Agenda:

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Keynote Address -Working with Troubled Students
Gary Pavela, M.A.

Concurrent Sessions:

Strangulation Injuries in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(Part 1 - continued at 3:30 p.m.)
Maureen Funk and Julie Schuppel
Strangulation is a common form of injury in domestic violence and sexual assault. When providing treatment for students who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault it is important to be educated about strangulation injuries for appropriate medical treatment, documentation and referral to appropriate resources.

Strategic Planning for College Health: Aligning Student Medical Needs with Academic Mission
Christine Connolly
This session will introduce participants to an easy to use strategic planning process that can be implemented at any health clinic. It will link goals and budget elements to the campus mission and will help clinics to better define their role as it links to academic success and retention. it will also look at external factors affecting hearth care today such as governmental regulation, insurance, demographics, etc.

Welcome to the Party: A Sexual Assault Prevention Curriculum
Deborah Beaszley
Welcome to the Party is a curriculum that was designed for use with the incoming freshmen. It is real. It is contemperary and it was designed by students. It also comes with activities, handouts, resources and even evaluations. This curriculum will make a difference!

Concurrent Sessions:

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Moving to a Tobacco-Free UND
Laurie Betting, Jane Croeker
Find out how you can put the pieces together for a comprehensive tobacco prevention and cessation program on your campus. This session will provide practical, affordable tips and tools you can use to reduce tobacco use rates and move to a tobacco-free campus, based on successful experiences at the University of North Dakota (UND).

STI Screening: Who, What, When, Where and Why
Craig Roberts
How do you handle the student who wants to get “tested for everything?” This session will review current evidence-based and best-practice recommendations for sexually transmitted disease screening in college students, including published guidelines from the CDC and other organizations. Results from surveys of students and college health centers will be used to inform participants of how to implement STI screening practices that make sense. Special populations, common test issues and novel approaches to testing will be covered.

Strangulation Injuries in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(Part 2)
Maureen Funk and Julie Schuppel
Strangulation is a common form of injury in domestic violence and sexual assault. When providing treatment for students who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault it is important to be educated about strangulation injuries for appropriate medical treatment, documentation and referral to appropriate resources.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Concurrent Sessions:

Eating Mindfully in a Food-Infested World
Judith Trumpy
Do you tend to think of eating as the 'good' food versus the 'bad' food? Do you struggle with the changes made by the 'food police'? Want to learn how to eat a banana....MINDFULLY?? Put food back into its proper perspective in your life! Come learn how mindfulness and mindful eating will give you an entirely new perspective regarding food and eating behaviors. Banana included!

Health Promotion in an Evidence-Based World
Corie Beckermann and Wendy Schuh
This session will discuss benefits related to student assessment and how it can be tied to University retention efforts, strategic plans and mission. Participants will gain knowledge of assessment procedures, challenges faced, and ideas about what to do with the data once you have it! Listen to two institutions' experience with NCHA data collection and lessons learned of how to make the process run smoothly.

Why Aren't They Using Our Services
Marilyn Kile
Ever wondered why some students don’t use your Health Services and how you can market to them? We developed an instrument to help us ascertain why some students weren’t using our services, what they knew about our services and any differences in responses among various demographic groups. We got a 58% response rate from our on line survey. This data was then used to develop new marketing strategies to targeted groups.

Concurrent Sessions:

Building a Healthy Community One Step at a Time
Barbara Bloomer and Carol Smith
"It is a neat idea to get everyone up and moving when we don't always feel like it," SNC sophomore. Electronic communications with teams encouraged walking and learning about the Hawaiian Islands' geography and history. "I guess I didn't realize the length of Hawaii when you look at the ground the islands have to cover," SNC sophomore teammate.

Innovation and Collaboration: Keys to a Healthier Campus
Cathy Penn, Michelle Snitselaar and Brenda Steinke
Innovation and Collaboration: Keys to a Healthier Campus
Collaboration among the Recreation and Wellness, Health Services and Nursing Department faculty and nursing students of a community-based nursing course inspired a new avenue to address health issues affecting college students, faculty and staff. Local, state and national resources are identified and evaluated for level of evidence and strength of recommendations. Traditional formats and creative venues are used in a collaborative effort to disseminate health promotion information. The collaboration across 2 academic years has resulted in peer education by 22 nursing student groups.

Keynote Address with Lunch -
Campus Violence: Current Issues and Response Strategies
John Nicoletti, Ph.D.

Concurrent Sessions:

Follow-up Discussion on:
Campus Violence: Current Issues and Response Strategies
John Nicoletti, Ph.D.

Evidence-Based Rehabilitation of Low Back Disorders
Chris Durall
Low back pain is pervasive but often difficult to manage effectively. In this one-hour lecture, common non-operative interventions for low back disorders will be discussed in the context of meta-analyses and treatment-based classification schemes. In addition, an algorithm based on current evidence will be proposed to assist with clinical decision making. A novel trunk muscle endurance testing and training protocol will also be presented.

Health Education: Is it Getting into the Classroom
James Ehlers and Judy Lembrich
This session will explore a model that integrates Health education into the class room. It will look at ways of partnering with Academia to increase relevancy of the Health Service on campus as well as increasing efficiency and accuracy of health information delivery.

Concurrent Sessions:

The Academic Connection: A Valued Partnership
Jane Fischer, Linda Lamont and Ruth Swisher
How can health centers actively connect with students, academics, and the ideals of the university in a mutually beneficial way? Our Health Center has creatively approached this question through its Biology Internship Program. Students earn credit and experience by being an integral part of the delivery of care. Learn the why and how’s of this innovative program! Join in a discussion with your colleagues about their experiences with similar programs! Be inspired and energized!

Addressing the Health and Mental Health Needs of Campus from a Population Standpoint
Alice Reilly-Myklebust
We all are facing having to do more with less on our campuses. We are so busy doing our work and “putting out fires” that we do not have time for anything else. In this session we will discuss how to reframe what we do from illness focused to more wellness and prevention focused, and gain practical information on how to do this.

A Health Promotion Needs Assessment
Kelli McClintick and Jessica Brickner
In the spring of 2008, a team developed and disseminated a health promotion needs assessment to a campus that houses a community college and satellite campus. Learn how the assessment was developed, disseminated, and what the results and implications were once the needs assessment was finished.

Friday, October 17, 2008 ~ Campus Spirit Day!

Please wear clothing that represents your campus!

Concurrent Sessions:

Best Practices for Minor Fracture Care
Brian Allen, DO
This session, using literature review, will show the participant that many simple non-displaced fractures can be cared for with simple immobilization techniques which their clinic can provide. Participants will: understand when simple body taping to control rotation is adequate treatment of a finger fracture which should be referred to an orthopedist, review the studies on non-displaced finger and fibular fractures, review the treatment of distal radial fractures and explain fracture and dislocation reduction techniques.

Changing the Campus Climate for Women: The C.L.O.V.E.R. Consortium Project (Part 1 - continued at 10:15 a.m.)
Ingrid Peterson
A 2005 study by the National Institute of Justice found that 35 out of every 1,000 college women become the victims of an attempted or completed sexual assault in any given 9-month academic year. Women aged 16-24 are also in the highest risk group for relationship violence, and there is a high rate of correlation between these two types of violence and stalking. The C.L.O.V.E.R. Project addresses sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking on La Crosse's three college campuses. We will address the prevalence of these problems on campus, and discuss the importance of screening for interpersonal violence in the health care setting, as well as the challenges faced implementing advocacy, education and training about these forms of interpersonal violence at three very different educational institutions within the same community; a public university, a private university, and a technical college. Changing the campus culture about these common campus occurrences and forming partnerships between campus and community service providers will be discussed.

Preventative and Innovative Approaches to Student Mental Health Issues
Jennifer Elsesser
With the increase of concerning behavior on campuses, our focus in Student Health has been on addressing severe mental health issues. However, we often overlook the vast majority of students whose needs are not critical, but still struggle with the common challenges that college life has to offer. This program will highlight the preventative approaches in addressing the diverse needs of students through programming, outreach, and collaboration with faculty and other student support services on campus.

Concurrent Sessions:

Changing the Campus Climate for Women: The C.L.O.V.E.R. Consortium Project (Part 2)
Ingrid Peterson
A 2005 study by the National Institute of Justice found that 35 out of every 1,000 college women become the victims of an attempted or completed sexual assault in any given 9-month academic year. Women aged 16-24 are also in the highest risk group for relationship violence, and there is a high rate of correlation between these two types of violence and stalking. The C.L.O.V.E.R. Project addresses sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking on La Crosse's three college campuses. We will address the prevalence of these problems on campus, and discuss the importance of screening for interpersonal violence in the health care setting, as well as the challenges faced implementing advocacy, education and training about these forms of interpersonal violence at three very different educational institutions within the same community; a public university, a private university, and a technical college. Changing the campus culture about these common campus occurrences and forming partnerships between campus and community service providers will be discussed.

HPV Vaccine Update: Cervical Cancer and Much More
Henry Buck
The availability of the HPV vaccine is one of the truly significant medical achievements of recent times. The speaker is a recognized expert with extensive ongoing experience with the vaccine. His presentation should be of great interest to clinicians caring for the college population.

Student Health Insurance Requirements: Concepts & Implementation--The Case for Choosing a Hard Waiver Program
Chip Sousa
With hard data and how-to implementation steps, learn why a school may implement insurance requirements. The knowledge will give school health representatives resources to assess the adequacies of student health program and make recommendations for improvements. It will provide the tools to help ask the right questions, compile the information, present relevant points to decision makers and planning committees, and create a communication plan.

Keynote Address with Brunch -
The Resilient Student: Using Nature and Wisdom to Sustain a Healthy Mood
Henry Emmons, M.D.