisor, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA.
Staff Nurse 4, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo, CA.
KFRC Interim Nurse Manager, Clinical Practice Consultant, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo, CA.
Staff Nurse 2, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo, CA
Physiatrist, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo, CA
Rehabilitation Services Supervisor, Occupational Therapy Department , Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
Research Scientist II, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
Event Agenda
2025 ARN NorCal Symposium: Rehab Refresher and CRRN Test Taking Strategies
Event Agenda
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 7:30am PT - 5:00pm PT
All times listed in
Pacific Time (US & Canada).
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Saturday, May 3, 2025
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7:30am - 8:30am
CRRN Test Taking Strategy
Maricar Tan, BSN, RN, CRRN, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center Shawn Huff McDaniel, BSN, RN,CRRN, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
1.0 CE Credit -
7:30am - 8:30am
Registration
Registration
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8:30am - 8:45am
Opening Remarks/Welcome
Yelena Babayeva, MSN, RN, CRRN-Acute Rehab Services Nurse Manager, John Muir Medical Center
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8:45am - 9:45am
Introduction to Spinal Cord Injury
Susan Pejoro, MSN, RN, GNP-BC, Consultant, ONS, Clinical Practice Program, C0-chair VHA, Electronic Health Record Modernization, Acute Care Delivery System VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
1.0 CE Credit -
9:45am - 10:15am
Vendor Exhibition/ Break
Aspire Solutions, Life Long Senior Services, Assist on Call, THEKEY, Access Care Plus, Coloplast, Ability Now Bay Area, CMSA, Convatec
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10:15am - 11:00am
Entrepreneurship
Michelle Camicia, PhD, RN, CRRN,CCM. NEA-BC, FAHA, FARN, FAAN Managing Partner, PATH2Caregiving 2012-2013 ARN President
0.75 CE CreditsNurses as entrepreneurs.
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11:00am - 11:30am
Innovations in Stroke Rehabilitation Care
Dr. Melissa Kelly, DO, PMR, at Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
0.5 CE Credits -
11:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch/Vendor Exhibition
Aspire Solutions, Life Long Senior Services, Assist on Call, THEKEY, Access Care Plus, Coloplast, Ability Now Bay Area, CMSA, Convatec
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
BIONESS Demonstration / ASIA Scoring
Kendal Anderson, PT, DPT, CBIS, CSRS, John Muir Medical Center Erin Arnold, OTR/L MHA Occupational Supervisor, John Muir Medical Center
1.0 CE Credit -
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Assessments
Hilary Welty, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech Therapy Pathology Supervisor, John Muir Medical Center
1.0 CE CreditUnderstanding the different assessments performed by SLPs in the domains of Cognition, Communication, Swallow.
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2:30pm - 3:00pm
Vendor Exhibition/Break
Aspire Solutions, Life Long Senior Services, Assist on Call, THEKEY, Access Care Plus, Coloplast, Ability Now Bay Area, CMSA, Convatec
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3:00pm - 4:00pm
Neurogenic Bladder
Susan Pejoro, MSN, RN, GNP-BC, Consultant, ONS, Clinical Practice Program, C0-chair VHA, Electronic Health Record Modernization, Acute Care Delivery System VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
1.0 CE Credit -
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Presentation Information Smart-Home Technologies for Patient and Caregiver Use at Home after Discharge from Inpatient Rehabilitation
Linda S.Y. Park, BSN, RN, CRRN Interim Nurse Manager, Clinical Practice Consultant, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Jovita Guzman OTR/L, Rehabilitation Services Supervisor, Occupational Therapy Department , Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Brian Theodore PhD, Research Scientist II, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Eileen Garcia OTR, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
Register For This Event
Pay a discounted rate if you are an ARN NorCal member! If you are not a ARN NorCal Chapter Member, you can still call the National ARN Customer Service line at 800.229.7530 to join our ARN NorCal chapter today for $15 then register for our discounted rate (saves you $10 and get member benefits for the year! ).
This is our pricing for non-ARN and non-ARN NorCal chapter members. However, it’s not too late to become a ARN NorCal chapter member and enjoy the discounted rate!
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Already an ARN Member? If you’re a national ARN member but not yet a member of the ARN NorCal chapter, you can join the chapter for just a $15 fee by calling ARN customer service at 800.229.7530.
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New to ARN? If you’re not currently a national ARN member or need to renew your membership, you can join ARN and add the ARN NorCal chapter for a total fee of $165 + $15 by visiting the ARN Membership Listing | Association of Rehabilitation Nurses or calling customer service at 800.229.7530.
Once you become both a national ARN member and an ARN NorCal chapter member, you’ll be eligible to purchase the discounted ARN NorCal Member ticket.
We welcome students and excited you can join us! The National ARN also offers a student membership for only $60+$15 ! And ARN NorCal chapter is also offering a discounted student rate of $99 for the symposium. Invest in your future and be a part of a ARN, a professional organization dedicated to your growth and development to build a strong foundation for your future career. Membership Listing | Association of Rehabilitation Nurses