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Keynote Speakers
Program Overview
Dr. Martha Dewey
Bergren, DNS, RN,
NCSN, APHN-BC,
FNASN, FAAN
The purpose of this education activity is to enhance
the knowledge of the Registered Nurse and School
Health Nurse in the areas of health related challenges
and priorities by addressing best practices in an effort
to integrate state-of-the-art strategies within our
community as a means to increase the quality of care
provided to children in the school setting and promote
optimum health.
35th
National speaker.
Serves on NASN
Informatics Advisory
Committee and Joint
Workgroup for Uniform
Core Data Set.
At the end of this conference, the school nurse should be
able to:
Janak Patel, MD
Appraise the evidence and data that support school nursing
in order to maximize child health and education.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Describe the school nurse role in research and evidencebased practice.
“Spring into Health:
Keeping Kids
Fit and Well”
Recognized expert in
pediatric infectious
diseases and
Immunology.
Differentiate Entero Virus 68 from other upper respiratory
infectious diseases.
Describe other infectious diseases school children are
susceptible to.
Randall Goldblum,
MD
Expertise in pediatric
asthma with emphasis
on environmental
factors.
Identify best practices in asthma management and nursing
care in the school setting.
Describe practical (hands/on) strategies in dealing with
asthma emergencies and medication management
including use of inhalers and spacers.
Identify best practices in vision health screening.
Construct innovative approaches school nurses use to
motivate school children become fit and well.
Kim Baldonado, BA
Director, National
Center for Children’s
Vision and Eye Health,
and National Speaker
Annual School Health
Conference
Nurses who attend this professional development
activity will receive 6.0 Continuing Nursing
Education contact hours
Trish Wooten, BA,
BSW
The University of Texas Medical Branch Continuing Nursing
Education 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.
Human Resource
Workforce expertise
and recognized
inspirational speaker.
The planning committee members and presenters/authors/content
reviewers of this CNE activity have disclosed no relevant financial
relationships related to the planning or implementation
of this CNE activity
You must be present for the entire conference in order to
obtain credit.
Galveston Island
Convention Center
5600 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77551
An interprofessional program hosted
and supported by:
UTMB Nursing Service
UTMB School of Nursing
UTMB Department of Pediatrics
Conference Schedule
March 28, 2015
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Conference Schedule
March 28, 2015
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast
12:30 p.m.
Buffet Luncheon
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Announcements
1:30 p.m.
Vision Health and Importance of
Screening
Kim Baldonado, BA
Director, National Center for Children’s
Vision and Eye Health
Chicago, Illinois
Patricia Davis, DNP, RN-BC, MS,
NEA-BC, CNL
Director, Nursing Education Advancement
and Resources, UTMB Nursing Service
Patricia A. Rogers, MD, FAAP
Professor, Division of General Academic
Pediatrics, UTMB Department of Pediatrics
Bonnie K. Webster, MSN, RN, BC
Assistant Professor, UTMB School of
Nursing
8:15 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Impact of Data Driven Decision
Making in School Health Nurse
Setting
Dr. Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS, RN,
NCSN, APHN-BC, FNASN, FAAN
Director, Advance Population Health
Nursing, University of Illinois
Differentiation of Entero Virus 68
Janak Patel, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
and Immunology, UTMB
Advances in Asthma
Randall Goldblum, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Division of Clinical and Experimental
Immunology and Infectious Diseases,
UTMB
Lynda Williams, RRT, AE-C
Asthma Educator and Asthma Research
Coordinator, UTMB
2:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
School Nurses:
The Key to Keeping School Kids Fit
Trish Wooten, BA, BSW
Human Resources Senior Workforce
Development Consultant, UTMB
Wrap Up/Adjournment and Afternoon
Snack
3:45 p.m.
Evaluation
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Special Note: Hard copies of
.”
materials will
not be provided to
participants on the day of the
program. Materials will be available
for your personal download from
March 23 – March 28, 2015.
URL: http://tinyurl.com/mz88zaz
Conference Website:
www.utmb.edu/schoolhealthconference
Web Design by Mary Feldhusen
Website:
http://www.utmb/schoolhealthconference
35th Annual
School Health Conference
March 28, 2015, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Galveston Island Convention Center
5600 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, Texas
77551
Registration and Fees:
includes continental breakfast, lunch and snack
Registration Fee: $110.00
UTMB Employees and Nursing Students: $75.00
Online Registration DEADLINE: 3/15/2015
After 3/15/2015 Registration At-The-Door:
$130.00
Conference registration fees will be
conducted online through UTMB CME.
Please go to CME website: www.UTcme.net
Click View Our Event Calendar
Credit Cards Accepted:
AMEX-VISA-MasterCard-Discover
We are unable to accept IDTs, PO forms, or personal checks .
Any cancellation and request for refund must be postmarked
before midnight 3/15/2015 and submitted in writing to
continuing.ed@utmb.edu.
All refunds subject to a $50 cancellation fee.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE AFTER
March 15, 2015
Another person may use your registration.
Contact information: continuing.ed@utmb.edu
Notice: UTMB Nursing Service reserves the right to cancel or
reschedule the conference due to an insufficient number of
registrants or other unforeseen circumstances.