2017
ANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE JUSTIFICATION TOOLKIT
TABLE OF CONTENTS HOW TO SHARE THE VALUE OF THIS CONFERENCE WITH YOUR SUPERVISOR TO JUSTIFY YOUR ATTENDANCE..........................................................................................................................3 SAMPLE EXPESNSE WORSHEET.....................................................................................................................4 SAMPLE JUSTIFICATION LETTER.....................................................................................................................5
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American Nurses Association Annual Conference
TRANSLATING QUALITY INTO
PRACTICE
March 8–10, 2017 Tampa, Florida
How to Share the Value of This Conference with Your Supervisor in Order to Justify Your Attendance General Tips • Share relevant meeting materials with colleagues who will benefit from the handouts and other learning materials from the meeting. • Prepare a plan that will show your supervisor who will cover for you and how your workload will be handled while you are attending the meeting. • If you are interested in obtaining continuing education credits, remind your supervisor that the 2017 ANA Conference awards 11.5 contact hours for the conference and 1.5 contact hours for the virtual oral presentations. • Focus on specific benefits/value that you will bring back to your organization as a return on investment.
Reasons Why Your Employer Should Send You to the 2017 ANA Conference • The 2017 ANA Conference brings together nearly 1,400 nurse leaders, nurse educators, and nurse clinicians. You wouldn’t want to miss this gathering of nursing thought leaders and the opportunity to learn best practices from your colleagues. • The 2017 conference offers something for everyone and includes a wide range of sessions to educate nursing and health care professionals in every segment of the field—clinicians, researchers, executives, and academicians, and others in the field. Educational tracks are available to help identify content targeted to your area of specialty and interest. • The conference provides extensive learning opportunities, with over 50 educational sessions to choose from and opportunities to earn at least 11.5 hours of continuing education credits. The meeting will showcase cutting-edge and timely topics in the changing health care environment. • Attendees will experience diverse learning formats, including skills-based interactive educational delivery designed to maximize their learning experience. Some of the exciting offerings include preconference workshops, meet the editor, oral abstract sessions, poster presentations, and walking CE sessions. • The conference enables face-to-face networking opportunities. Nursing professionals from across the nation gather to share their knowledge and experience, allowing you to meet people whom you can rely on for support and information.
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© 2017 American Nurses Association. All rights reserved.
American Nurses Association Annual Conference
TRANSLATING QUALITY INTO
PRACTICE
March 8–10, 2017 Tampa, Florida
Sample Justification Letter Date __________
Dear (Supervisor’s Name) _____________________________, I am requesting approval to attend the 2017 ANA Conference, Translating Quality into Practice, March 8–10, in Tampa, FL. The meeting will enable me to attend a number of educational sessions that are directly applicable to my work and will allow me to network with a variety of professional nurses and other health care providers and colleagues from around the nation. My participation will allow me the opportunity to expand my knowledge and give me tools and resources to enhance my performance at ______________. After reviewing the program brochure in detail, I have identified a listing of sessions that I feel are most relevant and would provide the most value to my professional growth at ____________. I am seeking support of my attendance at this meeting, which would include the registration fees, travel expenses, and living expenses while at the meeting. A detailed cost breakdown is attached. I anticipate the total expense to be approximately $________. The opportunity for me to enhance competencies and to establish connections with nursing experts makes my attendance at the 2017 ANA Conference a very wise investment, and a benefit on both a personal and a professional level. Thank you for considering support of my attendance at the 2017 ANA Conference. Sincerely, Your Name_______________________
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© 2017 American Nurses Association. All rights reserved.
American Nurses Association Annual Conference
TRANSLATING QUALITY INTO
PRACTICE
March 8–10, 2017 Tampa, Florida
Sample Expense Worksheet
Expense
Explanation
Cost
Registration Fee (include any additional fees associated with preconference sessions you wish to attend)
Registration fee includes
$
1. 2. 3.
Airfare
Air mileage points available to offset airfare?
$
Lodging/Hotel
Number of nights, room rate, taxes
$
Transportation Fees
Taxi/car rental/airport shuttle
$
Mileage/Parking Reimbursement
Driving to the conference or to the airport for your flight? Other modes of transportation?
$
Food Per Diem
Refer to your company’s policy on food per diem
$
Subtotal
$
Total
$
Total Number of Employees Attending
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