Pre-Conference Intensive Sessions

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Vision Screening in Educational Settings (CH: 4.5) Presented by Belinda Brager, MSN, RN, PHN, CSN, Health Services Coordinator, Calaveras Unified School District

Overview of the new regulations and changes to screening guidelines as included in the Vision Screening Module.

8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (CH: 6.0, two hours of which are self-study)

Presented by Deana Helmy, LMFT, Behavioral Health Navigation and Training, Behavioral Health Training Services, OC Health Care Agency

This session is limited to the first 20 registrants and covers the common signs and symptoms of mental illness in this age group, including Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), Common signs and symptoms of substance use, How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis, How to connect the person with help. NEW: Expanded content on trauma, addiction and self-care and the impact of social media and bullying.

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Disaster Nursing 2021 – Normal – New Normal – OOPs What’s Really Normal (CH: 6.0)

Presented by Liz Dietz, EdD, RN, CS, Disaster Health Services Manager / Disability Integration Regional Lead, American Red Cross

This session will discuss how Covid-19 has changed the way nursing care is provided during a worldwide pandemic. Disaster nursing care during a pandemic cannot be business as usual. Nursing and health care for all age groups in the community and schools will also require modifying traditional nursing practices. Social Distancing, Facial Masks, and extensive use of PPE are among the new developments. This informative session will provide guidance on best practices and concerns.

12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Comprehensive Diabetic Management (CH: 3.0)

Presented by Sultanna Iden, RN, BSN, CDCES, Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator, Pediatric Endocrinology, UC Davis Children's Hospital and Vincent Fong, Social Worker

Diabetes technology and new medications plus coping with Diabetes.

1:00 to 4:30 p.m.

COVID-19 Update: Crumbling the Crown with Vaccine Advancement (CH: 3.0)

Presented by Dr. Jasjit Singh, Infectious Disease Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, and Dr. Howard Taras, Board Certified Pediatrician, American Academy Pediatrics School Health Council, UC San Diego

In following from their last presentation, Dr. Jasjit Singh, Infectious Disease Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, and Dr. Howard Taras, Board Certified Pediatrician, American Academy Pediatrics School Health Council, UC San Diego, make a raving return to reveille COVID-19 Updates. Advancements in scientific discoveries, COVID-19 vaccine information and vaccine hesitancy are addressed plus best practices in school reopening. You won’t want to miss this update!

4:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Guidelines for Supervision of LVNs and UAPs (CH: 3.0) Presented by Susan Chaides, MEd, BSN, RN, CPNP, CSN, Project Director III, Los Angeles County Office of Education

What is the school nurse’s responsibility working with health clerks, LVNs, agency LVNs, and parent provided agency LVNs? Review California laws that guide supervision, delegation, and assignment. Learn the essential components of effective training and supervision of health support staff.

4:30 to 8:00 p.m.

LEA Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (CH: 3.0) Presented by Katie Nilsson, MSN, RN, CPN, Director Medicaid Compliance, San Joaquin County Office of Education

This session will help participants understand the complexity of the LEA Medi-Cal Billing Option Program within the school setting. Through presentation and interactive exchange, attendees will identify program requirements and how best to achieve compliance within their program and practice.

Thursday, February 4, 2021 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Enhancing Equity by Understanding Implicit Bias (CH: 3.0)

Presented by Melissa Neal, Ed.D., Administrator, Los Angeles County Office of Education and Edward Resnick, Ph.D., Administrator, Los Angeles County Office of Education

Social scientists determined we all carry unconscious biases due to a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, and other social constructs. Our brains are incredibly complex. We know implicit bias and microaggressions associated with it are activated involuntarily, without awareness or intentional control. Psychologists posit Implicit Biases we have formed can be gradually unlearned through a variety of debiasing techniques.

We invite you to explore your own implicit biases as an employee, individual, and member of society at large. Diverse social groups are exposed to preconceived cultural attitudes that result in small gestures or comments leading to increased negative social-emotional impacts. Join us as we explore ways to suspend these unconscious judgments about ourselves and others. Let’s work together to build common ground in our organizations and communities by challenging implicit bias.

8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (CH: 6.0, two hours of which are self-study) REPEAT

Presented by Deana Helmy, LMFT, Behavioral Health Navigation and Training, Behavioral Health Training Services, OC Health Care Agency

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

School Health Administrator Symposium (CH: 6.0)

Presented by Samantha Blackburn, PhD, RN, PHN, Associate Professor, SNC & Graduate Program Coordinator, California State University, Sacramento

This fourth annual pre-conference session will bring together new and veteran school health administrators to network, learn new strategies, share resources, and build expertise on a range of health program management, staffing, policy, and financing issues. In particular, we will focus on myriad elements of school health program management during the COVID-19 pandemic and with distance/hybrid learning.

12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Google Mania: Basics on Forms, Docs, Drive & More! (CH: 3.0)

Presented by Jessica Red, BSN, RN, PHN , School Nurse Coordinator, San Joaquin County Office of Education; Petaluma City Schools; Sheri Coburn, EdD, MS, RN, PHN, CSN, CSNO Executive Director-/ Consultant; Director Comprehensive Health SJCOE; Marci McLean Crawford, MEd, BSN, RN, RCSN, School Nurse

Sheets, Slides and Forms. What do they have in common? They are part of the Google family. Build your skills, learn a short-cut and identify ways that the Google platform can support your school nursing practice. Have fun, get creative, step up into the world of Google and learn about Google Mania.

1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Vision Screening in Educational Settings (CH: 4.5) REPEAT Presented by Belinda Brager, MSN, RN, PHN, CSN, Health Services Coordinator, Calaveras Unified School District

Overview of the new regulations and changes to screening guidelines as included in the Vision Screening Module.

4:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Health Implications of Food and Agriculture for School Children (CH: 3.0)

Presented by Dr. Barbara Sattler, Professor, University of San Francisco

If we "are what we eat" then our school children are what they eat. In this workshop we will look at how we are growing and raising our food and how this affects both the nutritional value of the foos, as well as the unintended health risk associated with using pesticides, growth hormones, and non-therapeutic antibiotics. The peer-reviewed science will guide our exploration and we will consider what labels like certified organic mean and how we can promote the healthiest food options for our school-aged children. We will also look at food insecurity and the special risks of farmworker children.

4:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Epilepsy Update: Treatment Options for Students with Epilepsy (CH: 3.0) Presented by Deborah Holder, MD, Epilepsy Program Director, Epilepsy Foundation Greater Los Angeles

School nurses will learn about the latest treatment options, emergency medications, view video clips of common types of seizures experienced by students, learn about the impact of seizures and treatment on learning and behavior and best practices around developing seizure action plans and the key elements for training teachers and other school personnel.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 2021

10:25 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

1A: The Role of the School Nurse in Concussion (CH1.0)

Presented by Rebecca Pifer, ACNP-BC, MSN, BSN, RN, Nurse Practitioner, Cottage Hospital

Concussion is a complex neuro metabolic injury that has far reaching consequence for the student. This session is designed to improve the school nurses understanding of the concussion injury and describe how school nurses play a significant role in prevention, recognition, and recovery during and after school activities.

1B: Medical Cannabis in Schools: The Shifting Landscape (CH1.0)

Presented by Dr. Joan Edelstein, DrPH, MSN, RN, PHN, Instructor at Sacramento State School Nurse Credential Program

Nine states, including California, allow medical cannabis to be administered in schools. School nurses are essential to the care of children ordered medical cannabis and the development of policies regulating their use in the school setting. This presentation addresses:

• evidence for the medical use of cannabis in children,

• the perspective of a parent who is now helping parents across the country,

• how one school nurse provides care for the child receiving medical cannabis at school

• policies resulting in roadblocks and how to change them, ,

• how school nurses can advocate for children to receive medical cannabis during the school day.

1C: Substance Use Disorder - Supporting Students, Families and Others Impacted by Substance Use Disorder (CH1.0)

Presented by Marianne Akerland, RN, PHN, School Nurse, K12 Health

This presentation is designed to increase awareness and help attendees understand how they can support students and others whose lives have been impacted by having a family member and/or loved one with SUD (substance use disorder).

1D: FERPA/HIPPA Implications in the School Setting (CH1.0)

Presented by Paul Warren, MS, BA, PPS, LMFT, SELPA Director, Lodi Unified School District

Discuss/contrast FERPA/HIPPA requirements in the school setting. How does this impact the school/district’s direct services and contract provided services? How does this impact when a Release of Information is required or how information can be shared with other agencies?

1E: Epilepsy Update: Treatment Options for Students with Epilepsy (CH1.0)

Presented by Dr. Deborah Holder, MD Epilepsy Program Director, Epilepsy Foundation Greater Los Angeles

1F: The Green Book: Guidelines for Specialized Physical Health-Care Services in Educational Settings (CH1.0)

Presented by Belinda Brager, MSN, RN, PHN, CSN, Health Services Coordinator, Calaveras Unified School District

Overview of the 3rd edition of Green Book. How to navigate. How to use the forms, edit the forms, and personalize the forms.

1G: LEA Medi-Cal Billing Option Program: What Nurses Need to Know (CH1.0)

Presented by Katie Nilsson, MSN, RN, CPN, Director Medicaid Compliance, San Joaquin County Office of Education

1H: Caring for Kids in the Age if CO-VID: A Guild for Mental Health (CH1.0)

Presented by Dr. Micaela Thordarson, PhD., Program Supervisor, CHOC

As the COVID epidemic rages - with a possible end in sight - there is a second epidemic rising in its wake. Youth are experiencing mental health concerns at significantly growing rates in response to the changes required by the pandemic. This presentation outlines reasons for those challenges and teaches attendees specific strategies that can be immediately implemented to help foster emotional well-being in youth and get them back on a path of wellness.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 2021 from 10:25 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

2A: A Closer Look at the New Health Education Framework for Public Schools (CH1.0)

Presented by Janis Price, MS.Ed, CHES, Program Specialist, Orange County Department of Education

Did you know CA Department of Education has published a new Framework for Health Education? We all need to have a strong foundation in the shifts in health education that can build a student's health literacy and create lifelong healthy behaviors. Do not worry about reading this massive document... come and let us review the sections and show you how to use this framework as a tool to help you!

2B: Foundations of LGBTQ Adolescent Support (CH1.0)

Presented by John Sovec, LMFT, Therapist/Clinical Consultant

As LGBTQ adolescents come to terms with their own sexual orientation, they can experience lower self-esteem, feel unsafe, battle depression, and often contemplate suicide. The 2017 GLSEN National School Climate Survey (2017) reports that the vast majority of LGBTQ students (87.3%) experienced harassment or assault based on sexual orientation. As professionals working with LGBTQ teens an understanding can be cultivated as to how biases and agendas develop that influence the wellbeing of LGBTQ adolescence. Issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, developmental milestones in coming out, family dynamics, and more will be explored in this highly interactive workshop that provides tools to best support LGBTQ adolescents and their families during the coming out process.

2C: Mindful Matters: Supporting Mindfulness Practice on our Schools (CH1.0)

Presented by Dr. Kirsten Munk, DNP, RN, PHN, NCSN, Assistant Professor, CSU, Sacramento School of Nursing

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to bolster our strained mental health system and bridge the gap between the need for mental health supports and the availability of intensive mental health services. Learn about how school nurses can advocate for the adoption of mindfulness interventions in schools to bridge the gap by equipping all children with tools and strategies to support increased resiliency and well-being.

2D: Weight Stigma & Health: Updates to Evidenced Based Practice (CH1.0)

Presented by Autumn Dixon, MSN, RN, PHN, Coordinator IV-School Nurse, San Joaquin County Office of Education

With increased concerns surrounding the “obesity epidemic”, many schools have implemented programs meant to reduce “obesity”. These prevention programs can increase stigma towards people in larger bodies and increase the risk of disordered eating behaviors. This session will discuss ways in which the school nurse can promote healthy habits for students of all sizes and debunk the use of the BMI once and for all.

2E: Supporting Community Health Through Vaccination – The Role of the School Nurse (CH1.0)

Presented by Hilary Gillette-Walch, RN, MPH, CPH, Quality and Population Health Manager, Central California Alliance to Health

HPV vaccine has been licensed since 2006. Despite the availability of this cancer-preventing vaccine, just half of teens have received it. No data were readily available to describe local coverage of HPV vaccine in California. The Data Workgroup analyzed data from several sources to describe HPV vaccine coverage, including CDC’s National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-T), and the population- based CA immunization registry (CAIR). School Nurses can effectively communicate the critical nature of this cancer-preventing vaccine to families and the current rate of HPV coverage of their community.

2F: COVID – 19 Action Team – Contact Tracing (CH1.0)

Presented by Jane Banks, MSN, RN, PHN, CSN, Director, Health Services, Fresno Unified School District

Fresno Unified is one of the largest school districts in CA with over 74,000 students and 10,000 employees. Health Services Department wanted to develop a process to keep schools safe with the ability to intervene and provide resources as soon as possible, to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This dedicated team is only assigned to our Action Team and works closely with our Local Health Department.

2G: An Unintended Advocates Path that Led to Allowing Cannabis Medication in School (CH1.0)

Presented by Jana Adams, Parent Advocate

Jana Adams shares first-hand experience from the perspective of the parent of a medically fragile daughter, who couldn't get her child's educational needs met due to her daughter’s life-saving Cannabis medication, and how she became an unintended advocate for children’s rights within a public-school setting. The inability for her daughter to attend California Public Schools while using cannabis as a rescue medication for her life-threatening seizures, led Jana down the path to advocating for her daughter’s rights to attend a California public school and be transported to and from school, using Due Process to win the case in 2018. The personal battle for her daughter that caused her life to pivot has led to a grass-roots effort to continue advocating for equal rights and inclusion for all children while receiving a public education, including those with unique medical needs such as needing cannabis during school.

2H: Narcotics Anonymous: How Schools can Leverage a Free Community Resources to Fight Drug Addiction (CH1.0)

Presented by Lee McCoy, JD, Community Relations Coordinator, Narcotics Anonymous, Southern California Region

Narcotics Anonymous is a free and widely available 12-Step Program that fights the disease of addiction to any drug (including alcohol). The worldwide move to the virtual meeting-space has created exciting new opportunities for helping students and family members with drug problems. This 50-minute panel presentation includes a Q&A and demonstrates how school health departments can leverage this free resource to help students and their families in communities across the country. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 2021 from 12:10 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. 3A: Special Education for the Birth to 5-Year-Old Population (CH1.0)

Presented by April Aleman, RN, MS, CSN, School Nurse, PVUSD

Ms. Aleman has been the school nurse for birth to five-year-old special education students for five years. She has worked with the district Early Start program, special education preschool classes, and mainstreaming classes. Many school nurses do not know about the pre-kindergarten special education population and this presentation will be a summary of the programs and the nurse's role with this young population. Early intervention forms the basis of on-going special education services and this knowledge will assist all nurses who work with special education students.

3B: School Nurses Planning for Retirement: Getting There & What Comes After (CH1.0)

Presented by Dr. Marianne Cosby, DNP, MPA, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC, CLCP, CCM, MSCC, CSN, FAEN, Nurse Consultant

Nurses are known to be so busy taking care of others that they tend to defer self-care. Hence the need to plan for their retirement and what comes after they are retired can easily fall into this same bucket. Whether retirement is a ways down the road or on the horizon, this presentation is aimed to empower the school nurse through educational tips and tools to energize them and move them towards closing the self-care retirement planning gap. What they need to know about Social Security income and offsets, Medicare/healthcare plan costs, and potential pension considerations unique to school nurses are reviewed. Planning for post- retirement activities is explored and includes the elements of establishing a business for those school nurses considering supplementing their income now or in retirement as an independent or entrepreneur.

3C: Reverse an Overdose – Save a Life (CH1.0)

Presented by Dawn Anderson, MA, BSN, RN, PHN,

Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in America, with opioid-impaired students in schools an all-too-common reality. Opioids like hydrocodone are the most widely prescribed and socially available drugs - with misuse creating devastating impacts for schools. As a school nurse, you can be equipped to administer life-saving emergency naloxone to quickly reverse an opioid overdose! Learn how Ventura County school nurses advocated to implement a campaign that included stocking naloxone on campuses and changing policies to support overdose response. Participants will receive supporting data, our policy development process, training requirements, educational tools, and tips on inter-agency collaboration.

3D: Learn About CA School Nurse Credential Programs (CH1.0)

Presented by Samantha Blackburn, PhD, RN, PHN, Associate Professor and SNC and Graduate Program Coordinator, California State University, Sacramento School of Nursing

Working as a school nurse but you don’t yet have your credential? Come learn about the different school nurse credential programs offered by Azusa Pacific University and California State University Fresno, Fullerton, and Sacramento. We will outline each program’s structure so you can select the best program for you.

3E: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (CH1.0)

Presented by Genevieve Foster, FNP, BSN, School Nurse, Petaluma City Schools

PPT and discussion

3F: What’s Near Your School That May Be Making You & The Students Sick? (CH1.0)

Presented by Dr. Barbara Sattler, RN, MPH, DrPH, Professor, University of San Francisco

In 2020, we learned that people who live in areas with compromised air quality had higher rates of COVID-related mortality. We know that children who live where there is poor air quality have higher risks for asthma. In this session we will look at exposures that are associated with school proximity to agriculture, industry, highways, oil/gas wells, and other activities that can pose health threats. Your "right to know" about potentially hazardous exposures will be covered. The epidemiological evidence will be presented, as well as current policies and best practices for keeping school children as safe as possible.

3G: Disaster Sheltering During Unsettling Disasters Version 2021 (CH1.0)

Presented by Dr. Liz Dietz, EdD, RN, CS-Npl, Disaster Health Services Manager / Disability Integration Regional Lad, American Red Cross

We were prepared for Wildfires, apartment fires, hurricanes and floods, cut were certainly not prepared for Covid-19! A global pandemic has caused us to rethink how we respond to disasters. This presentation will discuss the creative ways we need to shelter in these uncomfortable times. We will address the challenge posed by Hurricane and Wildfire Season and how you creatively shelter in schools, homes, and communities.

3H: Organization for the New School Nurse (CH1.0)

Presented by Jessica Red, BSN, RN, PHN, RCSN, School Nurse Coordinator, San Joaquin County Office of Education

Moving the acute care setting and into the role of a school nurse can be overwhelming. Many nurses have a way of organizing their time and their care while working in the acute care setting but oftentimes, that does not translate into the school/educational setting. This presentation walks through a multitude of different strategies and examples of how to organize your school nurse practice for various different models of school nursing. This presentation will also give strategies for organization for distance learning models during the COVID-19 pandemic.