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Friday, March 27, 2026

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
MASN Board of Directors Meeting
 MASN Board of Director Members meet to conduct bi-annual business for MASN. 

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration, Check-in, & Exhibits
6:00 pm - 8:00
Welcome Reception

Saturday, March 28, 2026

7:00 am - 8:00 am
 Registration, Exhibitors & Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Opening Remarks
 Greater Kansas City and St. Joseph & Northwest Districts

8:15 am - 9:15 am
Opening Keynote
 Courageous Leadership: Living a Life of Influence
Dan Meers
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
In On November 23, 2013, Dan Meers nearly lost his life while practicing a bungee jump stunt at Arrowhead Stadium. The stunt went terribly wrong, and Dan plummeted 75 feet before crashing into the stadium seats. Miraculously Dan survived. During this powerful presentation Dan shares his incredible story and the important life lessons he learned.
9:15 am - 10:45 am
 General Session

Beyond Band Aids: Legal Aspects of School Nursing

Betsey Helfrich, J.D. & Tiffiney Smith
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri

Betsey and Tiffiney will dive into the legal aspects of School Nursing and examine the interplay between the IDEA, Section 504 and school nurses. They will also examine other legal hot topics.

10:45 am - 11:30 am
Visit with Exhibitors

11:30 am - 1:00 pm
President's Welcome, Luncheon & MASN Awards

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Break
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Pick a Track or Mix & Match
Participants can pick whichever session they desire and do not have to stick with a track
(including the SN Leadership track).
The 4 tracks descriptions are below:

School Nurse Resource Track
Participants will discover resources for themselves to assist with direct care, health promotion, and education in the school setting and health office.  Some resources will be specific to Missouri.

Health Condition Management Track
Learn how to provide direct care for students with chronic health conditions.  The presentations will address direct care, case management, and address barriers to learning. 

Skills Lab Track
You loved it, so it's back! This interactive skills lab provides school nurses with hands-on, scenario-based practice for assessing and responding to common acute and chronic health conditions in the school setting, including diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, seizures, asthma, concussions, and ostomy care.

School Nurse Leadership Workshop Track
Continue your leadership development here! Explore school nurse leadership through effective orientation, professional development planning, and mentorship. Participants will explore strategies for clearly communicating the value of school nursing practice to school leaders and decision-makers.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Breakout Session 1 Options:

School Nurse Resource

Saving Seconds, Overdose Response for School Nurses

Amber Campbell, Missouri Prevention Specialist
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri

This training is designed for school nurses who are at risk of witnessing a heroin/opioid overdose. Topics include a discussion of opioid use disorder (OUD) as a brain disease, the landscape of the opioid epidemic, risk factors and harm reduction strategies, and how to administer Narcan/Naloxone.


Health Condition Management
Oh Snap - That Might Be Broken
Denise Brewster, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC (CMH)
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
Injuries that occur during the school day are stressful for everyone involved. It is helpful for the school nurse to be able to identify serious injuries, stabilize the patient and provide supportive care until they can be transported to a health care facility, and identify appropriate modifications on return to school.

Skills Lab (Same Session on Repeat)- Space is Limited to 20 participants
Ready for Anything: A School Nurse Simulation (recurrent)
Dan Lund, MBA
Christin Hobbs, BSN, RN, CWCN
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
This interactive skills lab offers school nurses hands-on practice and scenario-based discussion focused on managing common acute and chronic health conditions in schools. Participants will review assessment and response strategies for conditions including diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, seizures, asthma, concussions, and ostomy care. Emphasis is placed on emergency decision-making, appropriate interventions, communication, and care coordination to support student safety and return to learning.

School Nurse Leadership Workshop
DHSS New School Nurse Orientation Manual

Elissa Brueggemann, BSN, RN, NCSN & Kelly Vaugh, BS, RN
Grade Level Target: All Schools
Geographical Target: All of Missouri

This New School Nurse Orientation Resource equips Missouri School Nurses to provide safe, effective care and align with DHSS and DESE standards. It outlines legal, emergency and documentation procedures while promoting collaboration with school and community partners to strengthen student health outcomes statewide.
2:30 pm - 2:35 pm
Break
2:35 pm - 3:35 pm
Breakout Session 2 Options:

School Nurse Resource
Supporting Your School District’s Suicide Prevention & Response Efforts
Katie Epema, MEd, BSW, & Lindsay Ball, MSN, RN, NCSN
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
What is the school nurses role in suicide prevention? What must a district's suicide prevention policy include? How can reentry processes support students? What resources exist? Join DESE staff and an experienced school nurse for answers and real-world strategies that align with NASN Framework. 

Health Conditions Management

Alpha-gal Syndrome and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses

Linda Neumann, RN, PLNC
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
If you don't feel like an expert on alpha-gal syndrome (characterized by an lg (E) mediated allergy), the results of a 2022 HCP study reveals, you are not alone (CDC, 2023). This session is designed to increase your knowledge regarding the complexities and management of alpha-gal syndrome in the school setting and review of other tick-borne diseases.

Skills Lab (Same Session on Repeat)- Space is Limited to 20 participants
Ready for Anything: A School Nurse Simulation (recurrent)
Dan Lund, MBA
Christin Hobbs, BSN, RN, CWCN
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
This interactive skills lab offers school nurses hands-on practice and scenario-based discussion focused on managing common acute and chronic health conditions in schools. Participants will review assessment and response strategies for conditions including diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, seizures, asthma, concussions, and ostomy care. Emphasis is placed on emergency decision-making, appropriate interventions, communication, and care coordination to support student safety and return to learning.
School Nurse Leadership
How to Plan Meaningful PD 
Rachel Barker, RN, EMT-P
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
Discover how to create meaningful professional development for school nurses by aligning training with your student health needs, identifying staff knowledge gaps, and including topics your nurses care about. Walk away with simple , useful ideas you can put into action.
3:35 pm - 3:50 pm
Break with Snacks

3:50 pm - 4:50 pm
Breakout Session 3 Options:

School Nurse Resource

From Silos to Synergy: Building Child-Centered Care Coordination Across Systems

Heidi Strickler, PhD, LCSW-S, CEDS-S, CART, CTLS & Melanie Rains, BSN, RN
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
This workshop explores the need for collaborative care coordination between school nurses managed care care managers. It discusses successful ways System of Care involvement from a child and family centered place can occur for optimal well-being achievement to meet individual, school, and community health goals from the WSCC Model.

Health Conditions Management
When the Body Says What Words Can't: Functional Neurological Disorder
Justin Coogle, MD & Marissa Dawson, PsyD
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
This presentation explores Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), including psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, and highlights evidence-based strategies for nurses and school professionals to assesses, manage, and support students with FND effectively. 

Skills Lab (Same Session on Repeat)- Space is Limited to 20 participants

Ready for Anything: A School Nurse Simulation (recurrent)
Dan Lund, MBA
Christin Hobbs, BSN, RN, CWCN
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
This interactive skills lab offers school nurses hands-on practice and scenario-based discussion focused on managing common acute and chronic health conditions in schools. Participants will review assessment and response strategies for conditions including diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, seizures, asthma, concussions, and ostomy care. Emphasis is placed on emergency decision-making, appropriate interventions, communication, and care coordination to support student safety and return to learning.


School Nurse Leadership Workshop
A Framework for Translating Your Practice into School Board Relevant Terms
Marjorie Cole, MSN, RN, FASHA
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
Learn a framework to present school nursing's impact. Participants will use a model Power Point to adapt local data, stories, and outcomes to school board priorities, advocating for staffing, safety, and student success.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Registration & Breakfast

7:45 am - 8:00 am
Welcome, Announce MASN27

8:00 am - 8:15 am
Break
8:15 am - 9:45 am
General Session
More Than Meets the Eye: Mental Health of Students When Vulnerabilities are Being Exploited Online
Russ Tuttle, The Stop Trafficking Project
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
"Life Online" is one of the most challenging spaces where student vulnerabilities are exploited. School nurses are uniquely qualified to address the mental health challenges students face from "life online" thereby helping end the exploitation of vulnerability before it can start.
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Break

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Closing Keynote Address
Maximizing Nurse Impact by Minimizing Unnecessary Visits
Lindsay Ball MSN, RN, NCSN
Grade Level Target: All Schools 
Geographical Target: All of Missouri
Transform visit data into action: reduce unnecessary nurse visits, recover missed seat time, and equip teachers with strategies, all aligned with NASN's School Nurse Practice Framework.

11:00 am - 11:30 am
Wrap Up, Door Prizes & Raffle Winners