2018 ASNA Annual Spring Conference - "The Building Blocks of School Nursing"

All times listed in Alaska.
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Friday, April 13, 2018

• 4:00pm - 6:00pm

  Registration

• 5:00pm - 6:00pm

  Meet and Greet

  Nina Fekaris, MS, BSN, RN, NCSN/ President, National Association of School Nurses (NASN)

• 6:00pm - 7:00pm

  Dinner

• 6:30pm - 8:00pm

  21st Century Framework: From Paper to Practice

  Nina Fekaris, MS, BSN, RN, NCSN/ President, NASN

  *Articulate the 5 principles and related practice components of the framework for school nursing practice in the 21st century
  * Identify 3 practical ways this Framework can be applied in practice
  * Develop 3 talking points to articulate the role of the school nurse in supporting the educational success of students

• 8:00pm - 9:15pm

  The Internet and Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

  Glen Klinkhart, BBA - Owner, CEO of Klinkhart, LLC

Saturday, April 14, 2018

• 7:30am - 8:00am

  Light Continental Breakfast

• 8:00am - 9:30am

  Psychological and Behavioral Impacts of Trauma

  Stephanie Blubaugh, LCSW - Anchorage Community Mental Health Services, Alaska Child Trauma Center, Clinician

• 9:45am - 10:30am

  Updates in the World of Asthma and Allergies

  Laura Moore, MD - Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska

• 10:45am - 11:45am

  Keeping our Children Safe: The Safe Children's Act

  Farrah Greene-Palmer, PhD - State of Alaska-Public Health, Women's Children's and Family Health

  Bree and Erin's Law

• 11:45am - 1:15pm

  Lunch/Annual Business Meeting

  Everyone welcome, only members can vote

• 1:15pm - 1:30pm

  SNEA Recognition

  School Nurse Excellence in Alaska Award

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm

  L.A.R.C.

  Tirza Cannon, MD, MPH - Southcentral Foundation/Physician

  Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) are methods of birth control that provide effective contraception for an extended period without requiring user action. They include injections, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and subdermal contraceptive implants.

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm

  Recognition and Treatment of Intra-Oral Pathology and Trauma

  Michael Koropp, DMD - Orthodontist

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm

  Addressing Alaska’s Opioid Epidemic: From Understanding to Action

  Andy Jones, Director for the Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention Deputy Incident Commander for the Governors Opioid Response

  The opioid epidemic knows no boundaries and impacts all Alaskans, come participate in an interactive discussion with the State of Alaska to learn what response strategies are currently being implemented, how communities are mobilizing, and identify potential long term recovery solutions to addressing this public health crisis.

• 3:45pm - 5:00pm

  Legal and Liability Issues that Arise in the School Setting

  Anna Webb, JD, BA, RN - Law Offices of Hagans, Webb PC, Director/Owner

  Lecture with discussion of liabilities, defenses, issues that arise in school settings.

• 5:15pm - 6:30pm

  Cultural Competency

  Salwa Hussein, BSN, RN - ASD Clark Middle School Nurse; Jay Yang, BA, Criminal Justice - ASD Hmong Language and Cultural Liaison; Lalofau Leifi (Fau) - ASD; Maruat Obeidi - ASD English Language Learner Tutor, Fairview Elementary; Brooks Banker - LGBTQ Youth Program Manager at Identity, Inc.

Sunday, April 15, 2018

• 7:30am - 8:00am

  Light Continental Breakfast

• 8:00am - 9:00am

  Sudden Cardiac Arrest

  Lynne Young, M.Ed., LAT, ATC - Orthopedic Physicians Alaska/Director of Athletic Training

• 9:00am - 10:00am

  HPV Cancer Prevention: Let's Fight This Together

  Tina Tomsen, MD - Anchorage Women's Clinic-Co-Owner/Physician Liaison

• 10:15am - 12:15pm

  Mindfulness for Self Care

  Wendy DeGraffenried, BSN, RN, NCSN - Mat-Su School District; Wasilla Middle School Nurse

• 10:15am - 12:15pm

  Negative Behavior, Positive Recovery

  Wendy Shackelford, BA, Criminal Justice - UAA Center for Human Development AK Training Cooperative

• 10:15am - 12:15pm

  The Year of the Healthy Nurse in Self Care Yoga

  Andrea Boyette - Anchorage Yoga, Alaska Fitness Instructor, and Group Fitness Instructor, 200hr RYT, Nursing Student UAA BSN - Anchorage Yoga & Cycle, Department of Veteran Affairs

• 12:45pm - 1:15pm

  Closing

  Nina Fekaris, MS, BSN, RN, NCSN/ President, NASN