Register Now – Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education Summit 2024

Please join us for the Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education Summit!

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 28
Time: 9-11 a.m. CDT
Location: Zoom virtual meeting – link will be sent with confirmation email 

Join us for an exciting summit to kickstart a new session of a multi-year initiative tackling vaping in Kansas middle and high schools. The Vaping ECHO for Education initiative aims to create a healthier, tobacco-, nicotine- and vape-free future for Kansas youth. This event brings educators, parents, community members and youth advocates together to support students who use e-cigarettes and other nicotine and tobacco on their journey toward cessation. The summit will feature discussions and presentations by leading experts, offering valuable opportunities to share diverse approaches. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of this important movement toward a healthier future for Kansas youth!    

Register Here 

To learn more about the initiative, visit Vaping-ECHO-for-Education.

Panel Discussion: JumpStart Your Stop Vaping Initiative

Panelists: 

• Austin Bohanon, LPC, Counselor, Andover High School
• Vince Naccarato, Principal, Reno Valley Middle School
• Amanda Olinger, D.O., M.A., F.A.A.P., Pediatric Hospitalist, University of Kansas  Health System
• Tony Woollen, School Resource Officer, Shawnee Mission School District

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas Board of Education, Kansas Department of Health & Environment, and Kansas Health Institute. University of Kansas Medical Center 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.

Physicians: The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

APRN/RNs: The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 2 ANCC contact hours.  Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

LPNs: The University of Kansas Medical Center Area Health Education Center East is approved as a provider of CNE by the Kansas State Board of Nursing.  This course offering is approved for 2 contact hours applicable for LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0056-0749. Karen Aufdemberge, BSN, RN, Coordinator.

Social Workers: The University of Kansas Medical Center Area Health Education Center East, as an approved provider of continuing education by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board presents this offering for a maximum of 2 hours credit applicable for relicensure of LASWs, LBSWs, LMSWs and LSCSWs. Kansas Provider Number 12-002. Karen Aufdemberge, BSN, RN, Coordinator.

LPN’s and SW Attendance: Participants must attend the entire event to receive credit. Partial credit will not be awarded.​

Certificates of attendance are available to other participants upon completion of documentation of attendance and evaluation as noted above.

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students

The Kansas Health Institute admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs and other school-administered programs and conferences. Please call (785) 233-5443 with any questions.