November 17, 2017
Dear Colleagues,
We have received many phone calls from school nurses concerning the mandate from the Board of Registration in Nursing (BORN) concerning the Mandatory Continuing Education Requirement: Training on domestic and sexual violence required for LPN, RN and APRN license renewal. SHIELD is actively working on providing this training. The provider they are working with just recently received her approval from BORN (the training must be a BORN approved program and they just approved specific trainings last week) so we don’t yet have dates for a program, but should have plans in place very soon. Our understanding is that the course will be a half-day live program. We know many nurses will be seeking to renew their licenses in January, so we’re working on getting some training dates scheduled as soon as possible. Once we firm up our plans, we’ll be announcing courses through my updates as well as on the SHIELD website, so stay tuned! Visit http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/community-health/dvip/violence/domestic-and-sexual-violence-integration.html for compliance information. This mandatory training can be included as a portion of the 15 contact hours required for license renewal.
Registration is now available for the December 7th statewide School Nurse Leader meeting. We are extending an invitation to all school nurse leaders and school psychologists to join us for the day! The cost of the workshop for School Psychologists will be $85 (Essential Schools Health Services (ESHS) grant funds can be used to pay this registration fee). Please register at: http://bucme.org/live/4911
The SBIRT in Schools Guidelines and Recommendations document has been removed from the MASBIRT in Schools website until further revisions and updates can be provided. Please disregard all previous editions of this document. We will be posting a more current version as soon as possible. Please remove from use all other earlier editions. Thank you for your patience as we revise this document with the most updated information. In the meantime, please use the SBIRT in School Health Teams booklet, available at http://www.masbirt.org/sites/www.masbirt.org/files/School%20SBIRT/SA3536.pdf You can order copies of this booklet at: http://massclearinghouse.ehs.state.ma.us/product/SA3536.html
The Brookings Institute recently published an article discussing what effective health care systems need in order build trust between health care institutions and community organizations, such as schools. This article addresses the importance of School Nurses in this work. The authors acknowledge not only provide skilled health care services that we provide but recognize that school nurses are most aware of their broader psychosocial and health care needs of their communities. This is worth reading! https://www.brookings.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2017/09/es_20170921_nurses_as_intermediaries.pdf
The MDPH Suicide Prevention Program recently released The Call for Workshop Proposals for the 17th Annual Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Conference (to be held on May 2nd & 3rd, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Framingham, MA). The theme of the 2018 conference is: Many Voices, One Mission: Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan. We know that many of you are doing great work in schools to address this area of need! I strongly encourage you and your school health teams to consider submitting a proposal for presentation at this conference! The deadline for submissions is December 22, 2017 at 11:59 pm EST. No late submissions will be accepted. Please feel free to contact the Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Program at 617-624-5438 with any questions regarding this call for workshop proposals. We look forward to receiving your submissions and seeing you in Framingham, Massachusetts. Call For Workshop Proposals: https://goo.gl/forms/CvNfRTBo3j5rV6wg1
We hope everyone enjoys the thanksgiving holiday break. And during this holiday season, please take the time to reflect and be grateful for the many opportunities you have in your role as a school nurse leader to impact the lives of the students and their families that you work with. We are grateful for this and everything you do, every day.
With thanks,
Mary Ann, Carol and Janet
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – – William Arthur Ward, American Writer
SCHOOL NURSES IN THE NEWS!
Governor Baker recently announced the second significant package to fight the opioid and heroin epidemic, including legislation titled An act relative to Combatting addiction, Accessing treatment, Reducing prescriptions and Enhancing prevention (CARE Act). Shanyn Toulouse, the Northeast Regional School Nurse Consultant, spoke at this press conference and described the continuing efforts by school nurses and other school health personnel to care for students through SBIRT and other initiatives to reduce the impact on children of this epidemic. Please watch the complete news conference below….to see Lieutenant Governor Polito’s introduction to Shanyn and her presentation, view the video beginning minute 19: http://www.fox25boston.com/news/watch-gov-baker-to-unveil-new-opioid-bill/647449617 Thank you Shanyn, for representing all school nurses so very well!
For more information on this proposed legislation see: https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-announces-more-reforms-to-combat-the-opioid-and-heroin-epidemic
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO MA LEAD SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:
The MDPH Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program would like to alert school nurses, other pediatric nurses and nursepractitioners to changes to the lead screening requirements and definition effective December 1, 2017. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) has amended its Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Regulation which will go into effect December 1, 2017. https://www.mass.gov/news/changes-to-the-lead-regulation-for-pediatric-healthcare-providers (Also attached).
REMINDER FROM THE MDPH IMMUNIZATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM:
This is a reminder to complete your Kindergarten and Grade 7 Immunization Surveys by December 15th. The Assessment Unit will not accept any surveys after this date. If you have any questions, please contact the Assessment Unit at 617-983-4330.
| FACES OF ADDICTION: THE OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION CONFERENCE:
An MIAA Conference for: High School Students, School Administrators, Educators, Advisors, Activity Group Leaders, Wellness Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Athletic Directors, Coaches, Nurses, and School Resource Officers. This is an event for both student leaders and school personnel, so bring your students!
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UPCOMING SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION CURRICULUM TRAININGS:
Save the Date(s)!
February 5th – 8th for the Good Behavior Game Trainings (3-4 Trainings)
February 13th to the 16th for the Life Skills Elementary Trainings Series (3 or 4 trainings),
February 27th to March 2nd for the Life Skills Middle School Training Series (4 trainings).
Locations TBD
CONNECTING BRAIN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO INJURY PREVENTION:
| Connecting Brain and Social Development to Injury Prevention
Tuesday November 28, 2017
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