Alaska School Nurse Association Spring Conference

To the editor:

Mat-Su Borough School District nurses planned and hosted the Alaska School Nurse Association spring conference at Settlers Bay last weekend. It was titled “We’re Ready! Emergency Nursing in the School Setting.”

More than 100 school nurses from across the state gathered for a weekend of up-to-date information on emergency care.

Emergency topics presented and discussed included, orthopedics, mental health, suicide, diabetes, immunity, vision/eye care, dental, dating violence, allergy/asthma and pediatric issues.

We would like to thank the following community members that supported this conference through donations: Slightly Gypsy-Etsy, Thrifter’s Rock, Vagabond Blues, Mocha Moose, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Chickadees, Alaska Bicycling Center, Town Square Art Gallery, Carr’s, Mimi’s Closet, Younique Boutique, C’est La Vie, Home Again Décor, Dawn and Dennis Gatewood, Laser Vein Center, North Star Hospital, Hatcher Pass Lodge, Wolf Eye Center, BP, Mat-Su Health Foundation, Phyllis Morris, MaryAnn Johnson — Pampered Chef, Phillys Muck, Valley Medical Supply, Ron Lord, Leslie Weimer, Alabama to Alaska, Penny Browner, Snowy River Ranch, B. Baker, Ruth Sandford, Advanced Physical Therapy, Hannah Kroon, Starbucks, LaRae LaCrosse, David Eller — Edward Jones Investments, Berry Cool Yogurt, Val Rozzi and Sherrod Knifty Knitters, Vicky Muncy, Anne Williams and Sherrod K-Kids, Deb Cooper and Tom Hundley.

Ann Kelly

RN BSN NCSN

Colony Middle School nurse