FOR RELEASE: Friday, July 27, 2007
2007 School Nurse Summer Institute Schedule
Jones Center for Families, Springdale
Aug. 1-3
Each day starts with registration, breakfast and networking from 7:45 to 8 a.m. Nursing professors Marianne Neighbors and Kathleen Barta lead community- and skill-building warm-ups from 8 to 8:30 a.m. The professors lead action plan sessions each afternoon, too.
Wednesday, Aug. 1
| 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. | Grant writing overview by Shannon Davis, assistant dean of research for the University of Arkansas College of Engineering |
| 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | Local grant opportunities by Darlene Cheatham, registered nurse, former Lincoln school nurse and now continuing education coordinator for Arkansas Health Education Center-Northwest |
| 11 a.m. to noon | State funding opportunities by Rhonda Sanders, director of health policy and legislative affairs for Arkansas Advocates for Children in Little Rock |
| 1 to 2 p.m. | Medicaid 101 by Anna Riggs, registered nurse and consultant |
Thursday, Aug. 2
| 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. | Standards of practice by Paula Smith, registered nurse and state school nurse consultant for the Arkansas Department of Education |
| 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | Delegation in school nursing by Bettie Miller, instructor in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing |
| 11 a.m. to noon | Environmental health standards by Cecilia Santos, a registered nurse on staff in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing |
| 1 to 2 p.m. | Legal issues by Kimberly Hopkins, doctoral student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
Friday, Aug. 3
| 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. | Stress management by Marianne Neighbors, professor of nursing in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing |
| 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | Conflict resolution strategies by Sue Theiss, director of the University of Arkansas Student Mediation/Conflict office |
| 11 a.m. to noon | Personal financial security by Bart Allard, certified public accountant with Lundy Allard & Co. in Rogers |
| 1 to 2 p.m. | Self-defense by Cpl. David Williams of the Fayetteville Police Department |
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Contact:
Marianne Neighbors, professor of nursing
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
(479) 575-5873, neighbo@uark.edu
Kathleen Barta, associate professor of nursing
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
(479) 575-5871, kbarta@uark.edu
Heidi Stambuck, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
(479) 575-3138, stambuck@uark.edu