2020 School Nurses’ Conference - Event Information

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Event Date and Time

Friday, November 6, 2020 9:00 am - 3:15 pm

Event Information

DESCRIPTION:  This conference is intended for all school nurses and provides a  professional development opportunity to address topics that affect the school-age child such as, adverse childhood experiences and trauma, childhood diabetes, and the opioid epidemic.

  • Trauma & Adverse Childhood Education: A Foundational Training to Promote Trauma Awareness (Joanne Troutman)
    • Present will review the basics of brain development and how the brain is affected by ACEs; and some very basic approaches to beginning the implementation of a trauma-informed environment.
  • Diabetes in School (Christine Granahan)
    • Presenter will give an overview of pediatric diabetes.
    • Presenter will educate on how to care for a student with diabetes in school.
  • Opioid 101 & Reducing Stigma (Olivia Oden)
    • Presenter will define opioid and opiate, as well as explain the brain chemistry and the disease of addiction.
    • She will explain the course of illicit substance use and what it leads to.
    • Presenter will address the stigma of substance use disorder; how do we change our way of thinking, why and what is the stigma associated with SUD (substance use disorder), how it hinders people from seeking treatment, etc.
    • Presenter will identify how Children of families with substance use disorder are affected, and what resources there are  to find help.

 

DETAILS:

  • Location:  Online Zoom event  (IMPORTANT: You MUST be registered in the CSIU Registration system to receive the Zoom information provided by email prior to event. This link will be unique and is utilized for Act48 reporting (see Act48 below). You MUST use the same email you registered with when attending the Zoom event.  
  • Time: 9:00 am to 3:15 pm
  • Cost:  $25 per person
  • Target Audience: School nurses
  • Registration Deadline: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 by 12:00 pm. 
  • Act 48 hours: 6.0 (must attend entire event to earn Act 48 hours. No partial hours will be given. The CSIU will upload Act 48 hours to the PDE PERMS system). Only registered users will receive Act48 hours.  Anyone requesting Act 48 hours must provide the correct PPID# and provide proof of attendance (at face-to-face events you must sign-in and sign-out and a Zoom event you must remain in the training the entire length of time).
  • Evaluation:  a link will be provided by the presenter.  Anyone wishing to receive Act48 hours MUST complete an evaluation. The evaluation must be completed by end of day.

CONTACT INFORMATION: 

  • If you have any questions regarding event content, please contact Katherine Vastine by email to:  [email protected]
  • If you have and difficulty creating a user account or questions regarding registering for this event, please contact Audrey Jows by email to: [email protected]

The CSIU Registration System is fully integrated with Zoom.  It is important your account information is current and the email address used is the same in both systems (any discrepency will not track information correctly between the systems and you will forfeit your Act48 hours being uploaded).

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