2014 School Nurse Summer institute July 22-24, 2014
2014 School Nurse Summer Institute
Kaleidoscope II
July 22-24, 2014
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Institute Agenda
The following agenda lists the most up-to-date information available about conference
sessions, times and presenters (in italics). Conference descriptions, locations and other
details will follow. This agenda may be changed due to presenter availability. All
session (pre-conference, general and breakout) will be in Pettengill Hall.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Registration
Pettengill Hall
8:00 – 12:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Sessions (note specific
times may be different)
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PC 01 - 8:00-12:00 a.m. CPR Recertification Christine M. Hey, RN
Portland Public Schools ($30.00 fee) At the end of this session, you will
have your CPR certification. (Limit _____ participants)
ROOM G 04
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PC 02 - 8:00 - 12:00 a.m. Kids and Insulin Pumps in the School
Setting, for southern Maine counties ($15 charge, 40-participant limit
) Elizabeth Blades, RN, Mary Zamarripa, RN, CDE This session will
have a review the latest in Insulin Pumps in the school setting.
ROOM G 52
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PC 03 - 8:00 - 12:00 a.m. Diabetes Pumps Go to School, for
eastern and northern Maine counties ($15 charge, 30-participant
limit), Rena Gels-Birch, RN
This session will have an overview of concepts for insulin pump
therapy-including terminology, selection criteria, CHO counting, and
pump programming and operation.
ROOM G 65
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PC 04 – 10:00 – 11:15
Yoga ($15.00 fee) Rebalance, Destress, and Reenergize the Body, Mind, and Emotions
BRING YOUR OWN YOGA MAT! Gabrielle Copeley, Licensed
Massage Therapist and Kripalu Certified & LifeForce Yoga Instructor
ROOM TBD
2014 School Nurse Summer institute July 22-24, 2014
 PC 05 - 8:00 – 12:00 Assessment of the School Aged Child:
Problems, Parameters, and Pearls A step by step assessment
approach to problems will be discussed. Simple and effective assessment
approaches to problems will include an integrative approach.
Kathryn Landon-Malone Ph.D, RN CPNP
ROOM 116
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PC 06 - 10:00 - 12:00 a.m. National Certification Information
Marybeth Bachman
ROOM 10
12:00 noon - 12:45 p.m. LUNCH Networking Lunch in Bates
Café (pre-con participants will have meal tickets)
CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION
1:00 PM
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T 01 – General Session: RASHES!
Jan Pelletier MD FAAP
ROOM G 52
2:15 PM BREAK AND EXHIBITORS
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
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T 02 General Session : Self-Injury: The School’s Role
in Intervention – Greg Marley, LCSW, Clinical Director,
NAMI Maine and Sharon Morrill, school nurse, Morse High
School(retired)
ROOM G 52
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3:30PM – 5:00 PM
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T 03 – Maine Association of School Nurses District
Networking – Meet with colleagues from your 8 regions and the Field
Epidemiologists and Maine CDC District Liaisons for a lively discussion of
regional resources.
Teresa Merrill and Nancy Dube
Various Rooms
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn and dinner on your own
2014 School Nurse Summer institute July 22-24, 2014
2014 School Nurse Summer Institute
Kaleidoscope II
July 22-24, 2014
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Institute Agenda
DAY TWO
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
7:00-8:00 – Continental breakfast
Bates Cafe
(Exhibitor Hall Open)
Pettengill Hall
7:00 - 10:00 a.m. Registration
Pettengill Hall
8:15 – Welcome – DOE and MASN – Nancy Dube, Teresa Merrill and
Ruth Lawson-Stopps
8:30 – Keynote Speaker– Collaborations – Lois Skillings, RN, MS,
NEA, BC, CEO, Mid-Coast Hospital
Room G52
9:30 – SLV Successes and the Future – Ruth Lawson-Stopps
Room G52
10:00 – BREAK and EXHIBITORS
Pettengill Hall
10:15-11:45 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions (choose one)

W 01 - DITEP, review of recent drug trends, update on medical marijuana
and the legalization of marijuana, Q and A and an overview of the 2 day
DITEP program.
Officer Libby, SPPD
ROOM TBD
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W 02 – Asthma Tool Kits, Jim Braddick , Asthma Program Director,
Maine CDC
ROOM TBD
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W 03 – Infinite Campus Health Module, Lance Gilman Maine DOE
ROOM TBD
2014 School Nurse Summer institute July 22-24, 2014
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W 04 – SLVC – Ruth Lawson-Stopps
ROOM TBD
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W 05 - ImmPact Registration/Running Reports
ROOM 227
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W 06 – Pediatric Oncology Pending speaker
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W 07 – Grant Writing

Steve Butterfield, UMO
ROOM TBD
ROOM TBD
W 08 – Concussions – Now what? Tracking and managing
concussions in the school setting.
Paul Berkner, DO, Medical Director,
Colby College
ROOM TBD
11:45
LUNCH (TICKETS IN PACKET)
Bates Café
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EXHIBITORS
Pettengill Hall
12:30 p.m. MASN Annual Meeting
ROOM G 52
1:00 p.m.– Welcome James E. Rier, Jr. Commissioner, Maine
Department of Education
ROOM G 52
1:15 p.m. – Maine DOE Updates Nancy Dube, RN MPH, School
Nurse Consultant
ROOM G 52
1:30 p.m. – W09 - General Session - All About Bugs - Bea
Szantyr
ROOM G 52
2:30 p.m.
BREAK AND EXHIBITORS
Pettengill Hall
2014 School Nurse Summer institute July 22-24, 2014
3:00-4:30 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions (choose one)
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W 09 – Eek! Pests in School –Resources will be shared with school
nurses to assess risk, improve communication, enhance prevention and solve
common pest problems in and around schools.
Kathy Murray Ph. D
Entomologist and Integrated pest Management Specialist, Maine
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Coordinator,
Maine School IPM Program
ROOM TBD
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W 15 Coordination and Oversight of Unlicensed School
Personnel and the new Epinephrine law Jayne Champagne RN
RSU 18 School Nurse
ROOM TBD
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W 10 – Teen Asthma Groups TBD
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W 11 – IC Health Module – Lance Giman , Maine DOE
ROOM TBD
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W 12 – SLVC Ruth Lawson-Stopps
ROOM TBD
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W 13 - ImmPact Registration/Running Reports
ROOM 227
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W 14 – Ophthalmology Pending speaker
ROOM TBD
4:30 p.m. – BBQ on Bates Commons
2014 School Nurse Summer institute July 22-24, 2014
Kaleidoscope II
July 22-24, 2014
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Institute Agenda
DAY THREE
Thursday, July 24, 2014
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration
Pettengill Hall
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Exhibitors
8:15 a.m. Welcome – Nancy Dube, Teresa Merrill
8:30 a.m. General Session – On the Road to Suicide
Prevention Innovation in risk assessment, improving care
deliver, and re-direction of scarce resources.
Kelly Posner
ROOM G52
10:15 a.m. BREAK and EXHIBITORS
10:45 a.m. – General Session – What’s New in Childhood
and Adolescent Obesity? A review of the medical assessment for children
and adolescents including evidence based interventions. NEXT STEPS will be
discussed.
Jon Fanburg,
12:00 p.m.
Bag Lunch
MD
Pettengill Hall
2014 School Nurse Summer institute July 22-24, 2014
12:00-1:30 p.m. – General Session – “A Leader….Who ME?
Discovering Yourself as a leader and champion for school
health” What are the characteristics of an effective leader in school nursing
and inspiring school nurses to be empowered as leaders to promote and maintain
health in schools.
Deb Kramlich, RN MSN
ROOM G52
1:35 p.m. – General Session – The Opiate Effect –
Skip Gates, former
teacher, Skowhegan Area High School and father of Will Gates
Wrap-Up and Evaluations
Have a safe trip home!