The Bessler Center at Mary Bridge Children’s is pleased to announce our 2025-2026 school nurse educational update. Please share this invitation with your school nursing staff. This training is not appropriate for health techs, office/parent volunteers, or unlicensed staff.
Your licensed nursing staff* (RN, LPN, etc.) are invited to attend the Mary Bridge Children’s School Nurse Update 2025 at the Pacific Lutheran University. Our agenda includes pediatric specialists on behavioral health, asthma and respiratory crises, emergency management and more.
Event details
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 8am – 4pm
Pacific Lutheran University
Chris Knutzen Hall – Anderson University Center
12180 Park Ave S, Parkland, WA 98447 (Get Directions)
- Registration: Complete registration form with the following information: first/last name, school district, home address/city/state/zip, summer contact phone, preferred email for future communication (district or personal).
- Cost: $40
- Presentation handouts (agenda, powerpoints, any supplemental materials from speakers) will be available via download only starting August 8 on this web page. Please print and bring any materials you would like for reference and note-taking. No printed presentations will be provided.
- Wi-Fi is available if you’d like to follow along on your mobile device or computer. Chris Knutzen Hall will be set up with shared, round tables that will allow space for laptops.
- Parking: Free parking is available on site at the University.
- Chris Knutzen Hall at PLU: Chris Knutzen Hall in Anderson University Center at PLU will provide capacity for 200 attendees. We are pleased to have this space available to us.
- Lunch: We suggest you bring your own lunch due to the quick lunch hour. There is nearby availability of food for purchase, such as local cafes. We will provide coffee, tea, water, and snacks in the morning and at the afternoon break.
- Tacoma Public Schools is sponsoring free clock hours for this event. To receive these free clock hours, all nurses in attendance must sign in on the attendance form at the event.
We applaud and appreciate all you do in the schools and are grateful for your partnership in caring for our community’s children!
2025 resources & presentations
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Download the presentation (PDF)
Presented by:
Peter Asante, MD
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Presented by:
- Tricia Strickland, DNP
Learning Objectives
- Identify four key elements to achieve optimal asthma control.
- Identify ways to control asthma triggers in the school setting.
- Describe updated asthma guidelines for SMART therapy.
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Presented by:
- Emily Lyro, RN
- Melissa Stoliker, RN
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Presented by:
- Vanessa Adams, MSW, LICSW, Program Manager, Kids Mental Health Pierce County
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Presented by:
- Corey Nygaard
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Presented by:
- Erica Lewis, RD
- Colleen McMeen, RD, CD
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Presented by:
- Jennelle McClaughry, RN
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Presented by:
- Clara Chan, MD, Pediatric Neurologist, Mary Bridge Children’s Pediatric Neurology