2025 Soothing Paws® Program Conference

Exploring the Human-Animal Bond Through Collaboration, Compassion and Coexistence

Donation fee: $20 (thank you for your support of the Soothing Paws Program)

*Atlantic Health employees and Soothing Paws volunteers, please register with the promo code: PAWS25

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Nancy Gee - Recent Findings in Clinical Animal Interventions

Phil Arkow – National LINK Coalition

Ann Howie – Enrichment through Canine Fitness

Karen Leies –  The Seeing Eye Community Partnerships

Learning Outcome: As a result of this educational activity, participants will be able to describe the therapeutic benefits of animal-assisted therapy in the inpatient setting and apply evidence-based strategies to safely and ethically integrate therapy dogs into patient care.

5.00 NJSNA Contact Hours will be available

Successful completion – Criteria for awarding nursing contact hours:

• Participants must sign in
• Attend entire program
• Complete the evaluation form

Atlantic Health System is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. P184-6/24-27.

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PARKING and Shuttle Info:

Thank you for joining us for this year’s conference. As you plan your trip to our medical center, we request that you park offsite and take advantage of our shuttle service to campus. Our shuttle service offers a reliable and quick way to get to MMC, while ensuring minimal disruption to on-campus parking for our patients and visitors. 

• The shuttle runs Monday through Friday from 5:00am to 8:30pm.
• The shuttle has a dedicated pickup spot in the parking lot “B” behind 435 South Street in Morristown, less than 10 minutes away.
  • Directional signage is present throughout the lot to help direct you.
  • You will be dropped off near the main hospital entrance.
  • If you have a New Jersey Person with a Disability / Handicapped parking placard, please park on campus in an appropriate parking space.
  • If it has been more than five minutes and there isn’t a shuttle to pick you up, please call dispatch at (973) 390-1947 to check on the status of the shuttle.