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11th Annual PNAA Western Regional Convention

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Overview: Welcome to Long Beach, California! This year, the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA) celebrates its 30th year as a professional organization. The PNAA President’s PRISM mantra provides framework as PNAA advances to the future as a premiere ethnic association and celebrates the contributions of members to the healthcare care arena. The PRISM stands for Professional Linkages, Regulatory and Legislative Agenda, Interagency Collaboration, Services and Program Development, and Managing Organizational Resources.
 
For more information, visit www.thepnasc.org or www.mypnaa.org

As the Philippine Nurses Association of Southern California, Inc. hosts the 11th Western Regional Convention with the theme “Refocusing our Priorities, Reshaping our Future through PRISM,” this 2-day conference will provide opportunities to network with nursing colleagues, share clinical and research-based knowledge to our members, and also enjoy what Long Beach has to offer.

Audience: This program is intended for nurses and allied healthcare professionals.

Contact Hours: The Philippine Nurses Association of Southern California Inc., is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider CEP 9968..
Total Contact Hours for Leadership Institute Workshop 5.7.
Total Contact Hours for Continuing Education Seminar 6.2.

Leadership Institute
March 19, 2010
Moderator: Nancy Hoff

At the end of the program, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe progress of the PNAA’s PRISM Initiatives.
2. Explore subchapter formation as a strategy in creating, strengthening, and sustaining chapters.
3. Identify key elements in organizing regional conference.
4. Discuss strategies in building chapter's effective financial management .
5. Develop chapter's own brand name reflective of the mission, vision and core values.
6. Describe how nurses influence the passing of a bill.

7:00 – 7:45 AM Registration and Breakfast
7:45 – 8:00 AM Welcome and Announcements
Emma Cuenca, MSN, R Josie Villanueva, MA, RN
8:00 – 8:45 AM PNAA PRISM Initiatives Progress Report
Leo-Felix Jurado, PhDc, RN, NE-BC, APN
8:45 – 9:30 AM Best Practice: Subchapter Formation
Melvin Carrillo, BSN, RN, NE-BC
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 10:30 AM Nuts and Bolts in Organizing a Conference
Pete Calixto, BSN, RN
10:30 – 11:15 AM Budget Management 101
Merlita Velasquez, BSN, RN
11:15 – 12:00 N Lunch
12:00 – 1:00 PM Name Your Chapter’s Brand
Gloria Beriones, MSN, RN
1:00 – 1:45 PM How Nurses Influence the Passing of a Bill
Leticia Hermosa, JD, RN
1:45 – 2:00 PM Wrap-up and Evaluation
2:00 – 3:30 PM Regional Business Meeting

*Education Day Program*
March 20, 2010
Refocusing our Priorities, Reshaping our Future through PRISM

Moderator: Gloria Beriones
The program is designed to enhance the participant’s the ability to:
1. Describe PNAA’s role in reshaping the future through PRISM.
2. Identify opportunities springing from diversity initiatives through professional linkages.
3. Discuss the current state of nursing workforce in the United States and its impact in healthcare system.
4. Discuss the key components of health care reform.
5. Describe the process of building a just culture in the workplace.
6. Discuss the evidence in implementing patient family focused care.
7. Discuss the results of a research study on Filipino-American health habits.

7:30 – 8:00 AM Registration/Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcome Address:
Emma Cuenca, MSN, RN, President, PNASC
Josie Villanueva, MA, RN, PNAA Vice President - WR
8:15 – 9:00 AM Keynote Address:
PNAA’s role in Reshaping the Future through PRISM
Leo-Felix Jurado, PhD(c), RN, NE-BC, APN
9:00 –9:45 AM Professional Linkages:
Opportunities Springing from Diversity Initiatives: Global Health and Academic Partnerships for Nursing Excellence
Pilar dela Cruz-Reyes, RN
9:45 - 10:15AM Break/Exhibits
10:15 - 11:00 AM State of Nursing Workforce and Implications to Healthcare
Deloras Jones, RN, MS
11:00 – 12:00 Regulatory & Legislative Agenda:
Health Care Reform
James Lott
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch/Exhibits
1:00 – 2:00 PM Services & Program Development: Clinical Topics
Patient Safety: Promoting a Just Culture
Margaret Ecker, MSN, RN
2:00 – 3:00 PM Patient Family-centered Care
Mindy Ofiana, MSN, RN (So.Ca)
Maria Camillon, MSN, RN (SD)
3:00 – 3:30 PM Break/Exhibits
3:30 – 4:15 PM Filipino-American Health Habits: What Research Says
Deovina Jordan, PhD, MD, MSN
4:15 – 4:30 PM Wrap up/ Evaluation
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