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| Featured
Speakers |
| Jolieanne Driscoll |
is the Hospital
Relations Coordinator of the New
England Organ Bank.
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| Claire Aspen-Sullivan |
| is the recipient of a
double lung transplant. Together,
Jolieanne and Claire will share the
story of the role of the organ bank and
Claire’s personal experience as a
transplant recipient. |
| Edie Ann Brous, RN, Esq. |
is a nurse and
attorney in solo practice in New York
City and the coordinator of a legal
clinic. She is a frequent lecturer to
nurses about the legal aspects of
nursing. She will discuss the
misconceptions of nurses being
uninsured in her topic, “Why Nurses
Need Malpractice Insurance: Myths
and Reality”. She was recently
published in the American Journal of
Nursing, May 2008 issue. |
| Joseph Blansfield, RN, MS, NP |
| is the
Trauma Program Manager at the
Boston Medical Center and was the
Deputy Commander of a combat
support hospital at three locations in
Iraq for 12 months. He will be
discussing the military medical
operations in a combat zone and the
clinical practice guidelines learned
from war wounds. |
| Donna M. White, RN, PhD, CS, CADAC |
| is
a public health addiction specialist and
frequent lecturer on many issues
involving addiction. Her topic will be
the spirit of nursing which will explore
the roots of nursing and what the future
holds for our profession. |
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| Convention
Schedule |
Tuesday,
September 30 |
| 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
Region 4 Hospitality Event Light Supper & Cash Bar |
| Wednesday,
October 1 |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
Registration, Continental
Breakfast & Silent Auction |
| 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
General Labor Program |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch, Live Auction, Silent
Auction |
| 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Labor Program |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
Awards Dinner Registration
& Cash Bar |
| 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
Awards Dinner at Cafe Escadrille |
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| Thursday,
October 2 |
| 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Registration, Exhibits, Continental
Breakfast, Silent Auction |
| 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Address: Claire Aspen-Sullivan and Jolieanne Driscoll, A Personal Story, “Living With A Transplant |
| 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. |
Coffee Break, Exhibits,
Silent Auction |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. |
Plenary: Edie Brous, RN, Esq., “Why Nurses Need Malpractice Insurance: Myths and Reality” |
| 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch, Live Auction, Exhibits,
Silent Auction |
| 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Unit 7 Annual Meeting and
Luncheon |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Region 5 Business Meeting |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Parliamentary Update |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Exhibits & Silent Auction Close
MNA
Business Meeting |
| 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
MNA Hosted Reception |
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| Friday,
October 3 |
| 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Registration, Silent Auction Close |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
MNA PAC Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
Keynote: Joseph Blansfield, RN, MS, NP “A Year in Iraq” |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:15 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. |
Closing Plenary Address:
Donna White, RN, Ph.D., CS, CADAC, “The Spirit of Nursing” |
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| Information |
| Burlington Marriott |
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| Room rates are $139.00 per night with a
charge of $10.00 for each additional guest.
The charge for a rollaway bed is $10.00. The
above rates are subject to prevailing local
and state taxes currently at 12.45% and $.30
per guest room per night for City Assessment
Business Improvement District. Reservation
cut off date is September 9, 2008. The
reservation number is 781.229.6565 or 800.228.9290. The hotel has parking on the
front and side of the hotel. |
| Refund
Policy |
Requests for refunds will be accepted in
writing until September 15, 2008. A $25.00
administration fee will be deducted from
each registration refund. No refunds will be
granted after September 15, 2008. On-site
registration is contingent upon space.
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| Chemical
Sensitivity |
| Attendees are requested to avoid wearing
scented personal products when attending
the 2008 MNA Convention. Scents may
trigger responses in those with chemical
sensitivity. |
| Contact
Hours |
Continuing nursing education contact hours
will be awarded by the Massachusetts
Nurses Association.
The MNA is accredited as a provider of
continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center's
Commission on Accreditation.
To successfully complete a program and
receive contact hours, you must: 1) sign in,
2) be present for the entire time period of
the sessions and 3) complete the
evaluation. |
| Questions
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| Call MNA's Division of Nursing
at: 800.882.2056, x727. |
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| Directions |
| Burlington Marriott |
From North I-95
Exit 33B turn right on ramp and keep left to stay on ramp. Turn left onto local roads and another left on Burlington Mall Road.
From South I-93
Exit 37B onto I-95 then follow directions above.
From West and South I-95 and Mass Turnpike I-90
At exit 14 turn right onto ramp and keep left onto I-95. Exit 32AB turn right onto ramp stay
left keep on ramp. Take right onto Middlesex Tpke and right onto Mall Road.
To Café Escadrille
Take 128/I-95 to Exit 33A "Route 3 South - Winchester." Go less than 1/2 mile on Route 3 South (Cambridge Street). Café Escadrille will be on your left.
Pass the building and turn left on Ray Avenue (just before Bickford's). Immediately turn left into the parking area for Café Escadrille.
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