2017 Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention Yearbook

2017 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention
Table of Contents
1. Welcome from the MNA President ....................................................3
2. Welcome from the Executive Director .................................................5
3. Dates to Remember . ................................................................7
4. Convention Schedule Overview .......................................................9
5. Convention Agenda . ...............................................................13
6. Featured Presenters:
Wednesday Luncheon Speaker: Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN,
Asst. Vice President-Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ........................31
Board of Nursing Updates for RNs and APRNs: Phyllis Johnson,
MSN, FNP-BC, Executive Director, Mississippi Board of Nursing ........................32
Thursday Sigma Theta Tau Luncheon Speaker:
Tina Magers, PhD, MSN, RN-BC ....................................................33
Thursday Luncheon Speaker: Curnis Upkins, SPHR, SHRM-SP,
Vice President of Human Resources, Mississippi Hospital Association ....................34
Friday APRN Luncheon Speaker: Patricia Pearce, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP ........35
Friday Joint Session with RNs, APRNs, and Students Speaker:
John Dowdy, Director, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics .................................36
Saturday APRN Luncheon Speaker: Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD ...........................36
7. Abstract Poster Session .............................................................38
8. House of Delegates Agenda .........................................................39
9. Convention Policies and Procedures
HOD Rules and Procedures .........................................................40
10. Responsibilities of the MNA Board of Directors ........................................43
11. Candidates for MNA Board of Directors ...............................................45
12. Bringing the 70s Back: PAC Party (hosted by the MNA Political Action Committee) ..........52
13. MNF Silent Auction .................................................................53
14. 2017 Convention Sponsors ..........................................................54
15. 2017 Convention Sponsors and Exhibitors .............................................57
16. MNA Membership Application .......................................................59
17. MNA Political Action Committee .....................................................60
18. MNA Convention Planning and Provider Unit Committees ...............................61
19. MNF Board of Directors .............................................................62
MNF Scholarships and Stipends ......................................................63
MNF Brick Garden .................................................................64
MNF Coffee Club Application ........................................................65
MNF Staff ........................................................................66
20. MNA Board of Directors ............................................................67
21. MNA District Presidents ............................................................68
22. District Map ......................................................................69
23. MNA Staff ........................................................................70
24. Layout of Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center .............................71
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