26th Annual Care of the School-Aged Child in the Community Conference
Brains, Pains and Allergy Strains: Keeping School Nurses Informed
Saturday, April 6, 2013 — 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Purpose and Content
The 26th Annual Care of the School-Aged Child in the Community Conference aims to address the education related needs of school nurses identified on the 2012 Children’s School Health Needs Assessment. The conference will provide information and training that focuses on pediatric epilepsy, chronic pain management, anaphylaxis management as well as explores the topic of drug endangered children.
Who Should Attend
School Nurses and other community based nurses supporting pediatric health.
Accreditation
Children's Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Contact hours will be awarded.
Registration Information
Click here to register.
Registration Fees
The conference will include breakfast, lunch and breaks to support networking opportunities for attendees.
$ 60 — Children's Employee Admission
$ 75 — Conference Attendees (Non-Children's Employee Admission)
$150 — Vendor: Option 1
$250 — Vendor: Option 2
$ 50 — Vendor: Nonprofit
Vendor: Option 1 — vendor display fee (all-day conference display privileges with set up starting at 7:00 a.m.).
Vendor: Option 2 — vendor display fee (all-day conference display privileges with set up starting at 7:00 a.m.) and includes corporate logo printed in conference booklet.
Vendor: Nonprofit — vendor display fee (all-day conference display privileges with set up starting at 7:00 a.m.).
For more information contact Victoria Criscione at victoria.criscione@childrens.com or call 214-456-0444.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
No refunds.
Conference Location
Region 10 Educational Service Center
Abrams Location
904 Abrams Road
Richardson, Texas 75081
www.region10.org
Directions
Speakers & Lectures
Pediatric Epilepsy Management
Sue Polachek, MS, RN, CPNP-PC
Melanie Gleich, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioners, Neurology Clinic, Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center
Children’s Medical Center
Pediatric Chronic Pain Management
Lynn Clark, RN, BC, CPNP-PC
Nurse Practitioners and Program Manager
Pain Management Program
Children’s Medical Center
Neurocognitive and Educational Impact of Seizures and Epilepsy in Children
Pete Stavinoha, PhD, ABPP
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Professor in Psychiatry
Children's Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Anaphylaxis Management in the School Setting
Van Nguyen, RN, CPNP-PC
Nurse Practitioner, Allergy, Asthma, Immunology Department
Children’s Medical Center
Drug Endangered Children: What You Need to Know
Justin Mazzo
Program Coordinator
Texas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
