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REGISTER NOW for the 2024 Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day!

Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day is intended to increase awareness of the political process for all nurses and nursing students. The event expands participants’ understanding of the legislative process and provides them with effective techniques for advocating for their patients and practice.

This event will focus on why legislative advocacy is important, identifying the Missouri Nurses Association’s key legislative priorities, as well as sharing what is needed from each nurse in the state to be successful at the Capitol. 

The 2024 Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day will be delivered in two parts this year:

• Part 1) a live, in-person event at the Capitol Plaza Hotel on March 6, with an afternoon spent at the Missouri State Capitol networking with legislators
• Part 2) a virtual, on-demand presentation, to view prior to the live event on March 6 to prepare you for the day. This presentation will be available for viewing from January 8 through March 31 to those pre-registered.

AGENDA

The March 6 program will begin with exhibitor networking, followed by an Advocacy Celebration Breakfast (plated breakfast for all in attendance), an overview of legislative priorities and what we hope for attendees to accomplish at the Capitol, as well as a special guest speaker. We encourage all registrants to view the on-demand content prior to arriving at the in-person event on March 6. 

Attendees will then head to the Capitol and spend the afternoon visiting with legislators, monitoring the floor debate, hearings, etc. and taking in the splendor of the Capitol building. Attendees will not return to the hotel for additional educational sessions. 

MONA Advocacy Leaders will be available at the Capitol in the 3rd floor rotunda between 1-3pm to address questions and hear about the day’s experiences. All registrants stopping by will be entered into a drawing for a $250 gift card – so add this stop to your itinerary for the day! 

Click here for a copy of the agenda

We hope you will choose to join us for Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day on March 6!

REGISTRATION FEES

$60.00 MONA Member
$85.00 Non-Member
$40.00 Undergraduate RN Student

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Pre-registration is required for participation in the event. 

We offer two ways to register – 1) as an individual and 2) as a group or school.

The deadline to register is February 5, 2024. No registrations accepted after February 5, 2024.

Individual Registration
Individuals seeking to participate and register on their own, not with a school or group, may register online.

Register now by clicking the Register>> button in the upper right

Group & School Registration
Schools of nursing and specialty groups seeking to participate in the event together as a group have two registration options. Groups of 20 people or less may register online. Groups of 20 or more must register using the Group Registration Form and corresponding Group Payment Form below. Online registration is not an option. See instructions below:

Smaller Groups of 20 or less
Smaller groups may register online by clicking the Register Now button, or complete and submit the Group/School Registration List and corresponding Group/School Payment Form (forms below) to our office for processing. Register groups of 20 or less online by clicking the Register>> button in the upper right

Larger Groups of 20 or more
Please complete the Group/School Registration List and corresponding Group/School Payment Form below. Both forms are required. 

The Group/School Payment Form will ask you to identify the total number of students versus faculty participating along with payment information.

The Group/School Registration List will ask you to identify each individual in your group by first and last name, address, email address, type of registrant (MONA Member, Non-Member, or Student), dietary restrictions and if you wish to opt out of sharing your contact information with exhibitors/sponsors. 

Please submit both forms to our office for processing. We will communicate details about registration and the event to the individual identified as the faculty/group liaison on the forms.

Group Registration List

Group Payment Form

REMINDER: It is important that payment be in the form of ONE check (no individual student payments please), money order, or ONE credit card covering all attendees from the group/school.

HOTEL

Sleeping rooms have been blocked for the Missouri Nurses Association at the Capitol Plaza Hotel for March 5 at a rate of $103.00 plus taxes.

Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel at 573-635-1234 identifying yourself with the Missouri Nurses Association or clicking here to make your room reservation online.

Reservations must be made on or before February 4, 2024.

EXHIBITORS

The Missouri Nurses Association would like to invite you to participate as an exhibitor at our Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day on March 6. Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day will provide an excellent opportunity to network with nurses and nursing students and faculty. One behalf of Missouri Nurses, we appreciate your consideration and would be honored to receive your support through participation as a vendor. 

• Exhibit Fees - $500.00 per table/space

Exhibitor display fees include one, six-foot clothed and skirted table, chair(s) and one ticket to the Advocacy Breakfast.

Please make note of the adjustments to the agenda for this year's program. Registration and exhibits open at 7:30 am, the Advocacy Breakfast (plated) begins shortly after 9:00 am and exhibits will close at 12:00 pm Noon. Participants will not be returning to the hotel after 12:00 pm.

Register Online Now!

Exhibitor Application

Exhibitor Invitation Letter

The deadline to register is February 1, 2024. Exhibit space is limited, so please register as soon as possible so we may reserve a table for you.

Disclosures

• Successful Completion – Participants must register, participate in the entire activity and complete the online evaluation to receive a certificate of completion.
• Contact Hours – Participants meeting the successful completion requirements will receive 2.25 contact hours.
• Relevant Financial Relationships – This educational activity does not include any content that relates to the products or services of an ineligible company/organization, which would require identification and mitigation.

ACCREDITATION

2.25 contact hours will be available to those who meet the successful completion requirements.

The Midwest Multistate Division is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

What is the Midwest Multistate Division? The Kansas State Nurses Association, Missouri Nurses Association and Nebraska Nurses Association formed a collaborative, namely the Midwest Multistate Division (Midwest MSD), with the goal of promoting efficiencies and growth. As part of this collaborative, the Midwest MSD Professional Development Unit (PD Unit) was formed, which is accredited as an ANCC approver and provider of NCPD, to address the educational needs of nurses in the Midwest region.

Questions? Please contact Sara Fry at sara@midwestnurses.org with any questions.