Communicable Disease Workshop January 29, 2021
2021 ACN Camp Nursing Symposium January 29-31, 2021
Participants: Thanks for a great Symposium!
All recorded sessions will be available to you for 30 days, watch your email for the links. Contact hours certificates are available to members in the Member Center under "My Events." Non-members, your certificates are emailed to you. Slide decks from the presentors are available on the App as they are made available to us by the presentors.
This is the leading conference for nurses and others who practice healthcare in a camp setting. The symposium includes expert speakers, round table discussions, networking oportunities and more. The 2021 Symposium will be a virtual event. The speaker line up is robust, and we will be exploring camp health with a focus on how COVID-19 is impacting health services at camp.
All times are Eastern time
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SYMPOSIUM FEE STRUCTURE
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Communicable Disease Workshop (Pre-Symposium) |
Full Conference |
Both |
| Members Early Bird (Through 12/31/2020) |
$30 |
$100 |
$120 |
| Non-Members Early Bird (Through 12/31/2020) |
$50 |
$130 |
$170 |
| Members After 1/1/2021 |
$35 |
$130 |
$155 |
| Non-Members After 1/1/2020 |
$65 |
$175 |
$230 |
Some (but not all) of the sessions will be recorded. If you register and miss a session it will be archived for 30 days after the event.
Friday January 29, 2021
1:50-2:00pm (eastern) Welcome and Introductions
2:00-5:00 (eastern) Developing Your Communicable Disease Plan Workshop (Pre-Symposium)
Speaker Dr. Tracey Gaslin CPNP, FNP-BC, CRNI, RN-BC
Description: This session will provide the tools and discussion to create a personal communicable disease plan for your camp. During the session we will outline nonpharmacologic interventions, supplies and resources, managing an outbreak, and communication and debriefing
Open Networking – Get to know other ACN members by sharing your camp stories!
Saturday January 30, 2021
12:45-1:00pm (eastern) Symposium Opening: Welcome and Announcements
1:00-2:00pm (eastern) Keynote Session
Camp: Trauma, Hope, and a Path to Healing
Speaker: John Hamilton MA
Description: Throughout the pandemic, the American public has sometimes had to choose between objective data and personal testimonials between science and beliefs. And while the medical, social, economic, and educational toll from the COVID-19 virus is unprecedented, some of the effects have been deemed traumatic. But how does this inform our work with youth? If we know trauma has lasting adverse effects on an individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being, what is ours to do? In this session, we’ll discuss how we can move from immobilization and dysregulation towards offering hope and wholistic healing in our work.
2:10-3:10pm (eastern) Camp Health Care Practices Within the Context of Covid-19: Benchmarks from the Summer of 2020
Speaker: Dr. Barry Garst
Description: This session will address findings from ACN’s COVID-19 Camp Health Care Practices study and learn about the impact of nonpharmacologic interventions (NPIs) on health and wellness at camp. Results and implications will be shared to support camp health services for 2021
3:30-4:00pm (eastern) First Breakout Room Session
4:00-4:30pm (eastern) Second Breakout Room Session
Break Out Rooms: (2 sessions – 30 minutes each)
Managing COVID suspect and COVID+ situations (Paula Lauer RN, BAN)
Creative strategies for using NPI’s at camp (Lynne Rodrigues RN)
Transportation considerations during COVID (Matt Hecht RN)
Screening Tools and Processes (Beth Schultz RN, DNP)
Staff Preparedness & Staff Challenges (Katie Duffy, Camp Director)
4:40-5:40pm (eastern) Preparing for a Different Health Services: Considerations for Care
Speaker: Phil Hackmann RN
In order to create a positive camp experience we need to mold expectations, safety guidelines, and support services to manage individuals in community-based setting during times of communicable disease. This session will outline key activities needed prior to the start of camp such as pre-screening; education of campers, families, and staff; health services adjustments, and much more. Our hope is that this session will help you begin to consider the variables of importance as you plan for summer camp 2021.
6:00-7:00pm (eastern) Learning from Summer 2020 Experiences
Panel: Judy Kirtley RN, Birdie Harvel RN, Andy Pritikin Camp Director, Andrea Yenter Camp Director
Description: This session will be a discussion of the lived camp experience from summer 2020. Participants will be able to ask the panel questions regarding day and residential camp achievements and challenges while providing camp services
Sunday January 31
2:45-3:00 (eastern) Introductions and Announcements
3:00-4:00pm (eastern) Testing in a Time of COVID: Considerations for Camp Practice
Speaker: Dr Laura Blaisdell
As the landscape of COVID-19 testing continues to shape and shift, camps are beginning to think about testing strategies for Summer 2021. This workshop will review current tests for COVID-19 and review their strengths and limitations. Participants will also learn about current best practices for COVID-19 testing in the camp setting, and discuss the role camp nurses in testing administration and interpretation.
4:15-5:15pm (eastern) Supporting Staff Mental Health: Five Overlooked Essentials
Speaker: Dr. Chris Thurber
Description: The demands of camp leadership can stretch the most resilient staff to their limits, which is why camp nurses and other providers have a key role to play. This interactive workshop will use live scenarios and case studies to teach five overlooked approaches to staff mental health and wellness. Rather than wait until mental health problems grow severe enough to affect counselors’ functioning, you can teach, monitor, and assess social-emotional strength
All times are Eastern time
Nursing Contact Hours
Attendance at the Pre-Conference event and Full Symposium will award 9 nursing contact hours. The pre-conference event is 3 contact hours, the Full Smposium is 6 contact hours.
To obtain nursing contact hours for the Symposium:
- When you log in to the Zoom sessions, please be sure the name showing on your Zoom screen is your name, so ACN can track attendance
- Attend sessions as described in the schedule
- Completed evaluation in symposium app
There is no conflict of interest for anyone with the ability to control content of this activity.
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)
Expiration date: 1/31/2023
Most of the sessions will be recorded, and archived for 30 days. The archived sessions will be available to individuals who registered for the event.
Cancellation Policy: There is no refund for cancellations. Most of the sessions will be available online for participants after the conference
