Unlocking Life's Code:

Implications for Faculty and Healthcare Providers

Program Description:
The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code is a high-tech, high-intensity museum exhibition opened
originally at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence - the genetic blueprint of the
human body - in April 2003. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Smithsonian's
National Museum of Natural History and the National Human Genome Research Institute of the
National Institutes of Health.
The exhibition is now traveling to locations around the country with the second stopThe Tech
Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. In conjunction to launching this exhibit, the National
Human Genome Research Institute is hosting educational programs for practicing nurses
and nursing educators to highlight the value of the exhibit as an innovative teaching
strategy. These education programs will present content on the relevance of genomics to
healthcare, strategies for curriculum integration, resources to facilitate personal and academic
genomics education and explain approaches for using the exhibit as an innovative educational
resource. All sessions will end with a tour of the museum exhibit to highlight content that aids in
teaching and learning.
Location: The Tech Museum of Innovation
201South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Clinical Practice Sessions Date/Time:
Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:30 am-3:00 pm
Educator Session Date/Time:
Friday, March 20, 2015 9:30 am-3:00 pm
Registration:
Please register online for the session you would like to attend at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MWDJMDQ
Fees:
There is NO registration fee for attending this program however the each session is limited to the
first 400 people who register. Complimentary admission to the Museum is provided.
CEUs:
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Maryland Nurses Association,
an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on
Accreditation.

Additional Information Contact: Kathleen Calzone 301-435-0538 calzonek@mail.nih.gov