CONFERENCE INFORMATION

MN-DONA Fall Conference

Oct 5-7, 2022

Please join us for the MN-DONA Fall Conference. It will be at Breezy Point Resort in Breezy Point MN. We will are bringing back the “What would you do” Panel on Wednesday, October 5 at 12:30 pm. There will be breakout sessions on Thursday and keynote speakers on Friday (below). You will be able to chat with your friends and colleagues, visit and interact with exhibitors and get your continuing education credits!

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Covid-19 Update

We are dropping the vaccination requirement for everyone.
We are dropping the testing requirement unless you have COVID-19 symptoms. If you are showing symptoms we ask you get tested. If an Antigen test and it is negative we ask you get another test done 48 hours after the first test and mask in the meantime. If you test positive please let staff know by emailing jim@bestmeetings.com or calling (800) 958-8875 and leaving a message. Please do not come to the conference center to let us know or attend sessions.
We are removing the masking requirement. We ask you to wear a mask if your county is in a “High” community transmission or if you have been in close contact of a positive case in the past 10 days.

Schedule

Wednesday October 5
11:00am	Registration Opens
11:00am – 12:00am	Committee Meetings (Box lunch available for members who RSPV’d prior to Sept 28)
12:00pm – 12:15pm	First Timers Orientation
12:30pm – 3:30pm	Panel: “What Would You Do?”
3:40pm – 4:40pm	District Meetings
4:30pm – 6:30pm	Exhibits Open/Reception
6:30pm – 8pm	Dinner, Scholarship Awards/DON of the Year Award
8pm – 9pm	Trivia Night by Cosgrove Presents, LLC
9:15pm Karaoke/Music at the Lounge
Thursday October 6
6:30am – 9am	Breakfast Buffet
9am – 10:15am	Breakout Sessions
	Suicide Prevention
	LTC MDH Survey
10:15am – 11:45am	Exhibits Open/Break
11:45am – 1:00pm	Breakout Sessions
	Managing Mistreatment Investigations
	Are You Ready For ROP? (Rules of Participation)
	AL MDH Survey
1:00pm – 5:30pm	Wellness Break/Me Time
2:00 – 4:30pm	Rustic Sign Painting ($45)
5:30pm-6:00pm	Reception
6:00pm – 7:45pm	Dinner, Vendor Prizes, MN-DONA Scholarship Awards
7:45pm – 8:45pm	Entertainment “The String Showdown”
9pm-1am	Karaoke Night Sponsored by Handi Medical, St. Croix Hospice and Essity
Friday October 7
7:15am – 9:00am	Breakfast Buffet
8:30am – 10:00am	“Difficult Employees and Families”
10:00am – 10:10pm	Break
10:10am – 11:10am	Closing Keynote: “Survivor Way”
11:10am – 11:30am	Closing Comments and Prize Giveaway MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!
11:30pm	Lunch Buffet/See You Next Year!