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The Joan Shelk Fundamentals of Phototherapy WorkshopTM

A comprehensive workshop on light therapy

The Joan Shelk Fundamentals of Phototherapy WorkshopTM is an intensive one-day training for those administering light therapy under a physician's supervision. The workshop covers psoriasis and other photo-responsive skin diseases; PUVA; narrow- and broad-band UVB therapy; equipment operation and metering; and other responsibilities associated with phototherapy administration.

The Joan Shelk Fundamentals of Phototherapy Workshop is presented by the National Psoriasis Foundation and the Dermatology Nurses' Association (DNA). Upon completion of the workshop, you will receive 7.9 contact hours through the DNA.

Please continue to check this page for periodic updates on workshop locations as they become available, or call 800.723.9166 for more information.

DNA is an accredited provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 5708, for 7.9 contact hours.

Workshop intructors

Please click here to meet our workshop instructors, Barbara Brown, R.N., Patricia B. McClelland, R.N., and Pamela Morgan, R.N., D.N.C.

Upcoming workshop

The next phototherapy workshop will be hosted by the Dermatology Nurses' Association as a pre-conference offering on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at their Annual Convention in Crystal City, VA. For more information and to register, please click here.

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Can't make the scheduled workshops?

Consider bringing The Joan Shelk Fundamentals of Phototherapy WorkshopTM to your community. For $2,950 you can schedule training for up to six people at your facility. Additional staff may also be trained for $300 per individual. Contact physicians@psoriasis.org or call 800.723.9166 for more information on this program.

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