Haitian American Nurses Association to host its Fourth Annual Leadership Convention in partnership with Miami Dade College
Miami – Miami Dade College‘s (MDC) Wolfson Campus will host the Haitian American Nurses Association (HANA) Fourth Annual Leadership Convention in partnership with the MDC BSN Program Honor Society on April 9-10. A pre-convention press conference will be held at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, April 9 at the Chapman Center with media and special guests. Local officials, community leaders and attendees will participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. that will kick off the two-day leadership convention including lectures and abstract presentations.
The goal of the convention is to empower nurses and Allied Health professionals to become transformative leaders, advocates, and catalysts for change within their communities to improve population health and global healthcare outcomes. The keynote speaker for the convention is Deidre Walton, JD, MSN, RN, PHN, President and CEO of the National Black Nurses Association.
In addition, HANA will be celebrating its 31st Annual Scholarship Fundraising & Awards Gala on Saturday, April 11. This year’s theme, HANA: Cultivating Nurse Leaders & Touching Lives though Caring, Service and Excellence, symbolizes the spirit of professionalism and collaboration. The masters of ceremony for the event will be Eric Yutzy and Constance Jones, co-anchors of Local 10 News. HANA will acknowledge the 2015 honorees and 10 deserving nursing students from Florida Accredited Schools of Nursing. Two nursing students from Haiti will be awarded scholarships. The keynote speaker for the gala is Dr. Florence Duperval Guillaume, Minister of Health and Population of Haiti (MSPP, II).
HANA is a 501(c) 3, non-profit membership organization, established in 1984 to provide nurses the opportunity to unite as a group, to share and provide ideas of interest, and to become effectively involved with the issues and services relevant to the health and welfare of communities in Florida and abroad. Currently, HANA is comprised of five chapters in the United States, which include the states of Florida, New York, New Jersey and Georgia. The organization strives to increase enrollment of nursing students through education and mentoring as well as creating community networking opportunities for its members.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WHAT: HANA Fourth Annual Leadership Convention
WHEN: Thursday, April 9, 8:30 a.m. (Press Conference) and 9 a.m. (Ribbon Cutting Ceremony)
WHERE: MDC Wolfson Campus, Chapman Center, 300 N.E. Second Avenue
Room 3210 (Building 3, Second floor)
WHAT: 31st Annual Scholarship Fundraising and Awards Gala
WHEN: Saturday, April 11, 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.
WHERE: J.W. Marriot Hotel, 1109 Brickell Avenue
To register for the convention or reserve tickets for the gala, visit www.hanaofflorida.org, call 305-609-7498, or e-mail [email protected].
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