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Courage to Soar - Acute and Critical Care Symposium

Honolulu Country Club
1690 Ala Puumalu Street
Honolulu, HI 96818

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 7:30am HT - 4:30pm HT
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Annual Symposium
1690 Ala Puumalu Street, Honolulu, HI 96818

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Topic

Cardiac, Respiratory, Palliative Care, Diabetes Medication Update

Credits Offered

This event offers 7.0 contact hours to attendees.
Accreditation Info: This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation..

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Courage to Soar - Save the Date

Ticket pricing and Ticket Bundles

  • Symposium only pricing (read descriptions closely for other options)

  • $310 - General Admission (GA)
  • $290 - Military (MM) and AACN (AM) members
  • $210 - HIC (HI) members
  • Ticket Bundles (read descriptions closely when purchasing bundles)

  • $385 - OPTION A (GA Symposium + AACN one-year membership voucher)
  • $410 - OPTION B (GA Symposium + AACN one-year voucher + Hawaii Chapter membership)
  • $390 - OPTION C (MM Symposium + AACN one-year voucher + Hawaii Chapter membership)
  • $315 - OPTION D (AM Symposium + Hawaii Chapter membership)
  • $310 - OPTION E (HI Symposium + AACN one-year voucher + Hawaii Chapter membership)

UPDATES:  Registered attendees will be notified through their registration email regarding updates on handouts and the approved number of CEs.  Updates are posted on this Website.


REFUNDS:  To receive a refund for the registration fee, cancellation must be made in writing no less than 7 calendar days before the event.  Refunds will be processed less a 20% service fee if made by April 14, 2025.  No refunds will be made after that date.  To make a refund request, use this form.

Canned Food Drive.  The chapter will be collecting canned goods for donation to the Hawai'i food bank. 

Food Bank - Food Insecurity


Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy

REFUNDS

To receive a refund for the registration fee, cancellation must be made in writing no less than 7 calendar days before the event.  Refunds will be processed less a 20% service fee if made by April 14, 2025.  No refunds will be made after that date.  To make a refund request, use this form.

Speakers

Cheryl Herrmann
Cheryl Herrmann RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC

Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, has 31 years of nursing experience—15 years as a bedside nurse in SICU, Neuro ICU, and CVICU, and 16 years as a cardiac clinical nurse specialist. As a cardiac CNS, she cares for patients in cardiac prep and recovery, cardiac catheterization, surgery, ICU, telemetry/progressive units, and at discharge. In addition, Ms. Herrmann is a Prehospital RN for the local ambulance service. In 2005, Ms. Herrmann was honored with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Circle of Excellence—Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award and the Twenty-Five Women in Leadership Award in central Illinois. She is the recipient of the 2009 University of Illinois Alumni Award.

Naomi Fukuda
Naomi Fukuda APRN-Rx, BC-ADM, CDCES

APP Diabetes & Quality Coordinator

Naomi Fukuda, APRN-Rx, BC-ADM, CDCES graduated from the University of Hawaii, Manoa School of Nursing. She is certified as a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and is also Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management. She currently works at the Queen’s Medical Center, West Oahu, Diabetes Management and Education Center as a diabetes APRN and as the Quality Coordinator. She is also volunteers as the Coordinating Body Chairperson for the Hawaii Chapter of the American Diabetes Care and Education Specialists Association.

Jessica Wilson PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Jessica is a postdoctoral researcher who completed her PhD in neuroscience, focusing on traumatic spinal cord injury. She is now working with Dr. Stacy Brown, a neurointensivist at Queen's Medical Center on Oahu, on several projects, including research on Surfer's Myelopathy.

Katie Schatz
Katie Schatz MSN, APRN, ACHPN

AACN Healthy Work Environment Subject Matter Expert

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Admission to Symposium

$800.00

Register For This Event

GENERAL ADMISSION (Symposium attendance only)

One admission to the Symposium

Our other ticket bundle options:

  1. **Want to become a NEW member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, please look at our OPTION A ticket bundle.**
  2. >>>Want to become both a NEW member of the Hawaii Chapter and NEW member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, please choose OPTION B ticket bundle.<<<
$310.00

MILITARY MEMBER (Symposium attendance only)

One admission to Symposium

Our other ticket bundle options:

  1. **Want to become a NEW member of BOTH the Hawaii Chapter and  the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, please look at our OPTION C pricing for military members.**
  2. >>>Want to join the Hawaii Chapter and you are a member of American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, please choose OPTION D ticket bundle for AACN members.<<<
$290.00

AACN MEMBER (Symposium attendance only)

One admission to Symposium

Our other ticket bundle options:

  1. >>>Want to join the Hawaii Chapter and you are a member of American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, please choose OPTION D ticket bundle for AACN members.<<<
$290.00

HIC MEMBER (Symposium attendance only)

One admission to Symposium

$210.00

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT (Symposium attendance only)

Admission to Symposium

$65.00

OPTION A - Starter Bundle (Symposium + AACN Membership included)

By purchasing this ticket bundle you understand that you will be receiving the following benefits.

This Starter Bundle includes the following:

  • Admission to Symposium
  • AACN membership voucher for one-year (1) membership

##You will be sent the following to your registration email:

  1.  >>A one-year (1) membership voucher to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses <<

$385.00

OPTION B - Courage to Soar Bundle (Symposium + AACN + Hawaii Chapter membership included)

By purchasing this ticket bundle you understand that you will be receiving the following benefits.

This Bundle includes the following:

  • Admission to Symposium
  • AACN membership voucher for one-year (1) membership
  • HIC-AACN one-year (1) chapter membership

##You will be sent the following to your registration email:

  1.  >>A one-year (1) membership voucher to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses <<
  2. **Chapter Membership for one year using your registration email as your username**

$410.00

OPTION C - Military Member Courage to Soar Bundle (Symposium + AACN + Hawaii Chapter membership included)

By purchasing this ticket bundle you understand that you will be receiving the following benefits.

This Military Member Bundle includes the following:

  • Admission to Symposium
  • AACN membership voucher for one-year (1) membership
  • HIC-AACN one-year (1) chapter membership

##You will be sent the following to your registration email:

  1.  >>A one-year (1) membership voucher to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses <<
  2. **Chapter Membership for one year using your registration email as your username**

$390.00

OPTION D - AACN Member Courage to Soar Bundle (Symposium + Hawaii Chapter membership included)

By purchasing this ticket bundle you understand that you will be receiving the following benefits.

This AACN Member Bundle includes the following:

  • Admission to Symposium
  • HIC-AACN one-year (1) chapter membership

##You will be sent the following to your registration email:

  1.  **Chapter Membership for one year using your registration email as your username**

$315.00

OPTION E - HIC Courage to Soar Bundle (Symposium + AACN + Chapter membership included)

By purchasing this ticket bundle you understand that you will be receiving the following benefits.

This HIC Member Bundle includes the following:

  • Admission to Symposium
  • AACN membership voucher for one-year (1) membership
  • HIC-AACN one-year (1) chapter membership

##You will be sent the following to your registration email:

  1.  >>A one-year (1) membership voucher to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses <<
  2. **Chapter Membership for one year using your registration email as your username**

$310.00