VERY IMPORTANT DATE

Refunds on or before June1, 2016 by written notice. No

refunds thereafter. Mail written notice to Carol Robles at

1219 Granada Street, Accokeek, MD 20607. Registration

fee less $50.00 administrative fee will be refunded upon

receipt of written communication.

Questions?

Lorna Seidel (443) 240-5713 lorna@seidel.us

Nora Mendoza (571) 723-8273 norrad79@verizon.net

Joy Arellano (301) 520-5189 mjarellano19@yahoo.com

Welcome Night – Business Casual Attire

Leadership Day – Business Casual Attire

Networking Night – Regional Attire

Education Day – Business Casual Attire

Potomac River Cruise – Casual with Sweater

General Assembly – Business Casual Attire

Gala Night – Black Tie/Formal Attire

Filipiniana

From Washington Dulles International Airport

(approx. 27 miles): Take Dulles Toll Road/VA 267

East, and stay on this road after it becomes I-66 E.

Take the US-50 E/ Constitution Ave exit, and stay

straight to go onto US-50 E. Turn left onto 15th

Street NW, then right onto New York Ave NW. Turn

right onto H Street NW. Grand Hyatt Washington is

on the corner of 11th and H Streets NW.

From Reagan National Airport (approx. 5 miles):

Take George Washington Memorial Parkway

North. Merge onto US-1 N toward Washington.

Stay straight to go onto 14th Street NW. Turn right

onto New York Ave NW. Turn slight right onto H

Street NW. Grand Hyatt Washington is on the

corner of 11th and H Streets NW.

By Metro: Take the Blue, Orange or Red lines to the

Metro Center stop. Follow the signs for the 11th

Street Exit and you will see an entrance to Grand

Hyatt Washington from the station.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

WHAT TO WEAR

DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL

The host chapter wants to ensure you will have

a lot of fun in the Nation’s Capital and its

surrounding Metropolitan area and go home

with great memories. For entertainment

information, please visit these websites:

destinationdc.com

visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/book-tour-capitol

WHAT TO DO IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL?

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Airport Shuttle Company

goairportshuttle.com/washington_dulles_airport_shuttle

theairportshuttle.com/ronald_reagan_national

Taxis / UBER / Limousine Service: Available

CONVENTION SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

PLANNING COMMITTEE

HOTEL ACCOMODATION

Deadline for Hotel & Event Registration June 15, 2016 – Sunday

THE PHILIPPINE NURSES ASSOCIATION

OF AMERICA, INC.

37th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION

JULY 20-24, 2016

GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON

1000 H STREET NORTHWEST

WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Wednesday

July 20,

2016

08:00 16:00 Registration & packet pick up

08:00 08:30 Breakfast

08:00 16:00 PNAA Executive Board Meeting

12:00 13:00 Lunch

14:00 16:00 Circle of Presidents’ Meeting

16:30 17:30 Regional Meetings:

Eastern Region ● North Central Region

● Western Region ● South Central Region

18:30 21:00 Welcome Night

Thursday

July 21, 2016

07:00 16:30 Check in, Registration

07:00 07:30 Breakfast

07:30 16:00 Poster Presentation, Exhibits

07:45 08:00 Welcome and Program Overview

08:00 08:15 PNAA President’s Address

08:15 12:00 Leadership Institute Workshop

08:15 12:00 PNAAF Executive Board Meeting

12:00 12:15 PNAAF President’s Address

12:15 13:00 Lunch

13:00 16:30 NIH Research Orientation

13:00 14:30 Living Well: Guide to Wealth & Health

14:45 16:00 White House Initiative

18:00 23:00 Networking Night &

Philippine Cultural Heritage Thru Fashion

Friday

July 22, 2016

07:00 16:30 Education Day, Check in and Registration

07:00 07:30 Breakfast

07:30 07:45 Welcome and Program Overview

07:45 08:00 PNAA President’s Remarks

08:00 08:50 The Future of Nursing: Transforming Health Care

08:50 09:40 Nurses Leading & Transforming Health Care

09:40 10:30 Magnet Journey

10:30 10:40 Break, Exhibits & Networking

10:40 11:30 Healing Presence: A Way of Being,

A Way of Caring, A Way of Loving

11:30 12:20 Thought Leaders in Nursing Research

12:20 13:20 Lunch, Exhibits, Networking

13:20 14:10 Role of Nurses in Shared Decision Making for

Patients with Multiple Myeloma

14:10 15:00 PNAA Leadership Fellows Program

15:00 15:50 Open Education Resources for Nurses Around the

World: An Innovation

15:50 16:00 Evaluation and Distribution of Contact Hours

Certificates

16:00 17:00 APRN Forum

16:00 17:00 1st Time Attendees

16:45 23:00 Potomac River Cruise *16:45 pick up @ the lobby

Saturday

July 23, 2016

05:30 07:00 PNAAF Zumbathon

07:30 08:00 Breakfast

08:00 08:15 Opening Remarks

08:15 16:00 General Assembly (with lunch) & Awards

Ceremony

18:00 24:00 Gala/Awards/Induction Night

Sunday July 24, 2016

09:00 11:00 Thanksgiving Mass

11:00 Brunch at the hotel

A block of rooms has been reserved for the

conference attendees at a special rate.

GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON

Phone Reservation: 1-888-421-1442

and mention the group name,

“PNAA Annual Convention”

Online Reservation: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/PhilippineNursesAssociation

Leticia C. Hermosa, PhD, JD, RN

Dino Doliente, MBA, RN

Reynaldo Rivera, DNP, RN, NEA-BC-FAAN

Gloria Beriones, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Alice Andam, BSN, RN

Lolita B. Compas, MA, RN

Emilie Dearing, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC

Rose dela Pena, BSN, RN

Lorna Imperial-Seidel, PhD, RN

Madelyn Yu, MSN, RN

Jeanette Livelo, DNP, MS/MBA, RN

Carol Manilay-Robles, BSN, RN

The Philippine Nurses Association of America ("PNAA") (i)

reserves the right to modify the conference schedule

without advanced notice; (ii) assumes no responsibility

for personal injury; and (iii) hereby notifies all attendees

that their registration fees do not include personal travel

insurance of any kind, which is the sole responsibility of

each attendee.

DISCLAIMER

CALL FOR POSTERS

PNAAF ZUMBATHON July 23, 2016 – Saturday

The evening celebration will highlight Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao cultural costumes.

PROGRAM

07:00 - 07:30 Check in and Registration

07:30 - 07:45 Welcome and Program Overview Reynaldo Rivera, DNP, RN, NEA- BC, FAAN Gloria Beriones, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

07:45 - 08:00 PNAA President’s Opening Remarks Leticia C. Hermosa, PhD, JD, RN

08:00 - 08:50 The Future of Nursing: Transforming Health Care Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

08:50 - 09:40 Nurses Leading & Transforming Health Care Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN CGFNS International, Inc.

09:40 - 10:30 Magnet Journey Linda C. Lewis, MSA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN American Nurses Credentialing Center

10:30 - 10:40 Break, Exhibits & Networking

10:40 - 11:30 Healing Presence: A Way of Being, A Way of Caring, A Way of Loving Carol Taylor, PhD, RN Georgetown University

11:30 - 12:20 Thought Leaders in Nursing Research Marlon Saria, MSN, RN, AOCNS, FAAN John Wayne Cancer Institute

Leorey Saligan, PhD, RN, FAAN National Institute of Health

Emerson Ea, DNP, PhD, RN New York University

12:20 - 13:20 Lunch, Exhibits, Networking

13:20 - 14:10 Role of Nurses in Shared Decision Making for Patients with Multiple Myeloma Joseph Tariman, PhD, RN DePaul University

14:10 - 15:00 PNAA Leadership Fellows Program Reynaldo R. Rivera, DNP, RN, NEA-BC,FAAN

15:00 - 15:50 Open Education Resources for Nurses Around the World: An Innovation Rishi Desai, MD, CMO Osmosis

15:50 - 16:00 Evaluation and Distribution of Contact Hours Certificates

16:00 - 17:00 APRN Forum

16:00 - 17:00 1st Time Attendees

The evening affair will showcase the glamour and elegance of the PNAA and PNAMDC guests. PNAMDC will portray the First Ladies of U.S.A.

GALA NIGHT

Glamour of Washington, DC

Ambassador of Nations July 23, 2016 – Saturday

18:00 – 24:00

16:45 - Grand Hyatt Hotel pick up

POTOMAC RIVER CRUISE July 22, 2016 - Friday

16:45 – 23:00

NETWORKING NIGHT

Philippine Cultural Heritage Through Fashion July 21, 2016 - Thursday

18:00 – 23:00

EVENING ACTIVITIES

WELCOME NIGHT July 20, 2016 - Wednesday

18:30 – 21:00

PROGRAM 07:30 - 08:00 Breakfast 08:00 - 08:15 Opening Remarks Leticia C. Hermosa, PhD, JD, RN 18th PNAA President, 2014 – 2016 08:15 - 16:00 General Assembly (with lunch) & Awards Ceremony

GENERAL ASSEMBLY July 23, 2016 – Saturday

05:30 Assembly time 06:00 - 07:00 Zumbathon

We invite you to submit an abstract for poster presentation. The symposium will showcase registered professional nurses’ involvement in innovative evidence-based practice and clinical nursing research. For more information, please visit PNAA website, www.mypnaa.org Abstracts must be received by 11:59 PM, Pacific time on Sunday, May 1, 2016.

The Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation is an approved provider of continuing education by California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#14143, 7.0 contact hours will be awarded.

LIVING WELL: GUIDE TO WEALTH AND HEALTH July 21, 2016 – Thursday

13:00 – 14:30

Presenter: Ric Edelman, Chairman and CEO of Edelman Financial Services

Presentation Description: Join Edelman Financial Services chairman, and award-winning financial advisor, Ric Edelman, for an exclusive presentation on preparing for retirement; discover how to prepare for a financially secure retirement by learning key strategies for IRAs and Retirement Accounts and Estate Planning; and, how to manage your investments and generate the income you need in retirement as well as how to properly arrange your will and trusts so your assets are handled exactly as you want.

Objectives: By the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to: 1. Recognize (3) steps to create an investment strategy 2. Describe (3) safeguards to help protect yourself and your family 3. Discuss ways to handle beneficiary designations.

WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE July 21, 2016 – Thursday

14:45 – 16:00

Title: CONVERSATION with JASON TENGCO

Presenter: Jason Tengco, Deputy Director, WHIAAPI

Description:

President Obama in 2009 reestablished the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and has facilitated increased access to and participation in federal programs through innovative partnerships, unprecedented regional engagement, and interagency collaboration. Jason will highlight his knowledge, skills, and experience working in the White House and Administration to address the diverse needs of AAPIs throughout the country. With less than one year left until the next President of the United States takes office, participants will have the opportunity to share their ideas for ways that the current and future Administrations should engage with the AAPI community.

EDUCATION DAY PROGRAM July 22, 2016 – Friday

07:30 – 16:00

The Education Day Program provides world-class speakers, fresh perspectives, and a great opportunity to network with colleagues across the nation.

Objectives: At the end of the Education Day Program, participants will be able to: 1. Describe how the Future of Nursing Initiative is transforming

healthcare. 2. Describe how nurses are leading and transforming healthcare. 3. Explain the importance of Magnet Recognition Program. 4. Identify why cultivating the art of healing presence is essential for patients and caregivers. 5. Describe the importance of nursing research in one’s practice. 6. Explain the role of nurses in promoting patient engagement with patients with multiple myeloma. 7. Describe the impact of open education resources for nurses.

OVERVIEW

The theme for 2016 PNAA National Convention is Leading the Way to Innovation Excellence through HEALTH (Health, Empowerment, Advancement, Leadership, Transformation, Healing). The program highlights various scholarship endeavors of nurses’ leadership and empowerment in designing, implementing, and expanding the world of nursing science through professional practice, research, and innovations that improve the health and well-being of people and nation’s complex healthcare systems.

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE July 21, 2016 – Thursday

The Leadership Institute offers innovative and insightful ideas and solutions to equip you as a leader. This year’s Leadership Institute will focus on transformational leader and effective communication.

Objectives: At the end of the Leadership Institute, participants will be able to: 1. Describe lessons learned through one’s career path. 2. Explain how to motivate others by compelling

communication. 3. Describe how to have high stakes and challenging

conversation. PROGRAM

07:00 - 07:30 Check in, Registration and Breakfast

07:30 - 16:00 Poster Presentation, Exhibits

07:45 - 08:00 Welcome and Program Overview Reynaldo R. Rivera, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

08:00 - 08:15 PNAA President’s Address: Leticia C. Hermosa, PhD, JD, RN

08:15 - 12:00 Leadership Institute Workshop

08:15 - 12:00 PNAAF Executive Board Meeting

12:00 - 12:15 PNAAF President’s Address Merlita Velasquez, BSN, RN

12:15 - 13:00 Lunch

The Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation is an approved provider of continuing education by California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#14143, 4.0 contact hours will be awarded.

National Institutes of Health

Research Orientation July 21, 2016 – Thursday, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD

13:00 – 16:30

This program, designed for nursing scientists, educators, practitioners, and students, will introduce the participants to the rich, interprofessional collaborative research environment at the NIH. This workshop intends to promote multiple opportunities for participants to learn about bio-medical and behavioral health research. The program is limited to 30 participants. If interested to apply, check out this hyperlink: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MinorityHealthWorkshop https://form.jotform.com/61036913958159

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