The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), representing more than 211,000 registered nurses in Pennsylvania, and the PSNA Environmental Health Committee will hold a Summit titled “Sustaining a Healthy Future: Ecocentric Nursing in a Local and Global Environment.” This premiere event will be held at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Malvern on October 18, 2013. This conference focuses on utilizing research and evidence to support changes in our health care delivery system, including programs developed to promote sustainability and health in our local and global environments.

We welcome our keynote speaker, Vital Smarts Master Trainer in Crucial Conversations David Nelson. His session, “Creating Lasting Change in the World Around You: Be an Influencer,” assists professional nurses in recognizing factors contributing to human behavior. This session will arm attendees with tools to create lasting change within their organizations.

This year’s Summit features a series of continuing education sessions on issues ranging from contaminants in our waterways, how to create a sustainable environment, green teams, and lessons in communicating environmental risk. Attendees can earn up to 6.0 contact hours from the Summit with additional contact hours awarded for the practice showcase.

Online registration is now open with pricing available for PSNA members, non-members and nursing students.  Visit www.panurses.org/fallsummit2013 for a schedule of events, session details and to register.

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) is the non-profit voice for nurses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Representing more than 211,000 nurses, the Association works to be essential in advancing, promoting and supporting the profession of nursing to improve health for all in the Commonwealth. PSNA is a constituent member of the American Nurses Association (www.psna.org).