The Kansas State Nurses Association (KSNA) will hold its 34th annual public policy day on Thursday, February 11 at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. Over 1,000 nurses and nursing students from across the state are expected to attend. Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson will welcome the group and provide opening comments at 9 a.m.
The purpose of the day is to discuss policy issues that impact the practice of nursing and the delivery and financing of health care. Andrew Allison, PhD, Acting Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority, will be the keynote speaker at 11:15 a.m. The Kansas Health Policy Authority is the principal health care agency for the state of Kansas. Established in 2005, KHPA serves as the single state Medicaid agency in Kansas, administering the medical portion of the Kansas Medicaid program, as well as the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP, also known as “HealthWave”); MediKan, which provides coverage for certain low-income, disabled Kansans; the State Employee Health Program; and the State Self- Insurance Fund (SSIF), which provides workers compensation coverage to state employees.
Other presenters include Patricia Plank, MSN, RN, KSNA President; Dawn Zimmerman, President of the Kansas Association of Nursing Students; Sarah Tidwell, MS, RN, KSNA Legislative Chair; Anthony Hensley, Kansas Senate Minority Leader; Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD, MPH, State Health Officer and Director of the Kansas Division of Health; Rachel Lindbloom, MS, MSW, LSCSW, Section Chief for Health Data Analysis, Kansas Office of Health Assessment; Robert Stiles, MPH, MS, BS, Director of Primary Care, Kansas Bureau of Local and Rural Health; Ronda Eagleson, MN, ARNP, FNP-BC, ARNP Task Force Chair and KSNA Board Member.
For additional information, please contact KSNA at 785-233-8638 or ksna@ksna.net
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