The AACN Student Policy Summit (SPS) is a three-day immersion program focusing on the importance of nurses’ engagement in the policy process, which coincides with AACN’s Spring Annual Meeting March 21-23, 2010. The Summit is open to students at all levels of baccalaureate and graduate nursing study at AACN member schools. Registration is limited so early registration is encouraged.
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Summit Agenda
Sunday, March 21
Noon-4:30pm
Summit Registration
4:30-5:00pm
Welcome Opening Plenary Session: Nurses: Leaders in Health Policy
C. Fay Raines, PhD, RN, AACN President
Kathleen Potempa, DNSc, RN, FAAN, AACN President-elect
Teri Murray, PhD, RN, AACN Government Affairs Committee Chair
Geraldine “Polly” Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, AACN CEO and Executive Director
5:00-6:00pm
Nurses: Leaders in Health Policy
Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN
Executive Director, Center for Health Policy, Johns Hopkins Medicine
6:45-7:30pm
Welcome Reception with Nursing Deans and Directors
Monday, March 22
8:00-9:00am
Nurse Smith Goes to Washington: Preparing for Capitol Hill Visits
Suzanne Begeny, PhD, RN, AACN Director of Government Affairs
9:00-10:00am
NINR: 25 Years of Advancing Nursing Science
Patricia Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, National Institute of Nursing Research
10:00-10:30am
Break
10:30-12:00pm
Congressional Staff Panel
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch (on your own; suggestions provided)
1:00-4:00pm
House and Senate Office Visits on Capitol Hill (meetings arranged by AACN Staff)
4:00-6:00pm
Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill
Tuesday, March 23
8:00-9:00am
All Politics Are Local: Linking State and Federal Policy
Darlene J. Curley, MS, RN
Executive Director, Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence and Former Maine State Legislator
9:00-10:00am
Translating Research to Policy
Kathleen McCauley, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, FAHA
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
10:00-10:30am
Break
10:30-12:00pm
Small Group Debriefing
Suzanne Begeny, PhD, RN, AACN Director of Government Affairs
Chandra Burnside, AACN Manager of Government Affairs
12:30-1:45pm
Congressional Luncheon
1:45-2:30pm
Closing Ceremony and AACN Policy Academy Induction
Summit Location
The Summit events, with the exception of the activities on Capitol Hill Monday afternoon, will be held at the Fairmont Washington, DC located at 2401 M Street, NW, Washington, DC.
http://www.fairmont.com/EN_FA/Property/WDC
Summit Lodging
AACN's Student Policy Summit room block is now full. The following hotels are within walking distance of The Fairmont Washington and may have availability over the meeting dates:
Best Western Georgetown Hotel and Suites
1121 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
1-800-762-3777
202-457-0565
www.bestwesternwashingtondc.com
Embassy Suites Washington
1250 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-857-3388
www.embassysuites.com
Meals
The Summit registration fee covers continental breakfasts on Monday and Tuesday mornings at the Fairmont Washington, DC, as well as the closing luncheon on Tuesday, March 23.
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