Oracle Meeting Agenda

Unity Conference Agenda

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3^rd Meet and Greet Day

5:30 – 6:30 Arrival

Welcome and Orientation

6:30 – 8:30 Dinner

Brief Goals and Expectations and Intro to E-Commons

Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN

Environmental Health Education Center (EHEC)

University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMdSON)

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4^th Developing a Common Vision

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:15 – 9:30 Welcome and Outline for the Day/Conf

9:30 – 10:00 Acknowledging our History (and the 1995 IOM Blueprint)

Lillian H. Mood, RN, MPH

Editor, Nursing Health & the Environment

Retired, Director, Risk Communication, Environmental Quality Control, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

10:00 – 11:00 “Where We Are” vis a vis the IOM blueprint

Facilitator: Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN

Education Laura Anderko, RN, PhD

Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair for Values Based Health Care

Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies

Practice Denise Choiniere, RN, BSN

Senior Partner, CCU

University of Maryland Medical Center

Research Pat Butterfield, RN, PhD, FAAN

Dean of the Washington State University College of Nursing

Policy Brenda Afzal, RN, MS

Director of Health Programs, EHEC, UMdSON

11:00 – 11:15 Robin Mudge

11:15-11:45     BREAK

11:45 – 12:30 Small Group Meeting

Group member intros – describe Hx and interest in Environmental Health & Nursing

Education/Research (Main House-dining hall)

Facilitator: Barb Sattler

Practice (Barn/Conference Center)

Facilitator: Robyn Gilden

Advocacy (Main House-living room)

Facilitator: Brenda Afzal

12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH with Jane Houlihan

Vice President for Research, Environmental Working Group

1:30 – 2:30 Blazing New Territory – the Future of EH for Nurses

Introduction

Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN

Mobilizing for Advocacy

Anita Nager

Faculty Development

Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN

Enhancing Practice

Karen Ballard, MA, RN

President , NYSNA

Chair, HCWH NWG

Katie Huffling, RN, CMW

Consultant, Kendeda Project

EH Society / Network

Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN

2:30 – 3:00 BREAK

Note: return to breakout rooms at the end of break

3:00 – 5:00 GROUP Discussions – Aiming High – Updating the Blueprint

5:00 – 6:00 Gallery Walk with Wine and Cheese on the Patio

6:00-7:00 Exploring the Commons (Dining Hall)

Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN

Robin Mudge

Kendeda Project e-Learning consultant

7:00 Dinner and Entertainment: Barbeque, bonfire, country western band!

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5^TH Making Change

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 Keynote: “Choosing The Right Strategies To Accomplish

Our Goals”

Barb Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN

10:00 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 12:00 Small Group Discussion (first draft-bullets)

Using our up-dated blueprint to plan for the future, identify short and long-term opportunities. Anticipate barriers and develop plans to overcome them.

12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH: “Building Environmental Health Agendas in Unlikely

Places”

Catherine Dodd, RN, PhD, FAAN

Deputy Chief of Staff Health and Human Services for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom

1:30 – 4:30 R & R (Optional activities: riding, Biosphere, relax)

4:30 – 5:30 Small Groups discuss plans from their respective groups and cross-pollinate

5:30 – 6:30 DINNER and “homework assignment”

6:30 – 7:30 Re-join Original Small Group

Entertainment: South Western Oracle History & Art Night

Steve Malkin, Owner C.O.D. Ranch to facilitate

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6^TH Advocacy and Unity

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

Note: Individuals will discuss their individual bills or campaign and describe their collaborators and members of their coalition. The other members of the “table” will provide feedback. Everyone can stay with their own policy/bills/campaigns OR if they want to drop their bill/campaign and work on of their table-mate’s they can do that.

9:00-10:00 Creating a Policy

10:00-11:00 Panel: Making Change

Facilitator: Brenda Afzal

Hospital Policy

Lisa Hartmayer BS, RN, UCSF Medical Center

Environmental Health Task Force Development

Kathryn V. Hall, RN, MS

Outreach Coordinator, EHEC, UMdSON

National Organizations

Sandy Worthington, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM

Director, Medical Continuing Education and Special Projects

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.

State and National Legislation

Kathy Curtis, LPN

Coordinator, The JustGreen Partnership

11:00 – 11:30 BREAK

11:30 – 12:30 What’s happening with your “bills”/policies/campaigns?

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Mary Jane Williams, PhD, RN

Department of Nursing, University of Hartford

12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH

Note: A select number of bills are about to be heard by their “assigned committee” during lunch.

1:30 – 3:30 Media Training 1:30 – 2:30

Amy Kostant

Executive Director, Science Communication Network

Ed Fischel

News Bureau Director, University of Maryland, Baltimore

3:30-4:30 SMALL Group Breakouts

4:30 – 5:30 Free time (while it’s still light) - munchies

5:30 – 7:00 Report back to the “whole” – all of the individual strategic plans and discuss synergies/leverage points. Build consensus about the essentials.

How do we hang together after tomorrow? Discussion

“Midwiving” a Society for EHNs

7:30-10:00 FIESTA!!!

Late breaking news about a few bills – a bill signing and

dinner around a Bonfire with a mariachi band.

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SUNDAY, December 7^th

7:00-8:00 BREAKFAST Time for pictures

8:00 – 8:30 Closing Remarks – Closing Circle

8:30-9:00 Distribute box lunches and depart to the airport.

DEEP SIGH!