ANA Massachusetts Celebration of Nursing Awards Dinner and Spring Conference

Join your nursing colleagues at our 17th Anniversary Spring Convention

as we learn from the experts at the Annual Spring Conference
and celebrate the best of the best in nursing at the Annual Awards Dinner.

Friday, April 6, 2018

Dedham Hilton Hotel, Dedham, MA
Conference (7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Running a Clinical Marathon; Keeping Up with the Rapid Changes in Clinical Practice
Join us as we hear from Nursing experts in presenting the latest innovations and evidence-based
findings related to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and practice implications in Stroke,
Diabetes, Heart Failure, Psychiatric Response in the Medically Ill Patient and Oncologic
Implications in Acute and Chronic Illness

ANA Massachusetts Annual Business Meeting (4:30 p.m.)

ANA Massachusetts Annual Awards Dinner (cocktail reception begins at 6:00 p.m.)
Celebrate the Past, Present and Future of Nursing in Massachusetts!
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Registration Fees

o Member: $125 (conference only) Early Bird Rate $100 before Feb. 28th
o Member: $125 (awards dinner only)
o Member: $225 (conference and awards dinner; $25 off)

o Non-member: $150 (conference only) Early Bird Rate $125 before Feb. 28th
o Non-member: $150 (awards dinner only)
o Non-member: $275 (conference and awards dinner; $25 off)

o Retired member: $65.00 – conference only

o Retired non-member: $75.00 – conference only

o First Author, Poster Abstract: $ 75.00 - conference only

Sponsorship Opportunities and Call for Posters at www.ANAMASS.org

 Running a Clinical Marathon; Keeping Up with the Rapid Changes in Clinical Practice

Conference Agenda

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Introduction and Welcome

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Updates in Acute Stroke Management : Racing Against Time
Mary Guanci, MSN, RN, CNRN

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The Nurses’ Guide to Diabetes

Myra F. Cacace, MS, GNP/ADM-BC

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. BREAK/Exhibits/Poster Session

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Psychiatric Response in the Medically Ill Patient
Judy Sheehan, MSN, RN-BC

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH/ Networking/ Exhibits/Posters

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Contemporary Therapies in Cancer Care

Susan Finn, RN, MSN, AOCNS

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Heart Failure Update

Mary Beth Harrington, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC, CCRN-E

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Summary and Evaluation