2015 VASN Annual Fall Conference Riding the Wave of School Nursing NOVEMBER 6-7, 2015 Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel 3501 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 425-9000 JOIN US The Virginia Association of School Nurses is Riding the Wave of School Nursing! Join us at the 31 st Annual Fall VASN Conference where you will grow personally and professionally while enjoying three general sessions and choices from over 20 breakout presentations. This conference is a multifaceted approach that provides professional development to school health personnel on health promotion, disease prevention, school nursing practice, and leadership/legal topics. DATE & TIME November 6, 2015 Friday Education 7:00 am 5:00 pm VASN Annual Meeting 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Dinner on own November 7, 2015 Saturday Education 7:45 am 4:30 pm Celebration Luncheon 12:00 pm 1:00 pm TARGET AUDIENCE This conference is offered to school nurses, school nurse coordinators, and school health personnel. Educational offerings enhance school nursing competencies and promote evidence-based practice in the delivery of health care to all students. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES Participants will be able to: Identify strategies to build and enhance effective partnerships which support students health, care access, and full participation in their education; Describe ways to improve the health status of school children with special health needs and disabilities; Identify best practices in the delivery of evidence based school health services; Explain the school nurse s role in promoting health, preventing disease, and avoiding disability as a means of supporting student achievement; Network with colleagues to develop professional relationships. 1 CONFERENCE TOPICS
School Nurse Research Concussions School Nursing Belly Pain Integrative Medicine Vaccinations Poison Prevention Rashes E-Cigarettes Autism Tourette Syndrome ADHD Compassion Fatigue Essential Tremor Lyme Disease Dr. Joel Brenner, Director of Sports Concussion Program at CHKD, Chair of AAP Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Dr. Rachel Grana Mayne, PHD Health Behavior Research Dr. Orhan Atay, Director of Neurogastroenterology Motility Program at CHKD, Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Doc 2015 Dr. Michelle Brenner, Pediatrician and member of Children s Health System Board of Directors CHKD, Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Doc 2015 HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKER PROFILES Dr. John Harrington, Division Director General Academic Pediatrics at CHKD, Professor of Pediatrics at EVMS Dr. Amy Newmeyer, Director Child Development Clinic Hampton Roads (VDH) Dr. Merrill Reese, PHD Counselor Education and Supervision, Assistant Professor Regent University Tia Campbell, MSN, RN, NCSN School Health Specialist, Virginia Department of Education REGISTRATION All participants must preregister. The two-day registration* includes conference materials, Friday lunch, the Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, refreshment breaks and Contact Hours. Registration options are described below. Seating for all sessions is on a first come, first served basis, and will be limited to the capacity of the meeting room. Conference Registration Options Regular Registration Late Registration Member: Full 2-Day Conference* $150 $175 Member: Friday Only $115 $140 Member: Saturday Only (Luncheon Included) $115 $140 Nonmember: Full 2-Day Conference* $190 $215 Nonmember: Friday Only $150 $175 Nonmember: Saturday Only $150 $175 Additional Saturday Luncheon Ticket $50 $50 Friday Lunch (Nonregistered Conference Attendees, $25 $25 including exhibitors and guests) Saturday Lunch (Nonregistered Conference Attendees, including exhibitors and guests) $50 $50 Accepted forms of payment are VISA, MasterCard and checks. Conference registration must be submitted with either full credit card payment to VASN online by clicking HERE or a check made payable to VASN and mailed to Lisa Billock at 512 Herndon Parkway, Suite D, Herndon, VA 20170. The regular registration rates will be applicable until October 9, 2015. After this date, late registration will incur a $25 fee and will be accepted only if space is available. All registrations will be confirmed by email. Registration is guaranteed only after card 2
payment has been approved or when the check has cleared. Returned checks are subject to a $25 returned check fee and registration cancellation. For your security: registrations with credit card information sent via email will not be processed. MEALS AND CELEBRATION LUNCHEON Attendees and their guests who lodge at the Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel will enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast. Celebrate excellence in school nursing at VASN s Celebration Luncheon. All attendees and their guests must make reservations at the time of registration for this fun event from 12:00 1:00 on Saturday. A light lunch will be provided on Friday from 12:00 1:00. HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS AND DIRECTIONS The Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel is located at 3501 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel is located at the exclusive northern end of the Virginia Beach boardwalk. The Virginia Beach hotel offers a relaxing atmosphere; right in the middle of all Virginia Beach has to offer. Direct beach access, indoor/outdoor pools and upscale dining are just a few of the great hotel features you can expect when you stay at Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel. Room rates are $125.26/night single/double occupancy; State government employees may receive the state rate by calling for additional information (limited number available). Reserve your hotel room before October 15, 2015. To make hotel reservations click HERE or call (757) 425-9000. HELPFUL HINTS FOR CONFERENCE For your comfort, business casual attire is recommended for conference sessions. VASN does not have control over the hotel temperature setting. Some rooms may be cool. Please bring a jacket or sweater for your comfort. Bring a notebook and pen for note-taking as speakers do not always provide presentation handouts. As a courtesy to our speakers who have spent a good deal of time preparing the educational sessions, silence your cell phone or other communication devices during all sessions. If you must take a call, make arrangements to do so only during breaks and outside of the session. Do not disrupt your session by talking on the phone. Do so only once you are outside the conference room. If you know that you must leave early, do so only at the scheduled break or before the session begins. Thank you for your courtesy to our guest presenters and your colleagues. DRAWINGS Don t miss your opportunity to take home a prize by getting your Exhibitor Passport completed and entered in the prize drawing at the VASN Marketplace by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. You must be present to win during the drawings at 4:15 on Saturday. A complimentary registration for the 2016 VASN Fall Conference will be offered. Proceeds from the 50/50 raffle will support the National Association of School Nurses Endowment Fund which advances school nursing practice by: Supporting research about school nursing and health of school-age children; Funding grants that improve school nursing practice and school affiliated delivery of healthcare; and Providing scholarships for school nurses seeking graduate degrees and/or certification in advanced nursing practice. 3
VASN MARKETPLACE Bid on your favorite basket filled with goodies from various regions in the Commonwealth. The VASN Marketplace is open between sessions on Friday and Saturday. Proceeds from the Marketplace and its raffle baskets support ongoing continuing education offerings to Virginia s school nurses by the VASN, Inc. You must be present to win the basket drawing at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. VASN does not sell or ship online merchandise or products. DISCLOSURES The Virginia Association of School Nurses, Inc. discloses that, unless otherwise stated, there is no conflict of interest between its speakers and their presentation content. VASN does not endorse any sponsors or exhibitors products or services. VASN reserves the right to substitute topics and speakers or cancel sessions as necessary. CANCELLATIONS AND REFUND POLICY Cancellation requests received on or prior to Friday, October 16, 2015 will result in a full refund, less a $50 administrative fee. No refunds will be issued after this date. All changes to an existing record, including cancellations, must be submitted in writing to VASN s Registration Manager via email at lbillock@conferencemanagers.com, or via fax at 703-964-1246. Please note that all refunds will be issued in the same format as payment was received. All cancellations will be processed and refunds distributed within 30 days of the close of the conference. Registrants may substitute another individual from within the same organization and pay any difference in registration type. VASN s registration manager Lisa Billock must be notified of any substitutions by November 2, 2015. Please submit all cancellations and substitutions in writing to lbillock@conferencemanagers.com. Should you have any registration questions, please contact Lisa Billock at 703-964-1240 x27 or email the VASN, Inc. Treasurer at cfieldvasn@gmail.com CONTACT HOURS Contact hours are being offered by the Virginia Association of School Nurses, Inc. A maximum of 11.25 contact hours may be earned for the conference, depending on course completion and attendance. To be eligible for contact hours for all sessions, participants must sign in to the conference at check-in, attend sessions and complete the online session evaluation for each session attended, and the general evaluation for the conference. A completed, legible copy of the Contact Hour Worksheet must be turned in at the end of the conference to let us know you want contact hours. An email link to the online evaluation tool will be sent to all participants requesting contact hours after the conference is completed. You will have two weeks to complete the evaluations. If all of the above requirements are met, a Certificate of Continuing Education will be e-mailed to eligible participants within 5-6 weeks after the conference. Be sure to include a HOME email address on the Contact Hour Worksheet. Contact Hours will NOT be available after the conference. The Virginia Association of School Nurses, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. 4
PRIVACY POLICY VASN, Inc. does not collect, track or sell financial information. An attendee list containing conference registrants names and schools or organizations will be password accessible by registrants on the conference website. Only those registrants who select Yes, my information may be released during the registration process may have their name, organization, work email and work phone number released to registrants, exhibitors and sponsors. Those registrants who opt out will not be included on the conference contact list and will not receive a copy of this list. VASN, Inc., is a 501(c)(6) business league doing business as the Virginia Association of School Nurses, Inc., and is an affiliate of the National Association of School Nurses. VASN s website is www.vasn.us and the mailing address is P.O. Box 28313, Richmond, Virginia, USA 23228 5