Conference News

2011 State Conference

FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES

PRESENTS

Their Sixteenth Annual Conference:

February 4-5, 2011
Hilton Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, FL

For the latest details, Online Forms and Vendor Applications, please check out our 2011 State Conference page.

Why Attend Our FASN State Conference?

Let’s “face it”… in person meetings offer HUGE value!

While on-line learning opportunities and the explosion of “social media” opportunity resources certainly hold value, I would suggest that nothing can replace the benefits of a “human” resource interaction.  

While personally attending the NASN Annual Meeting in Boston, I quickly observed a refreshing and admirable behavior amongst attendees:  A sincere and genuine outreach to one another.  Whether to uncover business or personal commonalities, share inspirations, or exchange best practices, nothing substitutes the tremendous value of  personal interaction stemming from a face-to-face experience. 

“LOL” can hardly convey all the emotions that may come from a light hearted personal exchange, nor can one be certain in the interpretation of a faceless email.   Now, perhaps more than every before, amidst  very challenging economic restraints,  I would urge you to take full advantage of the strengths that lie within the “community” of your peers…in person!

 

Peter O’Brien, CMP, CASE
Association Account Executive
Marriott International

2010 State Conference: We Went the Extra Mile

by Marcy Taylor, R.N., B.S.N.

The Florida Association of School Nurses 15th Annual Conference, “School Nurses:  Going the Extra Mile,” was a huge success!  The conference was held February 5 – 6, 2010,  at the beautiful Orlando Marriott in Lake Mary, Florida.

The one hundred and fifty plus participants experienced awesome speakers with a wide variety of topics including current trends in tobacco, data collection, young caregivers, RTI/504, autism and Bell’s palsy.  Our Keynote Address was given by Mary Pappas, RN, BSN.  Nurse Pappas discovered the first H1N1 outbreak in New York.  What a treat to have her with us!

Along with excellent speakers FASN was able to offer poster sessions, marketplace and a room full of vendors with lots of information and goodies.  FASN held their annual business meeting and installation of officers.  All participants were honored as the School Nurse of the Year! 
The food was excellent and the networking was plentiful.  The FASN 15th Annual Conference was a success!

All participants were School Nurses:  Going the Extra Mile to educate themselves so they can give back to their community.

For a bird-eye view of the conference, the Spring 2010 Edition of the FASNating News has articles about all of our sessions.
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