School Nurses: On The Frontlines of Change

1 School nurse Organization of Minnesota annual conference School Nurses: On The Frontlines of Change November 3 & 4, 2017. J. oin the School nurse Organization of Minnesota (SNOM) at our Program & Planning Committee: annual conference November 3rd and 4th to expand your nurs- ing knowledge and network with School nurse colleagues from Lillian Levine (St. Francis) Chair around the state. Erika Yoney (Minnesota Dept of Health). Friday, November 3rd will feature Syl Jones, the Director of Narra- tive and Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center discussing the Gail Hansen (Minneapolis). unique role of the School nurse in supporting students experienc- Ann Lumbar Bendson (Minneapolis). ing trauma. We will also learn about enhancing cultural humility in our practice, how technology impacts the developing brain, ways to Bobbi Pointer (Hopkins).

2 Implement LGBTQ inclusive health practices and about the Minnesota E-Health Toolkit. Following the day's presenters, please join us for ap- Patty Rezabek (Retired: Minnetonka). petizers and socializing to network with School Nurses from around the state. Nina Centrella (District 287). On Saturday, November 4th we will learn about the adolescent brain Sue Nokleby (ISD 287) SNOM President and susceptibility to addiction, ways that stress shows up in the body and ways School Nurses can support students in managing that stress conference brochure and information is and recognizing and responding to cardiopulmonary distress in chil- also available at: dren. Our annual luncheon will conclude the conference to recognize the School nurse of the Year, Sandy Munson (Walker), School nurse Administrator of the Year, Mary Yackley (St.)

3 Paul) and special recogni- tion for Ruth Ellen Luehr's incredible contributions to School nursing in Minnesota. conference INFORMATION. Flash drives Room Reservations: Scholarships Flash drives will be given out at regis- Minneapolis Marriott Northwest SNOM Fall conference scholarships are tration with the handouts preloaded; 7025 Northland Dr. North available; deadline is October 16th, no paper copies will be available. Minneapolis, MN 55428 2017. For more information, contact Mary Jo Martin at 952-988-4405 or Cost of a Suite (all rooms are suites) is $ plus tax. Reservations can be made email at JOIN SNOM & NASN. at any time by calling 763-536-8300 or To join SNOM and NASN please visit: 877-303-1681 or by going to http://www. Becomeamember conference Questions Please mention the School nurse Organiza- Please contact Lillian Levine at tion of MN when making your reservations.

4 To receive the reduced rate, reserve your 612-819-6537 or email room by October 12th, 2017. This link can be used to access the group discount when booking online: Book your group rate for 2017 School nurse Organization of MN. Friday, November 3. 7:00 Registration/Breakfast 7:00-8:00 Exhibits: Visit the exhibitors with a wide-range of equipment, products and other services vital to schoool nurse practice Poster sessions: Interact and learn with colleagues 8:00-8:15 Welcome and Announcements 8:15-9:45 You Again? Childhood Trauma and the School nurse , Syl Jones, Bush Foundation Fellow and Director of Narrative and Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center 9:45-10:15 Break/Exhibits/Posters Seeking Cultural Humility and Examining Assumptions Through Deep Listening and Storytelling , 10:15-11:45 Dr.

5 Michael Westerhaus, MD, MA and Fowsia Musse, RN. 11:45-12:45 Lunch/Exhibits/Posters 12:45-2:15 Warp Speed: Working with Students in a Digital Age , Jessica Wong, Certified Prevention Professional, Director of Outreach for Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation 2:15--2:30 Break/Exhibits/Posters 2:30--3:30 LGBTQ Inclusive Health Practices , Eva Wood, Licensed Attorney, Antiviolence Program Director for Outfront Minnesota 3:30-4:30 E-Health for School Health , Kari Guida, MPH, Senior Informatician at Minnesota Department of Health 4:30-4:45 Closing Remarks 4:45 Hospitality Event: Please join other conference participants for a relaxed time of socialization and fun! Appetizers will be served. Saturday, November 4. 7:00-7:30 Registration/ Breakfast 7:30-8:00 SNOM Board Meeting 8:00-10:00 Why They Act That Way , David Walsh, in Psychology 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:45 Distress in the Body , Ann Gearity, , Mental health practice Tox or Not: Case study presentations on what to do and the differential diagnosis of children in severe 11:45-12:45 cardiopulmonary distress , Kirk Hughes, RN, Education Director at Minnesota Poison Control Systems and Dr.

6 Paula Fink Kocken, Medical Director at Emergency Services for Children Minnesota 12:45 Lunch & Awards - Join us for the School nurse Of the Year, School nurse Administrator Of the Year, scholarship recipients, and special recognition awards Session Descriptions: November 3 & 4. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 E-Health 4 School Health Speaker: Kari Guida, MPH, Masters in Health Informatics You Again? Childhood Trauma and the School nurse Speaker: Syl Jones, Director of Narrative and Medicine at HCMC Kari Guida is a Senior Health Informatician in the Office of Health Information and E-Health at the Minnesota Department of Health. Kari leads and advises Syl Jones is a Bush Foundation Fellow, a recipient of a National Endowment of statewide projects that advance the adoption and use of e-health; support the Arts Playwrighting Fellowship and the Director of Narrative and Medicine the collection, use and sharing of health information for health equity, and at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC).

7 In his role at HCMC, he teaches improve the adoption and use of nationally accepted standards. In addition, interns and residents the principles of narrative approaches to health and she works with stakeholders to design, implement and evaluate informatics medicine. He has over 60 plays to his credit as a playwright and journalist, and e-health projects and strategies to effectively address priority health including, BECAUSE, written about patients facing mental health crises. needs and provides public health informatics consultation, technical as- sistance, training and education to internal and external partners. Recent Everyday we learn more about how trauma impacts students and their abil- projects include the development of the Minnesota e-Health Roadmap and ity to learn and be healthy.

8 In this session, School Nurses will learn how to Minnesota e-Birth Records Project. Ms. Guida has a Master's Degree in recognize the signs of childhood trauma in the School setting. Syl will give Public Health and a Master's Degree in Health Informatics, both from the instruction on how School Nurses can implement reflective writing practices University of Minnesota. to help students understand trauma and work toward healing it. In this session, Kari will help School Nurses understand the role e-health Seeking Cultural Humility and Examining Assumptions Through Deep Lis- plays in School health, population health, and health equity. School Nurses tening and Storytelling will learn about tools available to them and actions they can take to incorpo- Speakers: Michael Westerhaus, MD at the Center for International Health rate e-health in the School setting.

9 And Fowsia Musse, RN at the International Health Clinic at Health Partners Poster sessions will be available on Friday. Interact and learn with colleagues Dr. Westerhaus and Fowsia Musse are committed to providing quality health as they present their posters on clinical materials, leadership models or services to culturally diverse clients. In addition to his work as a primary care School health research projects. physician at the Center of International Health, Dr. Westerhaus serves as an assistant professor of global health at the University of Minnesota. He also SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4. co-directs the organization, Socmed, which is committed to training health professionals ways to be responsive about social determinants of health. Fow- Why They Act That Way sia has worked as a nurse since 2001.

10 She assists communities and providers Speaker: David Walsh, in Psychology to understand what cultural humility is and to practice it in meaningful ways. David Walsh, is an award winning psychologist, best selling author, and Together, Fowsia and Dr. Westerhaus will help School Nurses truly under- international speaker. Dr. Walsh has written ten books including the national stand cultural humility and structural competence. School Nurses will gain best sellers Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent insight on how their own cultural background and assumptions shape Brain for You and Your Teen and No: Why Kids of All Ages Need to Hear interactions with students, their families and coworkers. Through the power It and Ways Parents Can Say It . His books have been translated into eight of deep listening and storytelling, School Nurses will learn ways to improve languages.