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2009 ThinkFirst Conference on Injury Prevention
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Day 1
Chapter Training • Committee Meetings
Monday, June 15, 2009
Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus
2815 Jorie Boulevard
Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
Time |
Topic |
Location |
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Registration; Continental Breakfast |
Prairie Foyer |
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Chapter Training |
Prairie Ballroom AB |
| 9:00am – 10:25am |
Resource Development Committee Meeting |
Prairie Ballroom C |
| 10:35am – 12:00 noon |
Marketing/PR Committee Meeting |
Prairie Ballroom D |
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch – on your own |
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1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Chapter training continues. |
Prairie Ballroom AB |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00p.m. |
Efficacy Subcommittee Meeting |
Prairie Ballroom C |
2:00pm – 3:00pm |
Program Advisory Committee Meeting |
Prairie Ballroom D |
3:00pm – 3:15pm |
Break
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3:15pm – 4:45pm |
State Chapter Directors Subcommittee |
Prairie Ballroom C |
| International Committee Meeting |
Prairie Ballroom D |
5:30 p.m. |
Meet and Greet
Informal gathering for conference attendees, speakers and guests |
Prairie Foyer |
Day 2
Conference Sessions • Awards & Silent Auction
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus
2815 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
Time |
Topic |
Location |
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
Prairie Foyer |
9:00 a.m.– 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome—Keepin’ it Real 2009
Chad Thomas (IA) and Michelle Gibler, PhD (MO) Conference Co-chairs
Vicki Hill, RN, BSN (AL) Chairperson, State Chapter Director Subcommittee
Debby Gerhardstein, RN, BSN, MA, Executive Director—ThinkFirst National Update
Mark Proctor, MD (MA)—Incoming Chairperson, ThinkFirst Board of Directors |
Prairie Ballroom |
9:45am -10:30am |
"Dude. That's one Sweeet Synapse"
An Inside Look at the Teen Brain
Holly Watson Evans, RN, MSN; ThinkFirst Board of Directors; Central DuPage Hospital |
Prairie Ballroom |
10:30am -10:45am |
Break |
Prairie Foyer |
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
NEW ThinkFirst for Teens DVD: See the Film-Meet the Stars!
Dale Spencer, VIP Leadership Council Chair; Board of Directors
Peter Wilderotter, President and CEO, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation |
Prairie Ballroom
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10:45am - 11:30am |
GDL Advocacy
Secretary Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State |
Prairie Ballroom |
12:00 noon -1:30pm
12:45pm – 1:15pm |
Box Lunch: networking/vendor tables/video review
Michelle Anderson, National Road Safety Film “No Way Back” |
Prairie Foyer
Prairie Ballroom |
12:00 noon – 2pm |
Board of Directors Meeting |
Oak Brook Room |
1:30pm – 2:25pm |
Teen Panel: Keepin’ it Real with Teen Audiences
Virginia Corrigan, RN, MSN, ThinkFirst Delaware |
Prairie Ballroom |
2:30pm – 3:10pm |
Marketing & Branding ThinkFirst
Debby Gerhardstein, ThinkFirst Foundation
Steps Toward an Ecology of Social Marketing
Peter Komendowski, Marketing Consultant, Prime Creative Group |
Prairie Ballroom |
3:15pm – 3:50pm |
Neurosurgeons Taking ThinkFirst Internationally
Gail Rosseau, MD, Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch
Involving Your Physiatrist & Rehabilitation Community
Bruce Gans, MD, ThinkFirst Board of Directors, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation |
Prairie Ballroom
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3:50pm – 4:00pm |
Wrap-up; raffle |
Prairie Ballroom |
5:30pm - 8:00pm |
ThinkFirst Celebration!
Awards and Silent Auction |
Grand Oaks Pavilion |
Day 3
Conference Schedule • Networking Night Out
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus
2815 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
Time |
Topic |
Location |
8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
Prairie Foyer |
9:00am – 9:15am |
Welcome, Updates, Raffle
Michelle Gibler, PhD (MO), Chad Thomas (IA) |
Prairie Ballroom |
9:15am-10:15am |
Presentation Skills: Preparation, Practice & Passion
Part 1-Instructional
Patricia Pippert—P2 Enterprises Workshops |
Prairie Ballroom |
10:15am-10:30am
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Break |
Prairie Foyer |
10:30am-11:30am |
Presentation Skills: Part 2-Interactive
Patricia Pippert—P2 Enterprises Workshops |
Prairie Ballroom |
11:30am-12:00 noon |
Painless Ways to Evaluate Your Program
Virginia Corrigan, RN, MSN—ThinkFirst Delaware |
Prairie Ballroom |
12:00 noon -1:30pm |
Box Lunch: Chapter Networking |
Prairie Foyer |
12:00 noon -1:30pm |
VIP Leadership Council Meeting; Box Lunch |
Board Room |
| 12:00 noon - 1:00pm |
Chapter Trainers’ Meeting; Box Lunch |
TBD |
| 1:30pm – 1:40pm |
Reconvene: Raffle |
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| 1:40pm -2:10pm |
“You Hold The Key” Research Results
Stephanie Lambers, M.Ed., OTR/L—ThinkFirst Ohio |
Prairie Ballroom |
| 2:10pm-2:20pm |
Break |
Prairie Foyer |
| 2:20pm -3:45pm |
Power Panel Presentations:
Incorporating Teen Bullying Into TFFT, Amy Koestner RN, MSN (MI)
Paralyzed Dreams (Diving Video), Laura Zang MS, RN (MI)
ThinkFirst for Your Baby, Krista Jones NCPSP/CPS Instructor (OH)
High School Drive Smart Challenge, Julie Philbrook MS, RN (MN)
ThinkFirst-Never Shake a Baby, Nena Ray, LPN (IN) |
Prairie Ballroom |
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm |
Next Year: 2010 Conference Registration Raffle! |
Prairie Ballroom |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm |
Take down exhibits; CEU and Evaluation Completion |
Prairie Ballroom |
| 5:30pm – meet in lobby |
Networking Night Out
(Dinner on your own) |
Oak Brook Center
or as desired! |
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