CONFERENCE INFORMATION

MN-DONA Lakes Area Directors of Nursing Fall Conference is Going Virtual!

October 5-9, 2020

Please join us for the MN-DONA Lakes Area Directors of Nursing Fall Conference October 5-9, 2020. It will be online with a full conference platform. You will be able to chat with your friends and colleagues though the platform, visit and interact with sponsors, get your continuing education credits and even see and vote on posters!

Schedule: (subject to change)

Monday October 5 2020
Start Time	Stop Time	Description
12:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	Conference Website Opens to attendees and sponsors. Tech support will be available to help you get logged in and setup for the conference. Please visit the Sponsors’ booths and see what they have for you.

Tuesday October 6, 2020
2:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	Visit the Sponsors. Enter for Prize drawing!
4:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Social Hour with attendees and sponsors

Wednesday October 7, 2020
1:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	Committee Meetings
2:00 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	District Meetings
3:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Visit the Sponsors. Enter for Prize drawing!
5:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	Social Hour with attendees and sponsors

Thursday, October 8, 2020
11:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Registration and visiting the sponsors!
12:00 p.m.	12:10 p.m.	Welcome Message
12:10 p.m.	1:10 p.m.	General Session: Nursing Management of Congestive Heart Failure – Kari Everson, RN BSN MSN MHA LNHA, Euvoia Senior Care Consulting & LeadingAge MN
1:10 p.m.	1: 25 p.m.	Sponsor Break – Go see our wonderful sponsors!
1:25 p.m.	2:25 p.m.	COVID-19 Preparation and Response – Mary Ellen Bennett and Tammy Hale, MDH
2:25 p.m.	2:40 p.m.	Sponsor Break
2:40 p.m.	3:40 p.m.	Breakout Session 1: Understanding & Proactively Managing CASPER Report – Christopher Blomquist, Advanced Health Institute
2:40 p.m.	3:40 p.m.	Breakout Session 2: Reducing Re-hospitalzation – Kari Everson, RN BSN MSN MHA LNHA, Euvoia Senior Care Consulting & LeadingAge MN
2:40 p.m.	3:40 p.m.	Breakout Session 3: Mindfulness for stress relief, building resilience, and managing ongoing chaos/stress – Kathleen Michelle, One Moment Center
3:40 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	Sponsor Break
4:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Drug Diversion and Controlled Substances – Eric Christianson, Med Ed 101, Inc
5:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	Awards/Scholarships/DON of the Year/Vendor Happy Hour

Friday, October 9, 2020
7:00 a.m.	8:00 a.m.	Registration and visiting the sponsors!
8:00 a.m.	8:10 a.m.	Welcome to Day 2
8:10 a.m.	9:10 a.m.	Breakout Session 1: QAPI Quality Improvement Projects for Every Day Nurses – Christopher Blomquist, Advanced Health Institute
8:10 a.m.	9:10 a.m.	Breakout Session 2: Hmmm…anything new since last year? – Doug Beardsley – Care Providers of Minnesota
9:10 a.m.	9: 25 a.m.	Sponsor Break – Go see our wonderful sponsors!
9:25 a.m.	10:25 a.m.	Advocacy and Effects During Pandemic COVID-19 with OHFC Ombudsman – Cheryl Hennen, Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
10:25 a.m.	10:40 a.m.	Sponsor Break
10:40 a.m.	11:40 a.m.	USP 800 in the Long Term Care Setting Casey Halcrow– Guardian Pharmacy
11:40 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Sponsor Break
12:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	Keynote: STP – Stress, Time, and Procrastination Management…..Are You a BURNOUT? – Kit Welchlin
1:00 p.m.	1:10 p.m.	Closing Annoucements!

In this virtual conference platform you will allow you to:

See the sessions live or on demand after the conference
Receive up to 9 continuing education hours live and 12 if you watch on demand sessions.
Network with your peers
Visit Sponsors, get information, schedule meetings, chat and get information on what solutions they might have for you
Look at posters and vote for the top posters
Gain access to the site on Monday to get ready for Thursday!
Prizes!

All of this for only $225 for MN-DONA Members, $315 for Non-Members and only $340if you want to join MN-DONA for 1 year and attend the conference.

Click here to register