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  • Monthly Meeting Opportunities for School Nurses: Registration links all in one place!

    Hi All,

    In addition to the virtual Fall Conference (11/4/2022) and the Spring Conference (4/20-21, 2023 in Wilsonville), OSNA will be offering 3 types of monthly meeting opportunties. Descriptions and registration links are below.

    IMPORTANT
    : In the registration confirmation email for each type of meeting, there is an "Add to calendar" link (it is near the bottom next to a red calendar icon). If you click this link, the invites will import to your calendar, so you will see them each month (and not need to look for them and re-register).

    Power Hour: The 3rd Thursday of each month

    School nurses need time to connect and re-energize! Power Hour is an open-ended, casual discussion time when school nurses can connect and share thoughts, successes, and concerns related to school nursing. The next Power Hour will be held on Thursday, 9/15/2022 @3:30; see you then!

    Register HERE
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    Special Topics Cafe: 1st Wednesday of each month
    Issues of special interest to Oregon
    school nurses will be addressed with an opportunity to ask questions and brainstorm about possible solutions. The first STC of the 2022-2023 year will be hedl on 9/7/2022. Please join us for a welcome back to school!  Hear about events and collaborative discussion opportunities for 2022-2023 and help direct the course of our collaborative work this year by identifying priority topics of relevance for school nursing!

    Register HERE 
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    NEW!! Mentoring Mondays; 4th  Monday of each month
    OSNA will present resources around the
    health planning for and the support of students with specific medical conditions. The introduction of resources will be augmented with a focused presentation on the relevant medical condition followed by open discussion about the implementation of care in the school setting.

    On September 26th we plan to release the T1D toolkit. We are awating confirmation of a speaker, so that information will be forthcoming.
    On October 24th, Dr. Louise Vas from OHSU will present on Long COVID. We will combine this with a discussion about long COVID resoources.

    Register HERE: