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2006 Annual Meeting
ASTDN 2006 Annual Conference, by Glynnis LaRosa, RN, MPH, CPHQ, MA ASTDN Rep. and ASTDN Secretary...
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Another successful ASTDN conference was held this year in Seattle, Washington from April 28 through May 3, 2006. The first day of the conference ASTDN hosted an Emergency Preparedness Day with guest speaker Roberta Lavin, MSN, APRN, BC, CAPT, USPHS, Office of Emergency Preparedness, who spoke about the “National Perspective on Emergency Opportunities for ASTDN Linkage and Leadership.” |
Our other guest speaker, Sharon Stanley, PhD, RN, RS, Program Director, Center for Health Preparedness, School of Public Health at Ohio State University, shared “Preparedness Resources for Public Health Nurses.” The afternoon session was facilitated by Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, who assisted the group to develop Emergency Preparedness goals for ASTDN to work on this year.
Sunday’s activities included ASTDN’s Leadership Dinner and Panel program. This year’s program was facilitated by Jack Thompson, Director, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Speakers included Clair Millet, APRN, MN, CNS, Chief PH Nurse, Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals who shared a moving presentation of the “Impact & Response the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.” Juanita Graham, RN, MSN, Health Services Chief Nurse, Mississippi Dept. of Health, spoke about “Leadership Skills and Lessons Learned from Time of Crisis.” Carole Jakeway, RN, MPH, Chief Nurse Division of Public Health Georgia Dept. of Human Services and Carol Patwari, RN, Director of PH Nursing, Texas Dept. of State Health Services, talked about “Supporting the Response in Disasters”. |
Speakers provided a National Perspective on Emergency Preparedness Opportunities for ASTDN Linkage and Leadership.
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Monday was Partner Day; this is an annual event where national partners share information with ASTDN members. The Quad Council members gave reports: American Public Health Association (APHA) Public Health Nursing Section was represented by Betty Bekemeier, Past President; Association of Community Health Nurse Educators (ACHNE) was represented by President Pamela Kulbock; American Nurses Association (ANA) was represented by Bobbie Berkowitz and Rita Gallagher. Other national partners included Pat Drehobl from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Mary Shaffran, Principal Director of Public Health Systems from Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and Grace Gorenflo, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Senior Advisor. |
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2006 ASTDN Board of Directors  Rhonda Richtsmeier, Joy Reed, Diana Pistole, Shirley Orr, Karen O'Brien, Debbie Lee, Glynnis LaRosa, Barbara Hickok |
Congratulations go out to the new ASTDN officers that were installed during the conference: Karen O’Brien, RN, MN, President; Shirley Orr, MHS, ARNP,CNAA, President Elect; Joy Reed, EdD, RN, Past President; Diana Pistole, RN, MPH, Treasurer; Glynnis LaRosa, RN, MPH, Secretary; Members at Large-- Debbie Lee, PhD, RN; Barbara Hickok, RN, MPH; Rhonda Richtsmeier, RN, MN.The Continuing Education Day topic this year was “Achieving Health Equity: From Knowledge to Action.” Nationally recognized speaker, Antonia Villaruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing, shared information on this subject to both ground us in the context of the issue as well as provide insight for action. Other speakers were Elizabeth Thomas, BSN, MN, ARNP, President of the Washington State chapter of the Mary Mahoney Professional Nursing Association; Rudy Vasquez, Multicultural Director at Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Washington State; David Harrelson, |
BA, Tribal & Health Disparities Specialist, Washington State Dept. of Health, Tobacco Prevention Control Program. Bobbie Berkowitz presented, “Leadership Opportunities for Nursing: Building on Past Experiences” and Betty Bekemeier spoke about “Social Justice and the Public Health Nurse”. The conclusion of this day was an open brainstorming session for conference attendees to assist ASTDN in creating a position paper that will help identify public health nursing roles and responsibilities in eliminating health disparities. Conference attendees enjoyed this year’s conference very much!
Conference participants also enjoyed the beautiful Pacific Northwest, visiting the sites of Seattle, enjoying northwest cuisine and networking with colleagues from around the country. Conference photos, information, and the link to the educational video presentations from the sessions will be posted soon on the ASTDN website www.astdn.org. |
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Karen O'Brien, President 2006-2007 and Joy Reed, Past President 2005-2006
celebrate at the ASTDN Annual Meeting in Seattle
2006 ASTDN Award of Merit to Lillian H. Mood, RN, MPH, FAAN, accepting the award for
Ms. Mood was Ann Lee, South Carolina Director of Public Health Nursing
2006 ASTDN Award of Merit: to Bobbie Berkowitz. PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN
2006 ASTDN Special Recognition Award to Pat Drehobl, RN MPH
Webcasts links of Preparedness and the Health Equity/Health Disparity sessions...
The Planning Committee for the 2006 ASTDN Meeting made arrangements to videotape the preparedness and the health equity/health disparity sessions on Saturday, April 29, 2006 and May 2, 2006, respectively. The Wisconsin Division of Public Health then converted the videotapes to streaming video. This means that you can now view the presentations from the comfort of your home or office computer. The audio and visual quality of the “web cast links” are generally good considering they were developed from videotapes created in a hotel environment.
All you need to do is click on the links on the links below and view the presentations. In a separate e-mail to the ASTDN membership, I will e-mail you the PowerPoint presentations that were provided by the speakers. These will aid you in following and tracking the content.
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health will continue to host these “web casts” for the ASTDN without charge. Don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.
Margaret Schmelzer, RN, MS
Chair, ASTDN 2006 Annual Program Committee
ASTDN 2006 Annual Conference - Nursing Resources for Emergency Preparedness/Response
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006
Time: 11:00 AM
Duration: 00:38:47
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=54402345-4e8b-4120-8237-cb0912ae3278
ASTDN 2006 Annual Conference - National Perspective on Emergency Preparedness
Description: Speaker: Roberta Lavin, Office of Public Health, Washington DC
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006
Time: 12:00 PM
Duration: 00:51:32
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=86e76f90-7cb3-4d83-976a-2c1930d13073
ASTDN 2006 Conference: Eliminating Health Disparities Part 1
Description: Speaker: Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Michigan, School of Nursing
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 00:56:00
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=e9227b89-82f8-4a7c-8d95-001bbd2ea4b3
ASTDN 2006 Conference: Eliminating Health Disparities Q and A
Description: Speaker: Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Michigan,
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Time: 9:55 AM
Duration: 00:14:07
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=30e0d498-67fa-44ee-89c5-1930ce53eea5
ASTDN 2006 Conference: Moving Towards Cultural Competence Part II
Description: Speaker: Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Michigan,
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Time: 10:45 AM
Duration: 00:34:54
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=faadfda9-5a61-43a7-8b5c-7f2764ca7abf
ASTDN 2006 Conference: Panel Discussion
Description: Bringing Voice to Concerns of Diverse Communities
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Time: 11:15 AM
Duration: 00:59:04
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=6f958ff2-b269-4351-8ca6-93e0d9fbae84
ASTDN 2006 Conference: Panel Presentations (Afternoon)
Description: Betty Bekemeier, RN, MS, MPH; Bobbie Berkowitz, PhD, RN, FAAN; Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Michigan
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Time: 1:00 PM
Duration: 00:59:56
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=98715d53-57fd-453c-967c-1b6a076e7a1d
ASTDN 2006 Annual Conference Wrap-Up
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Time: 2:30 PM
Duration: 00:04:22
Link: http://media1.wi.gov/DHFS/Viewer/?peid=5b50a5c1-0f3e-4cd1-b86d-c261cf16878c
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