Events and Trainings

Events

Joint Public Health Conference - "It Starts Here: Investing in Public Health

Conference Objectives: Education, Networking, Involvement

  • Provide information for public health professionals and governing body members, and partnership efforts to enhance the coordination of health and human services for Missourians.
  • Provide an environment for information exchange among individuals involved in and impacted by the provision, support and use of public health services
  • Increase individuals' involvement in associations with a commitment to improving the health of all Missourians.

Empowering Our Community Anti-Human Trafficking Conference 2025

University of Missouri Continuing Education for Health Professions and STOP Human Trafficking Coalition of Central Missouri

  • Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, Columbia, MO
  • October 30, 2025
  • Conference Agenda HERE
  • Register HERE

2025 MOAPP Caring for Kids Conference

Missouri Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics

  • Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, 1 South Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102
  • November 7, 2025
  • Conference Agenda HERE
  • Register HERE

This year's meeting will center around advancing child and adolescent health. The innovative aspects like AI ethics, lactation medicine, and digital-age mental health. Collaborative efforts seen in the school nurse-pediatrician relationships and poison control partnerships. Additionally, emerging public health concerns such as new communicable diseases, digital challenges (like social media dares), and evolving care fields.

SAVE THE DATE – Missouri Coordinated School Health Coalition Conference - "Roots of Resilience: Growing Healthier Schools and Communities"

  • Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, MO
  • February 25-27, 2026
  • Call for Proposals are due by Friday, October 10, 2025. Information for submitting a proposal can be found HERE.

SAVE THE DATE - The Missouri Association of School Nurses 2026 Conference

  • Hilton Garden Inn, 19677 E. Jackson Dr.  Independence, MO 64057
  • March 28 & 29, 2026
  • Exhibit dates:  Evening of March 27 and 28, 2026

Live Webinars

Why Ethics Matter: The Practical Aspects of the Code of Ethics for Nurses

This FREE 90 minute, on-demand webinar will use a case-based analysis using an ethical decision-making framework that focuses on four critical areas: Moral awareness, moral motivation, moral judgement, and moral action. Real-world cases will provide action-oriented approaches for ensuring you are:

  • Caring for all individuals and respecting human dignity
  • Protecting patient health and safety by challenging questionable practices
  • Promoting social justice and identifying racism in the profession
  • Supporting an ethical environment and a culture of excellence
  • Respecting your duty to self, versus the duty to others, when there is a considerable environmental risk

Registration Link

We continue to offer live and interactive webinars. We now have more trainings available on a variety of topics in our National Training Program. To see training descriptions and registration links, click HERE.
Topics in our national offerings include but are not limited to:

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • An into to ASAM Criteria
  • Clinical Topics in Behavioral Health
  • Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
  • DSM5
  • Motivational Interviewing Part 1 and 2
  • Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health
  • Substance Related and Addictive Disorders
  • Suicide Risk – A Clinical Perspective
  • Trauma Informed Care Across the Lifespan

Continuing Education & Trainings