NETWORKING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Registration
Join us at the Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi 38th Annual Convention in Biloxi, MS! Get ready to celebrate 38 years of promoting excellence in healthcare! This year’s theme: “Sowing Seeds for a Harvest Unseen in Healthcare,” promises to be inspiring and educational. We have an amazing lineup of speakers, as well as informative workshops Take part in networking opportunities, catch up with old friends, or make some new ones. And don’t forget about the exciting event activities we have planned–you won’t want to miss out on the fun! So mark your calendar for May 04 – 07, 2023!
Registration includes all ticketed food events.
Hotel
Our two day conference host hotel is the IP Resort Casino and Spa. Experience the ultimate Biloxi getaway at IP Casino Resort Spa! Boasting the Gulf Coast’s only Vegas-style ultra-lounge and a 32-story hotel with stunning waterfront views, come take advantage of everything this one-stop destination has to offer.
Our organization has a hotel accommodations contract with the IP Resort Casino and Spa; Reservations: 888.946.2847; Code: S231001. Thursday night rate, single/double: $74.99; Friday & Saturday night rates, single/double: $154.99; Sunday night rate, single/double: $74.99.
Deadline for room reservations is March 31, 2023 to receive the group rates.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, April 30, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome/Overview
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Education Session #1
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Education Session #2
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Education Session #3
12:00 p.m. Meet the Candidates
12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Education Session #4
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Education Session #5
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Education Session #6
4:15 p.m. Evaluations
4:30 p.m. Adjourn/ Delegates Vote
Saturday, May 1, 2021
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Welcome
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Education Session #7
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Legislative Assembly
Pearl Project
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker
12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Evaluations
12:30 p.m. Installation of Officers
President Acceptance
Board of Director’s
Orientation
Sponsor/Exhibitor
Become a sponsor of the Convention, which offers you an opportunity to play a major role at our convention. Sponsor benefits are commensurate with your participation level; but range from recognition via convention booklet, announcements, and banners to complimentary admission into continuing education sessions.
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2023 EPRNM Conference at a Glance
We reserve the right to change the speakers and topics
Thursday, May 4
5:00 p.m.
Registration
6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Satchmo’s Bar & Grill
10206 Seymour Avenue
D ’Iberville, MS
Friday, May 5
7:30 a.m.
Registration/Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Introduction & Overview
Yolanda Murry, MSN, FNP-C, RN
EPRNM President
Prayer
Ezell Landrum, RN
EPRNM Chaplain
Announcements
Sonja Fuqua, PhD, RN, PCMH-CCE
EPRNM Convention Co-Chair
Shana Lenoir, MSN, RN
EPRNM Education Chair
8:15 a.m.
Intergenerational Nursing
Rachel Lockhart, RN
District IV President-Elect
9:15 a.m.
MS Board of Nursing Update
Phyllis Johnson, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
MS Board of Nursing
Executive Director
10:15 a.m.
Break/Exhibit Hall Opens
10:30 a.m.
Decreasing Morbidity & Mortality in Pregnancy
Pamela Lacy, MD
Physicians & Surgeons Clinic
11:30 a.m.
Introduction of Sponsors & Exhibitors
Audwin Fletcher, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN
EPRNM Convention Co-Chair
Meet the Candidates
Bess Blackwell, MSN, RN
EPRNM Nomination/Credentialing Chair
12:00 p.m.
- Lunch on your own
- Annual President’s Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Nursing Leadership
Tonya Moore, PhD, RN
MNA Immediate Past President
2:30 p.m.
Depression and Suicide
Courtney Benette, MD
Buckles Family Wellness Clinic
3:30 p.m.
CE Evaluations
Shana Lenoir, MSN, RN
EPRNM Education Chair
3:30 p.m.
Delegate Voting
Barbara Field, RN
EPRNM Parliamentarian
6:00 p.m.
Members’ Reception
Saturday, May 6
7:30 a.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m.
Legislative Assembly
Yolanda Murry, MSN, FNP-C, RN
EPRNM President
10:15 a.m.
Break/Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m.
Cardiovascular Update
Clifton Reed, MSN, APRN, FNP, BC
Cardiovascular Solutions of Central MS Foot & Ankle Clinic Podiatrist
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Katina Holliday, MSN, FNP-C, RN
Founder/CEO Holliday’s Helping Hand
Board of Directors Orientation
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Scholarship and Awards Gala
Vernessia Coleman, RN
EPRNM Scholarship/Awards Chair
Leaving Your Legacy
Charledria McGee, DNP, PMHNP
BLOOM, Behavior Health & Wellness, PLLC
Sunday, May 7
8:30 a.m.
Prayer Breakfast
Prayer
Gretta Carter, RN
EPRNM Immediate Past Chaplain
Spiritual Health, RN
Ezell Landrum, RN
EPRNM Chaplain
Necrology
District Presidents
Breakfast Served
Song
Installation of Officers
Barbara Field, RN
EPRNM Parliamentarian
Gavel Ceremony
18th State President and Past Presidents
Presidential Farewell Address
Yolanda Murry, MSN, RN, FNP-C
EPRNM Parliamentarian
President’s Address
Nia T. Day, DNP, NP-C
EPRNM President 2023 – 2025
9:45 a.m.
CE Evaulation
Learning Outcome: Upon completion of the educational offerings, participants will have the opportunity to apply evidence-based practice in men’s health, reduce unconscious bias in intergenerational nursing workforce, adhere to the MS Nursing Practice Act, initiate strategies to improve obstetric health care disparities, increase knowledge in healthcare entrepreneurship, and enhance practice in nursing mentorship, leadership, and spirituality.
This activity has been submitted to the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc. for approval to award contact hours. The Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc. is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.