February 15, 2017
Dear Colleagues,
Many of you will be getting some time away next week during school February vacation week! Hope you find it restful and reflective in the midst of our snowy winter! Some of you may even have the option to retreat to sunnier climates! Whatever you do, enjoy!
Lots of information in the updates below! Be sure to mark your calendars for some exciting upcoming programs. And remember, additional SBIRT Introductory and SBIRT Implementation Essentials workshops are being posted weekly on the Boston University SHIELD website at: www.shield-bu.org . Be sure to check it out in order to receive the training your school team needs to implement this mandated program.
Enjoy the rest of the week!
Mary Ann, Janet and Carol
“When you get something for nothing, you just haven’t been billed for it yet.” — Chinese Proverb
From MDPH Immunization Program:
Please see the Immunization Program Newsletter Fall Winter 2016-2017. If you have any questions about the contents of the newsletter, please contact the following numbers:
- Vaccine availability, ordering or storage and handling: Vaccine Management Unit – 617-983-6828
- MIIS enrollment or troubleshooting: MIIS Help Desk – 617-983-4335
- Immunization schedules and recommendations, VPD disease morbidity, or other immunization related information: Immunization Program Main Number- 617-983-6800
Rebecca Vanucci
Immunization Outreach Coordinator, Immunization Program
From Boston Medical Center:
This may be of interest to school nurses who also hold an NP certification:
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that providers consider offering medication-assisted treatment to patients with severe opioid use or discuss referrals to other providers. Dissemination of available therapies for this age group are needed to save and improve lives of youth with opioid use disorder.
Boston Medical Center will be hosting a waiver training on April 24th from 8-4:30 PM. The training is free, has CE and CME’s, validated parking, light breakfast and lunch is included. Priority will be given to physicians, NP’s and PA’s medical support staff working with adolescents. The link below will bring you to the registration, if you have any questions please contact me on email at colleen.labelle@bmc.org
http://www.cvent.com/events/adolescent-focused-waiver-training-140-/event-summary-f3da99afc4534788b6ff66b50f4f8325.aspx
From the Online Consortium of School Nurses focused on Type One:
Attached is the February newsletter. Hopefully you will find a few tidbits of good information. JDRF’s TypeOneNation is occurring this weekend. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to your families so they can use the link to register. JDRF’s PEAK for health care providers is occurring on Friday and on Saturday for individuals and families (following TypeOneNation). Links are also included in the newsletter. If there is anyone whom you know who would like to receive these newsletter, please have them email me directly and I am happy to add them to my list serve.
– Danielle King, BSN, RN, School Nurse
Bennett Hemenway Elementary, Natick, MA
phone: 508. 647. 6582
fax: 508. 650. 0565
From the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization (MSNO):
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming MSNO Spring Conference School Nursing Perspectives 2017: Managing the Student with Diabetes.. The conference will be held at the Marlboro Holiday on Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 9:00-1:00 pm. Please note our revised conference hours, and stay tuned for the brochure and registration information in a future email. Updated information will soon be available on our website, www.msno.org.
June Kazes,
MSNO Programs Chair
From the CPR Savers & First Aid Supply Company:
Grant Opportunity for AEDs:
Deadlines: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose: CPR Savers provides Grants to eligible organizations to cover all or part of the costs associated with purchasing an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Eligibility: Community-based organizations that can demonstrate need for an AED are eligible to apply.
Amount of funding: Amount not specified
Link: https://www.cpr-savers.com/AED-Grant-Programs_ep_51-1.html
From the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA):
| “Typical or Troubled?” and “Hidden in Plain Sight” A Workshop for School Faculty and Staff |
| Monday, March 6, 2017 8:30 am to 1:30 pm at the MIAA Office, Franklin, MARegistration and light breakfast: 8:00 am Workshop begins promptly at 8:30 am and concludes at 1:30 pm. Cost of workshop is $40.00. |
| This MIAA wellness workshop will offer two presentations.
Typical or Troubled? This presentation explores the broad spectrum of adolescent mental health development. Participants will leave with an understanding of mental health diagnoses, substance use, risk factors, and warning signs, how to intervene and refer, gold-standard treatment options, and strategies to approach situations collaboratively as a school-based team. Hidden in Plain Sight Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) is a Mock Teen Bedroom Display. Through the eyes of the teen, participants will visualize over 50 hidden items that can be found in teen bedrooms. In a train-the-trainer format, participants will also learn how they can use HIPS in their schools and communities, and have those talks with parents about the importance of family communication, current drug trends, and how drug paraphernalia may be “Hidden in Plain Sight.” |
From the MassHealth’s Office of Behavioral Health and Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative:
Check Out Our New Look. If you haven’t been to the CBHI website in a while, check out the newly redesigned website. Practice guidelines, program specs, CANS information, and access to all of our resources are there, in a cleaner, easier-to-navigate format that we hope will be useful for providers, state agency partners, families, and anyone interested in behavioral health services for MassHealth-enrolled children and youth.
From the John Stalker Institute at Framingham State University:
Check out the new Spring/Summer 2017 Professional Development brochure from JSI.
Register for Nuts and Bolts of School Nutrition Programs:
· Registration coming soon for the August 1, 2, 3, 2017 Nuts and Bolts of School Nutrition Programs |
| Visit the JSI Website |