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School Nurse Updates on Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunizations
This is the Fall 2025 All Regions School Nurse Meeting.
Target Audience
Massachusetts School Nurses
Additional Information
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 All Regions Meeting Agenda | 285.09 KB |
All Regions School Nurse Meeting
School Nurse Updates on Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunizations
October 22, 2025, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Zoom Meeting
Time | Topic(s) | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
1:00 - 1:10 | Welcome and MDPH School Health Services Updates | Regional Consultants Karen Robitaille, MSN, MBA, RN, NCSN MDPH Director of School Health Services |
1:10 - 1:35 | Infectious Diseases Updates for School Nurses | Catherine Brown, DVM, MSc, MPH State Epidemiologist and State Public Health Veterinarian |
1:35 - 1:40 | Q and A for Dr. Brown |
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| 1:40 - 1:55 | Vaccine Hesitancy in Today's World; Caring for our Fragile Children During Flu and Covid Season; Caring for Migrant Children: The Basics | Safdar Medina, MD, FAAP Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMassChan Medical School Tri River Family Health Center, Uxbridge, MA Consultant, School Health Division, MDPH School Physician-Northborough/Southborough School District |
| 1:55 - 2:00 | Q and A for Dr. Medina | |
2:00 - 2:15 | Tuberculosis and School Aged Children | Anna C. Hippchen, RN, DTN, DNP Senior Tuberculosis Nurse Lead Division of Global Populations and Infectious Disease Prevention Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences |
| 2:15 - 2:20 | Q and A for Dr. Hippchen | |
2:20 - 2:35 | School Immunization Survey and 2024-2025 Data | Christopher Tocci, MPH MDPH Immunization Epidemiologist |
| 2:35 - 2:40 | Q and A for Chris Tocci | |
| 2:40 - 2:50 | The Role of Public Health Nurses Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Through Partnerships with the MVCP and SOPs for PHN Regional Collaboration to Increase Access; Brief Spotlight on Pediatric Hypertension | Meg Burch, MS, RN, NCSN Program Manager, Local Public Health Nurse Consultant (LPHNC) Program Tamara Bedard, BSN, RN Central Region LPHNC |
2:50 - 2:55 | Q and A for LPHNC | |
| 2:55 - 3:00 | Wrap Up | Regional Consultants |
Massachusetts School Nurse Regional Consultants
| Stephanie Faas, BSN, RN, NCSN | Western Regional Consultant, Berkshire/Franklin |
Ann Linehan, DNP, MSN, RN | Southeast Regional Consultant |
Janet Guertin-Moruzzi, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN | Public Health Nurse Advisor, Non Public Schools |
Mary Jane O'Brien PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, NCSN | Boston Regional Consultant |
Tracy Rowe, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN | Central Regional Consultant |
Tricia Smith, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN | MetroWest Regional Consultant |
Shanyn Toulouse, DNP, MEd, RN, NCSN | Northeast Regional Consultant |
Veronica Webb Barrett, MSN, MA Ed Psych, RN, HNB-BC | Western Regional Consultant, Hampshire/Hampden |
Note that only participation credit will be provided for this session.
Available Credit
- 2.00 Participation