7th Annual Native Nations Nursing Summit

November 19, 2021

Choices of Today for the Next Seven Generations

Many Native American Tribes believe the philosophy that healthy choices today can create a more positive future for the next seven generations.

Join us VIRTUALLY for the Native Nations Nursing Virtual Summit to learn about evidence-based approaches and best practices for optimal, culturally congruent health care in Native American communities. This year's summit will be provided by LIVE Webinar.

PRACTICE GAPS AND NEEDS

Evidence-based approaches addressing health disparities in Native American communities, such as integrated health care services, are not well known or routinely implemented into current systems. Nurses need to know this information to provide culturally aware health care services and to be an effective ally. 

Nurses have a unique position and perspective in Native American communities that makes it important for them to be allies and advocates. To be an effective ally in Native American communities, nurses need to know the why, how, and foundations of Tribal community healthcare initiatives.  

Only about 10% of the nurses working in Tribal Clinics identify as Native American while nearly 100% of the patients are Native American. Native Americans comprise about 2% of the Wisconsin population while Native American nurses in Wisconsin comprise only about .05% of the nursing workforce. 

The 7th Annual Native Nations Nursing Summit will focus on the choices that are being made today, and how they will affect the next seven generations. Summit speakers will highlight initiatives that focus on the health of Native American communities today and for future generations. 

ELEMENTS OF COMPETENCE

This summit is designed to improve learner competence and focuses on the Interprofessional and nursing areas of values/ethics for interprofessional practice and interprofessional communication

AUDIENCE

Native and non-Native nurses, current nursing students, schools of nursing school advisors and recruiters, and anyone interested in supporting the health of tribal communities.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the summit learners will be able to:

  • Identify best practices to provide culturally congruent care
  • Explain current initiatives by Tribal healthcare systems to keep communities safe during the current public health crisis
  • Apply principles of holistic and Indigenous healthcare into current public health initiatives

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact Haley Burkhardt, MS, UW-Madison, School of Nursing STREAM Coordinator at 715-566-1884 or hpburkhardt@wisc.edu

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 2.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Registration opens: 
10/01/2021
Course expires: 
12/31/2021
Event starts: 
11/19/2021 - 8:30am CST
Event ends: 
11/19/2021 - 12:30pm CST
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Agenda

Friday, November 19th, 2021

TimeActivities/Topics/SpeakersLearning Objectives 
8:30-9:00 AM

Welcome*

MC: John L. Breuninger, RN, MPH
Tribal Affiliation: Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Prayer offering: Jo Ann Schedler, BSN, MSM, RN
Mohican Nation Stockbridge-Munsee Band
Major, U.S. Army Nurse Corps (Retired)

 

9:00-9:45 AM

Community Initiatives for a Better Future*

Speaker: Madalyn Johns MSN, RN
Tribal Affiliation: Chickasaw Nation and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

  1. Describe the purpose of the Native Strong Town Hall.
  2. Explain how Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center engages Tribal communities in health promotion and disease prevention.
  3. Discuss the mental health resources that the All Nations Wellness Center provides for Tribal communities.
9:45-10:00 AMBreak*  

10:00-11:00 AM

    

Creating Effective Partnerships with Tribal Nations Through State Government

Speaker: Gail Nahwahquaw
Director of Tribal Affairs, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Office of the Secretary
Tribal Affiliation:
Menominee Nation

  1. Identify current partnerships between Tribal Nations and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
  2. Describe the formation of Indian Health Services, current funding status, and how to interface, collaborate, and access services as a provider.
  3. Recognize the importance of effective partnerships between Tribal Nations and state government to promote health equity in Tribal communities. 
11:00-11:15 AMProgram Updates - STREAM, NACHP, and GLITC* 
11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Keynote Address

Health for the Next 7 Generations and Beyond

Speaker: Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN
Director of the First Nations House of Learning and Associate Professor at University of British Columbia
Tribal Affiliation: 
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota), and has equal lineage as Canadian Sioux/ Saskatchewan
 

  1. Describe the health disparities impacting American Indian and Alaska Native populations that were magnified during the COVID pandemic and their policy origins.
  2. Recognize the impact of past and present federal legislation on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous communities.
  3. Demonstrate best practices for allyship to Indigenous communities as a healthcare provider. 
12:15-12:30 PM

Closing Remarks*

MC: John L. Breuninger, RN, MPH
Tribal Affiliation: Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

 

*There is no continuing education credit for these sessions.

PROGRAM CHANGES

Situations occasionally occur that may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP reserves the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.

This is a virtual event. Links will be sent to participants prior to the event.

REQUIRED HARDWARE/SOFTWARE

Free, current version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge with audio and video capabilities. Some older browsers and Microsoft Explorer could produce error messages or not display the content correctly. 

SPEAKERS

John L. Breuninger, RN, MPH
Tribal Affilliation: Enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Retired Nurse Officer, CAPT (0-6), United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Indian Health Service. Retired Director of Planning, Oneida Nation. Member of Advisory Board, Native American Center for Health Professionals, UW Madison and STREAM Mentor for UW School of Nursing.

Madalyn Johns MSN, RN
Tribal Affilliation: Chickasaw Nation and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Madalyn Johns is a member of the Chickasaw Nation and descendant of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for her undergraduate studies where she received a Bachelor of Science in biology. While studying at UWL, Madalyn was the president of the Native American Student Association for four years. During her time as president, she led the initiative to pass a university wide policy that recognizes the sacred Ho-Chunk land the institution resides on. After graduation from UWL, Madalyn moved back home to the Milwaukee area where she began employment at the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center in Milwaukee, WI. Here she worked in the medical department as a nursing assistant as well as with the Youth Empowerment Project as a youth mentor, focusing on substance abuse and suicide prevention for Native youth. Madalyn then attended graduate school at Marquette University where she earned a Master’s of Science in Nursing through the direct entry program. Shortly after graduation, she traveled to Oklahoma where she spent some time serving a nursing internship with the Chickasaw Nation at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center. In the spring of 2019, Madalyn found her way back to both Milwaukee and the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center where she is currently working as a registered nurse. Her roles include staff nurse, behavioral health care coordination nurse and infection control officer. In everything she does, Madalyn demonstrates her profound passion for serving her community.

Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
Director of the First Nations House of Learning and Associate Professor at University of British Columbia

Margaret P. Moss is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota), and has equal lineage as Canadian Sioux/ Saskatchewan. She is currently Director of the First Nations House of Learning and an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. Dr. Moss is the first and only American Indian to hold both nursing and juris doctorates, and published the first nursing textbook on American Indian health (Springer 2015).

Gail Nahwahquaw
Menominee Nation
Director of Tribal Affairs, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Office of the Secretary

Gail Nahwahquaw is a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. She has been the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Tribal Affairs Director for nine years and worked at the department for 21 years in various capacities in public health and Care and Treatment Services divisions. Gail has expertise in government to government engagement with tribal government and has also gained a similar engagement interaction with federal, state, and county governments. Gail has expertise in leadership, policy development, contract administration, human services recruitment, and networking. Gail attended the University of Utah, Biology Program. Gail enjoys spending time with her 3 grandsons and their dog Leo, listening to talk radio and slowly transitioning to POD casts, walking, HIIT workouts and eating better.

PLANNING COMMITTEE 

Lisa Bratzke, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAHA
STREAM Director and Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director and Honors Program Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Jeneile Luebke, PhD, RN
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, St. Croix Chippewa
Post-Doctoral Nurse Research Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Haley Burkhardt, MS
St. Croix Chippewa, Mississippi Choctaw
STREAM Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Azael Meza
Student Career Enhancement Coordinator, GLITC Rep, Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH)

Kala Cornelius, DNP, MSN, RN
Oneida Nation, Menominee
Clinical Instructor and STREAM Co-Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Jo Ann Schedler, RN
Stockbridge-Munsee Nation

Mel Freitag, BA, MA, PhD
STREAM Co-Director and Diversity Officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Tara Senter
NARCH Program Coordinator, GLITC Rep, Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH)

POLICY ON DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please contact info@icep.wisc.edu.

Discloser List CME Internal Report

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this virtual, live activity for a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hours. Iowa Board of Nursing accepts ANCC contact hours for nursing continuing education requirements.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for 0.20 continuing education units (CEUs) or 2.00 hours. 

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 2.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours

Check back periodically for an up-to-date list of exhibitors.

Click on the link to enter their virtual "booth."

Exhibitor "drop in" time: Friday, November 19 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Exhibitors

Gundersen Health System

UW-Madison School of Nursing

Advocate Aurora Healthcare

Great Lakes Native American Research Center for Health (GL NARCH)

STREAM Program

UW Health

Native American Center for Health Professions, UW Madison

Cost:
$0.00
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QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

For summit information, please contact Haley Burkhardt, MS, UW-Madison School of Nursing STREAM Coordinator at 715-566-1884 or hpburkhardt@wisc.edu

Required Hardware/software

Free, current version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge with audio and video capabilities. Some older browsers and Internet Explorer could produce error messages or not display the content correctly.