Nebraska School Health Conference

Evaluations are opened at the end of each Conference Day. Evaluations must be completed before Certificates for Continuing Education are issued. Certificates will be emailed to participants within 30 days. Participants are responsible for signing in for each session. If you have questions or have trouble accessing evaluations, please email sarastevensstehl@yuandongjituan.net.

The deadline to submit evaluations and obtain certificates is July 11, 2024. No conflict of interest has been disclosed by any presenters or members of the planning committee for this program.

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Be comfortable but dress in layers as room temperatures can vary.

Small individual desserts, fruit and beverages will be available during the Sunday Social. A grab-and-go breakfast and lunch will be served Monday and Tuesday. All food is served in Loper South.

Special Food Requests/Needs: Email to schoolhealthconference@gmail.com.

Names and addresses of pre-registered conference participants will be compiled in a directory to be included with conference materials to all participants. Any person registering for the conference not wishing to be included in the directory must mark the appropriate field on the conference registration form.

Bring your audiometers for calibration. The calibration station will be located in the vendor room, Loper North. The fee for calibration is $65 per audiometer.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Kearney Holiday Inn at the rate of $124.95 per night (not including taxes and/or fees) for single/double occupancy for June 9 and June 10. Reservations can be made by calling 308-237-5971. Mention the School Health Conference Group to receive the special rate. Reservations made after May 13, 2024, will only be accepted on a space and rate available basis.

Hotel check-in time is 3 p.m.

Written cancellations sent to schoolhealthconference@gmail.com and received by May 31, 2024, will be refunded less $50 processing fee. All other cancellations received after May 31 are nonrefundable; however, a substitute participant will be accepted at the original cost.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the Planning Committee at schoolhealthconference@gmail.com.

The emergency phone number for the conference is 308-237-5971 (hotel).

Martha Dewey Bergren, Keynote Speaker

Dr. Martha Dewey Bergren is a clinical professor emerita at the University of Illinois Chicago and the executive editor for the Journal of School Nursing. She is committed to demonstrating that healthy environments and a culture of health are the most cost-effective and prudent investments for children.

She will speak on Monday morning about ethics in school nursing.

MaryAnn T. Strawhacker

MaryAnn is self-employed as a professional development specialist and consultant. She worked for 30 years as a special education nurse consultant serving 11 counties in central Iowa. Job requirements included health evaulation, eligibility determination, program development, and reevaulation for special education. She conducts training regarding health as a related service and Section 504 Compliance. She has presented sessions at NASN national conferences and may state school nurse conferences. She published chapters in three editions of the IHP book for Sunrise River Press and authored many peer-reviewed nursing journal articles. She is a former Iowa director for NASN and current co-chair of the special needs school nurse SIG and is serving a term on the editorial panel for NASN School Nurse.

She will speak on Tuesday morning about the role of the school nurse in special education.

Wes Tjaden

Wes Tjaden has served the Grand Island Police Department for 18 years as a patrol officer and as a school resource officer. In 2022, he began his career as a safety officer for Grand Island Public Schools and continues to work part time for the Grand Island Police Department. He became a certified Drug Recognition Expert in 2007. He specializes in drug, alcohol and nicotine trainings for those working with juveniles. He has presented on drugs in society, drug identification and impairment with juvenlies, and drug and electronic nicotine device recognition.

He will speak on Tuesday afternoon about youth drug trends.