EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

School Nurse Conference

Friday, June 3, 2016Jubilee Banquet Facility

15th annual

Erin Poston, R.N.Mollie

Norris Elementary School

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s mission is to improve the health of children through exceptional, comprehensive family-centered care, wellness and education. Our School Nurse Conference puts that mission into action within the community by enhancing the knowledge of school nurses about managing common childhood illnesses and injuries and providing updated information about changes in care for children with chronic diseases.

Course objectives

By attending this conference, you should be able to:

1) Explain the treatment of simple and complex medical/traumatic events using minimal equipment/resources.

2) Identify common internalized and externalized symptoms that are part of mental disorders in children and adolescents.

3) Give examples of best practices for collaborating with Department of Children’s Services (DCS) regarding at-risk

children.

4) Describe how to manage seizures in the school setting using an increased understanding of the seizure process.

5) Discuss the role of the school nurse in the scope of human trafficking.

6) Recognize school nurses can contribute to a child’s academic progress by treating his/her physical condition.

7) Value the positive student impact provided by the presence and continuity of the school nurse.

This activity will provide 6.25 contact hours. East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Agenda

7:15 a.m. to 8 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast

8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Welcome and announcements

8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Doing the Most with the Least Chief Keith Sartin, E.M.T.-P.

9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Working on the Frontlines of Mental Health Jan Neece, Ph.D.

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. DCS 201 Sandra Hardin, B.S.N., R.N. Tiffany Goodpasture, M.S., L.P.C.-M.H.S.P. Kim Christensen, L.M.S.W.

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch and vendors

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Seizures in School-Aged Children Chris Miller, M.D.

2 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Break

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Human Trafficking Jamesena Walker, B.S.

3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Making a Difference Jessica Turnbill, B.S.N., R.N.

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Celebrating Nurses Wherever They Serve Dan Kopp, M.D.

4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Closing

DateFriday, June 3, 2016

LocationJubilee Banquet Facility6700 Jubilee Center WayKnoxville, TN 37912 865-938-2112

Cost Early bird registration (before May 1) $55Regular registration (May 1 and after) $60

Register online byFriday, May 23, 2016, atwww.etch.com/SchoolNurseConference.

Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and conference materials.

No refunds available afterMonday, May 23, 2016.

Register by Monday, May 23, 2016: www.etch.com/SchoolNurseConference

This year’s conference is at the Jubilee Banquet Facility.

Coming from downtown Knoxville:1. Take I-275 N.2. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-275 N/Lexington

and merge onto I-275 N.3. Continue on I-275N and merge onto I-75 N.4. Take exit 110 for Callahan Drive.5. Turn left (westbound) onto Callahan Drive and go for

approximately 1 mile.6. Turn left at Jubilee Center Way.7. Jubilee Banquet Facility is at the back of the strip mall.

Coming from I-75 north (Chattanooga):1. Take I-75 N to I-40 E.2. Take 1-40 E to I-275 N.3. Follow directions 2 to 7 from the first set of directions.

Coming from I-40 west (Nashville):1. Take I-40 E to I-275 N.2. Follow directions 2 to 7 from the first set of directions.

Coming from I-75 south (Lake City, Huntsville, etc):1. Take I-75 S to exit 110 for Callahan Drive.2. Turn right (westbound) onto Callahan Drive and go

for approximately 1 mile.3. Turn left at Jubilee Center Way.4. Jubilee Banquet Facility is at the back of the strip mall.

Chief Keith Sartin, E.M.T.-P. Sartin has worked in emergency medicine for 28 years. He has been a paramedic with Rural/Metro Corporation since 1994. He is a certified emergency medical dispatcher for the Loudon County 911 Dispatch Center, chief of the Blount County Rescue Squad, chaplain for the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads (TARS) and teaches instructor certifications in emergency medical responder to CPR and TARS courses.

Jan Neece, Ph.D. Dr. Neece received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Texas A&M University. She has directed the Pediatric Psychology Department at Children’s Hospital since 2013. With more than 20 years experience, she enjoys serving pediatric patients and their families as they work toward mental health and wholeness.

Sandra Hardin, B.S.N., R.N. Hardin graduated from Carson-Newman University with her bachelor’s degree in nursing. She is a public health nurse consultant and child safety nurse for the State of Tennessee DCS. Hardin has served the State of Tennessee for nine years.

Tiffany Goodpasture, M.S., L.P.C.-M.H.S.P. Goodpasture graduated from Johnson University with a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Professional Counseling. She has been a safety analyst/program manager for the State of Tennessee DCS since 2012. Her past experience includes managing programs treating adolescents and young women.

Chris Miller, M.D. Dr. Miller graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed residency training in pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center and in neurology at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. He followed this with fellowship training in EEG/Clinical Neurophysiology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Miller is the senior neurologist at Child Neurology Services, P.C., and the medical director of the Neurology Lab at Children’s Hospital.

Jamesena Walker, B.S. Walker received her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Middle Tennessee State University. She has been a special agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for 17 years. Walker is currently assigned to investigate matters involving sex trafficking within the state of Tennessee, particularly the upper east area.

Jessica Turnbill, B.S.N., R.N. Turnbill has been a school nurse with Knox County Schools for three years. Her previous nursing experience was in the hospital setting. Turnbill enjoys being a school nurse because of the continuation of care that can impact a student’s learning.

Dan Kopp, M.D. Dr. Kopp is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as an Army officer for 28 years. He has more than 35 years of clinical experience and 27 years of physician leadership. His fundamental belief about nurses today is that the vast majority of them still have an internal flame fueled by the passion that brought them into health care originally.

Speakers

Directions

Register by Monday, May 23, 2016: www.etch.com/SchoolNurseConference