May 10-12, 2012
The Gaylord Opryland Hotel - Nashville, Tennessee

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"For both of Focus's 2012 conferences, Focus Spring in Nashville and Focus Fall in Las Vegas,
all attendees will be able to bring their significant other totally free of charge
- something no other conference offers"
Bob Miglino RRT, MPS, Conference Chairman

We're going all-out to make the Spring Focus Conference in Nashville our best yet; one that will combine a superb educational experience with an incredible entertainment experience. The finest speakers and huge doses of fun, all of which is included in a very reasonable registration fee. And once again, all registered attendees of the Focus Conference may bring their significant-other to the conference totally free of charge, something no other conference offers (no Contact Hours for this person, however).

Join the 30,000+ critical care nurses, respiratory therapists and sleep technologists who
have already experienced a FOCUS conference and called it
"an outstanding conference" and "a super value".

For 2012, we've expanded our critical care lecture offerings yet again. In fact, there will be 16 critical care nursing lectures, an optional 2-hour early-bird breakfast workshop and 2 excellent keynote addresses enabling critical care nurses to earn 18-20 Contact Hours at this conference.

Like some fun mixed in with your academia?

The 12th Annual FOCUS Conference will provide fun and entertainment the likes of which
have never been seen at a medical conference.

First, we'll be holding our fourth annual 5-K Run/Walk on Thursday morning, May 10. This race has been a lot of fun ( 200+ participants each year) with every participant receiving a t-shirt and winners receiving cash prizes. Focus thanks Roche Diagnostics for their generous sponsorship of this event for the fourth year in a row.

Our exhibit hall will feature 150+ medical companies and recruiters and will be a "festival" in and of itself with caricature artists, music, roving impersonators, two incredible receptions with free Hors D'oeuvres, free beer and wine and phenomenal door prizes including a chance to win a 2012 Ford Focus automobile or $10,000 cash - your choice.

Then

join us Thursday night, May 10th for a wonderful evening at the

Grand Ole Opry Music Hall

A special night, open to all registered attendees, their registered significant-others and
all other members of their families - completely free of charge.

Affordability Is The Name of The Game

What makes this conference so special is the fact that this incredible program has a registration fee of only $350,
the lowest fee of any such national conference, and an incredible value when considering how much
is included in the fee - much, much more than any other conference. We are proud to say that every
aspect of attending this conference, from the registration fee, to the airlines, to the hotel accomodations, even to the entertainment, has been approached from the perspective of affordability for our attendees and our exhibitors.

Explore the various aspects of this Focus Spring Conference. Check out the topics, the speakers, the optional workshops, the entertainment and the festivities we'll have in the exhibit hall. Register on-line via our secure on-line system or print out a registration form for yourself and your friends and join us. And don't forget, you may bring one "significant other" (age 18 or over) totally free of charge to enjoy every aspect of the conference with you. (No Contact Hours for this person, however). This offer allows you and your significant other to make a wonderful, economical vacation out of attending the Focus Spring Conference in one of the nations loveliest cities. Sieze the opportunity and join us.

Obtain your Contact Hours this coming May 10-12, 2012 in Nashville... It's going to be a great conference at a beautiful resort at one of the most incredible cities in America - See you there!

This program has been awarded up to 28.0 contact hours through the New York State Nurses Association, which is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Upon completion of the course(s) outlined in the conference agenda, the nurse will be able to describe the latest treatment options, pharmacology and patient care techniques as they pertain to patients in the ICU setting, including such topics as: Sepsis, Acute Renal Injury, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung Transplantation, ARDS, Endocrine Emergencies, Coagulopathies, Hemodynamics, Cardiac Arrest, Ventricular-Assist Therapy, Glycemic Control, G.I. Abnormalities, Mechanical Ventilation, Pain and Sedation Management, Cardiac Myopathies, Care of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass and ECMO Patient, and Care of the Patient with Heart Failure. The nurse will also be able to recognize the complexity and the interaction between a variety of conditions relating to critical care patients to help formulate comprehensive and patient centered care. To view specific goals and objectives for each nursing lecture, click on the topics/speakers/objectives button on the top left.